Gerrans leads Tour de France, Evans sees teammates tumble
Team Orica-GreenEdge defended Simon Gerrans’s yellow jersey while former champion Cadel Evans saw key teammates crash during the Tour de France.
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Miami Heat take NBA win to the streets
Music boomed and confetti rained down as Miami’s NBA team celebrated its second-consecutive championship with a parade through the downtown.
City signs Brazil’s Fernandinho for a reported £34m
Manchester City has signed Brazil midfielder Fernandinho from Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk.
Williams dumps SA out of Hopman Cup
Venus Williams gave her comeback hopes a boost with a win at the Hopman Cup in Perth on Sunday.
Goals for City, Arsenal as United win again
Goals rained down on Saturday, with Arsenal beating Newcastle 7-3 and Manchester City edging Norwich City 4-3 to keep pace with Manchester United.
Toyota agrees to $1.1bn settlement with US owners over recalls
Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1-billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls.
SA Blade Runner beats horse Maserati
Oscar Pistorius, the first disabled runner to compete in the Olympics, has beaten Arab horse Maserati in the "run like the wind" race.
SANDF: Mandela’s medics were not on board when plane crashed
The South African National Defence Force has denied claims that a military plane that crashed in the Drakensberg was carrying Madiba’s medical team.
Vettel: The humble history-maker
Sebastian Vettel has joined the league of legends in Formula One’s hall of fame after becoming the sport’s youngest triple world champion.
Benitez booed at Chelsea
Rafael Benitez’s tenure as Chelsea’s interim coach has begun beneath a hail of boos as the club’s fans voiced their displeasure at his arrival.
Proteas on the ropes after early wickets
Australia struck two blows with the wickets of Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla to have SA in deep trouble in their chase to win the second Test.
Clarke, Warner put Aussies ahead in second Proteas Test
David Warner has hit a quickfire century and Michael Clarke also reached three figures as Australia smashed the Proteas’ bowlers in their second Test.
Man arrested for racist behaviour at Chelsea-Man Utd match
Police investigating an alleged racist gesture by a Chelsea supporter towards a black Manchester United player have arrested someone for the incident.
Terry holds on to Chelsea’s captain armband despite suspension
Despite being suspended and fined for racial abuse, John Terry will stay on as Chelsea captain and not face a further ban from the club as speculated.
Vettel takes flag in Korea to usurp Alonso
Sebastian Vettel has leapfrogged Fernando Alonso at the top of the world championship as he led from the first corner to win the Korean Grand Prix.
Meyer: It was great to win, but …
Coach Heyneke Meyer says South Africa must become more clinical if they hope to beat New Zealand in Soweto next weekend.
Pakistan beats Proteas in Super Eights
Umar Gul turned an unlikely hero as Pakistan survived a middle-order collapse to beat SA by two wickets in the Super Eights of the World Twenty20.
New water to stop stomach bug at World T20
World Twenty20 organisers have changed the bottled water supplier and called in food inspectors to check the spread of suspected gastro virus.
Man United come from behind to down arch rivals Liverpool
Liverpool were left searching for their first Premier League win under new manager Brendan Rodgers at an emotional Anfield on Sunday.
Suarez and Evra shake it out at last
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez and Man United defender Patrice Evra shook hands ahead of an especially charged match at Anfield on Sunday.
Golf teen sensation Lexi Thompson on pace to defending her title
American Lexi Thompson continued her march toward a defense of her LPGA Navistar Classic title on Friday, shooting a second round three-under 69.
Apple files fresh Samsung patent action in US
Apple has filed a new patent infringement action in the US against Samsung, alleging that it’s continuing to steal its technology.
McIlroy leads as Oosthuizen chases top spot
Rory McIlroy fired a second straight 65 for a slim halfway lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship with Louis Oosthuizen nipping at his heels.
Iniesta named Uefa’s player of the season
Andres Iniesta has received the Uefa best player in Europe award after pipping Cristiano Ronaldo and club-mate Lionel Messi in a journalists’ poll.
Armstrong banned and stripped of Tour titles
Iconic US cyclist Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life for doping, the US Anti-Doping Agency said.
Rain ruins Proteas’ ODI opener against England
England’s Ian Bell shone before rain washed out the first one-day international against South Africa at Cardiff.
Wenger: Van Persie left us with no choice
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted the Gunners were left with "no choice" but to sell Robin van Persie to Manchester United.
Pietersen axed over texts
Kevin Pietersen’s cricket career looks to be in tatters after he was sacked from the English team following derogatory texts about his team.
Bolt breaks own Olympic record in 100m dash
Jamaican Usain Bolt won the Olympic men’s 100 metres gold medal in a time of 9.63 seconds.
Saudi female athlete’s father to act against insults
Wojdan Shaherkani’s father says he would sue the people who insulted his daughter on Twitter after she represented Saudi Arabia at the Olympics.
Olympic footballer sent home for racist tweets
Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been sent home from the Olympics after racially abusing South Korea’s players on Twitter.
North Koreans infuriated by flag mix-up at Olympics
North Korea’s women’s football team refused to take the field for over an hour after an embarrassing mix-up of their national flags at the Olympics.
