Brutal Bradshaw beats the Blues

Brisbane Lions star forwards Jonathan Brown and Daniel Bradshaw have led the Lions to an incredible 16.15 (111) to 15.14 (104) comeback victory to keep the club's AFL finals campaign alive and end Carlton's season.

Manly send timely reminder

Manly relaunched their premiership defence with an emphatic 38-4 win over the Gold Coast Titans that left the Queensland side with a nightmare injury toll heading into the club's NRL finals debut.

Socceroos humbled in Korea

The Socceroos have paid the price for some early lapses in defence, going down 3-1 to Korea Republic at Seoul World Cup Stadium.

Parade Sprints To Glory

Regal Parade registered a surprise 14-1 success in the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock.

Pot Of Gold At End Of Rainbow

Rainbow View returned to winning ways with an impressive victory in the Matron Stakes.

Sea The Stars Wins Again

Sea The Stars was a brilliant winner of the Irish Champion Stakes.

Nadal enjoys Kiefer's late-night challenge in New York

What started out as a rout turned into a war of attrition for Rafael Nadal on Friday, the stiff test leaving the third-seeded Spaniard feeling better prepared for an assault on a first U.S. Open title.

Rodriguez shines in Houston win over Phillies

Wandy Rodriguez shined both on the mound and at the plate as the Houston Astros shut out the Philadelphia Phillies 7-0 on Friday.

Venus and Clijsters to renew rivalry

Former U.S. Open champions Venus Williams and Kim Clijsters have set the stage for a New York revival worthy of a Broadway script.

Fourth seed Dementieva upended by American teenager Oudin

Fourth seed Elena Dementieva suffered a stunning defeat at the U.S. Open on Thursday as she was upended 5-7 6-4 6-3 by American teenager Melanie Oudin in the second round.

Eight NFL teams' values decline from last year: Forbes

The recession has affected even the National Football League as the value of eight teams in the U.S. sports league declined from last year, according to an annual report released by Forbes on Wednesday.

Safina survives error-filled affair to advance

Volatile top seed Dinara Safina flirted with an early exit for a second successive match but held on to defeat Germany's Kristina Barrois 6-7 6-2 6-3 and reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.

Tigers overtake Rays on Polanco's three-run homer

The Detroit Tigers roared from behind on Placido Polanco's three-run, eighth-inning homer to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 and give Justin Verlander his 15th win of the season on Sunday.

Slocum wins Barclays Classic by a stroke

Unheralded American Heath Slocum won the Barclays Classic by one stroke on Sunday after rolling in a 21-foot putt to save par at the last and finish ahead of four heavyweights, including Tiger Woods.

Clijsters makes impressive return to grand-slam action

Former world number one Kim Clijsters made a winning return to grand-slam tennis on Monday with a 6-1 6-1 win over Viktoriya Kutuzova of Ukraine in the first round of the U.S. Open.

Marino and Goydos share lead at Jersey City

A birdie hat-trick propelled Steve Marino into a tie for the lead with fellow American Paul Goydos after the Barclays Classic third round on Saturday.

Pedrosa takes pole at Indianapolis

Spain's Dani Pedrosa took pole position for Sunday's Indianapolis Moto GP after producing the quickest lap in qualifying.

Boston's Papelbon halts Blue Jays' rally

Closer Jonathan Papelbon halted a two-run ninth-inning rally by the Toronto Blue Jays to help the Boston Red Sox hold on for a 3-2 victory on Saturday.