Quade Cooper has confirmed he has ended a six-month standoff with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and signed a two-year deal reportedly worth $800,000 a season. The Wallabies five-eighth committed …

Jude Bolton is not a man for second thoughts. But if anyone else harboured doubts about the Sydney veteran’s decision to extend his 301-game AFL career, they would have done …

The caddies of two prominent Australian players are likely to escape with fines after coming to blows at the Australian Open at The Lakes in Sydney. Grant Buchanan and Matt …

The Chairman’s XI innings was brought to a close at 6-439 early on day two of their clash with Sri Lanka, with opener Scott Henry smashing an unbeaten 207 in …

Defending Super Rugby champions the Chiefs have handed a rugby lifeline to prop Pauliasi Manu days after he was cut from the Melbourne Rebels over injury fears. The Chiefs moved …

Ross Taylor has been dumped as Black Caps skipper and Brendon McCullum will take over the role for the upcoming tour to South Africa. Taylor was offered the Test captaincy …

Nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb will race between three and five races during the 2013 season, including Monte Carlo, Sweden and his home race in the Alsace region. The …

Roger Federer says he won’t play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 31-year-old Federer says he’ll …

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has been suspended for three matches and fined STG60,000 ($A92,944) for clashing with match officials following the controversial 3-2 defeat to Manchester United. Mikel was …

Feng Shanshan, who became the first player from mainland China to win a major on the LPGA Tour earlier this year, opened up a four-shot lead at the halfway stage …

Seeking a first victory since winning last year’s Masters, Charl Schwartzel shot a 7-under 65 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Thailand Golf …

Something’s got to give this weekend as leaders Manchester United, who are shipping goals, take on goal-shy champions Manchester City in a top-of-the-table clash in the Premier League. United sit …

They didn’t challenge for the lead but just getting to the tee was an achievement in itself for five golfers who made a frantic dash from Japan to arrive just …

After blasting a terrific unbeaten 172 to turn the opening day of Sri Lanka’s Australian tour into a nightmare, Chairman’s XI opener Scott Henry uttered words Michael Clarke would love …

The women’s field for next year’s Sydney International is edging towards the full suite of the world’s top 10 players, but Maria Sharapova looks likely to ensure there’s a gap …

Two of the five cricketers of the 20th century, plus Test cricket’s leading wicket-taker. That’s quite a hat-trick. Shane Warne took centre stage at Melbourne’s Crown Casino at a Cricket …

With one eye on golf’s majors and the other on a second Stonehaven Cup, John Senden was thinking big after surging to a two-shot first-round lead at the Australian Open. …

Sri Lanka’s misfiring bowling attack had their first taste of Australian conditions on Thursday – and the results weren’t pretty. Captain Mahela Jayawardene predicted the Sri Lankans would need to …