New Zealand soccer captain Ryan Nelsen could make his debut for Tottenham Hotspur next week after completing his move to the English Premier League soccer heavyweights. The 34-year-old’s transfer to …

Serie A champions AC Milan suffered a slip-up at the start of a tough series of games that continues Sunday with a home game to Napoli. The second-placed Rossoneri lost …

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and champions Borussia Dortmund don’t want to be frozen out in their weekend evening games at SV Hamburg and Nuremberg. Bayern and Dortmund are level on …

Fenerbahce and Besiktas both failed to take advantage of leaders Galatasaray’s shock draw with lowly Antalyaspor as they crashed to defeat in the Turkish Super Lig. Fenerbahce would have gone …

Victory over Sudan Saturday will take Zambia into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals for the first time in 16 years. A last-four place was the bottom line set by …

Mali owe their appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations in no small part to ‘old timers’ Cedric Kante and Seydou Keita. “With Cedric we’re the two veterans in the …

Equatorial Guinea admit they did not want to face Ivory Coast Saturday in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinals. The Estadio de Malabo pairing appears to be the mismatch …

The weather has been playing havoc with soccer fixtures in Italy all week but Serie A leaders Juventus have survived the big freeze and managed to cement their grip on …

Having both booked their places in the French League Cup final in mid-week, Marseille and Lyon meet on Sunday for a dress rehearsal that could have significant bearing on the …

Real Madrid’s seven-point lead over Barcelona could come under threat this weekend when Jose Mourinho’s side face a potentially tricky fixture at local rivals Getafe. The team from the south …

Manchester City will aim to turn the pressure back on their title rivals on Saturday by re-establishing their slender lead at the top of the Premier League table with victory …

For so long the hunters, Central Coast are relishing being the hunted when they host arch rivals Brisbane Roar on Saturday night. The 2010/11 grand finalists will renew their rivalry …

Melbourne Victory will delay a decision on playing injured skipper Adrian Leijer in the A-League derby against Melbourne Heart until match day. Leijer hurt his shoulder in the Victory’s 1-1 …

Scott of the Antarctic’s team might have had more chance of beating Uzbekistan than the Olyroos, judging by the Tashkent weather forecast for Sunday’s crucial Olympic qualifier. The Australians are …

Melbourne Victory are the A-League team for whom a 90-minute performance has become a familiar mix of high drama, sitcom and for their fans – a tear-jerker ending. But coach …

Newcastle Jets have released striker Chris Payne from his two-year A-League contract by mutual consent. The 21-year-old former Sydney FC and North Queensland striker has failed to break into the …

Barcelona are hoping to end their run of draws by beating Real Sociedad at home on Saturday. The world champions have drawn their last three games, against Valencia and Real …

As champions Manchester United sniff blood, a faltering Manchester City side will be out to stem the flow and keep their noses in front at the top of the Premier …