Sergio Garcia’s pursuit of Tiger Woods will continue in Dubai with a second-round 66 giving him a good chance.
After winning November’s HSBC Champions to replace Phil Mickelson as world number two, Garcia has taken full advantage of Woods’ injury lay-off and has narrowed the American’s rankings lead from more than 11 points last June to [...]

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes Andrei Arshavin is the man who could make the Gunners’ season one to remember.
The talented midfielder is set to complete his protracted 15 million pounds transfer from Zenit St Petersburg to the Emirates Stadium outfit within the next 72 hours, and Wenger has revealed that the Russian could well provide [...]

Robbie Keane is desperate to prove himself at Anfield, and Alvin Haw wishes Rafael Benitez would give him a chance.
Is Robbie Keane really another fabled Liverpool No. 7, just as Kevin Keegan and Kenny Daglish were in decades gone by, or is he destined to be a 20 million pound flop?
I guess this is the [...]

Serena Williams won her 10th grand slam title with a one-sided 6-0 6-3 victory against Dinara Safina in the Australian Open final.
The win propelled the 27-year-old American to top spot in the rankings and was her fourth title in Melbourne following wins in 2003, 2005 and 2007.
Williams, who is the highest prize money earner in [...]

Dinara Safina is hoping for the Australian Open women’s singles title, the world number one spot and chocolate tomorrow night.
The third-seeded Russian will need to overcome Serena Williams, the biggest prize money earner in women’s sport and three-time champion in Melbourne, to enjoy the spoils of victory and add a second Australian Open trophy to [...]

Serena and Venus Williams won their eighth grand slam doubles title with a win over Daniela Hantuchova and Ai Sugiyama.
The triumph was also the Williams’ third title in Melbourne after winning in 2001 and 2003.
The sisters are now the joint third most successful partnership in the open era in terms of grand slam doubles title [...]

On a roll after six consecutive ODI wins, India will look to maintain the winning streak against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Even without explosive opener Virender Sehwag, who was nursing a lower back injury, the Indians were hardly pushed as they beat the Lankans by six wickets in the opening match on a tricky Dambulla pitch.The [...]

South Africa have displaced Australia at the top of the ICC’s one-day rankings after securing a 39-run win in Perth.
The ODI series triumph follows South Africa’s 2-1 win in the Test series and though Australia remain the number one team in the longer version of the game, the Proteas return home with the new-found tag [...]

South Africa in Australia, 2008-09

Australia vs South Africa, 5th ODI

W.A.C.A., Perth, January 30, 2009

Match Information

Umpires:
Ian Gould (Eng) & Bruce Oxenford (Aus)

Third Umpire:
Paul Reiffel (Aus)

Match Referee:
Ranjan Madugalle (SL)

Toss:
South Africa (Elected to bat)

Match Status:
South Africa won by 39 runs

Man of the Match:
Hashim Amla

Man of the Series:
Albie Morkel

Batting: South Africa Innings

Batsmen
South Africa (288/6 in 50 ovs)
Runs
Balls
4’s
6’s
SR

Hashim Amla
c [...]

Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds has been fined for the insulting comment he made about New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum in a radio interview.
The 33-year-old pleaded guilty and was fined Australian dollars 4,000 (£1,900) by Cricket Australia code of conduct commissioner Gordon Lewis following a hearing at CA headquarters in Melbourne.
“Whilst the comments were intended to [...]