Malaysia is probing three teams in the country’s top football league for match-fixing, a senior official said Tuesday, following a scandal that saw 18 youth league players suspended. “Three M-League …
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to visit India in March as the football federation looks to develop one of the world’s most untapped markets, officials said on Tuesday. India is …
The Japan Football Association is moving to hold a match in quake-hit Fukushima during this year’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup. JFA vice president Kozo Tashima said the association has plans …
Fairytale Africa Cup of Nations champions Zambia will return to competitive action in June with 2014 World Cup qualifiers against recent rivals Sudan and Ghana. The Chipolopolo (Copper Bullets) defeated …
Australia’s Adelaide United have hit out at a “flawed” court ruling which has pitched them into a sudden-death AFC Champions League play-off with rebel Indonesian club Persipura Jayapura. Club chairman …
The Zambian government has given $US59,000 ($A55,150) to each player in the national side which won the country’s first Africa Cup of Nations title on Sunday, the sports minister said …
Liverpool denied Tuesday reports they’d apologised for Luis Suarez’s conduct at Old Trafford as a result of pressure from shirt sponsors Standered Chartered bank. Uruguay striker Suarez sparked fresh uproar …
Andre Villas-Boas’s ex-employer at Porto, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, believes the young Portuguese manager was wrong to move to Chelsea. Villas-Boas has had a difficult beginning to his career …
All Black legend John Kirwan will coach the Barbarians in a three-match international tour. Kirwan, previously in charge of Italy and Japan’s coach at last year’s World Cup in New …
The French Rugby Federation (FFR) wants the postponed France versus Ireland Six Nations game to be rescheduled for next season. “France wants the match to be played next season due …
Mastermind MS Dhoni produced another Houdini-like escape as India tied with Sri Lanka in Tuesday’s one-day match in Adelaide. Just two days after his last over heroics downed Australia, Dhoni’s …
World No.2 Rafael Nadal says Spaniards have given too much publicity to a French satirical puppet show that ridiculed drugs taking by Spanish sports stars. “They are a bit obsessed …
Former France international Sebastien Chabal has confirmed he will move to Australia to play Super Rugby in the coming weeks. The 34-year-old, who was released by Top 14 club Racing-Metro …
New Zealand have repelled a spirited challenge to chase down 201 and beat Zimbabwe by five wickets in their second and final Twenty20 cricket international. Needing 14 off the last …
South African fifth seed Kevin Anderson rallied to defeat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-3) on Monday in a first-round match at the $US531,000 ($A496,000) ATP San Jose …
Nineteen wickets tumbled on Tuesday’s second day of play as Victoria took a stranglehold of their Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia at the MCG. Chasing 302 for victory, the …
The International Cricket Council’s plans to restructure itself received a setback on Tuesday when the powerful Indian board shot down proposals from a review panel. The ICC had ordered an …
Wallabies flanker David Pocock will get his first real taste of the Western Force captaincy when he returns to action in Thursday night’s Super Rugby trial match against Queensland Reds …
