Moscow: English fish and chips against Croatia's famous fish risotto. France's vin et fromage versus Belgian beer and waffles. Welcome to the final four of…

Read More Celebrate the news: it's the most unlikely of World Cup semi-finals

Despite kicking a game-high four goals in North Melbourne's win over the Gold Coast Suns on Sunday, Kangaroos coach Brad Scott has lauded the selfless…

Read More Brown's sneakily selfless game gives Roos forward bite

Shane Van Gisbergen secured a vital Supercars victory at Townsville on Sunday as the Red Bull Holden Racing Team completed a dominant weekend. Trailblazer: Shane…

Read More Van Gisbergen victory caps Red Bull dominance on Townsville circuit

The scratching of the jumping castle on a record-breaking Royal Randwick Saturday will be an issue for immediate attention when Jamie Barkley, the recently appointed…

Read More Rails run for new king of ATC castle

Partying all night long, boys? BBC pundit Alan Shearer uses a breadstick for a microphone as he belts out Lionel Richie hit while toasting England’s…

Read More England legends Shearer and Lineker plot ‘long night’ of celebrations

LAS VEGAS — Daniel Cormier added the UFC heavyweight championship to his light heavyweight title Saturday night, stopping Stipe Miocic in dramatic fashion during the…

Read More Daniel Cormier calls out Brock Lesnar after historic UFC win

TORONTO — J.A. Happ’s eyes told his disappointing story. As he stood in the middle of the Blue Jays clubhouse he knew he let a…

Read More J.A. Happ didn’t do himself any favors with this stinker

They will say it was only Sweden, they will say England were indebted to goalkeeper Jordan Pickford with three quite brilliant saves, they will even…

Read More Euphoria unchained as England breeze into semi-finals

Wracked by fear, Daria Gavrilova has laid bare her demons in an extraordinary aftermath to her shattering third-round Wimbledon exit. Gavrilova confessed to freezing on…

Read More Gavrilova admits to losing nerve at Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic are on course for a semi-final meeting at Wimbledon after both came through their third-round matches. Nadal ensured he will…

Read More Nadal, Djokovic into Wimbledon fourth round

LAS VEGAS — Kevin Knox’s 8-for-20 shooting line doesn’t tell the whole tale of a summer-league debut filled with rocking rims and an ocean of…

Read More Kevin Knox has rim-rocking day in Knicks summer-league debut

The most important valuation for the Mets is not of Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard, it is of the New York Mets, circa now (not…

Read More Mets appearing to double down on a failed strategy

Jake Carlisle suffered a punctured lung. St Kilda coach Alan Richardson remains confident that key defender Jake Carlisle will return from his punctured lung for…

Read More Saints confident Carlisle will face Blues

St Petersburg: When Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were sent packing from the World Cup a week ago, the stage was set for Brazil's Neymar…

Read More Hazard not Neymar takes over as Cup's star

Melbourne Vixens have taken an important step towards securing a Super Netball semi-final spot with a dramatic 58-57 victory over Queensland Firebirds. Down by seven…

Read More Vixens win a one-point thriller over Firebirds

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart face a conundrum – does he stick with his starting halves pairing or does five-eighth Blake Austin come straight back…

Read More Talking points: What does Raiders coach Ricky Stuart do now?

The England skipper sealed a fresh contract before announcing himself to the globe at the World Cup. And with no set price in his terms at…

Read More Harry Kane worth more than Neymar as new Tottenham contract includes no release clause

Justice isn’t blind. It just sees what it chooses to see. Here’s the timeline. See if it makes any sense: May 2014, the Mets salute…

Read More Mets’ politically correct hypocrisy knows no bounds

Boss Jose Mourinho made the Chelsea winger his No 1 summer target and is competing with Barcelona to seal a £60million deal. United are ready to step up their…

Read More Manchester United close in on Willian transfer after Brazil’s exit from World Cup

On the list of positive developments for the Mets this season, Steven Matz’s re-emergence is near the top. But these are the offensively challenged Mets,…

Read More Mets give Steven Matz the deGrom treatment in listless loss

John Tavares’ departure is a reminder that for the overwhelming majority of athletes, endings are almost always messy and awkward. Sometimes it’s a free-agent divorce,…

Read More John Tavares joins long history of ungraceful New York exits

Juventus are believed to be closing in on an £88million deal for the Portuguese superstar.   But Madristas are said to be up in arms…

Read More Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus: Real Madrid warned against selling superstar by former president Ramon Calderon

Former UCLA standout and ex-NBA player Tyler Honeycutt was found dead early Saturday morning in Los Angeles after a shootout with police, according to multiple…

Read More Former UCLA basketball star found dead after police shootout

The unique transfer agreement has been put in place by Jurgen Klopp and Reds legend Steven Gerrard. Gerrard, who made over 500 appearances for Liverpool,…

Read More Liverpool agree unique loan deal with Rangers because of Steven Gerrard's link to the club

LONDON — Top-ranked Simona Halep couldn’t capitalize on her chances and was knocked out by Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan at Wimbledon on Saturday, losing 3-6,…

Read More Shocking Wimbledon exit puts Serena Williams in control

Lewis Hamilton will chase history from pole on Sunday – after producing one of his ‘best laps’ to land it. The Brit said he was…

Read More Lewis Hamilton takes pole position for home British Grand Prix 2018

Tottenham have received fresh encouragement in their long running pursuit of Wilfried Zaha. Spurs have not given up on landing the Crystal Palace star, 25.…

Read More Tottenham target Wilfried Zaha rejects £125k-per-week Crystal Palace contract

The eagerly anticipated super fight could turn fan favourite Cormier into a two-weight world champion if he wins. The only other fighter who held two…

Read More Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic faces light-heavy king Daniel Cormier at UFC 226 super-fight

Coming off three consecutive losses and with a top-eight berth in the balance, Melbourne simply had to win this match against an injury-depleted Fremantle in…

Read More Demons snap out of their form slump

Ashleigh Barty's Wimbledon campaign is over following a disappointing, mistake-riddled third-round loss to Russian Daria Kasatkina. Barty made a flying start before collapsing to a…

Read More Error-prone Barty bombs out of Wimbledon against Kasatkina