Rory McIlroy endured a frustrating day on the greens at the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday, but he still reached the tournament’s halfway stage with a one-stroke lead. The Ulsterman …
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Departing coach Dav Whatmore said on Friday he was joining a Dubai-based sports company and would be taking a break from coaching after two years leading the Pakistan side. The …
Continue reading Departing Pakistan coach to take a breakWorld Cup-winning Springbok Victor Matfield will dust off his boots and make a return to competitive rugby for the Bulls this season, the Super Rugby club announced on Friday. The …
Continue reading Ex-Springbok Matfield out of retirementTop seed Maria Sharapova set up a clash with fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova as they both advanced to the semi-finals of the Paris Indoor Open on Friday. Sharapova eased past …
Continue reading Sharapova leads Russian charge in ParisRecalled Test batsman Phil Hughes may have been rattled by the rollercoaster ride which led to him boarding a plane for South Africa, but he says if he gets another …
Continue reading Hughes to make most of latest Test call-upJosh Hazlewood and James Muirhead have made it hard for selectors to overlook them for the World Twenty20 after dominant performances in Australia’s series-clinching win against England. Powerfully built paceman …
Continue reading Hazlewood, Muirhead eye World T20 startsLondon Irish have confirmed that James O’Connor will leave them at the end of this season after completing a six-month contract with the English Premiership club. Irish say the Australia …
Continue reading O’Connor confirms he’ll leave London IrishFrench ace Richard Gasquet has predicted a top-ten ranking and possible grand-slam glory for Nick Kyrgios after experiencing the Australian teen’s precocious talent first-hand. While Gasquet swept aside the 18-year-old …
Continue reading Gasquet backs Kyrgios for top tenAndy Flower has quit as England’s head coach following the team’s whitewash Ashes loss in Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. Despite the former Zimbabwe …
Continue reading Flower steps down as England cricket coachAustralia’s return to the Davis Cup World Group threatens to be a brief one after Lleyton Hewitt and Nick Kyrgios suffered straight-sets defeats on day one against France. Exciting teenager …
Continue reading Australia 2-0 down in Davis Cup v FranceMichael Clarke got right down to it on Friday, challenging South Africa’s top-ranked fast bowlers by rating his own Ashes-dominating Australia attack as the best in the world. In his …
Continue reading Australia have No.1 bowling attack: ClarkeCameron White posted his second successive half-century as Australia clinched their T20 series against England with an eight-wicket win in Friday’s game two at the MCG. Chasing England’s 9-130, Australia …
Continue reading Aust clinch T20 series against EnglandNico Rosberg of Mercedes posted the fastest time on Friday in the early stages of the final day of Formula One testing at Jerez in Spain. Rosberg produced a lap …
Continue reading Rosberg fastest in Formula One testingDane Swan has reportedly signed a two-year contract extension at Collingwood, committing him to the Magpies until the end of the 2016 season. News Corp Australia reports Collingwood will announce …
Continue reading Magpies re-sign Swan until 2016Warriors wicketkeeper Tom Triffitt has been sacked following his alcohol-fuelled brush with the law in Brisbane. Triffitt was charged with one count of wilful damage and two counts of stealing …
Continue reading Warriors keeper Triffitt sacked by WACAThe AFL will add names to the back of guernseys in a a one-round trial across Easter. The move could be a precursor to the permanent addition of names, which …
Continue reading AFL to add names to guernseysJosh Hazlewood claimed a career-best 4-30 as England set Australia a target of 131 to win Friday night’s second Twenty20 International at the MCG. England won the toss and batted …
Continue reading England set Aust 131 to win 2nd T20 clashPeggy Jean gained many admirers with her tenacious victory over Group Three winner Boomwaa in the Inglis Classic but it was only one step towards possible autumn riches. Trainer Gerald …
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