A record number of big name casualties in the early rounds of Wimbledon has seen a flood of money come for the top seeds, Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, to …
Continue reading Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams odds on to win Wimbledon 2013 titlesNew Zealand’s 17-match cricket duel with England over almost five months has ended with victory in a two-game Twenty20 series via a washout. The Black Caps were up 1-0 going …
Continue reading Black Caps win T20 series after washoutAs they get ready for the British Grand Prix this weekend, a sense of urgency seems to be creeping into the paddocks of Ferrari, Lotus and Mercedes. The talk on …
Continue reading Vettel is the man to beat at British GPNew Zealand tennis player Marina Erakovic has upstaged Chinese 24th seed Peng Shuai to reach the third round at Wimbledon. World No.71 Erakovic won 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 on Thursday. Erakovic …
Continue reading Erakovic through to Wimbledon 3rd roundHosea Gear will play his 100th Super Rugby game but there is no room for All Blacks Aaron Smith and Ma’a Nonu in the Highlanders starting line-up to face the …
Continue reading Gear to bring up Super Rugby milestoneWallabies backline linchpin Christian Lealiifano is hoping to make his second Test against the British and Irish Lions memorable for the right reasons after lasting only 45 seconds on debut. …
Continue reading Linchpin Lealiifano key to WallabiesWorld number one Novak Djokovic condemned the United States to their worst Wimbledon men’s performance in over a century on Thursday as Serena Williams set up a clash of senior …
Continue reading US men sink to 101-year low at WimbledonWorld number one Park In-bee got off to a hot start in her quest for a third major title of the season, seizing the early first-round lead on Thursday at …
Continue reading Park seizes early US Women’s Open leadSebastian Vettel did his best on Thursday to minimise any negative influence he may have had on Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber’s decision to quit Formula One. The 25-year-old German …
Continue reading Vettel plays down role in Webber exitSerena Williams was so shocked by the defeats of Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova and the injury carnage of black Wednesday at Wimbledon that she feared she would be next. …
Continue reading Serena feared becoming injury victimFrance’s Michael Llodra pulled out of the Wimbledon singles on Thursday citing a hamstring injury — then played in the men’s doubles, sparking questions as to whether he was trying …
Continue reading Llodra under fire as he retires then playsMark Webber on Thursday confirmed what many close observers suspected when he announced that he will be leaving Red Bull and Formula One at the end of this season to …
Continue reading Vettel not sad to see Webber leave F1Bernard Tomic said he’d accepted his banned father and coach wouldn’t be joining him at Wimbledon after posting an impressive second-round win on Thursday. Tomic defeated American veteran James Blake …
Continue reading Tomic wins again, accepts dad banAndreas Cornelius is set to become Denmark’s most expensive footballer after FC Copenhagen agreed to sell the highly rated striker to English Premier League newcomers Cardiff for a reported 65 …
Continue reading Danish striker Cornelius to join CardiffShane Watson led Australia’s cricketers in their warm-up match against Somerset, strengthening a prediction from Ricky Ponting that a change in coach can relax the struggling batting line-up. There was …
Continue reading Watson fires for Australians on day twoReigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo will miss Saturday’s Dutch MotoGP after fracturing his left collarbone in a 200 km/h crash during a wet practice session at Assen on Thursday. The …
Continue reading Injured Lorenzo out of Dutch MotoGPRory McIlroy admitted he feels “lost” after carding a two-over-par 74 on the opening day of the Irish Open on Thursday. McIlroy managed just two birdies in wet and overcast …
Continue reading McIlroy’s bad year continues at Irish OpenFrance’s Michael Llodra retired from his Wimbledon second round match against Italian 23rd seed Andreas Seppi on Thursday, taking the total of pullouts to 11 at the tournament. Llodra had …
Continue reading Llodra becomes 11th Wimbledon casualty

