Referee Craig Joubert wrongly awarded Australia’s winning penalty in their narrow defeat over Scotland in the Rugby World Cup, admits governing body.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has beaten his rivals and the rain to take gold in the 100m sprint at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow.
History-making Oscar Pistorius missed out on the Olympic 400m final when he finished last in his semifinal.
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/ 29 September 2011
South Africa, England and Ireland head into the final round of World Cup pool action top of their groups, but are not set for quarterfinal spots.
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/ 24 September 2011
Wingers Mark Cueto and Chris Ashton both scored hat-tricks as England turned on the style to run in 10 tries in a 67-3 thrashing of Romania.
Even the keenest statistician might be hard pressed to name the winners of the last 11 Major championships.
Rafael Nadal delivered a command performance to withstand a fired-up Andy Murray and beat the home favourite to a spot in the Wimbledon finals.
A preliminary report says there was "convincing and overwhelming" evidence that Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner were involved in attempted bribery.
Chelsea confirmed the appointment of Portugal’s Andre Villas-Boas as their new manager on Wednesday.
Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona cemented their place in soccer’s pantheon when they overwhelmed Manchester United 3-1 in the Champions League on Saturday.