Sunderland defender Titus Bramble has appeared in a British court to deny sexual assault charges. The 30-year-old is accused of indecently touching two women in separate incidents during a night …
Two early goals were all Olympiakos needed to beat third-place AEK Athens 2-0 on Friday and take the provisional lead in the Greek league. Olof Mellberg opened the scoring in …
The Football Association have rejected claims they paid STG1.5 million ($A2.21 million) in compensation to Fabio Capello following the Italian’s resignation as England coach. Capello has been on a STG6 …
Roger Federer slumped to his first Davis Cup defeat in nine years on Friday when he was shocked 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 by John Isner as the United States …
Soccer is a victim of its own popularity as shown by the swathe of match-fixing scandals in the past year, FIFA President Sepp Blatter says. Speaking after attending the Confederation …
Trabzonspor have thrashed Gaziantepspor 4-1 to move up to fourth place in the Super Lig. The hosts were gifted an early lead through Ivelin Popov’s sixth-minute own-goal on Friday night. …
Barcelona sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta says he’s confident that coach Pep Guardiola will extend his contract with the Spanish and European champions beyond the end of the current season. Guardiola …
Jari-Matti Latvala of Finland leads the way in the Rally of Sweden after the first full day of racing on Friday. Latvala, driving a Ford, was in early command after …
Former PGA Championship winner Steve Elkington of Australia pulled out of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Friday with a rib injury. The 49-year-old from Sydney withdrew after just five …
He wriggled a little bit. He squirmed. He even tried ignoring the subject. But in the end, Harry Redknapp had to admit managing England is the ultimate job. After Thursday’s …
World No.3 Roger Federer slumped to a shock 4-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 defeat to John Isner on Friday as the United States opened up a 2-0 Davis Cup first …
China will host a new round of cycling’s WorldTour series, the Tour of Hangzhou, at the end of the season, world governing body UCI announced on Friday. The five-stage race …
No force in the world can order fans to go to matches, Issa Hayatou, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), says. Hayatou was defending CAF against criticism at …
Former Brazil star Romario has again criticised his country’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup, saying he fears it faces embarrassment if work on its outdated airports is not speeded …
South Korea’s new coach spoke of a “crisis” as he announced an experienced 26-man squad on Friday for the crucial World Cup qualifying match against Kuwait later this month. Arsenal …
Blackburn manager Steve Kean believes Aiyegbeni Yakubu’s return will be the catalyst to lift Blackburn out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone. The striker has missed Rovers’ last three …
Top seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the WTA Paris Open in the quarter-finals on Friday after falling 6-4 6-4 to German ninth seed Angelique Kerber. Sharapova had breezed past …
Harry Redknapp is extremely glad that he will be able to take his place in the Tottenham dugout on Saturday without the prospect of being jailed hanging over his head. …
