World number two Judd Trump staged a superb comeback to defeat Barry Hawkins 6-5 in the first round of the Masters.   Hawkins went 2-1 ahead but breaks of 99 and 73 put Trump in front and...

Lance Armstrong has finally come clean.   After years of bitter and forceful denials, he offered a simple "I'm sorry" to friends and colleagues and then admitted he used...

Two-time Masters champion John Higgins reached the quarter-finals of the 2013 tournament with a confident 6-3 victory over Ali Carter at Alexandra Palace.   Carter had gone 2-0 ahead,...

Neil Robertson came from 5-3 down to win three frames in a row and beat Ding Junhui 6-5 in a superb opening match of the 2013 Masters at Alexander Palace on Sunday.   The defending champion...

A friendly football match does not normally attract too much attention. It is mostly used for players to get in form and at for big clubs to visit teams in lower divisions.   In usual...

Exactly eight months before the vote, the race for the 2020 Olympics moved into a crucial phase Monday with the three candidate cities submitting their bid plans to the IOC.   Leaders from...

AtoZ El. Athleta 62   Siggiewi                48   (20-8, 6-14, 14-14, 22-12)    Athleta...

Malta’s top player Tony Drago had a winning start at the New Year while taking part in the qualifying rounds of the Arcaden Munich Open.   Playing in the second round on Friday, Drago...

The year which has just ended was characterized by the splendid Olympic Games that were held in London and the victory of Spain in the 2012 European football championships, held for the first time in...

A British javelin thrower and coach has been banned for four years for multiple doping violations.   UK Anti-Doping says Ian Burns was sanctioned based on information from a police...