Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha was today handed his first call-up to the England Under-21s squad for next week’s European Championship qualifier against Belgium. The 19-year-old, former under-19 international, has …
Brazil’s Carnival was not just about wild partying, heavy drinking and samba dancing. The country’s huge Carnival celebrations this week also provided key lessons for World Cup organisers trying to …
Venezuelan driver Pastor Maldonado was the fastest at a Formula One testing session in Barcelona on Thursday. The Williams driver’s lap time of 1 minute, 22.391 seconds at Catalunya Circuit …
Sam Stosur has been dumped out of the Dubai Tennis Championships, going down 6-4 6-2 to Jelena Jankovich in her semi-final on Thursday. The eighth-seeded Jankovic was in control throughout …
Three newcomers take the field for the Hurricanes in their opening Super Rugby match against the Stormers in Capetown on Sunday. Former Crusaders midfielder Tim Bateman makes his Hurricanes debut …
Paul Stirling starred with both the bat and ball as Ireland beat Kenya by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international match at the Mombasa Sports Club grounds on Thursday. …
England captain Stuart Broad has won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in the first of three Twenty20 internationals at Dubai Stadium. Pakistan made three changes from the …
After days being slammed by huge waves, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet faced a different problem on Thursday as a lack of wind forced them to head far away from …
A Junior Fernandes hat trick led Universidad de Chile to a 5-1 home victory over Argentina’s Godoy Cruz in a Group 8 match in the Copa Libertadores on Wednesday. Velez …
Former England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler has cast doubt on a new soccer tournament in India, dealing a further blow to the postponed event. Fowler, one of the semi-retired …
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish said he was keen for Carlos Cuellar to stay at the club after confirming contract negotiations were under way with the Spanish defender. Cuellar, 30, …
Zenit Saint Petersburg have entered loan negotiations with Arsenal for the London club’s troubled midfielder Andrei Arshavin, according to the Russian champion’s general director. Arshavin, whose contract expires in June …
England interim coach Stuart Lancaster has moved 20-year-old Owen Farrell to fly-half in one of four changes to his starting side for the Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham …
Victorian teenager Lisa Phillips will be aiming to become the first bowler to win back-to-back Australian Open singles titles when she contests the final in Melbourne on Friday. The 18-year-old …
Australian defending champion Karrie Webb was six shots off the lead after Thursday’s opening round of the Women’s Champions golf tournament in Singapore. Angela Stanford of the United States shot …
The New Zealand Breakers extended their lead at the top of the NBL ladder on Thursday night with a stop-start 81-70 win over the Townsville Crocodiles in Auckland. The victory …
Australian Rugby League Commission chairman John Grant was a popular guest at Melbourne Storm’s season launch as the game’s powerbroker aimed to undo the damage caused by David Gallop in …
Flying Jamaican Michael Frater, who has combined with the incomparable Usain Bolt in the three fastest 4x100m relay teams of all time, will be the headline attraction at this year’s …
