With temperatures set to dip to well below freezing in Germany at the weekend, the country’s professional footballers and fans alike are bracing themselves for arctic conditions in this weekend’s …
French club Nice says midfielder Emerse Fae has retired from football at the age of 28 because of an illness. Fae first suffered from phlebitis, which causes blood clots in …
Last year’s winner Ballabriggs heads the 82 entries for the Grand National at Aintree on April 14. The 11-year-old provided trainer Donald McCain, son of the legendary Ginger McCain, with …
All Blacks five-eighth Aaron Cruden will play his first rugby match since injuring his knee in the World Cup final when he turns out for the Chiefs in their Super …
Veteran Tunisia midfielder Adel Chedli walked out on his squad at the African Cup of Nations on Wednesday after failing to play in any of its three games. He later …
The Polish army will be on heightened alert during this summer’s Euro 2012 football championships, the daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Wednesday. Air space will be closed on game days …
Football can be a cruel game, but few have suffered as much as Niger coach Harouna Doula at the Africa Cup of Nations. Named Africa Coach of the Year in …
FIFA will make a final ruling on the possible introduction of goal-line technology at a special meeting on July 2, world football’s governing body confirmed on Wednesday. FIFA said the …
Michael Berrer of Germany upset top-seeded Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-4 on Wednesday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Zagreb indoor tennis event in Croatia. Berrer, last year’s finalist, had …
Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda will stay at CSKA Moscow after their talks with Serie-A side Lazio over his transfer collapsed, news reports said Wednesday. The Russian outfit were asking 16 …
Seeded Frenchmen Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet both won in straight sets on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP event at Montpellier in France. The second-seeded Simon fired …
Russian Premier League side CSKA Moscow have signed South Korean midfielder Kim In Sung from Gangneung City football club on a one-year deal, the club’s press service reported Wednesday. CSKA …
Tour de France champion Cadel Evans will open his new season at the Mallorca Challenge, starting Sunday. The BMC rider will be joined by Andy and Frank Schleck with three-time …
Queens Park Rangers striker Bobby Zamora said he was lured away from Fulham by the ambition of owner Tony Fernandes after completing a deadline day move to Loftus Road. Zamora, …
Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello is headed back to Brazil to consider his racing future. A seat with KV Racing Technology in the IndyCar Series is definitely an option. Barrichello …
Unbeaten US boxing star Floyd Mayweather has announced he will fight Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto on May 5, ending hopes for a showdown with Manny Pacquiao before November. Mayweather will …
Richard Gasquet has beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals of the Open Sud de France. The match between two former top-10 players on Wednesday was largely dominated …
Jurgen Melzer of Austria has upset fifth-seeded Italian Andreas Seppi 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the quarter-finals of Zagreb Indoors tournament. Melzer was a late entry and had to play …
