A team’s mascot has been suspended for two home matches for making obscene gestures to opposition fans. Ceara’s “Grandpa” mascot was suspended on Tuesday after making the gestures to fans …
Officials expect Wednesday night’s first Twenty20 international between Australia and India at ANZ Stadium to go ahead despite persistent drizzle in Sydney in the morning. A bumper crowd in excess …
Lyon fought back from two goals down to win 4-2 at Lorient in a pulsating French League Cup semi-final on Tuesday and reach their first domestic final since their French …
Australian teenager Ryan Williams has joined English Premier League club Fulham on the final day of the transfer window, as Middlesbrough rejected a STG6 million ($A8.96 million) offer from Bolton …
Tottenham have bolstered their striking options by signing Louis Saha from Premier League rival Everton in the final hours of the transfer window on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Frenchman has scored …
Organisers of next year’s America’s Cup sailing regatta on San Francisco Bay say they will reconsider the format of the challengers’ series after receiving only three entries. Regatta director Iain …
Manchester United drew level with Manchester City at the top of the table on Tuesday after Old Trafford old boy Darron Gibson scored the winner for Everton in a 1-0 …
Zambia says midfielder Clifford Mulenga has been sent home from the African Cup of Nations for partying too late and breaking the team curfew. Zambia football federation spokesman Erick Mwanza …
New England’s Rob Gronkowski was walking without a protective boot on Tuesday, a sign the Patriots’ tight-end will be able to play against the New York Giants in Super Bowl …
The Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot has been renamed the Diamond Jubilee Stakes to mark this important milestone in The Queen’s reign. The Group One race over six furlongs …
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls has given superstar hurdler Big Buck’s a clean bill of health following his 15th straight win at Cheltenham on Saturday. The Andy Stewart-owned nine-year-old briefly looked …
Championship leaders West Ham suffered an embarrassing 5-1 thrashing at lowly Ipswich, while second-placed Southampton were held to a 1-1 draw by promotion rivals Cardiff on Tuesday. Sam Allardyce’s side …
Alex Bogomolov Jr will make his Davis Cup debut for Russia next week. Russia captain Shamil Tarpischev says the 28-year-old Bogomolov has been included in the team to play at …
Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-1, 6-4 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Open Sud de France. The seventh-seeded Kohlschreiber had 11 aces and …
Last-minute transfers are being brokered across English football, with analysts reporting a sharp fall in overall spending as a low key January window draws to a close. Struggling Queens Park …
English Premier League giants Chelsea have announced a total loss of STG67.7 million ($A100.95 million) for the financial year ending June 30, 2011. But for Chelsea, bankrolled by Russian billionaire …
On a slow-moving last day of transfers in the French league, Paris Saint-Germain predictably stole the headlines by signing midfielder Thiago Motta from Inter Milan to take its season’s spending …
The Serie A match between host Parma and leader Juventus has been postponed less than an hour before kickoff because of snowfall. Snow had been falling on and off all …
