Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser says the county had made contingency plans in case captain and opener Chris Rogers was picked by Australia for the Ashes series.
Full Story Fraser: Middlesex can cope
Memphis centre Marc Gasol has beaten off LeBron James to win the coveted NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.
Full Story Gasol lands defensive award
Rafael Nadal quickly got back to winning ways on clay with a routine 6-4 6-2 triumph over Carlos Berlocq in the second round of the Barcelona Open.
Full Story No pain in Spain for Nadal
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy because of his knee injury.
Full Story KP out of Champions Trophy
Catania’s Alejandro Gomez admits he is flattered to be linked with a move to Inter Milan.
Full Story Gomez flattered by Inter talk
The Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday recalled forward Jared Staal from the American Hockey League, and likely will have him in the lineup when they face the New York Rangers on Thursday.
That would mean all four Staal brothers would be in the s…
Full Story Staal family reunion set for Carolina
Luis Suarez is likely to stay at Liverpool this summer – despite being handed a 10-game ban for biting an opponent.
Full Story Suarez set to stay – bookies
A report says coalition policies designed to boost employment are “leaving out women”, with increasing numbers out of work.
Full Story Fawcett Society: Female Unemployment To Rise
TORONTO – Portland Winter Hawks defenceman Seth Jones and Finnish centre Aleksander Barkov are the players to watch at this year’s NHL entry draft.
Central Scouting made them the top-ranked skaters in its final ranking of prospects this seaso…
Full Story Seth Jones, Aleksander Barkov top Central Scouting rankings for NHL entry draft
Anthony Ciccone injures his forehead after confronting a Michigan police officer who tried to detain him on a trespass warrant.
Full Story Madonna’s Brother Needs Stitches After Arrest
David Wright on Wednesday joined New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Mets favorites in kicking off this year’s All-Star Game festivities at City Hall, with less than three months to go before the Midsummer Classic at Citi Field.
Full Story Wright named spokesman for All-Star FanFest
Sharon Osbourne says she did not realise the extent of her husband’s substance problems, but insists their marriage will survive.
Full Story Sharon Osbourne Talks About Ozzy Drug Problem
Thomas Rogne has hinted he might leave Celtic when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Full Story Rogne drops Celtic exit hint
Bolton skipper Kevin Davies has turned down the opportunity to join Toronto FC when his contract at the Reebok Stadium ends in the summer.
Full Story No Toronto move for Davies
Louis Oosthuizen has insisted that travelling to South Korea for this week’s Ballantine’s Championship was an “easy decision”.
Full Story Oosthuizen ready for debut
Matt Barkley insists he has no regrets about delaying his entrance into the NFL by a year as he prepares for this year’s NFL Draft.
Full Story Barkley ready for Draft day
Guan Tianlang has vowed to avoid a repeat of his penalty for slow play at Augusta as he tees up at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
Full Story Guan aware of need for speed
A memorial service is being held for Sean Collier – a university police officer killed by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
Full Story Boston: Slain Uni Police Officer Remembered
Cleveland have confirmed that Mike Brown has returned to the team for a second stint as head coach.
Full Story Brown returns to Cavaliers
Top seed David Ferrer was dumped out of the Barcelona Open by Russian qualifier Dmitry Tursunov.
Full Story Ferrer stunned in Barcelona
