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Wolves boss Mick McCarthy will only sign players he believes can make an instant impact in the club’s English Premier League survival battle. Wolves dropped into the bottom three for …

Robin van Persie has dismissed talk of a rift with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger following the striker’s reaction to the substitution of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain against Manchester United. Van Persie, a …

England manager Fabio Capello is giving little indication of his future plans – refusing to even confirm whether he will return to Italy after Euro 2012. The former AC Milan …

Australian captain Michael Clarke has apologised to India for breaching cricket’s etiquette. Clarke’s apology came after India launched an obstruction appeal against the Australian batsman on Tuesday’s opening day of …

Former Test captain Ricky Ponting says he has taken a grown-up attitude to his new role as senior batsman which has helped spark his spectacular resurgence at the age of …

The first significant milestone of Roger Federer’s Australian Open quarter-final came when he walked on to Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday. For the next two hours he glided past half …

Almost in denial, a defiant Caroline Wozniacki vowed to rebound and reclaim the world No.1 ranking after being dethroned at the Australian Open on Tuesday. Defending champion Kim Clijsters’ 6-3 …

Geelong midfielder Travis Varcoe will miss the start of the 2012 AFL season due to a foot injury. Varcoe was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot on …

India’s cricketers aren’t embarrassed – they’re just unlucky, offspinner Ravi Ashwin says. The tourists copped another pounding from Australia on Tuesday’s opening day of the fourth Test in Adelaide, blowing …

Injured star Kim Clijsters is refusing more medical updates in case they derail her defence of her Australian Open title. Clijsters battled through searing heat and an ongoing ankle injury …

In what could be his final AFL campaign, West Coast skipper Darren Glass says there’s no reason why the Eagles can’t win the premiership this year. West Coast were the …

Gai Waterhouse has had a flying start with her stable’s juveniles this season and apprentice Adam Hyeronimus is keen to get in on the act on Wednesday. Hyeronimus will partner …

Forecast rain in Sydney has buoyed the confidence of jockey Glyn Schofield ahead of Thursday’s Listed Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm. Schofield partners last start Gosford Cup runner-up Wazn, …

Snapshot of day one of the fourth cricket Test between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on Tuesday. SCORE: Australia 3-335 after winning the toss. MAN OF THE MOMENT: Take …

The combination of Sydney Sixers pace aces Brett Lee and Mitchell Starc would normally strike fear into any opposition batsman in the world. But former England international Paul Collingwood believes …

Melbourne Victory star recruit Harry Kewell admits he may have dived to win a penalty in Sunday’s 4-1 drubbing by Perth but insists his actions were not deliberate. And the …

FP – A final-quarter blitz from Atlanta’s Joe Johnson handed the Milwaukee Bucks their second loss at home in the lockout-shortened NBA season. The Bucks returned home on Monday after …

Central Coast have received little sympathy over complaints of a gruelling A-League schedule during the Asian Champions League, with league chief Lyall Gorman calling it “an unfortunate fact of life”. …