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Phil Mickelson remains in control of the US PGA Tour event at Riviera Country Club midway through the second round. Mickelson shot a one-under-par 70 in the morning wave to …

Galatasaray have pulled nine points clear at the top of the Turkish Super Lig by defeating Mersin Idmanyurdu 3-1. Necati Ates scored two goals for his team. He headed the …

Crisis-hit Rangers have suffered another body blow, with the Scottish Premier League rejecting their attempt to re-sign Gabonese international striker Daniel Cousin. Rangers announced a deal had been done to …

Retired NBA legend Michael Jordan was hailed as the greatest player in basketball history by two potential rivals to the throne on Friday as he celebrated his 49th birthday. As …

Coach Julio Cesar Falcioni is undefeated in 32 matches with Boca Juniors, and fresh from winning the Argentine league title in December. Boca are also among the favourites to take …

Portsmouth are in administration for the second time in two years, leaving the former Premier League club facing a battle against relegation from the second-tier Championship after also being docked …

Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish upset world cycling champions Kaarle McCulloch and Anna Meares of Australia to set a new world record in the women’s team sprint final …

Jarni Trulli has accused Italy of burying its head in the sand and failing to foresee or stave off the current situation that has left the country without a Formula …

The Scottish Football Association (SFA) is to launch an investigation into the financial chaos engulfing Rangers after the Glasgow giants went into administration. As shockwaves from the plight of the …

Bayer Leverkusen owner Wolfgang Holzhaeuser has said the club is willing to discuss whether the former Germany captain Michael Ballack can leave before the end of his current contract. “His …

British challenger Dereck Chisora slapped Ukrainian champion Vitali Klitschko during Friday’s weigh-in ahead of their WBC heavyweight title fight in Munich on Saturday. During the customary face-off for the cameras, …

An English cricketer who claimed to have been lured into a spot-fixing scandal by Pakistan international Danish Kaneria has been jailed for four months. Former Essex player Mervyn Westfield had …

Martin O’Neill is hoping his Sunderland side can intensify Arsenal’s pain in the FA Cup – but has warned unhappy Gunners fans that under-pressure Arsene Wenger is the greatest manager …

Australian third seed Samantha Stosur has overcome a spirited fightback by Romania’s Monica Niculescu to advance to her first semi-final of the year at the WTA Qatar Open. Stosur, the …

The Greek football league will be suspended for one week at the end of the month in protest at a new sporting law that has also drawn criticism from FIFA. …

Dutch coach Guus Hiddink has signed an 18-month contract to manage ambitious Russian top flight side Anzhi Makhachkala, the latest big international name to join the side. “Today Guus Hiddink …

Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose biography has sold more than 500,000 copies, is following up on the success by launching his life story as an interactive iPad app. Sara Ohrvall, …

US Open champion Sam Stosur beat Monica Niculescu 6-2 2-6 6-3 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the WTA’s Qatar Open. The fifth-seeded Australian jumped out to a 5-0 …