The Western Force rose from the dead to beat the ACT Brumbies 29-22 in an entertaining final round Super 14 clash at Subiaco Oval on Friday evening.

South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has won an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that has given him an Olympic Games lifeline.

Socceroo midfielder Tim Cahill says he expects to bounce back from foot surgery in time for the start of the next English Premier League season.

Collingwood put its season back on track with a tight nine-point victory over St Kilda in an enthralling round eight AFL encounter at Docklands on Friday evening.

The Titans maintained their perfect home record at Skilled Park but looked far from convincing as they held out a spirited Bulldogs' outfit 24-20 at Robina on Friday evening.

The row over selection for the Australian kayak team for this year's Beijing Olympics is expected to be resolved next week.

The Melbourne Storm have added New Zealand front rower Adam Blair to their list of newly re-signed players.

The Auckland Blues kept their faint Super 14 semi-final hopes alive with a pulsating 19-17 win over the Wellington Hurricanes in Auckland on Friday evening.

After a week's break for the Hall of Fame Tribute match, home-and-away football gets back to normal, with only a few injuries coming out of the one-off clash.

Winger Cristiano Ronaldo hinted he could leave Manchester United after next week's Champions League final, British media reported on Friday.

Swimmer Nick D'Arcy says he remains optimistic after last night's appeal hearing against his sacking from the team for the Beijing Games.

French football legend Zinedine Zidane will play an exhibition match in Sydney next month alongside a number of team-mates from his 1998 World Cup winning side.

Brazillian wildcard Bruno Santos has won the world surfing tour event at Teahupoo in Tahiti. .

Two of the AFL's oldest teams have agreed to take a public stance against violence towards women at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a week's time.

Brendon McCullum transported his dominant limited overs ability to the spiritual home of the game on the opening day of the first Test against England at Lords.

Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed Michael Clarke will miss the first Test against the West Indies in Kingston beginning on May 22.

The Perth Wildcats have appointed assistant coach Connor Henry as the club's new head coach.

Sharks half-back Brett Kimmorley has signed a two-year deal with the Bulldogs.

Western Force and Wallabies winger Drew Mitchell is out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.

Port Adelaide vice captain Michael Wilson is expected to make his long-awaited return from an Achilles injury against Sydney next week.

Adelaide United striker Bruce Djite has completed a 50-minute training session in Adelaide, proving his fitness for next week's Asian Champions League match against Changchun Yatai in China.

Gold Coast Titans coach John Cartwright says tonight's clash with the Bulldogs at Skilled Park is a dangerous game for his team.

Maria Pekli has been selected to compete at her fifth Olympic Games, with today's announcement of Australia's judo team for Beijing.

North Melbourne has called on Gold Coast residents who want a local team to support tomorrow night's game against West Coast at Carrara Stadium.

Five players are tied on 6-under-par 66 following a rain-affected opening round at the Atlanta Classic this morning (Australian time).

PJ Marsh has revealed Queensland's game plan for the State of Origin opener is set to revolve around the positional switching of playmakers Cam Smith and Karmichael Hunt.

After three weeks of shortened rounds it is back to a full complement of fixtures this weekend.

Port Adelaide's player development manager Daniel Healy says Northern Territory recruit Marlon Motlop could make his AFL debut later in the year.

New world number one Maria Sharapova was made to battle all the way before reaching the Rome International quarter-finals with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki overnight.

Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie says he is happy New South Wales' and Queensland's rugby union sides will clash just four nights before the opening rugby league State of Origin match.

Indian cricket officials have assured Australian Shane Warne it will be safe to play a Twenty20 match in Jaipur after deadly bomb attacks there this week.

Retiring Swedish golf legend Annika Sorenstam has signalled her intentions to go out on top after taking a share of the first-round lead at the USLPGA tour event in New Jersey overnight.

New South Wales forward Willie Mason says the Blues must back team-mate Paul Gallen ahead of next week's State of Origin opener.

West Indies coach John Dyson believes his team's daunting, imminent challenge against Australia could be the making of the once powerhouse of world cricket.

Swimmer Nick D'Arcy faces a nervous wait after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reserved its decision on whether to reinstate him to the Australian squad for the Beijing Games.

Russian Maria Sharapova will be the new women's world number one when the WTA rankings are released next week, the WTA said in a statement.

North Queensland Cowboys' fill-in captain Aaron Payne says the team will be ready for a physical clash with Manly on Saturday night.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until 2013, the English champions announced overnight.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal booked their places in the Hamburg Masters quarter-finals with straight sets wins in their respective matches overnight.