Rugby - Wales yet to hit top gear, says North
Wales wing George North says his side have yet to hit top gear in this year's Six Nations despite extending their winning run to 13 tests with victory over Scotland at Murrayfield.
Wales wing George North says his side have yet to hit top gear in this year's Six Nations despite extending their winning run to 13 tests with victory over Scotland at Murrayfield.
World number two Simona Halep survived a tough challenge from Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Kozlova to win their third round match 7-6(3) 7-5 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on Sun
After a roller-coaster summer when he was dropped from the Australian test side and ignored in the limited-overs formats, Peter Handscomb is inching closer to cementing a spot for this year's 50-o
PARIS: France players recently said they could compete with the elite of world rugby but after a masterclass at the hands of Ireland in the Six Nations, they admitted to having dropped too far down wi
Vincent Kompany has hailed Manchester City teammate Raheem Sterling as one of the best players in the world after his 13-minute hat-trick in the 3-1 win against Watford.
A former British marine arrived in French Guiana early Monday after a two-month row across the Atlantic, becoming the first physically disabled person to make the solo crossing from mainland Europe to
INDIAN WELLS: World number two Rafael Nadal raced into the third round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters as Roger Federer made a less speedy but still successful start to his quest for a sixth title on
REUTERS: With just over a month to go before he makes another bid for the career Grand Slam at the Masters, Rory McIlroy endured a mediocre final round to finish equal sixth in his title defence at th
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 126-101. Serge Ibaka was kicked out of the game for fighting.
ROME:Claudio Ranieri got off to a winning start as Roma coach with Stephan El Shaarawy and Patrik Schick's first-half goals enough to squeeze past Empoli 2-1 on Monday (Mar 11)to keep in touch wit
TALLINN: Estonia opened criminal proceedings on Monday against veteran cross-country skiing coach Mati Alaver, who is suspected of having persuaded athletes to dope. Two Estonian skiers were among fiv
Hashim Amla, JP Duminy and Aiden Markram all return to South Africas squad for the last two One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka as Cricket South Africa make changes with an eye on World Cup selec
Liverpool showed plenty of spirit in their 4-2 victory over Burnley on Sunday and proved they are still in the fight for the Premier League title, manager Juergen Klopp has said.
VALLADOLID, Spain: Real Madrid's losing run is over but a chaotic 4-1 victory over struggling Real Valladolid on Sunday (Mar 10) may still not keep Santiago Solari in his job. Karim Benzema scored
INDIAN WELLS: Jan-Lennard Struff stunned an under-the-weather world number three Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-1 on Monday (Mar 11) to reach the fourth round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters. Struff, ranked
England lock Maro Itoje will miss their final Six Nations match with Scotland on Saturday due to a knee injury, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Monday.
INDIAN WELLS: Roger Federer has no doubt Stan Wawrinka will be back in the top 10 before long as his Swiss compatriot continues his climb back in the wake of knee surgery. Federer and Wawrinka, who wo
Juventus supporters hope coach Massimiliano Allegri can pull one of his surprises out of the hat as their team attempt to overturn a 2-0 deficit at home to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last
MADRID: Zinedine Zidane said he never had any doubts about returning to Real Madrid after he replaced the sacked Santiago Solari as coach on Monday(Mar 11). "When the president called me the firs
Florentino Perez joked that Zinedine Zidane could play a role in luring Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid.
The United Arab Emirates Football Association was fined US$150,000 (115,571.3 pounds) and its national team ordered to play a home game behind closed doors after sandal-throwing local fans marred an A
LONDON: Everton manager Marco Silva was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association on Monday (Mar 11) following his rant at referee Lee Mason and his assistants. Silva stormed onto the
TWICKENHAM: Eddie Jones insisted attempts by old rival Clive Woodward to compare Joe Cokanasiga to New Zealand great Jonah Lomu were "ridiculous" after the England wing rampaged his way roun
A sick Alexander Zverev was sent packing from the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3 6-1 defeat by fellow German Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round at Indian Wells, California on Monday.
BELLEGARDE, France: Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen extended his overall race lead at Paris-Nice on Monday (Mar 11) winning a reduced sprint in a race marked by powerful crosswinds to the south of th