Tag: Sport
Top-seeded Kuznetsova crashes out
Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova tumbled out of the Indian Wells hardcourt tennis tournament on Sunday (AEDT), falling to unseeded Spaniard Carla Suarez-Navarro.[MORE]
'Hand of Payne' infuriates Herbert
Wellington Phoenix coach Ricki Herbert could not hide his disgust after a handball controversy involving Sydney FC striker Chris Payne in Saturday's A-League preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium.[MORE]
Charlesworth sets sights on London
After winning hockey World Cups as a player and a coach, Australian mentor Ric Charlesworth has turned his attention to the Kookaburras' 2012 Olympic campaign.[MORE]
Fog postpones Paralympic downhill runs
Australia's Paralympians have endured another day of frustration, with heavy fog forcing the postponement of the downhill events on the first day of competition.[MORE]
McDonald nails first goal at Boro
Scott McDonald made his goalscoring debut for English Championship club Middlesbrough in its 2-2 draw with Newcastle United on Sunday morning (AEDT).[MORE]
Ireland marks O'Driscoll ton with Wales win
Ireland kept its slim hopes of retaining the Six Nations title alive on Sunday morning (AEDT) when indiscipline once more cost Wales in a 27-12 defeat at Croke Park.[MORE]
Scotland draw sabotages England's hopes
England retained the Calcutta Cup after a 15-15 draw with Scotland but its hopes of winning the Six Nations appear to be over after a kicking-dominated scrap at Murrayfield.[MORE]
Ghambir, Nannes star in Daredevils' win
Opener Gautam Ghambir produced a controlled half-century to guide the Delhi Daredevils to a thrilling five-wicket win over the Kings XI in the Indian Premier League overnight.[MORE]
Stormers blow away Hurricanes
The Stormers crushed New Zealand's Wellington Hurricanes 37-13 on Saturday to go second in the Super 14 table.[MORE]
Hooker, Lapierre jump to indoor gold
Australian Steve Hooker won the men's pole vault at the World Indoor Championships in Doha on Sunday morning (AEDT).[MORE]
Bulls stay perfect with seven-try blitz
Unbeaten Super 14 leaders the Bulls blitzed the Otago Highlanders 50-35 at Loftus Versfeld early on Sunday morning (AEDT).[MORE]
Bendtner keeps Gunners on Chelsea trail
Didier Drogba sent Chelsea back to the top of the English Premier League overnight but Arsenal stayed right on their heels thanks to a stoppage-time victory over 10-man Hull.[MORE]
Kookas end German Cup dominance
Australia has won the men's hockey World Cup for the first time since 1986.[MORE]
Pathan equals fastest century
Yusuf Pathan has equalled the record for the fastest ton in any form of cricket with a whirlwind 37-ball hundred playing for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.[MORE]
Vettel takes Bahrain pole
German Sebastian Vettel has upstaged returning Formula One legend Michael Schumacher and the other three world champions on show, grabbing pole for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.[MORE]
Dutch gift retiring Vogels Cup bronze
The Netherlands have given veteran goalkeeper Guus Vogels a retirement present by winning the bronze medal in the men's field hockey World Cup with a 4-3 win over England.[MORE]
Swann, Broad put Bangladesh in spot
Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad shared five wickets as England tightened its grip on the opening Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong, despite Tamim Iqbal's fighting 81 not out.[MORE]
Pies make Power look inadequate
Collingwood has flattened Port Adelaide by 81 points in its AFL practice match at Mt Gambier.[MORE]
Sydney FC earns shot at revenge
Sydney FC has booked a spot in the A-League grand final with a controversial, but ultimately convincing, 4-2 win over Wellington in the preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium.[MORE]
Hall helps Dogs end trophy drought
The Western Bulldogs have claimed their first AFL trophy in 40 years, with a seven-goal haul from star recruit Barry Hall spearheading a 40-point preseason cup grand final win over St Kilda.[MORE]
Clarke a certain Test starter
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting says Michael Clarke will definitely play in Friday's first Test against New Zealand in Wellington.[MORE]
Storm sneak home over Sharks
Defending premier Melbourne has hung on for a narrow 14-10 over a battling Cronulla side in their round one NRL encounter at Shark Park.[MORE]
Panthers see off Raiders
Former Canberra star Adrian Purtell has scored the clincher as Penrith withstood a spirited second half fight-back from the Raiders to start their NRL season with a 34-16 victory at Penrith Stadium.[MORE]
Alexander brace helps Brumbies home
Loosehead prop Ben Alexander scored two close-range tries to help the Brumbies secure a 24-22 victory over the Sharks in a tense Super 14 match at Canberra Stadium.[MORE]
Doubts raised about Smith's spin
New South Wales coach Matthew Mott says Steve Smith is ready for the Test arena, but must he given time to mature as a leg spinner.[MORE]
