Jonathan Walters scored twice as Stoke beat Liverpool 3-1 in an entertaining affair under the lights at the Britannia Stadium on Wednesday. Steven Gerrard put Liverpool into an early lead …
Continue reading Walters double helps Stoke stun LiverpoolA 90th-minute goal by Javier Hernandez gave Manchester United a thrilling 4-3 victory at home to Newcastle United on Wednesday that put Alex Ferguson’s men seven points clear in the …
Continue reading Last-minute Hernandez goal seals ManU winUnited trailed three times at Old Trafford before Hernandez’s half-volley completed the comeback and ensured the 19-time champions will enter 2013 with a sizable lead over their Manchester rivals after …
Continue reading Man United beats Newcastle 4-3Recently retired Test great Ricky Ponting says critics of the controversial rotation policy “have no idea”. The policy has come under the spotlight this week with in-form quick Mitchell Starc …
Continue reading Ponting hits out at rotation criticsSri Lanka’s fielders have continued their fumbling ways as Clarke and Shane Watson (60 not out) added 88 runs for the opening session to push the home side’s tally to …
Continue reading Clarke sets run-scoring recordManchester United’s 4-3 victory over Newcastle United opened a seven-point gap at the top of the English Premier League table, but the news was not all positive for Alex Ferguson …
Continue reading Rooney injury sours Man Utd premier leadAustralian captain Michael Clarke has pushed past Ricky Ponting’s national record of 1544 Test runs in a calendar year and has moved into fifth place on the all-time list. Clarke’s …
Continue reading Clarke beats Ponting’s runs recordSydney Sixers star Steve Smith has lamented his side’s miserable Big Bash League title defence, conceding their season is all but over following their fourth-straight loss on Wednesday night. The …
Continue reading Smith laments Sixers’ BBL title defenceFormer champion Jarmila Gajdosova has been awarded the first wildcard into next month’s Hobart International. The 2011 winner will be making her fourth appearance in the Tasmanian capital. “I’m excited …
Continue reading Gajdosova earns Hobart wildcardBrisbane International organisers have been assured Maria Sharapova will start her Australian Open campaign in Queensland despite her withdrawal from a Korean exhibition match with a neck injury. The world …
Continue reading Sharapova all set for BrisbaneAs many rush to pronounce the death of one-day international (ODI) cricket, Bangladesh interim coach Shane Jurgensen wants pundits to ponder the plight of the world’s developing cricket nations. The …
Continue reading Aussie Bangladesh coach pleads ODI caseSkipper Brendon McCullum is drawing positives from the development of New Zealand’s new-look Twenty20 cricket squad after their 2-1 loss to South Africa. The Proteas, with Henry Davids hitting his …
Continue reading McCullum pleased with T20 squad’s progressDowning had gone 44 league matches without a goal since joining from Aston Villa in a 20 million deal in 2011 that has been widely ridiculed as a major mistake …
Continue reading Downing ends drought as Reds thrash FulhamAndy Murray is feeling less pressure after winning his first Grand Slam title and credits coach Ivan Lendl with having made the difference at the US Open. The third-ranked Briton …
Continue reading Murray feeling less pressure after winsA 90th-minute goal by Javier Hernandez has given Manchester United a thrilling 4-3 victory at home to Newcastle United that puts Alex Ferguson’s men seven points clear in the Premier …
Continue reading Last-minute Hernandez puts United clearHenry Davids hit his second successive half-century and Aaron Phangiso took three wickets as South Africa beat New Zealand by 33 runs in the series-deciding third and final Twenty20 international …
Continue reading Davids, Phangiso clinch T20 for S AfricaMichael Clarke is on the verge of creating a personal milestone and a Sri Lankan millstone on day two of the Boxing Day Test. Clarke needs just 36 more runs …
Continue reading Clarke chasing Ponting’s run recordNo stranger to being the centre of attention on Boxing Day, Ricky Ponting has farewelled the SCG in trademark style with a match-winning Big Bash knock to steer Hobart to …
Continue reading Ponting helps Hobart beat Sydney in BBL
