Cricket Australia (CA) is contemplating its own version of Indian Premier League (IPL) within two years after the inaugural Twenty20 tournament has become a mega-hit in the...

Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has confirmed his availability for the West Indies cricket tour, but he will miss the first Test starting next week, it was reported by the media here...

Incoming International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said that the sanctity of Test cricket would remain, despite the frenzied grab for Twenty20 dollars, it was reported by the media here...

(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine, right, is congratulated by teammate Akinori Iwamura after pitching during the seventh inning of a baseball against the St....

(AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett walks off the court after Boston's 74-69 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals Friday, May...

West Indies skipper Chris Gayle will not play the first test against Australia. Photo / Getty Images JAMAICA - The West Indies have been dealt a critical blow just days out from the first Test...

Kenya's top leaders of the Kenya Football Federation (KFF) and Kenyan Premier League (KPL) have reached a new partnership agreement to save and support the 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2010 Africa Cup of...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Here's a ray of hope for college football fans bummed by the recent rejection of the plus-one model to determine a national champion. The president of Florida State not only...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - LeBron James scored 32 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 74-69 on Friday and force a deciding Game Seven in their Eastern Conference...

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Former elite athletics coach Trevor Graham is set to go on trial Monday on charges he lied to federal agents investigating the use of...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Alfonso Soriano homered twice to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, their eighth win in 10...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - American Jonathan Byrd grabbed a three shot lead over Kenny Perry and Ryan Palmer at the Atlanta Classic on Friday after producing an excellent six-under par round for the second...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Mets had the night off on Friday when their game against the New York Yankees was postponed because of rain, yet the National League team put in time to clear the...

5-4 in the evening match. Canada and Russia have never met in the final since the current format was introduced in 2000. Green said he initially thought about passing but instead kept the puck...

The All-Star race offers a purse of more than $1 million to the winner but no chance for Busch, coming off his points-race win at Darlington, to expand his Series points lead. Saturday night's race...

Could this be changing though? There is now a five-team baseball league in Malaysia and a gentleman by the name of Tim Freebairn seems certain to raise the profile of both games here. In the last two...

(AP Photo/Ben Margot)San Francisco Giants owner and managing general partner Peter Magowan, center, speaks during a news conference beside William Neukom, left, currently a general partner in the San...

Without an exemption, Goodes had to qualify for the tournament on Monday in North Carolina and matched his best round since joining the Champions Tour in...

It is the second time Ryan Hogg, 24 – who plays lock forward for Premiership Division One outfit Hawick – has been convicted of an assault in such circumstances.In 2006, Hogg, who was named...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Penn State coach Joe Paterno shrugged off a medical scare and said Friday that he feels fine after going to the hospital this week to be treated for...

made by my colleague Gregg Doyel is that forcing elite prospects into college for a one-year pit stop invites problems regarding agents prematurely investing in players. And he's correct. It's a...

(AP Photo/H. Rumph Jr.)Philadelphia Phillies' Jayson Werth acknowledges the crowd after he hit a grand slam against the Toronto Blue Jays in the third inning of an interleague baseball game Friday,...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Major League Baseball Players Association sued Steiner Sports Marketing Inc on Friday accusing the memorabilia seller of trademark infringement and...

QUEBEC CITY (Reuters) - Canada beat Olympic champions Sweden 5-4 on Friday to set up a gold medal showdown with long-time rivals Russia at the ice hockey world...

FA CUP FINAL Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Saturday, 17 May Kick-off: 1500 BSTCoverage: LIVE on BBC One, BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Wales, Score on BBCi;...

(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)In this May 3, 2006 file photo, olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery enters Manhattan federal court in New York. Montgomery has been sentenced to 46 months in prison...

News ) - NFL owners could opt out of their agreement with the players union next week, leaving open the possibility of a 2010 season without a salary cap. The labor agreement is on the agenda for the...

(AP Photo/Natalie Evans)Ryan Briscoe, of Australia, slams into the wall in the first turn during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday,...

The players have until May 23 to ratify the agreement, which allows for increased drug testing, including in the off-season, while strengthening the authority of the independent program administrator...

Millions of Manchester United fans would miss out on a home-coming celebration should they win the European Cup after officials banned any parade. The controversial decision comes 48 hours after an...

A look at the cities bidding for Super Bowl XLVI in 2012: INDIANAPOLIS Venue: Lucas Oil Stadium. Seating: 63,000, but would expand to 73,000 for the Super Bowl. Suites: 142. Cost: $675 million....

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported last weekend that Isringhausen hurt his right hand striking a television set in frustration in manager Tony La Russa's...

BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The only way undefeated Kentucky Derby champion Big Brown can lose the Preakness Stakes is by stumbling at the start, his trainer said...

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Philipp Lahm has agreed to terms on a three-year extension to his current contract with newly crowned German champions Bayern Munich which will keep him in Munich until June 30, 2012. "I'm delighted...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a backhand to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during their quarter final match at the Italian Open women's tennis tournament in Rome,...

Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay, Aug. 2, 2007 in Charlottetown P.E.I. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot TORONTO - Peter MacKay will be looking to provide a different kind of defence Monday....

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK -- NFL investigators have met with a convicted steroids dealer, who has said he provided performance-enhancing drugs to professional football players, according to a...

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Rugby: Blues seize their chance Force 29 Brumbies 22PERTH - Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher has been given a Super 14 send-off he will want to forget, seeing his side surrender a 22-point lead to...

Cricket: McCullum blasts 97 at Lord's LONDON - Allrounder Jacob Oram called for sharp improvement from the New Zealand bowlers or face being "wiped off the park" by England in the first cricket test...

Born in the late 1960s when Southern California kids mimicked their motorcycle heroes by tearing through vacant lots on Schwinn Sting-Rays, BMX (short for bicycle motocross) is poised to become a...

A-Rod is scheduled to play in the first of three extended spring training games Saturday. Barring any setbacks, he is slated to rejoin the team...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Disgraced former Olympic gold medalist Tim Montgomery was sentenced Friday to 46 months in a federal prison for his part in a phony check...

Charles Barkley owes a Las Vegas casino $400,000. Man, buffet cover charges sure do add up. The New York Knicks have sent Isiah Thomas on a scouting mission to Europe. No word yet on when they'll...

TOKYO: Kawasaki Heavy Industries on Friday said it would start selling Kawasaki brand sports motor bikes in India through carmaker Bajaj Auto by the summer of 2009 to tap growing demand for luxury...

Stanley Cup . Speculation swirled for the past month about Laviolette's future after Carolina missed the playoffs in both seasons after its championship run.Rutherford said Laviolette met this week...

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who was barred from able-bodied competition in January, will be allowed to pursue his dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games after an unexpected...

Rugby: Blues seize their chance The Chiefs have bolstered their starting line-up with three experienced campaigners for their final regular season match against the Sharks tomorrow morning.Regular...