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 …
Senior batsman Kevin Pietersen on Friday praised one-day captain Alastair Cook for the successive one-day hundreds that gave England an unassailable 2-0 lead against Pakistan in their four-match series. Cook …
Five Uzbekistan players were handed one-match bans by FIFA on Friday for deliberately picking up yellow cards in a World Cup 2014 qualifying match at home to Tajikistan in November …
Peter Whiteford of Scotland shot a second-round four-under par 68 in chilly, overcast conditions to take a two-stroke lead in the $2.4 million Indian Masters on Friday. Whiteford, who shared …
Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch set a new world record in qualifying for the team sprint at the World Cup cycling event being held at the London Olympic velodrome Friday. …
French cycling enthusiast Robert Marchand on Friday set a new hour record — at the age of 100. The centenarian rode 24.25km in 60 minutes watched by crowds of cheering …
FIFA security director Chris Eaton is leaving football’s governing body just weeks after he launched a global campaign to fight match-fixing. FIFA said Friday that Eaton will join the Qatar-based …
Striker Yoshito Okubo will headline Japan’s squad in an international friendly against Iceland on Feb. 24. Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni announced the squad on Friday, naming only domestic players for …
Carlos Bocanegra has called on Rangers supporters to rally round the team against Kilmarnock on Saturday after what has been the most turbulent week in the club’s 140-year history. The …
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba believes it would be a “disaster” if the club fails to qualify for next season’s Champions League but insists he backs under-fire manager Andre Villas-Boas. The …
Ahead of this weekend’s Italian Serie A matches it is the issue of penalties, predominantly those not given, that has dominated the build-up. Juventus are up in arms at the …
