English Football Association chief David Bernstein has hit back at criticism of referee Howard Webb by the agent of Manchester City star Mario Balotelli. Balotelli’s agent Mino Raiola said the …
Torrential rain has delayed the kick-off of an Africa Cup of Nations Group A fixture between Libya and Zambia. Parts of the pitch were covered in large puddles as the …
Europe’s top football clubs collectively lost more than 1.6 billion euros ($A2 billion) in 2010 and their debts are still rising despite the imminent arrival of sanctions for overspending. With …
There is still a place in the England side for Chris Ashton’s flamboyant “swan dive” try celebration despite coach Stuart Lancaster’s call for his players to refocus on teamwork rather …
Heyneke Meyer has been approached by the South African Rugby Union to coach the Springboks but his Blue Bulls employers are reluctant to let him go. SARU confirmed on Wednesday …
Kenya have recalled former Sevens rugby captain Humphrey Kayange to the squad for the fourth and fifth IRB World series in New Zealand and the US. The 29-year-old Kayange quit …
India will resume on Thursday’s third day of the fourth Test against Australia in a desperate position at 2-61 in reply to the home side’s first innings of 7-604. Australia …
Reigning Australian Open women’s champion Kim Clijsters will be out to defy injury and clinch a spot in her ninth grand slam singles final against an opponent chasing her first. …
Chelsea and QPR have warned supporters that “abuse and discrimination has no place in football or society” as the English Premier League sides prepare for Saturday’s FA Cup meeting. The …
Caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster says he wants to take over the England job on a long-term basis after confirming he will apply for the position advertised by the Rugby Football …
France Fed Cup skipper Nicolas Escude has selected Alize Cornet, Pauline Parmentier, Virginie Razzano and Aravane Rezai for his country’s Fed Cup opening-round match against Slovakia in Bratislava on February …
Australian Open semi-finalist Kim Clijsters will not compete in Belgium’s Fed Cup first-round match with Serbia in Charleroi on February 4-5, team captain Ann Devries announced on Wednesday. “Kim confirmed …
England’s pace-cum-spin attack delivered the goods to keep Pakistan down to 7-256 on the opening day of the second Test at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Wednesday. Paceman Stuart Broad took …
Former Wallabies skipper Stirling Mortlock shared 90 per cent of his representative rugby career with George Smith so it’s fitting they continue to collect high honours together. The two modern-day …
Ajax centre-back Toby Alderweireld may be sidelined for between two and four weeks with a hamstring injury. The 22-year-old Belgium international picked up the injury during Sunday’s 1-1 draw at …
Harry Redknapp’s excuses for his STG180,000 ($A270,027) offshore windfall are “contradictory, inconsistent and lack credibility”, a British court has heard. Jurors were asked to consider how the Tottenham manager “simply …
Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero is relieved to have finally scored this season after netting in Tuesday night’s Coppa Italia victory over Roma. The 37-year-old, who has had to make …
Inter Milan are no longer interested in signing Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez, according to Nerazzurri board member Marco Tronchetti Provera. Tevez had been strongly linked with a move to …
