Justin Davis

Costa Rica reached the second round of the World Cup as Bryan Ruiz’s header saw them to a 1-0 win over Italy which also knocked out England.

Serena Williams says she hopes to improve her game for the French Open after easing into the Rome Open final with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Simona Halep.

Second-half goals from Mario Mandžukić and Claudio Pizarro have sealed Bayern Munich’s Champions League semifinal place over Juventus.

Cadel Evans has two days in which to relaunch his yellow jersey bid but he seems resigned to missing out in the face of the formidable Sky team.

Bradley Wiggins tightened his grip on the yellow jersey with a Tour de France stage victory, heaping pressure on defending champion Cadel Evans.

Alberto Contador has to ponder his future as a professional cyclist after a two-year doping ban ruled him out of this year’s Tour de France.

Cadel Evans sealed an historic first Tour de France victory for his native Australia after the 21st and final stage of the epic race on Sunday.

Anti-doping chiefs are standing united to show the window for enhancing performance is getting smaller at the Tour de France.

Lance Armstrong’s performance in the Tour de France, which finished on Sunday, have confirmed expectations that there will be no third comeback.

Alberto Contador took a step towards a third yellow jersey win after matching a series of attacks from Andy Schleck on the Tour de France on Thursday.

Andy Schleck is planning to attack Tour de France rival Alberto Contador in a bid to take back the yellow jersey on the Col du Tourmalet on Thursday.

Pierrick Fedrigo held off the threat of Lance Armstrong to hand the hosts their sixth success on the Tour de France 16th stage on Tuesday.

Britain’s Mark Cavendish finally relaunched his stuttering sprint on the Tour de France by powering to victory on the fifth stage on Thursday.

Lance Armstrong was reminded how tough life can be on the Tour de France as the first stage of the race ended in carnage on Sunday.

To many, disgraced Tour de France champion Floyd Landis dipped to a new low last week when, after years of lying, he admitted to systematic doping.

Manchester United are among the European giants taking their first step towards the Champions League finals when the group stages get underway.

Tour de France chief Christian Prudhomme was understandably cautious after celebrating a scandal-free 96th edition on Sunday.

Luxembourg’s Andy Schleck is unequivocal about the only way to beat yellow jersey rival Alberto Contador on the Tour de France, and that is to attack.

Australian Michael Rogers will head into the sixth stage of the Tour de France expecting the battle for the yellow jersey to soon move up a gear.

Cadel Evans endured a test of his yellow jersey credentials on the third stage of the Tour de France which put Lance Armstrong in the limelight.