LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Liverpool bounced back from their premature Champions League exit to beat neighbours Everton 2-0 on Sunday, a result which relieved some of the pressure that has been building on man...

CARLTON star Marc Murphy says the absence of suspended captain Chris Judd early next year will provide the perfect litmus test for the Blues' emerging midfield.

EXPANSION into too many markets has the potential to adversely affect Australia's four football codes, according to AFL champion James Hird.

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw said he was honoured after picking up the IRB Player of the Year award for a second time.The International Rugby Board admitted the race for the award had been the "mo...

Defender Manny Muscat was sent off for using an elbow as Wellington Phoenix crashed 4-1 to Brisbane at Suncorp Stadium.Muscat was shown a red card by referee Allan Milliner in the 57th minute for stri...

Clearly the Magpies believe they are, after using picks 14, 30, 46 and 85 on Darren Jolly, Luke Ball and former Melbourne rebounding defender Simon Buckley.The preliminary final belting at the hands o...

A highly entertaining performance from South Australia batsman Tom Cooper steered his side to victory over Tasmania in their rain-reduced 17-over one-day cup match at Bellerive Oval on Sunday.Cooper o...

Newcastle climbed off the bottom of the A-League in spectacular fashion with a convincing 3-1 win over Sydney FC at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday.The Jets inflicted second-placed Sydney's ...

If Football Federation Australia hoped it had FIFA vice president Jack Warner on side for its World Cup bid, it may need to think again.Warner has performed an about turn about England's 2018 bid,...

Five years ago Nathan Hauritz wasn't even sure if he was classed as a spinner.One year ago he doubted he would play a second Test.Now the 28-year-old long-maligned offie looks like he belongs, and...

South Australia beat Tasmania in their rain-reduced 17-over one-day cup match at Bellerive Oval thanks to a 85-run partnership between Tom Cooper and Michael Klinger.Cooper obviously recovered from be...

Scoreboard. Have your say on the Warriors' performances below. Hughes was dismissed for a first ball duck when he slashed at a rising Brad Knowles delivery and presented Shaun Marsh with a simple cat...

Tasmania and South Australia will take to the field for a shortened one-day match at Bellerive Oval after rain delayed a start for most of Sunday.The umpires have decided play will begin at 3.20pm (AE...

Play has resumed at the MCG on day three of the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Queensland after a long rain delay.Queensland are two for 53 in their second innings after following-on, nee...

Scoreboard. Young opener Phil Hughes failed to follow up his impressive 58 in the first innings when he was dismissed on the first ball he faced. The diminutive left-hander was caught at second slip ...

Matt Giteau answered his critics with a five-eighth masterclass as the Wallabies signed off 2009 with their storming win over Wales at Millennium Stadium.Giteau endured the most turbulent week of his ...

Hawthorn recruit Rhan Hooper says he has moved on from his troubled times at Brisbane Lions, but the bitter fallout between the club and the forward may not be over. Hooper was given a lifeline by th...

South Africa has been named the International Rugby Board's team of the year and Ireland's Declan Kidney coach of the year.The IRB made the presentations at Croke Park after Ireland's 15-1...

Martin Rodriguez landed a late drop goal to give Argentina a 9-6 victory over Scotland in a rugby union international on Saturday.Scotland, who were looking to complete an unexpected sweep of November...

North Queensland Fury bounced back from last week's drubbing from the Central Coast Mariners to defeat Adelaide United 2-1 in Townsville on Saturday night.A crowd of 5,356 witnessed some Robbie Fo...