Upperton, from Calgary, and Edmonton's Ciochetti tamed the fast track from the 2006 Olympics, winning in a two-run combined time of one minute 55.23 seconds for their second gold-medal performance of the season.

The lightweight mixed martial arts bout at the Metro Radio Arena opened the UFC 80: Rapid Fire card, topped by B.J. Penn-Joe Stevenson's showdown for the lightweight title.

CASEY Dellacqua was a nervous wreck before walking on centre stage Friday night.

ANDY Roddick limped out of Melbourne, stung by an Australian Open humbling and no closer to a second grand slam title.

SERBIAN Jelena Jankovic's claims of innocence over charges of illegal coaching have fallen on deaf ears.

AFTER their latest straight-sets victory - their 14th in a row at Melbourne Park - the Bryan brothers, reclining in the Rod Laver Arena cafeteria, were halfway through lunch and a card game when a visitor interrupted.

Adrian Mutu fired Fiorentina to a 2-1 over Torino to move the Viola up to fourth place in the table. The...

Southern California's two freshmen were better than UCLA's one. Davon Jefferson scored 25 points and O.J. Mayo added 16 as the Trojans upset the fourth-ranked Bruins 72-63 on Saturday, ending UCLA's nine-game winning streak. Josh Shipp led the Bruins with

Bambale Osby scored inside with 21 seconds left to help Maryland stun top-ranked North Carolina 82-80 on Saturday, handing the Tar Heels their first loss of the season. James Gist finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Terrapins

3 days later and the Imps will face Mansfield at Sincil Bank and if City can beat Dagenham and then get 3 points off Mansfield, we would move 9 points clear of the Stags and they would only have those

Not for the first time this season, I do not think it is unreasonable to say that Forest were disgraceful. Part and parcel of being a football fan is that you will encounter disappointments along the way, and you will

SOUTH Sydney are set to inflame the 100-year rivalry with the Roosters by trying to clear suspended forward David Fa'alogo for their season-opening clash.

ST GEORGE Illawarra coach Nathan Brown could be forgiven for looking over both shoulders as the NRL season fast approaches.

WAYNE Bennett is set to sign on with the New Zealand rugby league after under-siege coach Gary Kemble resigned, saying it was in the game's best interests.

BULLDOGS chief executive Malcolm "Frequent Flyer" Noad has taken off on a month-long holiday to the United States - just weeks out from the most important boardroom election in the club's 72-year history.

WORLD cricket has a new star. He's tall, thin and long-haired and looks like he should be playing with a PlayStation rather than a cricket ball.

WELCOME to the future, Australian cricket fans. Welcome to a world where your team will remain among the best sides in the world but will have to work like drover's dogs to subdue their closest rivals.

Alan Shearer has spoken to Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan about the possibility of joining his coaching staff at St James' Park.