New Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore says his team is keen to make amends for the 4-0 whitewash in the recent one-day series against England when it plays in the four-team …
International cricket chiefs have backed an expansion of the Twenty20 format, agreeing three extra matches per major country should be played in years when a world championship is staged. At …
Crisis club Rangers have suffered a fresh blow with administrators saying there is “no realistic prospect” of the Scottish champions being allowed to play in European competitions next season. Joint …
Metalist Kharkiv midfielder Edmar is expects tomorrow’s Europa League last 16 clash with Olympiacos to be an “intriguing contest”. The Ukrainian outfit welcome the Greek champions to Metalist Stadium tomorrow …
The Hockeyroos have defeated Korea 5-0 in the second game of their four-match series in Perth, turning around the previous day’s loss. The Hockeyroos got off to a good start …
Former Poland striker Wlodzimierz Smolarek has died at home at the age of 54, the Polish football association (PZPN) have announced. Smolarek won 60 caps for his country as a …
Goalkeeper Rui Patricio has warned Manchester City to underestimate Sporting Lisbon at their peril. The Barclays Premier League leaders are favourites to win their Europa League last-16 tie with the …
Standard Liege captain Jelle van Damme is relieved to be back after a lengthy spell on the sidelines. The former Southampton and Wolves full-back has been out since mid-December with …
UEFA opened a disciplinary case against Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger on Wednesday for comments about the referee after his team’s Champions League elimination by AC Milan. UEFA said Wenger will …
Australian cyclist Simon Gerrans has crashed in the fourth stage of the Paris-Nice race after a teammate fell taking a bend too quickly, bringing Gerrans down with him. Gerrans looked …
Manchester United and Premier League rivals Manchester City meet Spanish and Portuguese opposition in the Europa League Thursday as they continue their quest to put the misery of Champions League …
Australian cyclist Matt Goss has taken the lead of Tirreno-Adriatico after his team, GreenEdge, dominated the opening 16.9km team time-trial from San Vincenzo to Donoratico in the Italian stage race. …
A European politicians’ advisory group wants UEFA to stop clubs like Manchester City receiving “improper” sponsor deals from their owners. A Council of Europe sports governance report released on Wednesday …
Guangzhou got their Asian Champions League Group H campaign off to the perfect start with a 5-1 hammering of last season’s beaten finalists Jeonbuk. The Chinese visitors were 2-0 ahead …
Bayern Munich has strongly denied media reports that it is looking to replace coach Jupp Heynckes following a string of poor results. The Bundesliga side said in a statement Wednesday …
AZ Alkmaar are preparing to face Udinese and their red-hot scorer Antonio Di Natale in tomorrow’s Europa League last 16 first-leg contest in Holland. The 34-year-old Di Natale has 18 …
Thibaut Courtois is confident Atletico Madrid can deny Besiktas a first win on Spanish soil despite their poor recent form. Los Rojiblancos come into the Europa League last 16 first …
The GreenEdge team led by Australian rider Matthew Goss has won a team time trial to open the weeklong Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race. GreenEdge clocked 18 minutes, 41 seconds over the …
