He will soon be regarded as our arch rugby enemy, but last night Crusaders coach Robbie Deans was honoured by a host of big sporting names for his huge contribution to the New Zealand game.
Deans, who has led his beloved Canterbury franchise to a record four Super rugby titles, controversially missed out on the All [...]

The Pirates had a five-run cushion with Atlanta down to its last three outs, but no lead is safe for a franchise that hasn’t had a winning season since 1992.Damaso Marte walked two, then closer Matt Capps walked two more to bring home a run. Chipper Jones followed with a two-run single, making it 9-7, [...]

New Zealand were 242 for six at stumps, 196 runs shy of completing a record runchase, and with their last specialist batsmen at the crease in Brendon McCullum and Daniel Vettori.
England made some ghastly fielding errors today but Kevin Pietersen, culpable for an inexcusable drop when Ross Taylor was on 26, arguably turned the game [...]

“I felt like a baseball player,” Crystal said. “I really hate to leave.”Wearing No. 60 and cheered on by fellow funnyman Robin Williams, the lifelong Yankees fan was no joke at the plate against Pittsburgh.Players on both teams perched on the top step of the dugout when Crystal came up. They almost saw something special [...]

At Vuitton, Grammy winner Amy Winehouse did not perform %26ndash; as rumoured by entertainment blogs before the show %26ndash; but there were plenty of other stars willing to take a front row seat for the fashion houses celebrity designer Marc Jacobs.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Sofia Coppola, Dita von Teese and Shilpa Shetty were among those to see [...]