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Cagliari have sacked Davide Ballardini less than four months after hiring him, taking the number of coaches fired this season in the 20-team Serie A to 15. The final nail …

A fugitive from justice in the latest match-fixing scandal to grip Italian football has given an interview pointing the finger at a number of players, including former Italy forward Guiseppe …

Ambitious Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala have excluded Brazilian veteran Roberto Carlos from their players’ list for the remaining three months of the season. The 38-year Carlos – one …

  Rangers would have been “decimated” by the loss of 20 players if the first-team squad had not agreed to pay cuts, the beleaguered club’s administrator Paul Clark says. Clark …

  Argentine legend Diego Maradona is hoping to find a solution to his tax debt problems in Italy so he can join the 25th anniversary celebrations of Napoli’s first Serie …

Wolves midfielder Jamie O’Hara has launched a furious attack on his club’s supporters after a group allegedly rowed with the player and his fiancee following a 2-0 home defeat against …

Manchester City have surrendered top spot in the Premier League after Luke Moore’s late goal fired Swansea to a shock 1-0 win over the title chasers at the Liberty Stadium. …

Manchester United has surged back to the top of the Premier League as in-form Wayne Rooney bagged a brace in a 2-0 victory over 10-man West Bromwich Albion. United striker …

Neil Warnock has registered a first win as Leeds manager after four attempts – his reformed side easing to victory at 10-man Middlesbrough in the npower Championship. Robert Snodgrass was …

Mohammad Hafeez and Umar Gul put in impressive all-round performances as Pakistan posted an exciting 21-run victory over Bangladesh in the opening match of the Asia Cup one-day cricket tournament …

Wayne Rooney has fired Manchester United to the top of the Premier League as the champions defeated 10-man West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to take full advantage of Manchester City’s 1-0 …

Lionel Messi has continued his rich vein of form with a double as Barcelona beat Racing Santander 2-0, but the Catalan club still remain 10 points off La Liga leaders …

Claims that New Zealand cricketers are involved in match-fixing are baseless, New Zealand cricket chief executive David White says. An undercover sting by Britain’s Sunday Times revealed claims by Indian …

The New Zealand cricket team for the second Test against South Africa could feature some changes following the drawn first match in Dunedin. The team for the Hamilton match – …

England stunned hosts France with a thrilling 24-22 victory on Sunday to erase any hopes the French had of winning the Six Nations title. The visitors outscored the French by …

AC Milan have extended their lead to four points at the top of Serie A with a 2-0 win over Lecce as Juventus were held 0-0 at Genoa. Goals from …

James Pattinson is set to miss the start of the Caribbean tour due to injury but there’s no way coach Mickey Arthur is going to ask the young Australian quick …

Vincenzo Nibali escaped to victory on Sunday’s fifth stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race over 195km from Martinsicuro to Prati di Tivo. Nibali surged clear of his rivals on the …