Pacemen Umar Gul and Mohammad Sami each took three wickets as Pakistan posted a comfortable six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the first one-day international in Pallekele on Thursday. Man-of-the-match …
Continue reading Pakistan secure ODI win in Sri LankaLee Westwood shot an 8-under 64 to lead by three strokes after the second round of the European Tour’s Nordea Masters on Thursday. The third-ranked Englishman is at 12 under …
Continue reading Westwood leads at Nordea MastersMaria Sharapova reached her first French Open final and reclaimed the world No.1 ranking by beating fourth-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-3 on Thursday, moving within one victory of completing a …
Continue reading Sharapova reaches French Open finalSara Errani has shattered Samantha Stosur’s French Open hopes with a shock semi-final defeat of Australia’s grand slam champion. Aided by a crippling 49 unforced errors from Stosur, Errani evoked …
Continue reading Stosur out of French OpenNorwich have appointed Chris Hughton as manager of the Premier League club, a day after their former manager, Paul Lambert, officially took over at Aston Villa. The 53-year-old Hughton comes …
Continue reading Norwich name Chris Hughton as new managerNorwich has appointed Chris Hughton as manager of the Premier League club. The 53-year-old Hughton comes to the Norfolk club from Birmingham. The announcement was made on Thursday, a day …
Continue reading Norwich names Chris Hughton as new managerThe first day’s play in the third Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston in Birmingham has been washed out without a ball being bowled. Heavy overnight and …
Continue reading Rain washes out England-Windies first dayChelsea have failed in their attempt to build a new 60,000-seater stadium at London’s Battersea Power Station. Last month the European champions said they wanted to buy the 15.8-hectare site. …
Continue reading Chelsea lose new stadium siteNorth Melbourne AFL chairman James Brayshaw said on Thursday he took great exception to accusations he was part of a boys’ club which ran the Kangaroos. Newspaper reports have accused …
Continue reading Boys’ club is nonsense: BrayshawThe AFL’s leading players want representative football to be put back on the calendar in 2013 in the form of an All-Star game. The AFL Players’ Association put the proposal …
Continue reading AFL players want All-Star gameRain washed out the morning session of the first day of the third Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Thursday. Heavy overnight and early …
Continue reading Rain delays start of England-Windies TestVeteran international Adrian Morley was left out of Steve McNamara’s England squad announced on Thursday for the forthcoming fixture with the Exiles. England are playing two matches against the Exiles, …
Continue reading Morley misses out on England squadCarlton and Geelong have regained key players for Friday’s crucial round-11 AFL clash but Blues forward Jarrad Waite is no closer to returning from a serious back injury. Defending premiers …
Continue reading Cats, Blues regain key AFL playersWest Indies official Billy Doctrove has retired from umpiring after a 14-year international career, cricket’s world governing body said on Thursday. Doctrove, 56, declined to seek an extension to his …
Continue reading West Indies’ Doctrove quits umpiringProp Joe Marler and flanker Tom Johnson will make their England debuts at Kings Park in Durban on Saturday in the first of three Tests against South Africa. Marler replaces …
Continue reading England name debutants against SpringboksFremantle have lost patience with key position pair Jack Anthony and Zac Clarke, while versatile big man Kepler Bradley could be given a chance to play his first AFL game …
Continue reading Bradley ready for AFL return: BondLion-hearted Queensland forward Matt Scott says he will definitely play in next Wednesday night’s second State of Origin clash in Sydney after spending the week with his ill mother. The …
Continue reading Scott a definite starter for Origin IIQueensland fullback Billy Slater says sniping between camps has been part of State of Origin’s mind games since day one but it’s the 80 minutes on the field that matter …
Continue reading Slater says sniping is part of Origin

