Former world number one Venus Williams battled into the second round of the Auckland Classic on Monday with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/1) win over Czech wildcard Andrea Hlavackova. The seven-time Grand Slam champion began confidently but could not dominate Hlavackova…
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Arsene Wenger insists his boys have grown into men after backing Premier League leaders Arsenal to maintain their impressive title challenge into the New Year. Wenger’s team ended 2013 with 82 points — more than any of their Premier League rivals –…
Everton captain Phil Jagielka has been ruled out for up to four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury. Jagielka missed Everton’s 2-1 win against Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday as a result of a problem he originally sustained in Thursday…
Leicester extended their lead at the top of the Championship after hitting back to secure a dramatic 5-3 win over Bolton at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. Nigel Pearson’s team moved four points clear in the race for promotion to the Premier League…
Olivier Giroud’s 11th goal of the season sealed Arsenal’s return to the top of the Premier League courtesy of a hard-fought 1-0 win at Newcastle on Sunday. The Frenchman’s 65th-minute header, his first goal for more than a month, proved decisive as…
Olivier Giroud ensured Arsenal will finish 2013 on top of the Premier League as his second half goal clinched a 1-0 win against Newcastle on Sunday. Arsene Wenger’s side had surrendered first place after Manchester City’s win over Crystal Palace on…
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez will come up against Chelsea on Sunday for the first time since being banned for biting the London club’s Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic last season. The incident, in a 2-2 draw at Anfield in April, saw Suarez widely…
Under-fire Alastair Cook says he wants to carry on as England captain but if the selectors think there is a better man for the job then he would take it on the chin. England are on the brink of a humiliating series whitewash after Australia cruised…
World number six Petra Kvitova powered into the new season with a comprehensive win over Anabel Medina Garrigues as the Czech Republic completed a clean sweep of Spain at the mixed-team Hopman Cup on Sunday. Kvitova was far too good for Medina Garrigues…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes his side can challenge for four trophies this season after moving top of the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace. Edin Dzeko struck in the second half of a nervy encounter at the Etihad…