Retiring Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe isn’t somebody who gets caught in the moment but he couldn’t help being emotional at Friday’s jersey presentation in Cardiff. Australian Rugby Union (ARU) board …

England, the champions for past two years, crashed out of the Dubai Rugby Sevens after a shock loss to Portugal in their third and final Pool C match on Friday. …

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw says his players will be fighting fit to face England on Saturday, despite a virus having struck the All Blacks squad. Several players were laid …

Would the real RIcky Ponting please stand up? There’s already been one false alarm, but when the next wicket falls in the defining third Test against South Africa in Perth, …

Manchester United will lose Portuguese winger Nani until next year, as the Premier League leaders’ injury problems continue. But Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has better news about central defender …

Brendan Rodgers believes Raheem Sterling would be “very foolish” not to commit himself to Liverpool. The 17-year-old winger has burst onto the scene this season, starting 13 out of 14 …

Motor racing’s governing body FIA has officially stated Sebastian Vettel did not violate Formula One rules in an overtaking manoeuvre at the Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday, en route to …

Faf is no fluke. South Africa were rescued from an embarrassing first innings collapse at the WACA Ground on Friday by the same man who also saved them on debut …

Australia have thrown everything at South Africa during the current Test series. Even the kitchen sink has probably been given a good workout. But as it stands, the series is …

The scene is set for Ricky Ponting to make a memorable exit from international cricket after South Africa clawed their way back into the decisive third Test in Perth. After …

Towering all-rounder John Hastings achieved a boyhood dream when he made his Test debut for Australia on Friday. But that dream seemed an unlikely prospect last summer when Hastings missed …

Tamim Iqbal and Naeem Islam scored half-centuries while Sohag Gazi took four wickets as Bangladesh beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the first one-day match in Khulna on …

Australia’s ring-in bowling attack stood tall on day one of the third Test, but South Africa’s big guns had the final say as the Proteas rallied hard in their fight …

Australian spinner Nathan Lyon isn’t accustomed to much fanfare. But the 25-year-old would have been lapping up every moment when he was given a standing ovation by a confused WACA …

Banned Adelaide chief executive Steven Trigg and club chairman Rob Chapman offered strong contrasts in their reactions to the AFL commission’s penalties over the Kurt Tippett affair. Trigg wanted to …

Kurt Tippett has accused Adelaide of betraying his trust over the deal which sparked the AFL salary cap and draft tampering saga. Tippett has been banned for the first 11 …

Former Olympic sprint champion Darren Campbell claims he could solve Fernando Torres’ goalscoring problems for Chelsea. Campbell, who won gold in the 4x100m at the Athens Games eight years ago, …

What do you get when you have a returning veteran, a four-Test rookie, an injury-prone all-rounder, a debutant and an honest spinner? A makeshift but deadly Australian bowling attack that …