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Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes says he is giving no thought to being fired despite the troubles at the club. The DPA news agency reports Heynckes as saying that “the …

South Africa Twenty20 international star Richard Levi came down to earth with a bang on Friday after scoring a meagre three runs for Western Cape Cobras in the domestic 20-over …

German football club Borussia Moenchengladbach failed to consolidate second place in the Bundesliga by allowing Hamburger SV to salvage a 1-1 draw Friday. Tolgay Arslan’s 56th-minute equaliser cancelled out Mike …

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner plans to sue a Trinidad and Tobago newspaper that he accuses of libel and defamation regarding stories involving funds slated for Haiti reconstruction efforts. …

Heavy rain has forced the cancellation of Saturday’s Eagle Farm races. The meeting, which was to feature the Listed Falvelon Handicap (1200m), was called off after the track was declared …

Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic claims some of his players turned on each other using witchcraft at the Africa Cup of Nations, according to a report published by the BBC on …

Auckland Blues fly-half Michael Hobbs has been issued with the Super Rugby’s first off-field yellow card after being accused of a dangerous tackle in their opening match against the Canterbury …

Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki has crashed out of the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, falling to Julia Goerges 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 on Friday. The former top-ranked Dane led 4-2 …

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-4 7-5 on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the Open 13 tennis tournament in Marseille. The top-seeded Frenchman will next face Juan Martin Del …

The Bulls fielded a new-look team against Coastal Sharks at Loftus Versfeld, but it was ‘old hand’ Morne Steyn who kicked them to an 18-13 Super rugby victory on Friday. …

Matthew Mitcham has taken a shine to the diving venue for the London Olympics after coming to grips with its quirks. The Beijing champion in the 10m showed that he …

Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki has crashed out of the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships, falling to Julia Goerges 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 on Friday. The former top-ranked Dane led 4-2 …

South Africa’s Super rugby teams could be playing for their place in next year’s competition after the country decided to include a new franchise in 2013. While the South African …

Japan’s Kamui Kobayashi set the pace in the fourth and final day of the second week of pre-season testing in Barcelona before the opening Formula One race next month. The …

Former Everton and Aberdeen football chief executive Keith Wyness was on Friday handed the imposing job of trying to convert the United States to Twenty20 cricket. The 54-year-old will be …

Wolves chiefs have defended their decision to axe Mick McCarthy after a protracted search for a replacement ended with assistant Terry Connor being given the job until the end of …

Struggling Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has been dropped by Spain for the first time in more than five years. Torres was missing from the squad announced on Friday by coach …

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp voiced his support for England caretaker Stuart Pearce on Friday but revealed he had not yet been approached over taking the job full-time. Redknapp is regarded …