SPORTS

Lakers crashed out the playoffs after 4-1 series loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with a dominant 106-90 victory hooking latter's ticket to Western Conference Finals on Monday night.

Brisbane-born Darcy Ward, 20, an international speedway personality, has been found not guilty by a British jury that heard a young woman’s sex assault case against him and his friend.

Rafael Nadal showed the world he still has the sharp skills in playing tennis when he was able to defeat Novak Djokovic during the Italian Open. This is Rafael Nadal's 6th Italian Open thus propelling him once again in the second ranking.

Valentino Rossi felt the triumph of vindication after Sunday’s French MotoGP at Le Mans, where he finished at second place and showed his doubters that he is still a force to reckon with at the podium.

Australian captain Michael Clarke will compete in the International Rally of Queensland this month.

Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Luke Pomersbach has been granted interim bail until Saturday after he was detained by Delhi police for allegedly assaulting a US national and her fiance at a hotel.

South Australian Rohan Dennis posted the top time as Jayco-AIS filled four of the top eight places in the time trial fifth stage of the Olympia's Tour in the Netherlands.

Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts will face Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship.

Rhein Gibson has made history by becoming only the second player in history to shoot a 55.

Japan claimed their fifth straight Asian Five Nations title on Saturday when they smashed Hong Kong 67-0 in Tokyo to remain unbeaten in the five-year history of the competition.

Indian authorities released Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach on bail on Saturday, a day after the Royal Challengers Bangalore player was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman and assaulting her fiance.

Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday clarified that he has nothing against gay people, while the interviewer who first wrote about Pacquiao’s take on gay marriage apologized for the “confusion.”

Ian Crook has made his first key decisions as Sydney FC coach, opting not to extend the contacts of Shannon Cole, Scott Jamieson and Michael Beauchamp.

New Zealand have guarded their HSBC Sevens World Series title, ending the season with a third place clinch at the Marriott London Sevens to finish on 167 Series points, six ahead of closest rivals Fiji.

After yesterday's fight,battling for WBO Flyweight, Viloria already ended the undying question onto who should be the champ - he won over Romero in a 9th round victory.

Webb Simpson was back in front the Wells Fargo Championship on Saturday - but Rory McIlroy lurks two shots back.

The 34th Junior Olympic Cup, a famous aquatics event organised by the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC), concluded on a successful note at the Tokyo-Tatsumi International Swimming Center (T-TISC) on March 30, 2012 in Tokyo (JPN). The four-day competition gathered 3'638 junior swimmers (1'907 boys and 1'731 girls) from 887 clubs from all over Japan to compete in 25m events.

Chelsea won the FA Cup 2012 for the fourth time in six seasons as goals from Drogba, Ramires and Caroll slaying Liverpool side.

A freak accident involving a fatal hockey ball claimed the young life of North Coast Raiders top player Lizzie Watkins, 24, on Sunday. Lizzie was on-field midway through the first half of a game at Perth Hockey Stadium at Curtin Universitywhen a hockey ball struck her on the back of her head, making her fall unconscious.

Fred Funk grabbed a share of the Insperity Championship lead after a second-round 69 on Saturday.

It's a big couple of weeks for our national water polo teams with the Aussie Stingers and Aussie Sharks playing overseas in the London Test Event and FINA World League Preliminaries in China and Japan.

Not yet, Manny Pacquiao. Floyd Mayweather still does not want to face you in the boxing ring, the latest boxing news seem to show. Or perhaps, it is not going to happen, ever, if the latter's word will hold. The Filipino boxer's followers will still see some action soon, though, as Pacquiao will face Timothy Bradley next month in Las Vegas. His trainer answers some questions when they arrived from a training in Baguio City.

Rebels forward Luke Jones has been suspended for two Super Rugby matches for a dangerous lifting tackle on Bulls left winger Bjorn Basson.

The Aussie Stingers will meet the USA in the final of the women's water polo test event in London today, in what both teams hope will be a preview of the Olympic final in August.

A woman who went for her first hang glider trip in tandem with a pilot had plunged one thousand feet to her death in a fatal accident on Saturday afternoon on Woodside Mountain in British Columbia, Canada.

Cycling Australia and BMX Australia are pleased to confirm the elite & elite junior riders selected for the Australian BMX High Performance team to contest the UCI BMX World Championships being staged in Birmingham, England from 23 to 27 May.

Queensland teenager Jay McCarthy has wrapped up the points and best young rider classifications after finishing second on the final stage of the Toscana Terra di Ciclismo in Italy.

Seve Ballesteros' son Javier proved a chip off the old block by shooting a 67 in round one of the Peugeot Alps de Catalunya.

The Brisbane Barracudas and Victorian Tigers have highlighted their potential ahead of this year's National Water Polo League medal matches with resounding victories over the Adelaide Jets and Balmain Tigers on day one of the finals series.