Former Spain striker Raul Gonzalez has kicked off an anti-hunger campaign during which many of Europe’s top football clubs will raise awareness of the plight in west Africa’s Sahel region, …
Steven Davis is Northern Ireland’s new captain after being appointed as Aaron Hughes’ successor by manager Michael O’Neill. O’Neill, who takes charge of the side for the first time against …
Jarmila Gajdosova and Casey Dellacqua have moved into the second round of the Malaysian Open. Fourth-seeded Gajdosova beat Germany’s Kathrin Worle 1-6 7-6 (7/2) 7-5 in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. …
The National Stadium in Warsaw will get its first test on Wednesday when European Championship co-host Poland plays Portugal in a friendly. The stadium, which will be the venue of …
A Spanish radio station has offered 200,000 euro ($A250,093) to Barcelona in compensation for a report that made false allegations about doping, the broadcaster said. Barcelona are suing Cadena COPE …
Wales are set for an emotionally charged friendly when they take the field against Costa Rica for the first time since the death of manager Gary Speed. British football was …
Spain is searching for a striker to lead the team against Venezuela on Wednesday in its last match before coach Vicente del Bosque names his squad for the European Championship. …
Sweden defender Daniel Majstorovic injured his left knee on Tuesday during practice ahead of a friendly against Croatia and is in doubt for the European Championship. Striker John Guidetti was …
Rory Lamont is set to be sidelined for up to four months with a broken leg, the Scottish Rugby Union says. Scotland wing Lamont was injured during the first half …
Giant Olympic rings have been launched on the River Thames in London to mark 150 days until the start of the 2012 Games. The rings – 25 metres wide and …
Scot Andy Murray has hobbled to a patchy opening win at the Dubai Championships, with the third seed struggling past German Michael Berrer 6-3 4-6 6-4 for a spot in …
Blackpool winger Matt Phillips has said he turned down overtures from England caretaker manager Stuart Pearce before opting to play his international football for Scotland. The 20-year-old rising star was …
United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann still has bad memories of playing Italy. As Germany coach at the 2006 World Cup, Klinsmann lost to the eventual-champion Italians in the semifinals. Klinsmann …
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 …
Ghana must do without Asamoah Gyan and Andre and Jordan Ayew when they tackle Chile on Wednesday in a friendly hosted by American city Philadelphia. Gyan, on loan from Sunderland …
Nigeria hope Peter Odemwingie can transfer his scoring touch from the English Midlands to Rwanda as the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers begin Wednesday. The West Bromwich Albion goal …
Former World Cup semi-finalists South Korea take on Kuwait on Wednesday in a crucial home clash, seeking to avoid becoming the highest-profile casualty of Asian qualifying for Brazil 2014. The …
MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner has set the pace as Honda riders dominated the opening of a second round of pre-season tests on the new 1000cc bikes at Sepang. A …
