Lleyton Hewitt’s run through the Australian Open is over, but not without giving world No.1 Novak Djokovic a post-midnight wake-up call. Hewitt was blown away by Djokovic in the opening …
Continue reading Djokovic beats Hewitt in four setsPakistan’s fast rising paceman Mohammad Talha was Monday ruled out of the remaining two Tests against England after developing spinal disc problems. The 23-year-old, who did not feature in Pakistan’s …
Continue reading Pakistan paceman Talha sent homeTillakaratne Dilshan has resigned the Sri Lanka cricket captaincy in all three forms of the game after the team’s disastrous tour of South Africa, Sri Lanka Cricket says. Sri Lanka …
Continue reading Sri Lanka skipper Dilshan resignsHarry Redknapp is familiar with all-ticket sell-outs. But not like this. The first journalists began queuing for a spot inside Court 6 at London’s Southwark Crown Court at 7.30am (1830 …
Continue reading Redknapp lines up for a sell-outTwo of Russia’s biggest airlines Aeroflot and Transaero have indicated they are ready to accept a call by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to transport the national team’s fans to Euro …
Continue reading Russian fans may get free Euro2012 flightsArsene Wenger has no plans to rush into the transfer market to boost his Arsenal squad despite the club’s defensive frailties being made glaringly apparent in the 2-1 defeat to …
Continue reading Wenger in no rush to buy new playersMark Hughes insists he has no problem with Joey Barton tweeting but has warned the QPR captain that he will step in if his actions compromise dressing-room harmony at Loftus …
Continue reading Barton’s tweets don’t bother me: QPR bossAndre Villas-Boas has appealed for Chelsea fans not to single out QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during next weekend’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at Loftus Road. John Terry has been charged …
Continue reading Chelsea urge fans not to target FerdinandWesley Sneijder has ruled out a move away from Inter Milan during the current transfer window. The Dutch midfielder is a reported target of Manchester City and Manchester United but …
Continue reading Sneijder rejects rumours about Inter exitThey may be a bit over the hill but the organisers of a new football league in India hope they will herald a change. Italy’s World Cup winning captain Fabio …
Continue reading Cannavaro, Pires to boost Indian leagueWinger Michael Kightly insists Wolves have enough quality to survive in the English Premier League despite dropping into the bottom three for the first time this season. Wolves’ 3-2 home …
Continue reading Wolves can survive in EPL, says KightlyHaving steered Borussia Moenchengladbach from the verge of relegation in May to back-to-back victories over Bayern Munich this season, coach Lucien Favre is set to be offered a contract extension. …
Continue reading Gladbach keen to extend Favre’s contractGhana will again be counting on goals by star striker Asamoah Gyan to get them past debutants Botswana in an Africa Cup of Nations Group D match on Tuesday. UAE-based …
Continue reading Ghana bank on Gyan against BotswanaBolton captain Nigel Reo-Coker has brushed aside his spat with Craig Bellamy to hail the importance of his side’s victory over Liverpool. A feud dating back to 2007 when both …
Continue reading Reo-Coker downplays Bellamy feudFIFA President Joseph Blatter has dismissed threats from former top official Jack Warner to launch a tsunami of allegations against the governing football body. Blatter has also reiterated he didn’t …
Continue reading Blatter dismisses Warner’s tsunami threatMaria Sharapova grunted and Sabine Lisicki groaned as the 2008 Australian Open champion booked a quarter-final berth with a tension-packed win over the German on Monday night. Sharapova sent the …
Continue reading Sharapova wins through to quarter-finalsFormer AFL premiership star Darryl White has been re-registered to play in the Northern Territory after successfully appealing a decision to ban him for life. In December, AFLNT deregistered the …
Continue reading Darryl White re-registered by AFLNTRoy Hibbert battled through the pain of a suspected broken nose to finish with a team-high 18 points and eight rebounds to help Indiana Pacers to a 98-96 NBA win …
Continue reading Bloodied Hibbert lifts Pacers in NBA

