Marseille winger Andre Ayew is prepared to delay shoulder surgery until the end of the season to help his club challenge on three fronts. Marseille are still involved in the …
Experienced German striker Lukas Podolski is close to joining English Premier League side Arsenal from Cologne, the German daily Bild claims on its website. The 26-year-old – capped 95 times …
AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has resumed training as he continues his recovery from a potentially career-threatening eye injury. The 34-year-old has not played since being substituted during his side’s …
The Hurricanes have been hit with more bad news only a game into the new Super Rugby season. Ravaged by defections and overseas departures before the season started, the franchise, …
France winger Franck Ribery would be happy to end his career at Bayern Munich. Ribery has helped Bayern remain a Bundesliga title contender, scoring 10 goals in 22 games to …
The number of international matches played every year is likely to be slashed after European clubs and UEFA reached an agreement on proposals to change the international calendar. The deal …
Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will captain France at Euro 2012, national coach Laurent Blanc has announced. The France squad are in Bremen for a friendly game with Germany on Wednesday …
Aston Villa made a record loss of $US85 million ($A79 million) last season as the American-owned club’s fortunes tumbled. After three years in the top six, Randy Lerner’s Villa finished …
England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce has delayed naming his captain for the friendly against the Netherlands but says he has already decided who will lead the team at Wembley. With …
The president of Guyana’s embattled cricket board has resigned after police raided his home and those of other top officials in an escalating feud with the government. Ramsay Alli said …
Europe’s top football clubs have reached a new cooperation agreement with UEFA to give them a bigger share of European Championship profits and insure salaries for players injured on international …
Stuart Pearce’s international track record as both a player and manager makes him a strong contender to permanently replace Fabio Capello, according to England Under-21 coach Brian Eastwick. Pearce was …
Carlos Tevez played his first 45 minutes of football for Manchester City since ending his self-imposed exile from the Premier League leaders’ when he appeared in a reserve match on …
Gary Caldwell will captain Scotland in their international friendly away to Slovenia. Caldwell, a defender with English Premier League strugglers Wigan, will lead the side in Koper in the ongoing …
After being cast as a scapegoat for France’s dismal showing at Euro 2008 and missing out on a place at the 2010 World Cup, Samir Nasri has told AFP that …
FIFA says broadcaster Globo has bought Brazilian media rights for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. FIFA did not declare the value of the two-tournament deal, which includes all media …
Roger Federer has made a regal start to his bid for a fifth career title at the Dubai Championships, hammering good friend Michael Llodra 6-0 7-6 (8-6) to continue his …
Both Berlin’s Israeli Embassy and the German Football Federation (DFB) have condemned the racist insults and Nazi salutes aimed at Kaiserslautern striker Itay Shechter during a training session. The 24-year-old …
