West Ham have rescued a 1-1 draw against Stoke at Upton Park on Monday thanks to Joey O’Brien’s first Premier League goal. Republic of Ireland right-back O’Brien had never scored …

Wales assistant coach Shaun Edwards cannot wait for Warren Gatland to return as the team face the daunting challenge of ending a losing streak against world champions New Zealand. Wales …

New Zealand have a new spin nemesis in Sri Lanka after Rangana Herath dominated the first Test in Galle to prompt comparisons with the great Muttiah Muralitharan. Innocuous-looking Herath ended …

Australian Daniel Valente and local golfer Sean Riordan led the way in qualifying as the field was finalised for the New Zealand Open starting near Christchurch on Thursday. Valente and …

Gary Cahill insists Chelsea’s players are “all behind” Roberto Di Matteo and claims their dressing-room bust-up at West Brom was a good thing. Cahill said the Blues’ squad had as …

Gary Cahill insists Chelsea’s players are “all behind” Roberto Di Matteo and claims their dressing-room bust-up at West Brom was a good thing. Cahill said the Blues’ squad had as …

Mark Hughes has met with QPR chief executive Philip Beard as speculation continues to mount about the Welshman’s position at the London club. There have been claims that Hughes’ 10-month …

Mark Hughes has met with QPR chief executive Philip Beard as speculation continues to mount about the Welshman’s position at the London club. There have been claims that Hughes’ 10-month …

Wallabies captain Nathan Sharpe says his team’s focus is on the remaining two games of their European tour and not the latest controversy surrounding Quade Cooper. Sharpe said it would …

Npower Championship side Charlton have secured the services of highly rated Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong on loan. The 20-year-old has recently returned to fitness following a cruciate knee ligament injury …

England coach Stuart Lancaster expects to be without prop Joe Marler for Saturday’s match against South Africa after the Harlequins front row suffered a knee injury during the defeat by …

The Wallabies cemented third place in the latest International Rugby Board (IRB) world rankings with their gritty 20-14 win over England at Twickenham. Robbie Deans men are in the box …

Referee Mark Clattenburg will miss a fourth successive weekend of Premier League action as the Football Association continues an investigation into ‘racism’ allegations against the official. Chelsea complained to the …

Referee Mark Clattenburg will miss a fourth successive weekend of Premier League action as the Football Association continues an investigation into ‘racism’ allegations against the official. Chelsea complained to the …

When Warren Gatland relinquished fulltime coaching duties with Wales mid-year, his side had just won the Six Nations and was still feasting on its run to the Rugby World Cup …

Red Bull team chief Christian Horner admits their latest alternator failure, suffered by Mark Webber, is a worry ahead of the drivers’ title showdown in Brazil this weekend. Webber’s alternator …

A – Ferrari’s chief opponents in this year’s fight for the Formula One drivers’ championship had no serious objections to the Italians’ pragmatic decision to incurr a deliberate gearbox penalty …