Perfect Saints stun Hawks

St Kilda maintained their unbeaten record despite missing eight of their best players, upsetting Hawthorn by 25 points in Launceston on Saturday.

Stosur confident ahead of semi

Australia's Samantha Stosur has moved one step closer to a maiden singles title after beating Zheng Jie in their quarter-final clash at the WTA Los Angeles Championships.

Eagles have Dogs for dinner

West Coast stunned Western Bulldogs in an AFL thriller at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, hanging on for dear life after coughing up a 47-point lead to win by five points.

Red Sox designate Smoltz for assignment

The Boston Red Sox have designated the pitcher John Smoltz for assignment, one day after the right-hander was blitzed by the New York Yankees.

Struggling Giambi released by the A's

Jason Giambi's second stint with the Oakland Athletics ended abruptly when the struggling five-times All-Star was unconditionally released on Friday.

Yankees beat Red Sox on A-Rod homer

Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the 15th inning to give the New York Yankees a 2-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

Patriots take defensive end Burgess from Oakland

The New England Patriots have acquired defensive end Derrick Burgess in a trade with the Oakland Raiders, the Patriots announced on Thursday.

Titans to wear tribute to murdered McNair

The Tennessee Titans will honor murdered former quarterback Steve McNair by wearing number nine symbols on their helmets this season, the NFL team said on Thursday.

Yankees club Smoltz for first win of season

The New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox for the first time this season, slamming four home runs to crush their arch rivals 13-6 on Thursday.

Deans goes on the attack

Wallabies coach Robbie Deans launched a withering retaliatory strike against Springboks counterpart Peter de Villiers as tensions simmered on the eve of the Tri Nations showdown at Newlands.

Flintoff out of Headingley Test

England's Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley but Matt Prior has passed a late medical after suffering a back spasm while playing football during the warm-up on the outfield.

4th Test

Buoyed by their fightback, of sorts, in the dying stages of the Edgbaston Test, Australia are confident of tieing up the Ashes at Headingley and setting up a thrilling series finale at the Oval.

Liverpool agree deal for Aquilani

Liverpool are set to sign Italy midfielder Alberto Aquilani from Roma after agreeing a transfer fee with the Serie A club.

Wallabies hope silence deafening

Winger Drew Mitchell says the Wallabies are intent on silencing the ravenous Newlands crowd in Saturday's Tri Nations clash with the Springboks.

Sunderland sign England striker Bent

Sunderland finally completed their club record £10 million swoop for Tottenham striker Darren Bent.

Bolt and Gay to race in Brussels after worlds

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will race chief rival Tyson Gay at Brussels on September 4, Gay's manager told Reuters on Wednesday.

Race to Dubai money cut no surprise for Westwood

Speculation that the European Tour's 2009 Race to Dubai will have its lucrative prize fund cut by as much as 25 percent has come as no surprise to Britain's Lee Westwood.

Former Yankee "toad" Irabu goes to the dogs

Former New York Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu is set to return to Japanese baseball with a team called the Kochi Fighting Dogs on the island of Shikoku.

Regan Warns Headingley Crowd

Yorkshire chief executive Stewart Regan has urged fans to behave at the fourth Ashes Test.

Onions Respect For Ponting

Graham Onions says respect will be a watchword for England in the fourth Ashes Test.

Watson Unsure Of Lee Return

Shane Watson feels Brett Lee is still one game away from being fit enough to play in the Ashes.

Senderos Agrees Everton Move

The Swiss Football Federation claim Arsenal's Philippe Senderos has agreed to join Everton.

Sunderland Close To Signing Bent

Sunderland hope to complete the signing of striker Darren Bent from Tottenham today.

Storrie Reveals Pompey Predicament

Portsmouth must 'sell to keep going' with Sulaiman Al Fahim&'s takeover yet to go through.

Fellaini hit by virus

Everton's Marouane Fellaini has been suffering from a virus that has caused him to lose significant weight. David Moyes has admitted the 21-year-old is still "not right" and may not be fit to face Arsenal in the season opener.

Alonso: Reds & Real hold meeting

Xabi Alonso is 'reassured' Liverpool and Real Madrid have held a meeting about him.

Bent having medical

Darren Bent is undergoing a medical at Sunderland ahead of his move from Spurs.

Goldikova wins again

Goldikova won back-to-back renewals of the Prix Rothschild at Deauville on Sunday.

Redknapp denies Bassong bid

Harry Redknapp has rubbished reports Spurs have submitted a bid for Sebastien Bassong.

England Chance To Go 2 Up

England's positive approach has given them the chance of victory in the third Ashes Test.

KP not setting recovery timeline

Kevin Pietersen has not set himself a comeback date following an Achilles operation.

Harmison hoping for late call-up

England's Steve Harmison is desperate to make a belated entry into this year's Ashes.

Noon start at Edgebaston

Latest news from day four of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia.

Woods shifts into high gear at Buick Open

Tiger Woods will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Buick Open as the world number one shifted into top gear on Saturday firing a seven-under 65.

Venus to meet Bartoli in Stanford final

Venus Williams crushed Russian Elena Dementieva 6-0 6-1 in the semi-finals of the Stanford Classic on Saturday.

Phelps reels in Cavic to stay butterfly king

Michael Phelps used his powerful shoulders to perfection to overhaul big rival Milorad Cavic and steal back his 100 meters butterfly world record in an enthralling final at the world championships on Saturday.