Allrounder Azhar Mahmood shone with bat and ball as Auckland beat Hampshire to qualify for the main draw of the lucrative Champions League Twenty20 tournament in South Africa. The Aces …
Continue reading Auckland qualify for Champions LeagueTop-ranked Victoria Azarenka started off her last tournament before the season-ending WTA Championships by crushing Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-0 6-2 in the first round of the Generali Ladies. …
Continue reading Top-ranked Azarenka wins opener in AustriaSanti Cazorla feels Arsenal have not seen the best of him yet. The Spain midfielder has impressed since his STG15 million ($A23.4 million) summer move from Malaga, and cracked in …
Continue reading I can still improve, says CazorlaA decision on whether West Ham can move into the Olympic Stadium could be put back, it has emerged. The Hammers want to become main tenants at the Stratford site …
Continue reading Olympic stadium decision could be delayedAll-rounder Rory Kleinveldt has been selected ahead of left-arm seamer Lonwabo Tsotsobe for South Africa’s three-Test cricket tour of Australia next month. Kleinveldt, yet to make his Test debut, was …
Continue reading SAfrica name Kleinveldt to face AussiesTop seeds Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic cruised into the third round of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday as defending champion Andy Murray progressed without even picking up a racquet. …
Continue reading ATP big guns cruise through in ShanghaiThe anticipated showdown between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods at the World Golf Finals was pushed back a day because of thunderstorms at the Sultan course on Wednesday. Torrential rain …
Continue reading Rain postpones McIlroy-Woods showdownLotus driver Romain Grosjean admitted that he made “a stupid mistake” in Japan, where Mark Webber branded him “a first-lap nutcase”, but said that it was time to move on. …
Continue reading Lotus driver admits Webber mistakeTop-seeded Samantha Stosur advanced to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open by beating Virginie Razzano of France 1-6 6-2 6-4. Stosur, the 2011 US Open champion, rallied after having her …
Continue reading Stosur advances to Japan Open quartersUS Open champion Andy Murray on Wednesday praised Australian Open organisers for boosting prize money, saying he never viewed a strike at the year’s first grand slam as a realistic …
Continue reading Aust Open strike wasn’t an option: MurrayJohan Botha had heard about it. Now, he’s seen it for himself. And the new South Australian cricket captain was shocked to witness a sorry old tale for the Redbacks …
Continue reading SA bats crash to Tasmania in ShieldHistory-making Kei Nishikori was dumped out of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday by American Sam Querrey on a day headlined by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The tall American Querrey …
Continue reading Nishikori crashes out in ShanghaiJohnathan Thurston has refused to give any assurances he’ll remain a North Queensland player beyond next season, with the champion playmaker, poised to potentially become the game’s highest-paid player. A …
Continue reading Thurston non-committal on his NRL futureCricket authorities suspended six umpires at the centre of claims by an Indian television program that they could be bribed to make favourable decisions during games. An undercover investigation by …
Continue reading Cricket umpires in corruption sting nabbedThe International Cricket Council said on Wednesday that six umpires at the centre of bribery claims made in an Indian television program had been suspended pending investigations. “The ICC and …
Continue reading ICC suspend umpires in bribe allegationsEx-Dragon Rangi Chase is weighing up a return to the NRL next season with St George Illawarra. The 26-year-old Super League playmaker’s move from Castleford to Hull fell through last …
Continue reading Chase interested in returning to DragonsNew Zealand assistant coach Tony Iro says Sam Kasiano has not been at all affected by the storm surrounding him and Canterbury following last week’s Mad Monday shenanigans. Kasiano was …
Continue reading Kiwis happy with Kasiano’s preparationsNew Zealand assistant coach Tony Iro says Sam Kasiano has not been at all affected by the storm surrounding him and Canterbury following last week’s Mad Monday shenanigans. Kasiano was …
Continue reading Kiwis happy with Kasiano’s preperations
