If Maria Sharapova’s expectation of a high-quality Australian Open match against Li Na is realised it will at least be a novelty. Given her commanding record against Li and the …
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Reports of a V8 Supercars move have been denied by two-time MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner – for now. As the rumour mill went into overdrive after it emerged Kiwi …
Continue reading Stoner denies V8 link – for nowAustralia’s selectors wanted Peter Siddle to skip short-form cricket and focus on preparing for the Test tour of India, but the paceman took things a step further. While his fellow …
Continue reading Siddle puts Indian tour above Shield gameDefending champion Victoria Azarenka has beaten Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova to move into the semi-finals of the Australian Open. After a tough opening set, the Belarusian cruised through the second to …
Continue reading Azarenka into Australian Open semisTwo Fiji sevens rugby players have been omitted from their squad for the Wellington sevens tournament because of their ties to the military. Emosi Mulevoro and Mosese Saunivanua, officers in …
Continue reading Fiji omits navy duo from Wellington sevensFormer Black Caps captain Ross Taylor begins his return to international cricket early next month after being named in a New Zealand XI squad to play two warm-up Twenty20 matches …
Continue reading Ross Taylor back in NZ T20 cricket squadTiger Woods returned to Torrey Pines, the site of some of his greatest triumphs, for a practice round on Tuesday ahead of his US PGA season debut at the $US6.1 …
Continue reading Tiger back at site of last major golf winInjury-prone strike bowler Gary Putland has ruled himself out of South Australia’s crucial Sheffield Shield match against Victoria starting on Thursday in Adelaide. Putland has a thigh strain and will …
Continue reading SA lose Putland for Victorian Shield gameBilly Slater has been ruled out of the NRL All Stars side as he struggles to recover from an ankle injury. Slater’s pre-season has been hampered after having a plate …
Continue reading Slater out of NRL All Stars clashNSW are desperate to put a tumultuous two-month period behind them and forge ahead in their bid for a first Sheffield Shield title in five years. Since their most recent …
Continue reading Cricket NSW to put shake up behind themBradford became the first fourth-tier club to reach an English soccer final in more than 50 years on Tuesday after they knocked Aston Villa out of the League Cup semi-finals. …
Continue reading Bradford shock Villa, in League Cup finalMilos Raonic will lead Canada against Spain in Davis Cup play in Vancouver next month. The 15th-ranked Raonic is coming off a fourth-round loss to Roger Federer at the Australian …
Continue reading Raonic to lead Canada in Davis CupBordeaux striker Yoan Gouffran has announced he is to become the latest Frenchman to join English Premier League strugglers Newcastle in the January transfer window. “Tomorrow I will be a …
Continue reading Gouffran joins Newcastle French revolutionAn outstanding unbeaten 145 from Kane Williamson and some superb fielding set up the Black Caps for a dazzling 27-run win over South Africa in the second one-day international in …
Continue reading Williamson guides NZ to historic ODI winNew Zealand dramatically reversed their cricket fortunes to win their first one-day series in South Africa with a 27-run victory in the second game at De Beers Diamond Oval on …
Continue reading NZ downs South Africa to win ODI seriesEngland left-back Ashley Cole has ended speculation about his immediate future by signing a one-year contract extension with Chelsea, the Premier League club has announced. His previous deal was due …
Continue reading Cole signs one-year Chelsea extensionCricket’s world players union has told its members to avoid the new Twenty20 Super League in Pakistan, due to start in March, on security grounds. Tim May, chief executive of …
Continue reading Cricket players warned on Pakistan leagueCanada and the United States will join an expanded Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament this year, while champions Samoa move up into a bigger league. The International Rugby Board said …
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