+ Rooney given break to recover from injury (AAP)—England's Wayne Rooney will have extra time off ahead of Euro 2012 to overcome an injury, while his coach has warned his players to behave at the even...

+ We have only ourselves to blame, says Bayern's Heynckes (Reuters)—MUNICH, May 20 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich have only themselves to blame for failing to lift the Champions League trophy for the fifth time on Saturday ...

+ Gesink grabs lead in California (Reuters)—MT. BALDY, California, MAY 19 - Robert Gesink of the Netherlands won the penultimate stage of the Tour of California on Saturday, all but ensuring he ...

+ Dufner stays one ahead at Byron Nelson (Reuters)—Late birdie helps Dufner stay a stroke in front

+ Day one off lead at Byron Nelson PGA event (AAP)—Jason Dufner holds a one-stroke lead at the PGA Tour's Byron Nelson Championship, with Jason Day in a good position to challenge him on the final day.

+ Horseracing-I'll Have Another wins Preakness Stakes (Reuters)—BALTIMORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Kentucky Derby champion I'll Have Another won the $1 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday to remain on course for the Tr...

+ Bayern players refused to take penalties - coach (Reuters)—MUNICH, May 19 (Reuters) - Some Bayern Munich players including Arjen Robben refused to take penalties in their shoot-out defeat by Chelsea in the Cha...

+ Give Di Matteo the job, say jubilant Chelsea players (Reuters)—MUNICH, May 19 (Reuters) - Chelsea players made it clear they wanted Roberto Di Matteo to be given the coach's job full-time after the Italian's whirl...

+ Chelsea storm final frontier to win Champions League (Reuters)—MUNICH, May 19 (Reuters) - Chelsea cleared the final hurdle in a season of never-ending challenges when they beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on penalties in th...

+ I'll Have Another wins the Preakness Stakes (Reuters)—BALTIMORE, May 19 (Reuters) - I'll Have Another won the $1 million Preakness Stakes on Saturday to stay on course for the elusive Triple Crown.

+ Bombers prevail in Dreamtime match (Sportal)—Essendon have moved to the top of the AFL ladder following a hard-fought 19-point victory over a wasteful Richmond in the Dreamtime clash at the MCG o...

+ Drogba fires Chelsea to Champions League glory (Reuters)—MUNICH, May 19 (Reuters) - Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich to win the Champions League for the first time as Didier Drogba struck the decisive blow in a...

+ Djokovic downs Federer to set up Nadal final (Reuters)—ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in straight sets on Saturday and will play Rafa Nadal in the Rome Masters...

+ Waratahs suffer crucial Super Rugby loss (NZ Newswire)—The NSW Waratahs are out of contention for the Super Rugby playoffs after losing 19-13 to the table-topping Stormers in Cape Town.

+ Good day for Kiwi women at Canoe Sprint World Cup (Fuseworks)—Day two was a good day for the Kiwi women all round at the 2012 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Poland.

+ Chelsea beat Bayern on penalties to win Champions League (Reuters)—MUNICH, May 19 (Reuters) - Chelsea stunned Bayern Munich to win the Champions League for the first time after a penalty shootout in the Allianz Arena ...

+ Aleh and Powrie finish fourth at 470 worlds (Fuseworks)—Jo Aleh and Olivia (Polly) Powrie have finished fourth at the 470 World Championships which ended overnight in Barcelona, Spain.

+ Coombe and Dagg take Riverrun Trail Series' titles (Fuseworks)—Athletes from across the South Island were treated to perfect running conditions and stunning scenery for Race 4, the finale of the Kathmandu Riverrun...

+ Djokovic, Nadal in Rome Masters final rematch (AFP)—ROME (AFP) - World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic swept past Roger Federer on Saturday to set up a Rome Masters final rematch with f...

+ French crew trims Spaniard's Ocean Race edge (AFP)—MIAMI (AFP) - France's Groupama cut Spanish yacht Telefonica's edge in the Volvo Ocean Race to only seven points on Saturday after a major error by th...

+ Rangers blank Devils to seize series lead (AFP)—NEWARK, New Jersey (AFP) - New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves and the Rangers blanked the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Saturday to take th...

+ Djokovic downs Federer to set up Nadal final (Reuters)—ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in straight sets on Saturday and will play Rafa Nadal in the Rome Masters ...

+ Rangers beat Devils to lead Conference final 2-1 (Reuters)—NEWARK, New Jersey, May 19 (Reuters) - The New York Rangers scored three times in the last period to defeat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 on Saturday and ...

+ Creaking Stormers hang on to go top (Reuters)—CAPE TOWN, May 19 (Reuters) - The Stormers hung on despite their creaking set-pieces to beat the New South Wales Waratahs 19-13 at Newlands on Saturda...

+ Waratahs suffer crucial Super Rugby loss (AAP)—The NSW Waratahs are out of contention for the Super Rugby playoffs after losing 19-13 to the table-topping Stormers in Cape Town.

+ Stormers 19 Waratahs 13 - Super Rugby result (Reuters)—CAPE TOWN, May 19 (Reuters) - The Stormers (South Africa) beat the New South Wales Waratahs (Australia) 19-13 (halftime 16-3) in their Super Rugby ma...

+ Slovakia beat Czechs, face Russia in the final (AFP)—HELSINKI (AFP) - Slovakia grabbed their ticket into the world ice hockey championship's title-decider with a tight 3-1 semi-final win over former comp...

+ Rampant Leinster crush Ulster to retain Cup (Reuters)—Leinster win third Heineken title in four years

+ Sharks win bruising physical battle (Reuters)—BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, May 19 (Reuters) - Flyhalf Freddie Michalak posted 19 points as the Sharks beat the Cheetahs 34-20 in an all-South African...

+ Chanderpaul, Samuels defy dominant England (AFP)—LONDON (AFP) - Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Marlon Samuels launched a rearguard action as they battled to prevent the West Indies going down to defeat b...

+ Ice hockey-Slovakia to meet Russia in final as Finns bow out (Reuters)—May 19 (Reuters) - Yevgeni Malkin scored a hat-trick as Russia destroyed hosts Finland 6-2 in Helsinki on Saturday to reach the final of the world ice...

+ Update 1-Nadal wears down Ferrer to reach Rome final (Reuters)—ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 7-6 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Rome Mast...

+ McDowell reaches Match Play semi with ugly win (Reuters)—MADRID, May 19 (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell triumphed in a playoff against local favourite Sergio Garcia to reach the World Match Pl...

+ Bayern Munich v Chelsea - stats (Reuters)—May 19 (Reuters) - Stats from Saturday's Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea at the Allianz Arena, Munich.

+ Battle looms for a last-race decider (Fuseworks)—It's tight at the top of the fleet race leader board at the America's Cup World Series after three days of racing at Venice.

+ Chanderpaul primed for another dogfight (Reuters)—LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Shivnarine Chanderpaul carried West Indies hopes on his shoulders yet again as the touring side battled to avoid defeat by ...

+ Leinster crush Ulster to retain Heineken Cup (Reuters)—LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Leinster won the Heineken Cup for the third time in four years when they clinically destroyed Ulster 42-14 in the first all...

+ Sharks beat Cheetahs 34-20 in Super Rugby (AAP)—The Sharks have beaten the Cheetahs 34-20 at Bloemfontein, their fourth win in five games, to climb to sixth in the Super Rugby standings.

+ Pirates retain South African league title (Reuters)—DURBAN, May 19 (Reuters) - Orlando Pirates have won a second successive South African Premier League title, after two Benni McCarthy goals helped them...

+ Delhi's Warner strikes 79 from 44 balls (AAP)—Australian opener David Warner struck 79 runs off 44 balls to help Delhi remain in top place in the Indian Premier League cricket.

+ West Ham sink Blackpool, return to EPL (AAP)—After a year's absence, London football club West Ham return to the English Premier League thanks to a 2-1 win over Blackpool in the promotion playoff...

+ Amador takes Costa Rica's first Giro win (Reuters)—CERVINIA, Italy, May 19 (Reuters) - Andrey Amador earned himself a niche in cycling's history books on Saturday when he claimed Costa Rica's first eve...

+ West Ham sink Blackpool to clinch promotion (AFP)—LONDON (AFP) - West Ham clinched promotion to the Premier League as Ricardo Vaz Te's late winner sealed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Blackpool in the C...

+ Nadal wears down Ferrer to reach Rome final (Reuters)—ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - Five-times champion Rafa Nadal wore down David Ferrer 7-6 6-0 on Saturday to reach the final of the Rome Masters.

+ Relay torchbearer seeks quick profit on eBay (Reuters)—LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - One of the first participants in the London Olympic relay looked set to make a quick profit on Saturday after a torch and u...

+ Pedrosa edges Stoner for French pole (AFP)—LE MANS, France (AFP) - Spaniard Dani Pedrosa will start in pole position in Sunday's French MotoGP after posting the fastest time in a rain-hit quali...

+ Amador wins stage 14 of Giro, Hesjedal regains lead (Reuters)—CERVINIA, Italy, May 19 (Reuters) - Andrey Amador of Costa Rica held off fellow breakaways Czech Jan Barta and Alessandro De Marchi of Italy to win St...

+ West Indies fightback stalls (Reuters)—LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - The West Indies fightback in the first test against England at Lord's was cut short when they lost three wickets in nine ba...

+ Women's basketball squad trimmed to 14 (AAP)—The women's Olympic basketball squad has been trimmed to 14 after a week-long training camp in Canberra,

+ Impressive Sharapova reaches Rome final (Reuters)—ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - Defending champion Maria Sharapova will take on Li Na of China in the Italian Open final after a confident 6-3 6-4 victory ov...

+ Liu times season's quickest in 110m hurdles (AFP)—SHANGHAI (AFP) - China's Liu Xiang won the Shanghai Diamond League meet 110m hurdles on Saturday in a season-leading 12.97sec as he strengthened his b...

+ AFL Bombers hold on to beat Tigers (AAP)—Essendon have finished strongly to beat Richmond by 19 points in a tense contest before 80,900 fans in their Dreamtime AFL clash at the MCG.

+ World 470 sail title for Page and Belcher (AAP)—Australian sailors Malcolm Page and Mathew Belcher are Olympic medal favourties after defending their 470 dinghy world title in Spain.

+ Pedrosa edges Stoner for pole in French MotoGP (AFP)—LE MANS, France (AFP) - Spaniard Dani Pedrosa will start in pole position in Sunday's French MotoGP after posting the fastest time in qualifying on Sa...

+ England 398 all out against West Indies (AFP)—LONDON (AFP) - England were dismissed for 398 in reply to the West Indies' 243, a first innings lead of 155 runs, on the third day of the first Test a...

+ Williams withdraws from Rome Masters (AFP)—ROME (AFP) - Serena Williams withdrew on Saturday prior to the Rome Masters semi-final with China's Li Na, with the American admitting she just had be...

+ Bombers beat AFL Tigers by 19 points (AAP)—Essendon have finished strongly to beat Richmond by 19 points in a tense contest before 80,900 fans in their AFL clash at the MCG on Saturday night.

+ Bulldogs beat AFL Suns 72-34 in Darwin (AAP)—Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett was busy but he couldn't inspire an upset win over the Bulldogs in Darwin.

+ Hooker fails in Shanghai pole vault (AAP)—Australia's Olympic champion Steve Hooker has failed to clear a height in his first international meet of the year at the Diamond League in Shanghai.

+ Bombers hold off Tigers fight-back (ABC)—Competition pacesetters Essendon survived a scare from Richmond, losing the lead in the last quarter before finishing strongly to win their round-eigh...

+ Impressive Sharapova to face Li in Rome final (Reuters)—ROME, May 19 (Reuters) - Defending champion Maria Sharapova will take on Li Na of China in the Italian Open final after a confident 6-3 6-4 victory ov...

+ Solskjaer's Villa visit angers Molde (Reuters)—STOCKHOLM, May 19 (Reuters) - Molde manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's visit to Aston Villa for an "informal first chat" has caused a storm among sponsors...

+ Football: Olympiakos ease to 4-1 win over Victory (AFP)—MELBOURNE, May 19, 2012 (AFP) - - Spanish striker David Fuster scored twice as Greek champions Olympiakos defeated Australian A-League club Melbourne ...

+ Football: Friendly - Melbourne Victory 1 Olympiakos 4 (AFP)—MELBOURNE, May 19, 2012 (AFP) - - Result of a football friendly played between Melbourne Victory and Olympiakos of Greece in Melbourne on Saturday:

+ Bulldogs beat AFL's Suns in Darwin (AAP)—Gold Coast captain Gary Ablett was busy but he couldn't inspire an upset win over the Bulldogs in Darwin.

+ Tariq Sims' NSW Origin dream is over (AAP)—A broken leg to NSW's 18th man Tariq Sims has soured North Queensland's thrilling 30-28 NRL win over Penrith in Townsville.

+ Postecoglou's Victory lose to Olympiakos (AAP)—Greek club Olympiakos have outclassed Melbourne Victory as Ange Postecoglou's first game in charge of the A-League club ended in defeat.

+ West Indies fight back at Lord's (Reuters)—LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - West Indies fought back strongly on the third day of the first test at Lord's, claiming four England wickets to reduce the ...

+ NSW Origin playmakers get down to business (NZ Newswire)—Having excelled for City last month, NSW playmakers Robbie Farah and Mitchell Pearce are excited to test their partnership at the Origin level.

+ Cooper sparks Reds in Super Rugby win (AAP)—Quade Cooper has enjoyed an impressive Super Rugby return in Queensland's 34-20 win over the Lions at Suncorp Stadium.

+ Tariq Sims' Origin dream over (NZ Newswire)—A broken leg to NSW's 18th man Tariq Sims has soured North Queensland's thrilling 30-28 NRL win over Penrith in Townsville.

+ RugbyU: Super 15 - Queensland Reds 34 Golden Lions 20 (AFP)—BRISBANE, Australia, May 19, 2012 (AFP) - - Result of a Super 15 rugby match between the Queensland Reds and the Golden Lions in Brisbane on Saturday:

+ Sims injury overshadows Cowboys win (ABC)—A suspected broken leg suffered by Cowboys forward Tariq Sims has overshadowed North Queenland's thrilling 30-28 win over Penrith in Townsville on Sat...

+ Japan claim fifth straight Asian rugby title (AFP)—TOKYO (AFP) - Japan claimed their fifth straight Asian Five Nations title on Saturday when they smashed Hong Kong 67-0 in Tokyo to remain unbeaten in ...

+ Tariq Sims has suspected broken leg (NZ Newswire)—NSW's 18th man for the State of Origin series opener has suffered a suspected broken leg in North Queensland's NRL clash with Penrith.

+ Money troubles raising corruption risk in football (AFP)—ZAGREB (AFP) - There are thousands of players like Mario Cizmek in football, professionals who never fulfilled their early promise yet whose passion f...

+ Clarkson rapt with Hawks midfield (Sportal)—Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson believes his midfield is finally gelling after seeing them dominate Fremantle in Saturday's 56-point win over the Doc...

+ Argentina call up Universidad de Chile's Rodriguez (Reuters)—BUENOS AIRES, May 18 (Reuters) - Universidad de Chile winger Matias Rodriguez has earned his first Argentina call-up for their World Cup qualifier aga...

+ RugbyU: Rampant Crusaders trounce hapless Blues (AFP)—Christchurch, New Zealand, May 19, 2012 (AFP) - - The Canterbury Crusaders returned to form with a vengeance when they crushed the Auckland Blues 59-1...

+ Ireland boxer Taylor retains world title (AFP)—QINHUANGDAO, China (AFP) - Ireland's boxing queen Katie Taylor will battle for a historic Olympic gold as the world number one after she claimed her f...

+ Swans drub dreadful Demons (ABC)—Melbourne's season of struggle hit a low point on Saturday when it lost its eighth straight match, a 101-point massacre inflicted by Sydney at the SCG...

+ CFR Cluj clinch third Romanian title (Reuters)—CFR wins third title since 2008

+ Crusaders crush Blues 59-12 in Super Rugby (AAP)—The Crusaders have rebounded from their shock Super Rugby loss to the Melbourne Rebels with a crushing win over the Blues in Christchurch.

+ Davison and Whincup crash in V8 race (AAP)—V8 championship front-runners Jamie Whincup and Will Davison have crashed out at Phillip Island, with stewards investigating the incident.

+ Cory Jane ruled out for six weeks (AAP)—Hurricanes winger Cory Jane has been ruled out of Super Rugby action for six weeks with a high ankle sprain.

+ North fume as Port steal two-point AFL win (AAP)—North Melbourne coach Brad Scott says his side's two-point AFL loss to a fast-finishing Port Adelaide is the most bewildering game he's seen.

+ RugbyU: Highlanders down Bulls in Super 15 upset (AFP)—DUNEDIN, New Zealand, May 19, 2012 (AFP) - - Otago Highlanders hung on gallantly to record an 16-11 upset over the Northern Bulls in a tense clash Sat...

+ All Blacks winger Jane out for six weeks with ankle injury (Reuters)—May 19 (Reuters) - All Blacks winger Cory Jane is expected to miss the test seris against Ireland in June after being ruled out for up to six weeks wi...

+ Highlanders hold on to upset Bulls (AAP)—The Highlanders have put themselves back on track for a Super Rugby finals spot after downing the high-flying Bulls in Dunedin.

+ Highlanders hold on to upset Bulls (NZ Newswire)—The Highlanders have put themselves back on track for a Super Rugby playoff spot after downing the high-flying Bulls in Dunedin.

+ Otago Highlanders beat Bulls in Dunedin (Reuters)—May 19 (Reuters) - Lock Jarrad Hoeata scored a late try as the Otago Highlanders upset the Bulls 16-11 in their Super Rugby match at Otago Regional St...

+ Cory Jane ruled out for six weeks (NZ Newswire)—Hurricanes winger Cory Jane has been ruled out of Super Rugby action for six weeks with a high ankle sprain.

+ Australian cricketer to appear in Indian court (AFP)—NEW DELHI (AFP) - Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach was due to appear in a New Delhi courtroom on Saturday on accusations he molested a woman and b...

+ Highlanders kick home against the Bulls (ABC)—The Highlanders put home ground advantage to good use as they eked out a 16-11 win over South African table toppers the Bulls in Dunedin on Saturday.

+ Whincup, Davison in spectacular V8 crash (AAP)—V8 championship leaders Jamie Whincup and Will Davison have been involved in a major crash at Phillip Island as Ford's Mark Winterbottom won the race.

+ Ainslie sets the torch relay on the road (Reuters)—May 19 (Reuters) - With the rolling Atlantic ocean behind him, yachtsman Ben Ainslie set the London Olympic torch relay on the road from Land's End in...

+ Henry re-signs with NZ Breakers (NZ Newswire)—Tall Blacks forward Leon Henry has re-signed for two more years with NBL champions the New Zealand Breakers.

+ Hawks punish Dockers 119-63 in AFL (AAP)—Hawthorn have kicked eight unanswered goals in the second term on the way to a 56-point AFL win over Fremantle.

+ Magic crush Tactix (ABC)—Waikato-Bay of Plenty thumped Canterbury Tactix 65-42 in their trans-Tasman netball clash in Christchurch on Saturday afternoon.

+ Schulz stars as Port upset Roos (AAP)—Port Adelaide have come from 27 points down early in the last quarter to defeat North Melbourne by two points in their AFL match at AAMI Stadium.

+ Naitanui is Eagles' best: Saints AFL coach (AAP)—St Kilda AFL coach Scott Watters says Nic Naitanui is a freak and will be a handful for 21-year-old Saints ruckman Rhys Stanley.

+ Breakers sign Leon Henry (Fuseworks)—The SKYCITY Breakers clicked another piece of the 2012/13 jigsaw into place this weekend with the signing of forward Leon Henry to a new two year cont...

+ Magic overwhelm hapless Tactix in netball (NZ Newswire)—An increasingly confident Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic have overrun Canterbury Tactix 65-42 in a trans-Tasman netball league whitewash in Christchurch.

+ Lakers avoid 0-3 hole as 76ers even series (Reuters)—(Repeats to show Update-2, no change to text)

+ Japan eye women's volleyball Olympic berth (AFP)—TOKYO (AFP) - Hosts Japan are hoping home advantage in the final Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament starting Saturday will help them sec...

+ Steyn eyes ton for Northern Bulls in Super 15 rugby (AFP)—SYDNEY (AFP) - Superboot Morne Steyn will play his 100th Super Rugby game for table-topping Northern Bulls this weekend as Wallaby playmaker Quade Coo...

+ Magpies lose Swan, Reid to injury in AFL (AAP)—Collingwood's star duo Dane Swan and Ben Reid will miss at least one game each through injury following the Magpies' 12-point AFL win over Geelong.

+ Deja vu for Lions against Giants in AFL (AAP)—Brisbane AFL coach Michael Voss might be forgiven for feeling a sense of deja vu when he lines up against rookies the Giants at the Gabba.

+ 76ers fight back to tie series with Celtics (Reuters)—Philly overcomes 14-0 deficit at start

+ Aussie sailors on verge of world title (AAP)—Australia's world No.1 sailors Malcolm Page and Mathew Belcher only need to finish the final race in Spain to wrap up the 470 dinghy world title.

+ Whincup struggles as Winterbottom fires (AAP)—Ford driver Mark Winterbottom will start from pole position for the first V8 race of the weekend at Phillip Island, but Jamie Whincup is well down in ...

+ Bayern aiming for rare home final success (Reuters)—MUNICH, May 19 (Reuters) - Bayern Munich take on Chelsea in the Champions League final later on Saturday, with the Germans hoping to become European k...

+ Mannering unimpressed with soft Warriors (NZ Newswire)—The Warriors will enter the bye week with plenty to think about, after captain Simon Mannering said their loss to Wests Tigers came down to soft effor...

+ Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat Celtics in NBA series (AFP)—PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - Andre Iguodala finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to beat t...

+ Dufner seizes one-shot lead at Byron Nelson golf (AFP)—DALLAS, Texas (AFP) - American Jason Dufner rolled in four birdies on his final five holes for a four-under 66 and a one-shot lead after the second ro...

+ Tiger Heighington ready for comeback (AAP)—Wests Tigers will welcome back injured forward Chris Heighington against the Cowboys next week, but Heighington is not sure he'll reclaim his starting...

+ Pocock defends Force rugby coaches (AAP)—Star Wallabies flanker David Pocock says Force players need to better execute the instructions of the coaching group in order to snap a five-game losi...

+ Brumbies to sweat on Hooper citation (AAP)—Brumbies flanker Michael Hooper could miss next week's blockbuster against Queensland after being cited for a lifting tackle against the Hurricanes.

+ Braves deny Shields seventh win of season (Reuters)—May 18 (Reuters) - The Atlanta Braves handed Tampa Bay a rare home loss when they chased top pitcher James Shields after six innings in a 5-3 victory ...

+ Japan eye women's voleyball Olympic berth (AFP)—TOKYO (AFP) - Hosts Japan are hoping home advantage in the final Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament starting Saturday will help them sec...

+ Maroon Gillett's scary memories of T-Rex (AAP)—Queensland rookie Matt Gillett says he still has nightmares about his last meeting with giant NSW forward Tony Williams.

+ Joelle King falls to world No.1 (NZ Newswire)—New Zealand squash player Joelle King has lost to world No.1 Nicol David of Malaysia after making a strong start to their British Open quarter-final.

+ Liu Xiang seeks 'Olympic sparkle' at Diamond meet (AFP)—SHANGHAI (AFP) - Chinese superstar Liu Xiang faces a huge test of his Olympic credentials when he lines up against reigning 110m hurdles world champio...

+ David Reynolds fastest in V8 practice (AAP)—Ford driver David Reynolds has led the way in V8 Supercar practice at Phillip Island, ahead of qualifying and a race later on Saturday.

+ Mannering unimpressed with soft Warriors (AAP)—The Warriors will enter the bye week with plenty to think about, after captain Simon Mannering said their loss to Wests Tigers came down to soft effor...

+ Team NZ stay fourth after improved display (NZ Newswire)—Team New Zealand's improved performance on day two of fleet racing in the America's Cup World Series regatta in Venice has kept them fourth on the tab...

+ Joseph's Olympics bid hit by injury (NZ Newswire)—Mountain biker Rosara Joseph's hopes of making the London Olympics have suffered a blow after she broke a wrist preparing for the latest World Cup eve...

+ Pitcher Wood ends career with one final strikeout (Reuters)—May 18 (Reuters) - Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood strolled to the mound on Friday, struck out one batter and walked away from the game forever.

+ Hooper cited for Vito tackle (NZ Newswire)—Brumbies loose forward Michael Hooper has been cited for a tackle he made on Victor Vito in his side's Super Rugby win over the Hurricanes.

+ AFL Magpies count cost of win over Cats (AAP)—Collingwood have gained some revenge for last year's AFL grand-final loss to Geelong with a 12-point victory although the winners suffered two injury ...

+ Georges wins sixth stage of Tour of California (AFP)—BIG BEAR LAKE, California (AFP) - American Dave Zabriskie maintained the overall lead while France's Sylvain Georges survived the gruelling mountain t...

+ AFL Cats not crying over spilt milk (AAP)—AFL defending premiers Geelong face an uphill challenge to win successive premierships after slumping to their fourth loss in eight games this season.

+ Georges wins Californian stage six (Reuters)—Georges wins stage six after solo ride

+ Dufner charges one ahead at Byron Nelson (Reuters)—Dufner takes control with strong finish

+ Tomlinson fine with short IBO title bout (AAP)—Australia's Will Tomlinson says his successful IBO super featherweight title defence has lost none of its shine because it ended early when the lights...

+ Frenchman Georges wins Californian stage six (Reuters)—BIG BEAR LAKE, California, May 1 (Reuters) - Sylvain Georges won the sixth stage of the Tour of California on Friday after a daring solo ride through ...

+ Robert Somers: Pies, Cats confirm drop in quality (Sportal)—The long list of contenders for the AFL premiership will be gently rubbing their hands together after watching Collingwood and Geelong bang heads in a...

+ Pies sweat on Swan, Reid (Sportal)—Scans on Saturday will determine the severity of injuries to key Collingwood players Dane Swan and Ben Reid which tempered the Magpies' two-goal victo...

+ Guthrie ruled out of Fever clash (Fuseworks)—NSW Swifts midcourter Kristy Guthrie has succumbed to a foot injury and will miss the NSW Swifts round eight clash against the West Coast Fever in New...

+ Maguire happy with Souths' progress (AAP)—South Sydney coach Michael Maguire is pleased with the progress of his side, 10 games into the NRL season.

+ Foran NRL return boosts Manly (AAP)—Kieran Foran will return for Manly for the first time since signing his new contract with the Sea Eagles in their NRL clash with the Sydney Roosters.

+ Crows coach ignores Melbourne AFL hoodoo (AAP)—Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson says he'll ignore the Crows' poor recent record in Melbourne when they clash with Carlton at Etihad Stadium.

+ Steyn, Mishra help Deccan beat Rajasthan (AAP)—The Indian Premier League cricket season is over for Rajasthan Royals and last-placed Deccan Chargers.

+ Desormeaux fails alcohol test, out of Preakness (Reuters)—BALTIMORE, May 18 (Reuters) - Kent Desormeaux will not ride Tiger Walk in Saturday's Preakness Stakes after failing a routine alcohol test and will be...

+ Olympic flame gives Beckham goose bumps (NZ Newswire)—Flight BA2012 has touched down in Britain with the official Olympic delegation team and a special flame on board.

+ Pies take out Cats in thriller (Sportal)—Collingwood have fought their way to 12-point win in Friday night's enthralling grand final re-match with Geelong at the MCG.The desperate Magpies bea...

+ Djokovic, Federer in heavyweight semi-final clash (AFP)—ROME (AFP) - Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will clash for the 25th time in Saturday's Rome Masters semi-finals while Rafael Nadal also progressed, ...

+ Key witness in Clemens trial says he mixed evidence (Reuters)—Prosecution asks to show witness supplied drugs to other players

+ Djokovic and Nadal showdown moves closer in Rome (Reuters)—(Adds Federer victory)

+ Biarritz edge Toulon in Amlin final (Reuters)—LONDON, May 18 (Reuters) - Impeccable kicking from Dimitri Yachvili gave Biarritz their first Amlin Challenge Cup after a cagey 21-18 victory over fel...

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