Sir Graham Henry’s post-Rugby World Cup career will centre on developing New Zealand’s high performance coaches at Super Rugby and national provincial championship level. The New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) …
Beaten Australian Open finalist Maria Sharapova has made a winning start at the WTA Paris Open, beating South Africa’s Chanelle Scheepers 6-3, 6-1 to reach the last 16. Given a …
Holders Lille have reluctantly relinquished their grip on the French Cup after going down 2-1 at local rivals Valenciennes in the last 16 at a wintry Stade du Hainaut. Lille …
Australia quick Mitchell Johnson is interested in joining Glamorgan for this year’s Friends Life T20 tournament. The left-armer has revealed the Welsh county have inquired about his availability for the …
Catania and Roma have played out the final 25 minutes of their abandoned Serie A clash but could add no further to the score and the game finished 1-1. Originally …
Reigning Olympic pole vault champion Steve Hooker says he’s lost his confidence six months out from the London Games and won’t be competing in the remainder of the domestic season. …
Fulham first-team coach Billy McKinlay has been appointed as Northern Ireland’s new assistant manager, the Barclays Premier League club have announced. McKinlay, who joined Fulham in 2004, will continue his …
Bayern Munich are set to sign midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri for next season from Champions League rivals FC Basel, with media reports here claiming the Swiss has already had a medical …
Poland’s Super Cup football match has been called off amid safety concerns at Warsaw’s National Stadium, a key venue for the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament. “After hearing information from the …
Notts County footballer Lee Hughes denied a sexual assault charge today. The striker was arrested after police were called to his team’s hotel in Croydon, south London, on December 3. …
A judge investigating match-fixing in Italy said “a considerable part of the Bari squad” had links to a betting ring that rigged games when the club was in Serie A …
Organisers gave away free tickets to the African Cup of Nations semifinals on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid the eyesore of empty stadiums at the continent’s top tournament. The …
Lyon’s bid for a domestic cup double this season remains on course after they overcame Bordeaux 3-1 following extra time to reach the quarter-finals of the French Cup. Seeking to …
Corinthians is keeping former Brazil star Adriano at the team’s hotel and is ordering him to go on a strict diet to try to get the striker back in shape. …
England manager Fabio Capello was due to meet his Football Association bosses here on Wednesday following the Italian’s criticism of the decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy. Capello …
Ghana says Jordan Ayew will start against Zambia in the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations in place of Sulley Muntari. Ghana coach Goran Stevanovich has made three changes …
West Ham says the English FA has asked midfielder Ravel Morrison to explain apparently homophobic comments on Twitter. Manchester United sold the 19-year-old Morrison to West Ham last week after …
Japan will host the under-20 women’s football World Cup this summer, a year after grabbing the senior women’s title, officials said on Wednesday. The U-20 tournament was originally scheduled to …
