Roberto Martinez was in a state of shock after Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup yet be relegated from English football’s top-flight in the same season, …
Continue reading Martinez stunned as Wigan relegated in EPLAll Blacks coach Steve Hansen has dismissed the concerns of Chiefs coach Dave Rennie, saying this year’s exodus of top New Zealand players to overseas clubs is no worse than …
Continue reading Hansen not worried about NZ rugby exodusWigan became the first team to be relegated and win the FA Cup in the same season after a 4-1 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday ended their eight-year stay in …
Continue reading FA Cup winners Wigan relegated from EPLTiger Woods never spoke with Players Championship course marshals as he said he did when he and rival Sergio Garcia became involved in a flap, Sports Illustrated reported on Tuesday. …
Continue reading Marshals dispute Tiger’s words: reportNovak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes …
Continue reading Djokovic, Federer improve form in RomeRory McIlroy said two weeks ago he would not be playing in the World Cup of Golf this year. There is speculation that if he were to represent Ireland at …
Continue reading McIlroy still pondering golf World CupManchester City assistant manager David Platt has left the club just a day after Roberto Mancini was sacked, the English Premier League side announced on Tuesday. Italian manager Mancini was …
Continue reading Platt leaves Man City after Mancini axingFrance coach Philippe Saint-Andre on Tuesday called up eight uncapped players for his 35-man squad to tour New Zealand next month. Les Bleus, who won just one game to finish …
Continue reading Eight newcomers in France rugby squad v NZStuart Broad insists England’s cricketers are thinking of only one goal at the moment – earning redemption against New Zealand. The centrepiece of England’s year will be the home Ashes …
Continue reading NZ not an Ashes curtain raiser: BroadFormer world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki is still without a win in a major clay-court tournament this season as the French Open approaches after losing a marathon match to Bojana Jovanovski …
Continue reading Wozniacki woes continue with Rome lossPirelli said on Tuesday they will introduce new tyres following criticism at the Spanish Grand Prix where drivers had to make four pit stops because the company’s high-performance tyres were …
Continue reading New F1 tyres for Canada GP: PirelliManuel Pellegrini remains the odds-on favourite to become the new manager of Manchester City after Roberto Mancini was sacked a year to the day he brought the Premier League trophy …
Continue reading Pellegrini favourite to replace ManciniManchester United’s Wayne Rooney has praised the retiring Alex Ferguson as a “fantastic manager” – just days after the veteran Scottish boss revealed that the striker had submitted a transfer …
Continue reading Booed Rooney lauds Alex FergusonPakistan announced on Tuesday that its 21 cricketers on central contracts would get a 15 percent salary increase and a 10 percent rise in match fees this year. The contracts, …
Continue reading Pakistan raises cricket players’ salariesHigh bumps have cost Geelong midfielder James Kelly a two-week AFL suspension and Carlton forward Eddie Betts a three-week ban. Kelly unsuccessfully took his rough conduct case to the tribunal, …
Continue reading Kelly, Betts receive AFL bans for bumpsFremantle midfielder Stephen Hill has been ruled out for a further two AFL matches due to a lingering quad injury. Hill was named to return in last week’s win over …
Continue reading Docker Hill out for two more AFL gamesIt’s one thing dealing with the pressure and nerves of a possible State of Origin call up but to be hailed NSW’s answer to Queensland juggernaut Greg Inglis is something …
Continue reading Ferguson embarrassed by Inglis comparisonsWarriors’ back-rower Feleti Mateo will reach the 150-game milestone when he faces Penrith in Saturday’s round-10 NRL clash at Centrebet Stadium. It will also be the 29-year-old’s 62nd consecutive game …
Continue reading Warriors’ Mateo reaches NRL milestone

