Arsene Wenger has defended Fabio Capello’s stand over John Terry, insisting the Italian should have had the final say over whether the Chelsea defender remained as England captain or not. …
Aston Villa have been unsuccessful in their attempt to extend Robbie Keane’s loan period and he will return to the Los Angeles Galaxy after the clash at Wigan on February …
Their colonial history notwithstanding, the English often like to think of themselves as being good at doing the right thing. In deciding that John Terry should no longer captain the …
Sunderland’s Nicklas Bendtner and Lee Cattermole have been charged with criminal damage after cars were allegedly vandalised close to the home of their arch rivals. Striker Bendtner and club captain …
Maria Sharapova will face Angelique Kerber for a place in the WTA Paris Open semi-finals, after the German ninth seed beat Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 6-3 to reach the …
Ajax technical director Danny Blind and the club’s board have resigned following a row over the blocked appointment of Louis van Gaal as general manager of the Dutch footballing giants. …
Ryan Jones will take the place of banned lock Bradley Davies in the Wales team for the Six Nations international against Scotland in Cardiff on Sunday. Former captain Jones was …
AC Milan travel to Udinese on Saturday looking to get their season back on track, while Serie A leader Juventus visit Bologna a day later – if the weather permits. …
The Six Nations rugby clash between Italy and England at the 72,000-capacity Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday has been declared a sell-out. The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced the …
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) said on Thursday it would be standing by the scaled down redevelopment plan for Lord’s which led former British Prime Minister John Major to resign from …
Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala clocked the fastest time in his Ford during the inaugural qualifying stage ahead of the Rally of Sweden on Thursday. Latvala, winner in Sweden in 2008, clocked …
Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy believes the team are now well placed to kick on in the final third of the season. The Wales international thinks January was a significant period …
Spaniard Rafael Cabrera-Bello made the most of perfect scoring conditions on the opening day of the $US2.5 million ($A2.33 million) Dubai Desert Classic and shot an impeccable round of nine-under …
Ireland recalled centre Keith Earls on Thursday in the only change to their starting side for this weekend’s Six Nations clash away to France in Paris. Earls was included after …
Bangladesh’s inaugural Twenty20 league opened on a sour note on Thursday when a leading player revealed he received a spot-fixing proposition. Former Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said he had been …
England football chiefs vowed not to rush their search for a successor to Fabio Capello on Thursday as Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp remained tight-lipped over taking the job. Speaking at …
Germany’s 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has received a two year ban and been stripped of his third-place finish in the 2005 race for a doping violation, the …
A stadium, hit by a massive earthquake in March last year, is one of the candidate venues for the under-20 women’s football World Cup to be hosted by Japan during …
