England on brink of Ashes win

England’s women took a big step towards retaining the Ashes after a seven-wicket win over Australia in the first one-day international in Melbourne.

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Did You See That? Flames, Canucks brawl on opening face-off

As soon as the puck dropped between the Calgary Flames and Vancouver Canucks on Hockey Night in Canada Saturday, the two clubs engaged in a line brawl in a violent opening few seconds.

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England struggle in Sydney

England have set Australia 244 to win the third one-day international after a below-par batting display in Sydney.

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Canucks coach Tortorella confronts Flames during intermission

CBC cameras captured Canucks head coach John Tortorella attempting to go into the Flames locker room at Rogers Arena, with Calgary enforcer Brian McGrattan pushing him away.

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Ivanovic shocks Williams

Ana Ivanovic dumped world No 1 Serena Williams out of the Australian Open with a fourth round 4-6 6-3 6-3 victory on Sunday.

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Roma to beat Napoli to Bastos

Roma boss Rudi Garcia has revealed they are poised to beat Napoli to the signing of Michel Bastos.

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Maple Leafs edge Canadiens for 4th straight win

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens traded scoring chances and goals back and forth until James van Riemsdyk scored late to give the Leafs a 5-3 victory Saturday.

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Mavericks owner Mark Cuban fined $100K US

The NBA fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban $100,000 US on Saturday for confronting referees and using inappropriate language toward them.

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Vitesse win, Heerenveen held

Patrick Van Aanholt struck a last-gasp winner as Vitesse moved three points clear at the Eredivisie summit on Saturday with a 2-1 triumph at PEC Zwolle.

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England battle past Jamaica

England got their ZEO International Netball Tri-Series campaign off to a winning start with a 46-38 victory over Jamaica at Wembley Arena.

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Montpellier win, Ajaccio lose

Montpellier claimed their first away win of the season to heap more pressure on Sochaux at the bottom of Ligue 1 on Saturday.

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Montpellier crush Treviso

Montpellier ended their Heineken Cup campaign with a comfortable 24-6 victory in a Pool 5 dead rubber against Benetton Treviso.

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Dennis Rodman checks into rehab centre

Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation centre to treat his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent says.

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Remembering the late Dan Snyder

CBCSports.ca senior hockey writer Tim Wharnsby explores former Atlanta Thrashers forward Dan Snyder’s story and what has come about since his passing 10 years ago.

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Laudrup is ready for a fight

Michael Laudrup is confident Swansea will avoid the drop and has assured fans he has the stomach for a relegation dogfight.

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Mourinho plans long-term stay

Jose Mourinho intends to better his previous spell as Chelsea manager by seeing out his contract at Stamford Bridge.

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EIHL: Giants stand tall at top

Belfast Giants continued their dominance of the Elite League season after clinching their third successive win with a 3-1 victory at Sheffield Steelers.

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Townsend takes positives

Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend expressed pride in his team after seeing them push star-studded Toulon all the way before suffering a 15-8 Heineken Cup loss which ended their slim hopes of qualifying for the Amlin Cup.

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Bale scores, Espanyol also win

Gareth Bale scored his first goal in six weeks as Real Madrid powered their way past Real Betis 5-0 to go joint-top of the Primera Division.

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BBL: Riders beaten by Lions

BBL champions Leicester Riders suffered their third loss of the season as the visiting London Lions came away with a 78-73 victory at the John Standford Centre.

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