Rafael Nadal has restored the balance of clay power at the Barcelona Open with a 6-4 6-2 win over Carlos Berlocq after top-seeded compatriot David Ferrer was eliminated by Dmitry …
Continue reading Tomic out as Nadal sees off BerlocqStar England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy following a repeat MRI scan on his injured right knee on Wednesday. The scan has shown …
Continue reading Pietersen ruled out of Champions TrophyCaptain Michael Clarke says he’s confident his Ashes side can bring the urn home, despite British media claiming it’s Australia’s worst team. “I’ve been hearing comments like that throughout my …
Continue reading Clarke confident ahead of AshesBlues coach John Kirwan says the Reds’ versatility of game plan is why he rates them the best team in Super Rugby. Ahead of their trip to Brisbane to face …
Continue reading Kirwan wary of Reds’ versatilityA stand-off between rugby bosses and Digby Ioane shows no sign of easing with Queensland officials now saying they want to get to the bottom of suggestions the Wallabies winger …
Continue reading Reds dig in over Ioane contractLiverpool striker Luis Suarez has been suspended for 10 matches for biting Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in last weekend’s English Premier League match at Anfield. “A three-person Independent Regulatory Commission today …
Continue reading FA bans Suarez for 10 matches for bitingArgentine Juan Monaco has bundled Australian Bernard Tomic out of the Barcelona Open, while Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov knocked out top seed David Ferrer. World number four Ferrer, losing finalist last …
Continue reading Tomic and Ferrer toppled in SpainFormer international opener Salim Pervez, a key figure in a Pakistan match-fixing inquiry, has died after suffering fatal injuries in a road accident, family and friends say. “Pervez was riding …
Continue reading Pakistan cricket fix scandal figure diesFormer Wales fly-half Neil Jenkins has been appointed as an assistant coach for the upcoming British and Irish Lions tour. Jenkins will perform the role of technical kicking coach, a …
Continue reading Jenkins to be Lions assistant coachCarla Suarez-Navarro of Spain beat world No.10 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets in the first round on Wednesday as the first seed fell at the WTA claycourt lead-up event to …
Continue reading Wozniacki loses Stuttgart tennis openerCollingwood have received a welcome pre-Anzac Day boost with two of their most promising players signing new long-term AFL contracts. Exciting forward Jamie Elliott and developing ruckman Jarrod Witts have …
Continue reading Elliott, Witts sign new Magpies AFL dealsOne leg of Australia’s Spring Tour of Europe has been confirmed, with Scotland to host the Wallabies in a rugby Test on November 23. The match will be played at …
Continue reading Wallabies to play Scotland in EdinburghThe AFL’s first overseas premiership-season game is just a stepping stone towards their long-term international dreams. AFL deputy chief executive Gillon McLachlan says the league will take the sport wherever …
Continue reading NZ is first step in AFL’s overseas dreamThe sledging has begun in England with the naming of Australia’s unfancied Ashes squad prompting predictions of a 5-0 thrashing. After a British journalist suggested to chief selector John Inverarity …
Continue reading Aussie Ashes squad taunted as ‘worst ever’Exciting young defender Jake Carlisle on Wednesday recommitted to Essendon until the end of the 2015 AFL season, after signing a new two-year deal. Carlisle has played a pivotal role …
Continue reading Carlisle’s new two-year Essendon AFL dealGolf’s governing body the R&A says the green light has finally been given to build the course for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after months of legal wrangling. …
Continue reading Rio Olympic golf course gets go aheadNorwich defender Ryan Bennett has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association over comments he allegedly made on Twitter. The English Premier League club on Tuesday night said the …
Continue reading Norwich player charged over Twitter postThe English Premier League is close to finalising its search for a new chairman. Gary Hoffman, the current head of the Football Foundation, has emerged as a leading contender. An …
Continue reading EPL ‘close’ to appointing new chairman

