The International Rugby Board (IRB) has appointed Robert Brophy as acting chief executive after Mike Miller stepped down from the post after 10 years. Brophy, who currently works as the …
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A fourth grand slam crown, not the No.1 ranking, will be driving Russia’s Maria Sharapova when she meets Belarusian Victoria Azarenka in Saturday night’s Australian Open women’s final. The winner …
Continue reading Sharapova after Open title, not rankingUnsettled Manchester City star Carlos Tevez is likely to remain at the club until the end of the season after talks to secure a move during the transfer window collapsed, …
Continue reading Tevez likely to leave City in summerHarry Redknapp told police his home was at risk after he lost millions of pounds in disastrous investments, a court heard on Friday. The Tottenham manager urged detectives to ask …
Continue reading Awful at business, home at risk: RedknappDefending Australian Baseball League champions Perth Heat squared up their post-season series against the Melbourne Aces with a 9-5 win on Friday night. Mitch Graham had three hits including a …
Continue reading Heat, Bite pull level in ABL finalsDanish prospect Thorbjorn Olesen outshone the big guns to lead at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship on Friday, but Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are poised …
Continue reading Olesen leads but Woods, McIlroy primedEthiopian Ayele Abshero ran the fourth fastest time ever in winning the Dubai marathon here on Friday. Abshero, who has just turned 21, also clocked the fastest winning debut in …
Continue reading Abshero scorches to Dubai marathonGutsy world No.1 Novak Djokovic will shoot for a slice of tennis history in Sunday night’s Australian Open men’s final after outlasting Scot Andy Murray in a drawn-out, see-sawing Friday …
Continue reading Gutsy Djokovic into Aussie Open finalAmerican Lindsey Vonn stretched her lead in the overall World Cup with victory in Friday’s super-combined in St Moritz, her 48th career win. Slovenian Tina Maze finished second with Austria’s …
Continue reading Vonn wins St Moritz super-combinedPakistan were left with a battle to avoid conceding England a series-levelling win after Monty Panesar proved threatening with three wickets in the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Friday. …
Continue reading Pakistan fight hard as England chase winAston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor has recovered from sickness in time to face Arsenal in Sunday’s FA Cup fourth round clash at the Emirates Stadium. Agbonlahor had to be substituted …
Continue reading Agbonlahor back for VillaFormer Rangers midfielder Dave Smith broke his leg twice in the same calendar year and is now tipping Steven Naismith to recover from his own double blow. Striker Naismith will …
Continue reading Naismith will overcome knee blow: SmithBlackburn defender Christopher Samba has criticised Indian owners Venky’s, claiming they “don’t understand” English football, as he continues to push for a move away from Ewood Park. Samba requested a …
Continue reading Frustrated Samba criticises Rovers ownersBolton will be without new signing Tim Ream for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round clash with Swansea at the Reebok Stadium. The defender, signed on Thursday from the New York Red …
Continue reading Ream’s Bolton debut delayed by paperworkIvory Coast have secured their ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals but Wednesday’s win over Burkina Faso came at a price, with injury to influential striker Salomon Kalou. …
Continue reading Ivory Coast worry about injured KalouRobin van Persie wants Arsenal to stick together, maintaining that they can still make a success of the current campaign. Much has been made of the fallout from the Gunners’ …
Continue reading Arsenal’s season not over: van PersieSouth Korea’s K-League will introduce promotion and relegation in the coming season as part of an overhaul prompted by last year’s match-fixing scandal. The changes are intended to make the …
Continue reading Relegation part of K-League overhaulLille striker Moussa Sow has signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Fenerbahce, the Turkish club say. The 26-year-old Senegal international had a medical check in Istanbul on Friday and Fenerbahce reported …
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