Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia faces a month on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring injury in Thursday’s 2-0 Europa League win against Ajax Amsterdam. The Ecuadorian was hurt …
Britain’s Paul Casey, a two-time runner-up at the World Golf Championships Match-Play Championship, will not play in the event next week, allowing South African George Coetzee into the field of …
Gary Carter, the hard-hitting Major League Baseball catcher who helped the New York Mets make an amazing rally to beat Boston in the 1986 World Series, died on Thursday of …
Tomas Berdych and Juan Martin del Potro joined resting top seed Roger Federer in the Rotterdam Open quarter-finals on Thursday. Second seed Berdych advanced with only minimal effort as opponent …
Manchester City came from behind to beat defending champions Porto 2-1 at Estadio do Dragao on Thursday and take a sizeable step towards the Europa League last 16. A late …
Manchester United made a winning start to their Europa League debut on Thursday after goals from Ashley Young and Javier Hernandez handed them a 2-0 first-leg victory over Ajax at …
The Egyptian Football Association says the domestic league could resume in empty stadiums after the mourning period ends on March 15 for the 74 people killed in the country’s worst …
Former Brazil striker Bebeto is joining ex-teammate Ronaldo on the 2014 World Cup organising committee. Bebeto, who helped Brazil win the 1994 World Cup, is the final member appointed to …
Australia’s cyclists have enjoyed their first taste of the track for the London Olympics with the men’s pursuit team topping qualifying for Sunday’s final (Monday AM AEDT) of the test …
FIFA warned Greek lawmakers Thursday that the country risks suspension from world football if it proceeds with a new law compromising the national football body’s operational independence. FIFA’s message was …
Barcelona welcomes Valencia to the Camp Nou as it looks to rebound from its second loss of the season and keep pressure on Spanish leader Real Madrid, whose record-setting pace …
Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri has lost his appeal to UEFA challenging a two-match touchline ban, and is barred from the Champions League round-of-16 matches against Chelsea. UEFA increased Mazzarri’s punishment …
Montpellier coach Rene Girard sought to take the pressure off his team on Thursday ahead of the match at Paris Saint-Germain with top spot in the French league at stake, …
Melbourne Rebels fullback Kurtley Beale has been ruled out of this Saturday’s pre-season match against the Crusaders at AAMI Park with injury. The Rebels’ new recruit suffered a slight hamstring …
Former Australian one-day wicketkeeper Luke Ronchi is to cross the Tasman in an attempt to play international cricket for New Zealand. The 30-year-old is set to sign for Wellington in …
Poland’s sports minister has suspended payment of a $180,000 ($A168,887.22) bonus to an official who quit because of problems with a European Championship venue under his supervision. The bonus was …
Belgian Steve Darcis upset Czech fourth seed Radek Stepanek 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-2) on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the $US531,000 ($A498,217.30) ATP San Jose Open. Darcis, ranked 72nd, …
USA Rugby returned to a homegrown product to lead the Eagles by announcing Mike Tolkin as the new national team coach on Thursday. Tolkin, from New York, was a defence …
