New Zealand beat South Africa with a six off the penultimate ball to reach the World Cup final for the first time. With five needed from two balls, Grant Elliott hit Dale Steyn into the stands to finish unbeaten on 84 and seal a four-wicket win in Auckland. Elliott and Corey Anderson’s 58 had lifted… Read More: New Zealand beat South Africa in thriller to reach World… »
Chelsea’s Diego Costa will miss Spain’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Ukraine and a friendly with the Netherlands after picking up a hamstring injury. The striker, 26, sustained the injury during Chelsea’s 3-2 win at Hull on Sunday. Costa, who scored his 20th goal of the season, was replaced by Loic Remy with 15 minutes remaining. The Spanish Football Federation said… Read More: Diego Costa: Chelsea striker pulls out of Spain squad with… »
Fernando Alonso will return to racing at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, if he is given the all-clear by doctors, his McLaren team say. The double world champion missed the season opener in Australia on 15 March to recover from concussion suffered in an accident in pre-season testing. McLaren said in a statement Alonso, 33, felt… Read More: Fernando Alonso: McLaren driver to return for Malaysian GP »
Saturday’s Six Nations decider saw a record-breaking peak audience of 9.63 million watch England v France, as the championship went down to the wire. A peak of 4.1m watched Italy v Wales, while 5.1m tuned in for Scotland v Ireland and the BBC Sport website recorded its highest ever traffic on the day, with 8.22m unique… Read More: Six Nations draws record-breaking TV audience for BBC »
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny could be forced to retire unless he changes his tackling technique according to former dual code fly-half Jonathan Davies. Halfpenny, 26, is being treated for concussion after suffering an injury inWales’ 61-20 win in Italy. Samuela Vunisa caught his head with his knee as the Welshman tackled. “If he gets more and… Read More: Leigh Halfpenny concussion: Tackling worries Jonathan Davies »
Kevin Pietersen can return to county cricket after he was released from his contract with Indian Premier League side Sunrisers Hyderabad. It means he can now join a county side – with Surrey thought to be the front-runners for his signature – as he steps up his quest for an England recall. Sunrisers confirmed the move in… Read More: Kevin Pietersen released from IPL contract for county deal »