Troubled world No.1 golfer Yani Tseng drew inspiration from thousands of cheering fans as she carded a five-under-par 67 on Thursday to lie two shots off the first-round lead at …
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Samantha Stosur failed to make the most of her late call-up to the WTA Tour Championships with the Australian suffering a three set loss to world No.7 Sara Errani. Handed …
Continue reading Stosur goes down in WTA finalsTwo-time champion Fernando Alonso is sure he can still beat Sebastian Vettel and land his third Formula One drivers’ title this year. Red Bull’s Vettel has turned a 39-point deficit …
Continue reading Alonso sure he can beat Vettel to F1 titleMartin Jol’s frustration at losing Pavel Pogrebnyak has been replaced by satisfaction that it led to Dimitar Berbatov joining Fulham. Pogrebnyak scored six goals in 12 appearances during a highly …
Continue reading Jol delighted with attacking reinforcementFormer Wallaby Matt Giteau on Thursday signed a two-year extension to his contract with big-spending French Top 14 rugby side Toulon, a club spokesman said. The 30-year-old Giteau, who arrived …
Continue reading Giteau’s new two-year Toulon rugby dealDavid Ferrer cruised to an easy 6-4 6-2 victory over fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open. Ferrer, seeded No.1 at the indoor …
Continue reading Ferrer into Valencia tennis quartersRecalled England batsman Kevin Pietersen finally clicked at the Champions League Twenty20 tournament on Thursday in South Africa, but could not prevent Delhi Daredevils making a semi-final exit. Pietersen struck …
Continue reading Pietersen’s 50 not enough in T20 semiJuan Martin del Potro dominated in a 7-5 6-1 win over American Brian Baker on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. The second-seeded Argentine …
Continue reading Del Potro wins, Ebden out of Swiss tennisSerena Williams clinched her third win at the WTA Championships on Thursday with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Victoria Azarenka that prevented the Belarusian guaranteeing the end-of-year No.1 ranking. World …
Continue reading Williams, Li win at WTA championshipsSpanish tennis superstar Rafael Nadal, out of action since June, will miss the ATP Tour Finals in London and also next week’s Paris indoor event at Bercy owing to his …
Continue reading Nadal out of ATP Tour Finals in LondonArsene Wenger has launched a vigorous defence of his Arsenal reign at the club’s annual general meeting as the Frenchman insisted it was more important to qualify for the Champions …
Continue reading Wenger hits back at Arsenal’s EuroscepticsAllrounder Angelo Mathews on Thursday was announced as Sri Lanka’s Twenty20 captain and fast bowler Lasith Malinga as his deputy for one year starting with the one-off match against New …
Continue reading Sri Lanka names Mathews T20 captainSpaniard Jorge Lorenzo has promised he won’t “go crazy” at Phillip Island this weekend in his attempts to wrap up the world MotoGP title. Yamaha’s Lorenzo holds a 23-point lead …
Continue reading Lorenzo keeps cool on winning MotoGP titleGermany’s Nico Hulkenberg stayed silent on Thursday about reports he has signed a deal to switch to Sauber next year to replace McLaren-bound Mexican Sergio Perez. “I know there is …
Continue reading Hulkenberg silent on F1 switch to SauberGloucester flanker Andy Hazell has been banned for 14 weeks after punching and kneeing Mont-de-Marsan prop Sebastien Ormaechea during the English club’s 11-6 European Challenge Cup rugby match earlier this …
Continue reading 14-week ban for Euro Cup rugby violenceChelsea will be unable to avoid the tag of English Premier League favourite if they beat Manchester United on Sunday in the biggest match of the season so far. The …
Continue reading Chelsea host United in EPL battleEngland coach Stuart Lancaster on Thursday called up uncapped forwards Mako Vunipola and Tom Youngs into his 32-man squad to play Test matches in November against Fiji, Australia, South Africa …
Continue reading England squad for November rugby TestsJames McDonald is expected to make an immediate impact at his first Cox Plate meeting aboard It’s A Dundeel, favourite for one of the main support races. But a victory …
Continue reading It’s A Dundeel on Cox Plate day for James McDonald
