Penalties
Roar crash out of ACL on penalties
Struggling A-League champions Brisbane Roar's Asian Champions League campaign is over before it really began after losing their group stage qualifier on penalties to Buriram United on Wednesday night.
Football
Luiz late show gives Chelsea sneak Europa win over Basel
David Luiz scored with the very last kick of the game to earn Chelsea a dramatic 2-1 win at FC Basel in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final on Thursday.
Rugby League
Blues grind out victory
Jon Tuxworth TERRY CAMPESE'S comeback has attracted much fanfare, but on Saturday another Queanbeyan favourite son returned in low key fashion.
Lost love: Van Persie inflicts pain on fans, scoring on his return to Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Robin van Persie's equaliser for Manchester United on his return to the Emirates Stadium had left the fans of his former club nursing feelings of ''disappointed...
Champions' biggest challenge comes after decider
Michael Lynch THE conventional wisdom about grand final winners finding it difficult to back up is that once successful, they become the hunted not the hunter.
Two late goals deny Mariners first ACL away win
The Central Coast Mariners were cruelly denied a first ever away win in the Asian Champions League when Guizhou Renhe scored twice in the last six minutes to beat the A-League side 2-1 in China.
Penalty kicks plague Mariners
Dominic Bossi After seeing his team miss their past four penalty kicks, Central Coast Mariners coach Graham Arnold has had enough.
Football
Bayern pull off major coup as they hire Guardiola
Ryland James German giants Bayern Munich won the battle to secure the most sought after coach in football when former Barcelona handler Pep Guardiola agreed to take over as head coach for the 2013/14 season.
Futsal
ACT claims double crown
David Polkinghorne Canberra now has the undisputed kings and queens of Australian futsal after both our men's and women's teams were victorious in the finals of the national championships at the AIS on Friday.
Football
Wenger defends embarrassing loss as Bradford celebrate
Ian Baker LONDON: Arsene Wenger refused to criticise his Arsenal flops despite suffering one of the most humiliating nights of his career as League Two minnows Bradford beat the Gunners on penalties in the...
Popovic slams ref for costly misses
Cathy Walshe WELLINGTON: Western Sydney coach Tony Popovic could not understand how the Wanderers were denied two penalty shouts as they slumped to their fifth loss of the season, against Wellington Phoenix at...
Soccer
Keeper to have hands full keeping out world's best
Fleta Page W-League two-gamer Trudy Burke admits she is being thrown in the deep end on Thursday night when she guards the Canberra United goal against the firepower of Kobe Leonessa, led by world player of the...
Di Matteo gets sack following Juve loss
Jason Burt, Paul Kelso LONDON: Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo has been sacked after the European champions were left facing early elimination from the Champions League.
Football
Five-goal City go top as Chelsea, United stumble
Tom WIlliams Unexpected defeats for Chelsea and Manchester United allowed champions Manchester City to stroll into first place in the Premier League on Saturday by crushing Aston Villa 5-0.
Soccer
Heskey helps Jets burn bitter rivals
James Gardiner THE Newcastle Jets made it back-to-back wins and earned bragging rights over arch enemy Central Coast Mariners in a tense local derby at Hunter Stadium last night.
A-League
ADP defies injury to lift Sydney to victory
Sebastian Hassett SYDNEY FC marquee Alessandro Del Piero says his unusually quiet display in yesterday's A-League win over Perth Glory was due to injured hamstrings and fatigue.
Football
Oscar's star turn as Chelsea held by Juve, Messi spares Barca blushes
Tom Williams Chelsea's Champions League title defence began with a 2-2 draw at home to Juventus on Tuesday, while Lionel Messi came to Barcelona's rescue against Spartak Moscow and a sloppy Manchester United...
Football
Five things we learnt from the EPL
Paul Zalunardo Talking points from the English Premier League.
Football
England bundled out of Euros as penalty curse continues
Alessandro Diamanti scored the decisive penalty kick on Sunday to give Italy a 4-2 shootout win over England and a spot in the European Championship semi-finals.
