Australia’s Jelena Dokic has withdrawn with injury early in her first round match against Argentinian Gisela Dulko at the Indian Wells tournament on Thursday. Dokic pulled out after just nine …
Continue reading Dokic out of Indian Wells with injuryThe Tirreno-Adriatico is a week-long stage race covering some 1,060 kms over seven stages, beginning with a team time-trial and concluding with an individual time-trial (ITT). Last year’s winner of …
Continue reading Evans the Honest Defender – Tirreno-Adriatico stage race previewSouth Africa have a 53-run lead over New Zealand in the first Test in Dunedin, but have lost two wickets on their way to lunch on the third day. Captain …
Continue reading South Africa lose two wickets before lunchAustralian golfer Adam Scott weathered blustery conditions to be tied for the lead after the opening round of the WGC Cadillac Championships at the TPC Blue Monster. Scott fired an …
Continue reading Scott leads Cadillac ChampionshipAFL club Melbourne have vowed to stand by Liam Jurrah despite the star forward being charged over an alleged machete attack. Jurrah was one of two 23-year-old men and a …
Continue reading Demons say they’ll stand by Liam JurrahHawthorn key forward Jarryd Roughead might return to the AFL next week as he makes a strong return from his serious leg injury. Roughead missed the second half of last …
Continue reading Hawks’ Roughead might return from injuryOne of the most talked-about questions in Australian sport is about to be answered. The Australian swimming championships beginning next week in Adelaide signal the moment of reckoning for Ian …
Continue reading Ian Thorpe’s D-Day loomsQueensland’s two greatest five-eighths Wally Lewis and Darren Lockyer have finally been paired up at Brisbane’s rugby league fortress Suncorp Stadium. Lockyer, who retired as Australia’s victorious Four Nations captain …
Continue reading Lockyer statue unveiled at Suncorp StadiumBrazil accepted FIFA’s apologies over the World Cup 2014 ‘kick up the backside’ controversy on Thursday, paving the way for President Dilma Rousseff to meet world football chief Sepp Blatter. …
Continue reading Brazil accepts FIFA apologyAustralian Matt Jones, seeking the first US PGA Tour title of his career, fired a six-under par 66 on Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the …
Continue reading Matt Jones shares lead at Puerto Rico OpenA bronze statue of Darren Lockyer has been unveiled in the presence of the Brisbane Broncos great, several hundred of his fans and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh. The statue, which …
Continue reading Lockyer statue unveiledAll Blacks first five-eighth Colin Slade will make his first start of the Super Rugby season when he slots in at fullback for the Highlanders on Saturday. Slade has not …
Continue reading Slade to start for HighlandersNew Zealand Breakers guard Daryl Corletto has signed a new two-year deal with the NBL leaders. Corletto joined the Breakers in the off-season on a one-year contract after being released …
Continue reading NBL’s Breakers sign new deal with CorlettoFavourite Lucas Cranach has been scratched from Saturday’s Group One Australian Cup at Flemington. The Anthony Freedman-trained German import has reportedly suffered a leg injury which will require surgery. He …
Continue reading Lucas Cranach out of CupAthletic Bilbao stunned Manchester United with a mesmerising performance in the Europa League on Thursday, outclassing the English champions in a 3-2 away win in the first leg of the …
Continue reading Bilbao stun Man Utd 3-2 in Europa LeagueSouth Africa have wrapped up the New Zealand first innings early on the third day, but not before a few lusty blows from Trent Boult extended the hosts’ lead to …
Continue reading Boult’s blows give NZ a 35-run leadSporting Lisbon defender Xandao scored with an audacious back-heeled shot in a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Thursday in the first leg of the last 16 of the Europa …
Continue reading Sporting beat Man City in Europa LeaguePremier League leaders Manchester City suffered a 1-0 defeat by Sporting Lisbon in their Europa League last 16 first-leg clash on Thursday, as 2010 winners Atletico Madrid closed in on …
Continue reading City edged out in Lisbon

