Ireland prop Brett White believes the loss of Sam Burgess for Saturday’s World Cup clash will be offset by the return of James Graham.
Full Story White: Burgess blow ‘offset’
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Ireland prop Brett White believes the loss of Sam Burgess for Saturday’s World Cup clash will be offset by the return of James Graham.
Full Story White: Burgess blow ‘offset’
McLaren’s Jenson Button has expressed his ‘surprise’ that his former team boss Ross Brawn’s future is up in the air at rivals Mercedes.
Full Story Button ‘surprised’ over Brawn
Rob Howley believes Mike Phillips should be targeting a place in Wales’ squad for the 2015 World Cup.
Full Story RWC ‘realistic’ for Phillips
Bangladesh claimed a series-clinching 40-run win over New Zealand in the second one-day international at Dhaka.
Full Story Bangladesh seal series victory
George Groves has vowed to become the first man to stop Carl Froch in their world title clash on November 23.
Full Story Groves promises to KO Froch
Paced by the recent strong play of quarterback Andy Dalton, the visiting Cincinnati Bengals look for a fifth consecutive victory while trying to hand Miami a fifth straight defeat Thursday (8:25 p.m. ET).
Full Story Bengals QB Andy Dalton to test hot arm vs. Dolphins
England have made three changes to the 19-man squad selected for their second World Cup Group A match against Ireland at a sold-out John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield.
Full Story England make three changes
Hull boss Steve Bruce insists he will not be motivated by revenge when they face Sunderland on Saturday.
Full Story Bruce: No revenge mission
Irish middleweight Jason Quigley is joint top of the latest world rankings following his historic silver medal at the AIBA World Championships on Saturday.
Full Story Quigley tops world rankings
Williams driver Pastor Maldonado has emerged as the pivotal player in determining how the remaining places on the 2014 grid will be filled.
Full Story Maldonado emerges as 2014 key
Fulham midfielder Josh Pritchard has decided against a permanent move to Norwegian side Tromso.
Full Story Pritchard to return to Fulham
Sir Ian Botham will get his 160-mile charity walk in Sri Lanka under way on Friday morning.
Full Story Botham to begin charity walk
Andy Murray has warned that he could skip the Australian Open if he does not feel fit enough to win it.
Full Story Murray ‘could miss Melbourne’
Teenage full-back Curtis Naughton says he had no choice but to leave Bradford for Australia after spending much of the season on the sidelines.
Full Story Naughton joins Sydney Roosters
The Chicago Fire say coach Frank Klopas and president of soccer
operations Javier Leon have stepped down.
Full Story Klopas stands down as Fire coach
Simon Dyson has been summoned to appear before a European Tour disciplinary panel.
Full Story Dyson faces disciplinary panel
Lichfield forward Harriet Millar-Mills has been called into the England squad as a replacement for No 8 Sarah Hunter for the Autumn Test series against France and Canada.
Full Story Millar-Mills replaces Hunter
Mitchell Johnson has been released from Australia’s one-day international tour of India in order to prepare for the upcoming Ashes series.
Full Story Johnson leaves India tour
Rory McIlroy has criticised Brandel Chamblee for his recent comments about Tiger Woods.
Full Story McIlroy: Chamblee out of line
Paul Ince is fully focused on Blackpool, but is no hurry to commit to a long-term deal – his agent has confirmed.
Full Story Ince focused on Blackpool
Solheim Cup heroine Charley Hull is hoping to claim her maiden victory on the Ladies European Tour in China this weekend.
Full Story Hull hopeful of first success
England pace bowler Chris Tremlett praised Western Australia’s inexperienced batting line-up for capitalising on some ‘bad bowling’ on day one of the opening Ashes warm-up match at the WACA.
Full Story Tremlett: A frustrating day
Joel Tomkins will make his England debut against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday just two years after switching codes from rugby league.
Full Story Tomkins starts for England
Joe Wardle has no regrets about sacrificing a World Cup campaign with Scotland to go under the knife.
Full Story No regrets for Wardle
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England coach Stuart Lancaster is set to name his side for Saturday’s Autumn international against Australia at Twickenham on Thursday morning.
Full Story Lancaster set to name side
Emmet Mullins has plenty to worry about as he continues to oversee Simenon’s preparation for Tuesday’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.
Full Story Simenon team awaiting Cup fate
Ben Mowen will captain Australia against England at Twickenham on Saturday after James Horwill was told to focus on his own game.
Full Story Mowen to skipper Wallabies
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says arch-rivals Manchester United are ‘really struggling’ to retain their title.
Full Story Toure: United are struggling
Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn says the team are “still convinced” that teenager Sergey Sirotkin will still be ready to graduate to F1 next year, but insists the Russian’s participation in 2014 is not a pre-requisite of their partnership with a consortium of companies from his country.
Full Story Sauber: Sirotkin on course
Rory McIlroy backed up his pre-tournament prediction in brilliant fashion with a flawless 65 as Open champion Phil Mickelson suffered an astonishing collapse in the first round of the WGC-HSBC Champions on Thursday.
Full Story McIlroy makes Champion start
The Boston Red Sox completed a remarkable turnaround on Wednesday night, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 to win the 2013 World Series in six games. Here’s a collection of some of the best shots from the series-clinching contest.
Full Story 2013 World Series Game 6
James Anderson claimed the solitary breakthrough as England’s bowlers toiled in their opening Ashes tour match against a Western Australia Chairman’s XI.
Full Story England bowlers toil in Perth
Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov surrendered to Denver police on an arrest warrant on charges of kidnapping and third-degree assault in what authorities are calling a domestic violence incident.
Full Story Semyon Varlamov arrested on domestic violence charges
The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Eastern Conference’s two division leaders, strengthened their positions with victories on Wednesday.
Full Story NHL: Leafs, Penguins impress
Kallum Watkins believes the team spirit fostered by a touring camp mentality will give England every chance of winning the Rugby League World Cup.
Full Story Team spirit key for Watkins
England will face a strong batting line-up in the final Ashes warm-up match after Cricket Australia announced several high-profile additions to a New South Wales Invitational XI.
Full Story England to face tough NSW test
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David Ortiz walked off with the World Series MVP prize Wednesday night, capping a dominant week in which he led the Boston Red Sox over St. Louis with a mix of power, patience and a most timely pep talk.
Full Story Red Sox slugger David Ortiz named World Series MVP
Tomas Tatar scored his first goal of the season late in the second period Wednesday as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-1. Daniel Alfredsson had the other goal for the Red Wings (7-4-2), while Jimmy Howard made 19 saves as Detroit snapped a four-game slide.
Full Story Tomas Tatar, Red Wings burn Canucks
Brad Evans fired in a powerful shot in the 28th minute and Eddie
Johnson added another in stoppage time to give the Seattle Sounders
a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rapids.
Full Story Sounders advance to MLS playoffs
St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford will undergo surgery next Tuesday to repair a torn left knee ligament. He expects to be ready for the opener next season.
Full Story Rams’ Sam Bradford to have knee surgery next week
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox romped to their third World Series championship in 10 seasons, thumping October ace Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 Wednesday night in Game 6.
Full Story Boston Red Sox thump Cardinals to win World Series
James van Riemsdyk scored a pivotal short-handed goal and Jonathan Bernier made 41 saves Wednesday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs made it three wins in a row with a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Full Story Jonathan Bernier stands tall as Leafs down Flames
Characterizing their meeting with the NFL about their disapproval of the use of Redskins by the Washington franchise as disappointing, representatives of the Oneida Indian Nation requested a meeting with all 32 NFL owners during Super Bowl week.
Full Story Oneida Nation seeks meeting with NFL owners over Redskins name
The Toronto Raptors weren’t about to let their season opener slip away. Rudy Gay poured in 19 points as the Toronto Raptors pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics 93-87 on Wednesday to usher in a new NBA season.
Full Story Raptors open season with win over Celtics
Manuel Pellegrini was full of praise for goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon after he was named man of the match in the 2-0 win over Newcastle at St James’ Park.
Full Story Pellegrini praises Pantilimon
Monaco crashed out of the Coupe de la Ligue at the hands of Reims on Wednesday night.
Full Story Reims shock Monaco in Coupe
Alan Pardew was left ruing a missed chance from Papiss Cisse at 0-0 after his side went out of the Capital One Cup.
Full Story Pardew rues Cisse miss
Hannover president Martin Kind fears losing goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler at the end of the season.
Full Story Hannover admit Zieler worry
Easter Road in Edinburgh will host this season’s Ramsdens Cup final between Rangers and Raith Rovers.
Full Story Easter Road to host Ramsdens
Richie Gray believes the autumn internationals marks the start of Scotland’s 2015 World Cup preparations.
Full Story 2015 World Cup inspires Gray
France take on reigning champions New Zealand in both sides’ second Rugby League World Cup fixture in Avignon on Friday.
Full Story France v New Zealand: Teams
With seven goals in the last four games, Toronto winger Phil Kessel will keep firing away Wednesday (8 p.m. ET) when the Leafs’ road trip takes them to Calgary to face a Flames team seeking its fourth straight home win.
Full Story Leafs’ Phil Kessel scorching entering Flames matchup
Lee Connelly is hoping to make a name for himself when he takes on Luke Campbell in Hull on Saturday night.
Full Story Connelly full of confidence
The All Blacks have named debutants Dominic Bird and Frank Halai in their starting XV to face Japan on Saturday.
Full Story Kiwis select Bird and Halai
India pulled off the third highest run chase in ODI history to level the series with Australia at 2-2 with one match remaining.
Full Story Kohli inspires India again
Sky F1 pundit Johnny Herbert reckons that Ross Brawn could renew his partnership with Honda as McLaren team boss – assuming, that is, he leaves Mercedes.
Full Story ‘McLaren could hire Brawn’
Italy have named uncapped duo Tommaso Allan and Michele Campagnaro in their squad for this autumn’s Tests against Australia, Fiji and Argentina.
Full Story Italy name uncapped duo
Sam Twiston-Davies will ride Tidal Bay and Unioniste for Paul Nicholls at Wetherby on Saturday.
Full Story Sam Twiston-Davies’ plum rides
Adam Lallana insists Southampton are well equipped in the forwards department this season with Jay Rodriguez and Rickie Lambert both bang in form.
Full Story Lallana salutes Saints duo
With Doc Rivers now in the NBA’s Western Conference and Rajon Rondo recovering from knee surgery, rookie coach Brad Stevens leads his new-look Boston Celtics into their season debut Wednesday in Toronto (7 p.m. ET).
Full Story Celtics unveil new look to help Raptors open season
Rory McIlroy has not won all season, has gone from world number one to sixth in the rankings and is 62nd on a European Tour money list which he won last year to go with the US equivalent and five victories, including a second major title.
Full Story McIlroy: It’s make or break
England have been drawn in the same group as Canada, Spain and Samoa for next year’s Women’s Rugby Union World Cup.
Full Story 2014 draw Women’s World Cup
England international second row Brett Ferres cannot wait to play in Saturday’s sell-out clash against Ireland at Huddersfield’s John Smith’s Stadium.
Full Story Ferres relishing atmosphere
The Vancouver Whitecaps fired coach Martin Rennie on Tuesday after
a second straight up-and-down season doomed the club’s chances of
making the Major League Soccer playoffs.
Full Story Rennie axed as Whitecaps coach
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting insists there is no bad feeling between himself and current skipper Michael Clarke.
Full Story Ponting plays down Clarke row
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Sidney Rice will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL.
Full Story Rice blow for Seahawks
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting insists there is no bad feeling between himself and current skipper Michael Clarke.
Full Story Ponting diffuses Clarke row
Ireland head coach Mark Aston firmly believes his troops can cause a Rugby League World Cup upset on Saturday and turn over England in Huddersfield.
Full Story Aston targets England upset
Phil Mickelson is confident his game is now in good enough shape for him to make a run at a third title in Sheshan at the WGC-HSBC Champions this week.
Full Story Mickelson feeling positive
Robert Snodgrass has been released from hospital and will be assessed by his club Norwich ahead of Saturday’s trip to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City.
Full Story Snodgrass out of hospital
Benji Marshall admits he is ‘pretty nervous’ as he gears up Super 15 rugby with the Auckland Blues after making the transition from rugby league.
Full Story Marshall admits mixed feelings
World No.3 David Ferrer opened his Paris Masters title defence with a three-set win against Lukas Rosol.
Full Story Ferrer up and running in Paris
Chris Rogers is keen to continue his opening partnership with David Warner during the return Ashes series in Australia.
Full Story Rogers eyes regular partner
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson will miss the remainder of the tour of Bangladesh and the upcoming visit to Sri Lanka due to a small fracture in his left thumb.
Full Story Bad break for Williamson
Liverpool defender Andre Wisdom insists gaining first-team experience at Championship side Derby County will be key to his development as a player.
Full Story Wisdom: No walk in the park
Owen Farrell is keen to put his experience of playing for the British and Irish Lions to good use when England take on Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.
Full Story Farrell learns Lions lessons
Hull City striker George Boyd is determined to follow in Swansea’s footsteps and win the Capital One Cup.
Full Story Boyd sets his sights on Europe
Mercedes haven’t given up hope of persuading Ross Brawn to do a U-turn on his decision to leave the team at the end of the season, according to Sky Sports F1′s Martin Brundle.
Full Story Merc still fighting for Brawn
Alexander Steen scored a power-play goal with 59.4 seconds left to break a tie and Jaroslav Halak made 21 saves to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.
Full Story Alexander Steen helps Blues squeak by Jets
Phil Kessel had two goals and two assists on Tuesday as the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-0. James Reimer stopped 43 shots for his 11th career shutout.
Full Story Phil Kessel’s 4-point night powers Leafs past Oilers
Barcelona went four points clear at the top of the Primera Division with a 3-0 win at Celta Vigo on Tuesday night.
Full Story Three and easy for Barcelona
Norwich midfielder Robert Snodgrass was taken to hospital after being knocked out during his side’s Capital One Cup loss at Manchester United.
Full Story Snodgrass taken to hospital
Leicester boss Nigel Pearson insisted he was not getting carried away by City’s 4-3 Capital One Cup win over Fulham.
Full Story City boss staying grounded
Jonathan Toews had three goals and an assist, Corey Crawford made 14 saves in relief of an ineffective Nikolai Khabibulin and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Ottawa Senators 6-5 on Tuesday night.
Full Story Senators lose goal-fest to Hawks
The Vancouver Whitecaps fired coach Martin Rennie on Tuesday
after a second straight up-and-down season that saw the Whitecaps
start strong before struggling late in the season.
Full Story Whitecaps fire Rennie as coach
Assistant manager Steve Round admitted Manchester United were fortunate to be awarded an early penalty in their Capital One Cup victory over Norwich.
Full Story Round admits penalty fortune
Inverness assistant manager Maurice Malpas felt visitors Dundee United were deservedly reduced to 10 men in his side’s 2-1 League Cup quarter-final win.
Full Story Malpas: Ciftci red justified
Sam Allardyce paid tribute to the trio of second-half substitutes who inspired West Ham to end Burnley’s formidable run at Turf Moor and send the Hammers into the quarter-finals of the Capital One Cup courtesy of a 2-0 win.
Full Story Allardyce happy with Hammers
Rene Bourque scored in the second period and Carey Price made 26 saves as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Dallas Stars 2-1 in the NHL on Tuesday night.
Full Story Carey Price shines in Canadiens’ win over Stars
R.A. Dickey earned an American League Gold Glove on Tuesday to become the first Toronto Blue Jays pitcher to win the award. While St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina captured his 6th consecutive award.
Full Story Blue Jays pitcher R.A. Dickey wins 1st Gold Glove award
Stoke manager Mark Hughes admitted his side had rode their luck beforeseeing off Birmingham on penalties in the Capital One Cup fourth round.
Full Story Hughes: We rode our luck
Burnley manager Sean Dyche has expressed his discontent after two second-half penalties gifted West Ham United a 2-0 victory at Turf Moor and a place in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals.
Full Story Penalty calls infuriate Dyche
England Women’s first one-day international against the West Indies in Trinidad was abandoned with just three overs bowled due to rain.
Full Story Rain wrecks England Women ODI
No Britons will participate at next week’s ATP World Tour Finals in London after defeats for Jamie Murray and Dom Inglot on Tuesday.
Full Story British hopes for London ended
Masai Ujiri took one look at the Toronto Raptors’ early-season schedule, cringed, and then never looked at it again. The Raptors open the regular season Wednesday night against the visiting Boston Celtics, and will do anything to avoid a repeat of last season’s horror show that saw them start 4-19.
Full Story Toronto Raptors need to avoid another ugly start to season
Wakefield hooker Paul Aiton has been cleared to play for Papua New Guinea in their must-win match against Samoa in Monday’s group B World Cup match at Hull KR.
Full Story Aiton cleared to face Samoa
Blackburn Rovers boss Gary Bowyer is hoping that Jason Lowe will keep improving after recently signing a new contract.
Full Story Bowyer wants Lowe to kick on
Gary Stevens is excited to be riding in his first Breeders’ Cup meeting since 2005 after coming out of retirement this year.
Full Story Stevens back in the big time
England coach Steve McNamara has defended the disciplinary record of Sam Burgess after the forward was banned for Saturday’s World Cup clash with Ireland.
Full Story McNamara defends Burgess
Tommy Coyle is looking forward to putting defeat to Derry Mathews behind him when he takes on John Simpson in Hull on Saturday night.
Full Story Coyle to lay Mathews ghost
Watford manager Gianfranco Zola has revealed midfielder Almen Abdi has suffered a further setback with a foot injury which has kept him out of action since August.
Full Story Abdi hit by added injury woe
The Calgary Flames will be without their top scoring defenceman this season, Mark Giordano, for six to eight weeks after he suffered a broken ankle, the NHL team announced Tuesday.
Full Story Flames’ Mark Giordano breaks ankle, out 6-8 weeks
Paul O’Connell will be unable to train with Ireland until next week as he struggles to shake off a calf injury.
Full Story O’Connell doubt for Ireland
The Toronto Raptors tip off their 2013-14 season on Wednesday night when they host the Boston Celtics. Get caught up on the most intridguing narratives surrounding Canada’s NBA team with this interactive graphic from The Canadian Press:
Full Story 5 Toronto Raptors storylines to watch
Andrew Flintoff says England should pick Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes at No 6 for the forthcoming Ashes series in Australia.
Full Story Flintoff: It’s time for Stokes
Miguel Cabrera underwent muscle repair surgery Tuesday and the Detroit Tigers slugger is expected to be ready for spring training.
Full Story Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera has muscle repair surgery
Midfielder Stuart Lewis is looking for Wycombe to bounce back from Saturday’s defeat to Bury with a win against Accrington.
Full Story Lewis targets swift response
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has praised the ‘faultless’ efforts of Tim Howard so far this season and says he has been spurred on by the competition for places.
Full Story Howard earns Martinez praise
Boston Red Sox catcher David Ross spent much of the summer on the disabled list with a concussion. He hit .270 in the final 5 1/2 weeks of the regular season and was 1-for-9 in the World Series before his fifth-inning single Monday night that preceded a seventh-inning, tiebreaking double.
Full Story Red Sox catcher David Ross savours unthinkable
England winger Chris Ashton says he feels ‘back to myself’ and is raring to go if he is given the opportunity to face Australia this weekend.
Full Story Ashton ready for Wallabies
Marussia Sporting Director Graeme Lowdon has said that fielding two drivers with Formula 1 race experience would make sense for the team next season – but admits there are “still possibilities that we need to explore”.
Full Story Marussia still mulling options
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Full Story Senators long overdue for win in Chicago
England batsman Ian Bell expects Stuart Broad to overcome whatever abuse he receives from Australian fans and press during the upcoming Ashes series.
Full Story Bell: No sympathy in Australia
The Lismullen Hurdle at Navan in November could be next on the agenda for Rule The World following his superb return to action at Naas on Monday.
Full Story Morris to run Rule at Navan
Former England coach Peter Moores is backing England to produce their best cricket and beat Australia in the upcoming Ashes series Down Under.
Full Story Moores predicts England win
Marco Reus is tied to a long-term contract at Borussia Dortmund and claims to be ‘delighted’ to be part of their squad.
Full Story Reus rubbishes move rumours
Edinburgh and Scotland wing Tim Visser will miss the autumn internationals after he was ruled out for up to four months with a leg injury.
Full Story Visser out for four months
Sky Sports News understands that Mercedes Team Principal Ross Brawn is to leave at the end of the season.
Full Story ‘Brawn to leave Mercedes’
Australia captain Michael Clarke has been encouraged by the performance of his players ahead of the upcoming home Ashes series against England.
Full Story Clarke encouraged by displays
Bradford have signed Samoa second-rower Frank Winterstein from Widnes.
Full Story Bradford sign up Winterstein
New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter believes Japanese rugby is in great shape ahead of this weekend’s Test in Tokyo.
Full Story Carter – No Japan complacency
The Giant Bolster has been ruled out of Saturday’s bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby after suffering a minor setback.
Full Story Bolster to miss Charlie Hall
A host of Championship clubs are battling to land Sunderland midfielder David Vaughan, who looks set to leave the club on loan.
Full Story Vaughan set for loan move
Mark Webber, who is leaving Formula 1 at the end of the season, has admitted that he is finding it difficult to stay motivated as the clock ticks down on his single-seater career.
Full Story Webber not enjoying F1 as much
Wales coach Warren Gatland does not believe Mike Phillips’ situation with Bayonne will affect his form during the upcoming autumn Tests.
Full Story Gatland: No Phillips concern
Northamptonshire have signed Australia paceman Jackson Bird for next season.
Full Story Bird set to land at Northants
England have decided not to appeal against the one-match ban handed out to forward Sam Burgess for his high tackle during Saturday’s 28-20 opening World Cup defeat by Australia and he will sit out the sold-out clash with Ireland in Huddersfield.
Full Story Sam Burgess accepts game ban
The Seattle Seahawks survived a nervy finish to beat NFC West rivals the St Louis Rams 14-9 in Monday night’s NFL match-up.
Full Story Golden victory for Seahawks
Lancashire head coach Peter Moores has signed a one-year extension to his contract at the Red Rose county.
Full Story Moores commits to Lancashire
Wales winger Gareth Bale joins Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo among the leading contenders for FIFA’s Ballon d’Or award.
Full Story Bale on Ballon d’Or shortlist
Daniel Sedin scored the winner in the third period and added an assist Monday as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Washington Capitals 3-2.
Full Story Canucks edge Capitals for 4th straight victory
Peter Budaj made 27 saves for his 11th career NHL shutout, and Tomas Plekanec and Alex Galchenyuk provided all the offence Montreal needed as the Canadiens spoiled the New York Rangers’ long-awaited home opener with a 2-0 victory Monday night.
Full Story Peter Budaj, Canadiens shut out Rangers
Darren Fletcher has set his sights on a first-team return after playing for Manchester United’s reserves on Monday.
Full Story Fletcher back in United shirt
The NBA returns on Tuesday night, with 30 teams across two conferences and six divisions gearing up for a gruelling 82-game regular-season schedule.
Full Story Western preview
Ajax were given a lucky escape when their inflatable training dome collapsed moments after Frank de Boer had cancelled a practice session.
Full Story Lucky escape for Ajax players
Lawyers for Major League Baseball are seeking a speedy dismissal of an Alex Rodriguez lawsuit accusing the league and Commissioner Bud Selig of trying to drive him out of baseball, according to a letter sent to a judge Monday.
Full Story MLB seeks early dismissal of A-Rod lawsuit
The NHL suspended Phoenix Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal two games for charging Edmonton Oilers defenceman Jedd Petry during a game on Saturday in Arizona.
Full Story Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal suspended 2 games
Young defender Aymeric Laporte scored the only goal of the game as Athletic Bilbao ended their hoodoo against Getafe to move above them in the Primera Division.
Full Story Athletic climb to fifth spot
Arsene Wenger says his Arsenal team to face Chelsea in the Capital One Cup will be “a mixture” – but victory is the aim.
Full Story Wenger will mix up Gunners
Andrew Crofts secured a point for Brighton moments after Watford were controversially denied a second goal in a dramatic 1-1 draw at the Amex.
Full Story Watford denied win at Brighton
Alex Gustafsson, Europe’s leading mixed martial artist, has been confirmed as headlining the UFC’s next London event at the O2 Arena on March 8, fighting veteran Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Full Story Gustafsson to fight in London
Ireland coach Mark Aston was keen to take the positives out of his side’s 32-14 defeat to Fiji in their opening match in the Rugby League World Cup.
Full Story Aston not giving up just yet
Gianfranco Zola called for goal-line technology to be introduced in the Sky Bet Championship after Watford had what he felt was a definite goal ruled out in the 1-1 draw at Brighton.
Full Story Zola calls for technology
Hooker Tom Youngs says England go into Saturday’s match against Australia at Twickenham seeking revenge for defeat last autumn.
Full Story Youngs: England want revenge
Akuila Uate grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Fiji kicked off their Rugby League World Cup campaign with a resounding 32-14 victory over Ireland in Rochdale.
Full Story Fiji fire against Ireland
Los Angeles Kings forward Kyle Clifford was handed a $2,756.41 US fine by the National Hockey League on Monday for kneeing Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in a game a day earlier.
Full Story Kings’ Clifford fined for kneeing Oilers’ Nugent-Hopkins
Rory McIlroy believes he is close to rediscovering something like his best form after seeing off Tiger Woods in an exhibition match in China.
Full Story McIlroy upbeat on form
Adrian Newey believes F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel will continue to develop as a driver – although he concedes it is already “difficult to see a chink in his armour.”
Full Story Newey backs Vettel to improve
Toulon and Argentina back-row Juan Martin Fernandez-Lobbe has been ruled out of action for around three months.
Full Story Lobbe out for three months
Nigel Pearson has challenged Leicester to prove their Premier League credentials against Fulham on Tuesday night.
Full Story Pearson welcomes Fulham test