Rory McIlroy used muscle power to steal an early season march on his main rivals for golfing dominance at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship on Thursday. The 22-year-old Ulsterman, …
Continue reading McIlroy grabs lead in Abu DhabiEngland opener Alastair Cook missed a century by six runs and Jonathan Trott made a half-century before Pakistan hit back with four wickets in the last session in the second …
Continue reading England and Pakistan Test evenly poisedQPR captain Joey Barton has unleashed an online tirade against the Football Association, labelling them an “Orwellian organisation” in need of a “drastic shake-up”. The 29-year-old midfielder is widely known …
Continue reading QPR’s Barton slams Football AssociationHarry Redknapp had sole responsibility for the Monaco bank account that was named after his dog, a British court has heard. The Tottenham manager was the only signature on records …
Continue reading Redknapp controlled bung account: courtFIFA has denied a split with Roger Milla despite reports the Cameroon great was dropped from its Football Committee, then resigned as a goodwill ambassador. FIFA says in a statement …
Continue reading FIFA denies split with Roger MillaEnglish defender Nedum Onuoha has joined QPR from Manchester City on a four-and-a-half-year deal, the London club says. The 25-year-old Nigeria-born player came through City’s youth ranks but was unable …
Continue reading QPR complete Onuoha signingBolton have completed the signing of United States defender Tim Ream from the New York Red Bulls for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old, who has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal, has …
Continue reading Bolton complete signing of Tim ReamSunderland boss Martin O’Neill has confirmed striker Nicklas Bendtner’s facial injuries are worse than was first thought. The Denmark international suffered a broken nose when he was caught in the …
Continue reading Sunderland’s Bendtner suffers injury blowAC Milan will make a final decision on the signing of Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez on Friday, according to club vice-president Adriano Galliani. The Italian champions are hoping to …
Continue reading AC Milan ‘close’ to Tevez decisionGhana skipper John Mensah will only miss one Africa Cup of Nations match over his red card against Botswana. Officials have also revealed that his injury is not as serious …
Continue reading Ghana won’t miss Mensah for longThe opening games of the ABL postseason have been taken out by the away teams, the Melbourne Aces and Sydney Blue Sox recording surprise victories on Thursday night. In Perth, …
Continue reading Melbourne and Sydney win baseball finalsWorld No.2 Rafael Nadal is through to Sunday night’s Australian Open men’s final after beating long-time rival Roger Federer in four sets. Nadal won Thursday night’s semi-final 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 …
Continue reading Nadal into Australian Open finalRussian runner Tatiana Aryasova has been stripped of her 2011 Tokyo Marathon title after testing positive for a banned substance. Aryasova tested positive for hydroxyethyl starch (HES) in a urine …
Continue reading Russian stripped of Tokyo marathon titleLegendary Sri Lankan cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga on Thursday slammed his country’s sacking of Australian coach Geoff Marsh as “disgraceful” and “unprofessional”. Marsh was this week replaced by South African …
Continue reading Ranatunga slams Sri Lanka sacking of MarshSouth Australia remain confident they can break four minutes for the team pursuit despite Rohan Dennis’ fatigue on day one of the national track cycling championships. An unprecedented sub-four minute …
Continue reading SA eye record at track cycling nationalsJonathan Trott and Alastair Cook hit half-centuries to help England recover from the early loss of Andrew Strauss on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Abu …
Continue reading Trott, Cook steady England in Abu DhabiIndian opener Gautam Gambhir reckons Australia have been doctoring their pitches to suit their quick bowlers, but try telling that to paceman Peter Siddle. The 27-year-old Victorian toiled on a …
Continue reading Siddle claims victory over GambhirScream queens Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka will joust for the Australian Open crown and world No.1 ranking after battling in two enthralling semi-finals on Thursday. Tennis’s two maligned shriekers …
Continue reading Scream queens to contest Aust Open final
