Pasquale Di Sabatino took fourth place in second practice for the World Touring Car Championship races at the Salzburgring as Chevrolet again dominated.
Spaniard Pol Espargaro led third practice ahead of Briton Scott Redding for the Moto2 race at Le Mans.
Tournament favourite Serena Williams withdrew from the Italian Open with a lower back injury just a week before the start of the French Open.
Otago Highlanders 16-11 Bulls; Canterbury Crusaders 59-12 Auckland Blues
Casey Stoner again led the way in third practice for the French MotoGP at Le Mans.
Portuguese Miguel Oliveira led third practice for the Moto3 race at Le Mans.
All Blacks winger Cory Jane is expected to miss the Test series against Ireland in June after being ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle sprain.
Chevrolet took the top three spots in free practice for the World Touring Car Championship races at the Salzburgring, with Alain Menu leading the way.
Radhi Jaidi, David Connolly and Bartosz Bialkowski are among seven senior players released by Southampton. Jaidi has announced his retirement from professional football while the others are Lee Holmes...
(Home team in CAPS) PHILADELPHIA 92 Boston 83 (The best-of-seven series is level at 2-2); Oklahoma City 96 LA LAKERS 99 (Oklahoma City lead the best-of-seven series by 2-1)
Tigre 3 Newell's Old Boys 1; Godoy Cruz 1 Argentinos Juniors 1
Cristie Kerr became the latest high-profile casualty at the Sybase Match Play Championship after another day of shocks at the LPGA event in New Jersey.
American Jason Dufner birdied four of his last five holes to go a stroke clear of a congested leaderboard in the second round of the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.
Huddersfield 12-32 Wigan; Salford 20-20 Bradford
Veteran forward, team captain and three-time All-Star Milan Hejduk has signed a one-year contract to stay with the Colorado Avalanche through the 2012-13 season.
Impeccable kicking from Dimitri Yachvili gave Biarritz their first Challenge Cup after a cagey 21-18 victory over fellow French side Toulon.
Quarter finals: 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat 5-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) 7-5 6-1; 2-Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat 7-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 6-4 7-5; 6-David Ferrer (Spain) beat 16-Richard Gasqu...
Anna Lindberg wins European gold in the women's one-metre springboard for the third time in her career at the European Aquatics Championships in Eindhoven.
The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed head coach Larry Drew back for a third season after he steered the injury-hit team to the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference, the National Basketball Associa...
The flame for the London Olympics arrived on British soil on Friday on board a special golden-liveried British Airways flight from Athens.