Canada ended the first day of their Davis Cup semi-final with Serbia level on 1-1 as Janko Tipsarevic failed to follow up Novak Djokovic’s opening win. In the first rubber, …
Continue reading Canada level with Serbia in Davis Cup semiCatalan Dragons coach Laurent Frayssinous admitted the disappointment over his side’s first-round exit from the Super League play-offs was compounded by the precipitated retirement of Steve Menzies. A 14-4 defeat …
Continue reading Menzies career over after Catalan defeatLess than four days after winning the US Open, Rafael Nadal got back to business to crush Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-0 6-0 6-4 and put Spain 2-0 up on Ukraine in …
Continue reading US Open champ Nadal puts Spain on topPablo Larrazabal shot a 4-under 66 on Friday to join fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez in the lead of the European PGA Tour’s KLM Open. First-round leader Jimenez shot a …
Continue reading Spaniards lead at EPGA Tour’s Dutch eventPoland’s plans to run Lleyton Hewitt ragged fell flat as Lukasz Kubot likened facing the Australian tennis legend in Davis Cup to hitting against a wall. World No.70 Kubot simply …
Continue reading Kubot hails ‘wall-like’ HewittRafael Nadal showed no hint of a US Open hangover as he crushed Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-0 6-0 6-4 to put Spain 2-0 up on Ukraine in their Davis Cup World …
Continue reading US Open champ Nadal puts Spain onRadek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych handed the Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Argentina in their Davis Cup semi-final here on Friday, bringing the reigning champions to within a point …
Continue reading Czechs lead Argentina 2-0 in cup semiTheir ball use was horrible and Paul Chapman is on report but coach Chris Scott is confident Geelong showed enough in their win over Port Adelaide to suggest they can …
Continue reading Cats face grudge match with HawksGeelong defender Tom Lonergan says the Cats’ AFL season will be ended by Hawthorn on Friday night if they repeat what they served up in the first half against Port …
Continue reading AFL’s Cats admit they must lift for HawksFiercely competitive South Sydney NRL forward Sam Burgess has made a spirited defence of his reputation, declaring he isn’t a “grubby player.” The powerful British lock had been in the …
Continue reading Burgess says he’s not a grubby playerWorld Cup-winning coach Graham Henry says Argentina need to have a team in the Super Rugby competition if they are to ever flourish on the international stage. Argentina doesn’t have …
Continue reading Argentina want in on Super Rugby actionLleyton Hewitt and Bernard Tomic put Australia on the brink of a long-awaited return to the Davis Cup World Group as both secured impressive straight-set wins on day one of …
Continue reading Hewitt, Tomic put Australia up 2-0It was possibly the best goal of the AFL season and it almost triggered one of the all-time great upsets in finals history. Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley was daring …
Continue reading Port coach says more work neededEuropean Rugby Cup (ERC) chiefs on Friday called for an end to the public war-of-words over the battle to shape the future of rugby union’s European Cup. England’s Premiership clubs …
Continue reading Europe’s top rugby clubs want changePak Se Ri, the trailblazer of South Korean women’s golf, made an impressive start in her bid to win a sixth major title with an opening 66 in the Evian …
Continue reading Miyazato leads Evian MastersAustralia pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has warned England to expect another ferocious assault in Saturday’s fourth one-day international in Cardiff. Johnson was not selected for the recent Ashes series which …
Continue reading Johnson vows to put England on back footVolkswagen’s Sebastien Ogier heads into the second day of Rally Australia with a lead of 20 seconds over Citroen driver Mikko Hirvonen. The Frenchman could wrap up his first World …
Continue reading Ogier leads leads Rally Aust by 20secsLleyton Hewitt demolished Poland’s Lukasz Kubot in straight sets to get Australia off to a flying start in the Davis Cup World Group playoff in Warsaw on Friday. Australia’s most …
Continue reading Hewitt gives Aussies 1-0 lead in Poland

