Sports

NZ to defendS Hong Kong title 27 Mar 2015 - 06:30 pm

Hong Kong---Defending champions New Zealand strode past Scotland as the Hong Kong Sevens kicked off on Friday evening, with competition fierce for an...

Hanyu takes world comeback 27 Mar 2015 - 06:24 pm

Shanghai---Olympic men's figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu closed in on his second successive men's world title Friday, taking the lead in the short...

Japan subs sink Tunisia in first game 27 Mar 2015 - 05:49 pm

Tokyo---Shinji Okazaki and Keisuke Honda came off the bench to score quickfire goals as Japan beat Tunisia 2-0 on Friday in their first...

Ecclestone tells teams to stop complaining 27 Mar 2015 - 04:08 pm

Bernie Ecclestone Sepang, Malaysia---Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone told teams to stop moaning and focus on improving on Friday after an uprising of...

Greek federation backs injured Holebas 27 Mar 2015 - 03:43 pm

Athens---The Greek football federation on Friday insisted that international defender Jose Holebas had been dropped from team training in Austria because of injury...

Lions win third game on Australasian road trip 27 Mar 2015 - 03:11 pm

Brisbane, Australia---Quade Cooper had a drop goal attempt charged down as South Africa's Golden Lions clung on for their third win in Brisbane...

Vulivuli leaves La Rochelle for Montpellier 27 Mar 2015 - 03:04 pm

Montpellier, France---Fiji winger Albert Vulivuli has joined Montpellier to replace the injured Benjamin Fall, the Top 14 side announced on Friday. The 29-year...

Football: Newcastle's Haidara to miss rest of season 27 Mar 2015 - 03:04 pm

Lyon - Newcastle defender Massadio Haidara underwent surgery on his right knee in Lyon and will be ruled out until the end of...

Football: AEK docked three points for fan violence 27 Mar 2015 - 02:43 pm

Athens - Greek second-division side AEK Athens on Friday were deducted three points by the Greek football federation for a pitch invasion by...

SEA Games: Indonesia reduces number of athletes 27 Mar 2015 - 02:25 pm

Jakarta - Indonesia has cut the number of athletes that it will send to the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Singapore to 500...

Rugby: Australian National Rugby League results 27 Mar 2015 - 02:17 pm

Melbourne - Results of Australian National Rugby League matches played on Friday: Parramatta Eels 29 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 Canterbury Bulldogs 25 Wests...

Formula One: Embattled Renault threatens to quit F1 27 Mar 2015 - 02:16 pm

Sepang, Malaysia - Engine-maker Renault said it was considering quitting Formula One on Friday after its previously successful partnership with Red Bull descending...

Formula One: Ecclestone warning over Italian GP 27 Mar 2015 - 02:11 pm

Sepang, Malaysia - Bernie Ecclestone on Friday said he was prepared to let the Italian Grand Prix follow Germany by dropping off the...

Tennis: ATP and WTA Miami Open results - collated 27 Mar 2015 - 12:49 pm

Miami - Results on Thursday from the third day of the ATP and WTA Miami Open (x denotes seeded player): Women 2nd rd...

Basketball: NBA results and standings 27 Mar 2015 - 12:29 pm

Washington, United States - Results and standings on Thursday in the NBA: Milwaukee 111, Indiana 107 Standings (w l pct gb) Eastern Conference...

Ice-Hockey: NHL results and standings 27 Mar 2015 - 12:26 pm

Washington, United States - National Hockey League results and standings after Thursday's games: Toronto 1, Florida 4 Ottawa 1, NY Rangers 5 Detroit...

Cricket: Dharmasena and Kettleborough to stand in World Cup final 27 Mar 2015 - 11:51 am

Melbourne - Sri Lanka's Kumar Dharmasena and England's Richard Kettleborough will be the on-field umpires for Sunday's World Cup final between Australia and...

Formula One: Malaysian Grand Prix practice results 27 Mar 2015 - 11:49 am

Sepang, Malaysia - Results from free practice at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday: FP2 1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 1:39.790 (16 laps) (average...