Champions Hampshire reached the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 competition with a five-wicket win over Essex at the Ageas Bowl.
Full Story Hampshire hit way to quarters
Lakers point guard Steve Nash will have a tryout with Italian soccer club Inter Milan, before the storied team opens play in the Guinness International Champions Cup tournament next week.
Full Story Steve Nash to try out with Italian soccer club Inter Milan
Fabio Fognini remains on course to secure a third successive ATP Tour title after reaching the semi-finals of the Croatia Open.
Full Story Hat-trick hope for Fognini
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Friday after the Packers’ first training camp practice that his friend Ryan Braun “looked at me in the eye on multiple occasions and repeatedly denied the allegations” that the Milwaukee Brewers slugger was using performance-enhancing drugs.
Full Story Packers’ Aaron Rodgers says he was ‘lied to’ by Ryan Braun
The Golden Lions took control of their Super Rugby promotion/relegation clash with the Southern Kings after winning 26-19 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Friday.
Full Story Rampant Lions take advantage
Kell Brook is fully aware of the threat posed by Vyacheslav Senchenko as he looks ahead to their crucial welterweight clash on October 26.
Full Story Kell wary of Senchenko threat
Red Bull duo Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber have insisted the World Champions still have work to do to their RB9 despite dominating Friday practice at the Hungaroring, with the latter insisting the picture over one lap is “tight” among the top teams.
Full Story Red Bull not 100% happy yet
Top seed John Isner survived a scare as Christian Harrison came desperately close to causing another shock at BB&T Atlanta Open.
Full Story Isner holds off Harrison
Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell had days to forget as Brendan Steele set the early pace at the RBC Canadian Open in Oakville.
Full Story Donald and McDowell struggle
All it took to end the Toronto Blue Jays’ losing streak was a visit from the lowly Houston Astros. Starter Mark Buehrle pitched a two-hit shutout and the Blue Jays’ beat the Astros 4-0 Thursday night at the Rogers Centre to end a seven-game skid.
Full Story Mark Buehrle throws shutout as Blue Jays snap skid
Andreas Seppi coasted into the quarter-finals of the Croatia Open in Umag after second-round opponent Andreas Haider-Mauer retired hurt.
Full Story Seppi seals quarters progress
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez is holding what authorities say appears to be a gun in several surveillance photos that were released Thursday and had been recorded shortly after his friend was shot to death.
Full Story Aaron Hernandez apparently holding gun in photos
Hibernian boss Pat Fenlon admits his over-riding feeling was embarrassment as his side slumped to a 7-0 defeat to Malmo.
Full Story Fenlon embarrassed by rout
Ian Bell is relishing his lead role in the Ashes series after a difficult start to his international career against Australia.
Full Story Bell enjoying Ashes spotlight
Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner has admitted that “it’s probably too early” for Jean-Eric Vergne to graduate to the World Champions.
Full Story Horner: Too soon for Vergne
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed senior vice president and general manager Dave Nonis to a five-year contract extension on Thursday, rewarding the GM for the team’s first trip to the playoffs in nine years.
Full Story Maple Leafs sign GM Dave Nonis to 5-year extension
Brandan Wright has re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks announced the expected deal with the centre/forward on Thursday.
Full Story Mavericks re-sign centre Brandan Wright
American Gene Sauers leads the way after day one of the Senior Open Championship at Royal Birkdale after shooting a three-under par 67 on Thursday.
Full Story Sauers on top after day one
DC United and city officials have signed an agreement that would keep the Major League Soccer franchise in the District of Columbia
with a new, $300 million soccer-only stadium.
Full Story DC United, city agree on stadium
Jose Mourinho believes Fernando Torres should relish the competition for places at Chelsea in the coming season.
Full Story Mourinho challenges Torres
