New South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer retained seven of the team beaten by Australia in the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarter-finals for a three-Test home series against England during June. …
Continue reading Springboks mix old, new for England TestsBryan Habana’s late try against his old team stole a 19-14 win for the Stormers over the Bulls in Super Rugby on Saturday. Springboks wing Habana raced clear with eight …
Continue reading Stormers beat Bulls 19-14 in Super RugbyThai veteran golfer Thongchai Jaidee moved into contention for a first victory on European soil by taking a narrow lead after the third round of the Wales Open at Celtic …
Continue reading Jaidee leads Wales Open by one strokeRafael Nadal tightened a Spanish stranglehold on the bottom half of the French Open draw on Saturday, while Andy Murray set up a last 16 round clash with Richard Gasquet. …
Continue reading Nadal leads Spanish onslaught in ParisNew Zealander Scott Dixon has won his first pole of the year and snapped Penske Racing’s streak of having the fastest car in IndyCar qualifying this season. Dixon set a …
Continue reading Scott Dixon wins pole at Detroit IndyThe Lions beat the Sharks 38-28 to end an 11-game losing streak in Super Rugby and slow the Sharks’ playoff surge. Four first-half tries from the Johannesburg-based team opened a …
Continue reading Lions beat Sharks, end long losing streakMaria Sharapova stormed into the French Open last 16 on Saturday, brushing aside China’s Peng Shuai 6-2 6-1, while semi-final rivals Li Na and Petra Kvitova laboured to reach the …
Continue reading Sharapova storms into last 16World champion Casey Stoner will start on pole in Sunday’s Catalunya motorcycling Grand Prix after the Honda rider posted the quickest time in qualifying at the Montmelo circuit on Saturday. …
Continue reading Stoner takes pole for Catalunya MotoGPWales just did enough to beat rugby’s Barbarians 30-21 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday in their final match before a tour of Australia. It was a likely …
Continue reading Wales beat rugby’s Barbarians 30-12World champion Casey Stoner took pole position ahead of MotoGP leader Jorge Lorenzo in Saturday’s qualifying session for the Catalunya Grand Prix. Stoner, who won at the Catalunya Circuit for …
Continue reading Stoner on pole for Catalunya MotoGPSpain’s claycourt masters tightened their stranglehold on one half of the French Open draw on Saturday with both David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro reaching the last 16 with straight sets …
Continue reading Spanish armada sails on at French OpenP – Francesca Schiavone, the 2010 French Open champion, was knocked out of Roland Garros in the third round on Saturday, losing in three tight sets to unseeded American Varvara …
Continue reading Ex-champ Schiavone out of French OpenMelbourne have produced the upset of the AFL season, taking advantage of a wasteful Essendon at the MCG on Saturday night to give coach Mark Neeld the first victory of …
Continue reading Demons stun Bombers for Neeld’s first winEmerging star Hamish Hartlett inspired lowly Port Adelaide to a 54-point thrashing of Carlton as the Blues’ AFL form dip became a dive on Saturday night. Port triumphed 14.15 (99) …
Continue reading Port upset Carlton with big AFL winPaul Lambert was hired to manage Aston Villa on Saturday after being lured acrimoniously from English Premier League rival Norwich. Lambert was appointed by American owner Randy Lerner to replace …
Continue reading Lambert named new Aston Villa coachFremantle coach Ross Lyon hasn’t given up hope of leading his team to the AFL finals, saying the Dockers should gain confidence despite suffering a 29-point loss to Adelaide at …
Continue reading Dockers keep faith despite loss to CrowsRock and diamonds Canterbury winger Krisnan Inu continues to sparkle in the blue and white after nailing the match-winning field goal in the Bulldogs’ thrilling 23-18 NRL win over South …
Continue reading Bulldogs down Souths in NRL nail-biterNSW plummeted to their worst losing streak in Super Rugby on Saturday night when they crumbled 33-12 to the Hurricanes at Allianz Stadium. On a wet night in Sydney, the …
Continue reading Hurricanes hand Waratahs another loss

