Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has hit out at his club for not backing him in the transfer market and leaving him short up front.

The three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of a betting scandal have been released from the squad for the remainder of the tour of England, team manager Yawar Saeed said Thursday.

Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin was not included in a 15-man squad named on Thursday for Australia's two Tests in India next month.

The OneAsia Tour has axed this year's inaugural Shandong Gold Cup tournament in China due to scheduling issues, organisers said on Thursday.

Three Pakistan cricketers should face a life ban if they are found guilty of being involved in a betting scam, Australian leg-spin great Shane Warne said on Thursday.

Former world number one Fred Couples will join Adam Scott and Greg Norman at this year's Australian Open, organisers said on Thursday.

Britain's Andy Murray breezed into the second round of the US Open on Wednesday while ninth seed Andy Roddick and Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych made early exits from the year's last Grand Slam event.

Britain's Andy Murray breezed into the second round of the US Open on Wednesday while ninth seed Andy Roddick and Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych made early exits fom the year's last Grand Slam event.