France was beaten in Italy for the second successive time in the Six Nations championship, falling apart in a woeful second half to lose 23-18 and surrender its Grand Slam hopes on...

    Hong Kong's Marco Fu reached his first major final since 2008 and credited his run at the German Masters to becoming a father for the first time.   The 35-year-old Fu...

    Ireland and England hit the ground running in an explosive start to the Six Nations on Saturday, clinching impressive victories to set up a potentially title-defining showdown in...

    Mark Selby's recent domination of snooker came to an end when he was beaten 5-1 by Barry Hawkins in the quarter-finals of the German Masters in Berlin.   Hawkins,...

One seismic win over New Zealand has flipped England from a work in progress to a major force in world rugby, ramping up expectation levels and making Stuart Lancaster's side the team to beat in...

World number two Judd Trump has been knocked out of the German Masters in the second round in Berlin.   Trump's poor run of form continued as he was beaten 5-4 by Anthony Hamilton, the...

Elise Pellegrin to be the first Maltese woman to compete at Worlds for Alpine Ski and 2014 Olympics in Russia.   Pellegrin’s great grandfather was born in Malta and moved to France for...

John Higgins has been knocked out of the German Masters by Peter Lines.   The world number three suffered a shock 5-3 first round defeat in Berlin to a player ranked 53rd in the...

Lance Armstrong says a truth and reconciliation program is the "only way" to deal with cycling's doping crisis and the sport's governing body should have no role in the...

A London Marathon runner whose death touched hearts globally and inspired more than $1 million in donations had taken a dietary supplement which may have contributed to her heart failure, a coroner...