Every one of Britain’s 900 Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be tested for banned drugs at least once ahead of the London 2012 Games, it has been announced. Although UK …
Pakistan coach Mohsin Khan appears stumped by his team’s lack of form in limited over matches after routing England 3-0 in Tests, saying he has “tried everything”. Pakistan whitewashed England …
Everton midfielders Leon Osman and Jack Rodwell are in contention for a return from injury in Saturday’s Barclays Premier League clash with QPR. Neither man has played for the first …
New signing Mahamadou Diarra is excited by Fulham’s ambition and is looking forward to proving his worth in west London. The 30-year-old former Real Madrid midfielder joined the Cottagers earlier …
Paraguay striker Lucas Barrios, who has been linked to both Arsenal and Manchester City, has said he will not spend another season on the bench at German league champions Borussia …
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has cleared Alexandr Kolobnev of doping at the 2011 Tour de France, and rejected the International Cycling Union’s request to ban the Russian rider …
Footballers appear to have overcome a recession and are on their way to become a popular Made in Germany export again, just as Volkswagen, Mercedes and BMW cars. The reported …
The United Nations has urged FIFA to allow Islamic women football players to wear a hijab headscarf. The UN says Wilfried Lemke, sports adviser to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, has written …
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged side for the re-arranged Six Nations international against France in Paris this weekend. Despite several minor injuries, Kidney stuck with the same …
Scott Parker was today chosen by interim boss Stuart Pearce to captain England in the friendly against Holland at Wembley tonight. He will lead out his country just days after …
Mark Hughes believes QPR have enough quality to stave off relegation over their 12 remaining “crucial” matches. The Rs have only won only once in 14 league games and languish …
A sloppy Lebanon lost 4-2 to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, but still progressed to the next stage in World Cup qualifying thanks to a loss by nearest rival …
Australia scored three goals in five whirlwind minutes to come back from behind and dump Frank Rijkaard’s Saudi Arabia out of 2014 World Cup qualification in Melbourne on Wednesday. Australia …
South Korea saw off Kuwait with two second-half goals on Wednesday to book their place in the final group round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. …
Saudi Arabia crashed out of World Cup qualifying with a 4-2 loss away to Australia on Wednesday, as Oman progressed to the final round of Asian qualifiers at its neighbour’s …
Former top-20 tennis player Alisa Kleybanova says she has completed her treatment for cancer and will play at the upcoming Sony Ericsson Open. The 22-year-old Russian announced in July that …
South Korea have scraped through to the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup by beating Kuwait 2-0. Needing at least a draw to avoid a surprise …
Triple Grand Slam titleholder Novak Djokovic had to fight hard before reaching the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open on Wednesday and moving to within one win of a possible rematch …
