Argentina held, Colombia make gains
Argentina’s hopes of sealing qualification for next year’s World Cup were thwarted in a 1-1 draw with Ecuador on Tuesday as Colombia took a massive stride towards the finals in Brazil with victory ove
Rain hits oz-NZ face-off
Rain provided further frustration for Australia, on a day when they dropped David Warner for a bar-room attack on England’s Joe Root, as their Champions Trophy match against New Zealand ended in a no
Warner made to pay for bar brawl
Australia batsman David Warner was dropped for the country’s Champions Trophy match against New Zealand on Wednesday, Cricket Australia said, after a bar-room attack on England’s Joe Root.
Twirling the fortunes of India
India's fearless opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan is doing the unthinkable at the Champions Trophy — making fans forget Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir.
USA surge to the top
Jozy Altidore scored his third goal in three matches Tuesday to help the United States to a 2-0 victory over Panama and into the lead in 2014 World Cup qualifying in North America.
Spain too good for Ireland
World Cup and European champions Spain defeated Ireland 2-0 on Tuesday in a friendly football match at Yankee Stadium that served as Spain’s last tune-up for the Confederations Cup.
Oz coach issues apology for sexist faux pas
Australia coach Holger Osieck apologised Wed-nesday after being caught on camera making a sexist remark that “women should shut up in public”.
Battered Australia take on in-form New Zealand
Stand-in captain George Bailey insisted now was not the time for Australia “panic stations”, despite their crushing opening Champions Trophy defeat by England.
Australia rout Jordan
South Korea edged a tense encounter against Uzbekistan and Australia finally hit form with a 4-0 win over Jordan as the regional giants took big strides towards next year’s World Cup on Tuesday.
Gritty Hewitt gets past Russell to end lean run
Lleyton Hewitt admitted he was relieved to be back on his favourite grass court as the Australian ended his losing streak with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory over America’s Michael Russell in the first round