John Terry is to miss Chelsea’s Premier League match away to Swansea on Tuesday – less than a day before a court case begins into allegations he racially abused QPR …

Former Wales football manager Gary Speed may have killed himself by accident, a judicial investigation concluded on Monday. The 42-year-old father of two, who played for Leeds, Everton, Newcastle, Bolton …

The US women’s football league won’t play the 2012 season amid a legal dispute with an ousted owner. The league’s Board of Governors voted on Monday to suspend the season …

The Asian Football Confederation has urged football’s top lawmaking body to approve a headscarf with safety features for use by Islamic female players. Football governing body FIFA banned the hijab …

Former Wales football manager Gary Speed sent a text message to his wife days before he was found hanged in November and “talked in terms of taking his life”, an …

UEFA says the women’s Champions League final will be played at the 70,000-capacity Olympic Stadium in Munich on May 17. The match is scheduled two days before Bayern Munich’s Allianz …

QPR have completed the signing of Nancy defensive midfielder Samba Diakite, the Premier League club have announced. French club Nancy indicated on Monday night the 23-year-old was on his way …

Argentine legend Hernan Crespo emerged the star attraction among a host of semi-retired world stars auctioned in Kolkata on Monday to play in a new football tournament in India. Crespo …

Ukraine suffered a blow ahead of the Euro 2012 championship which they are co-hosting with Poland after international goalkeeper Alexander Rybka was handed a two-year doping ban, local media reported …

Perth Glory have set their sights on a top-two finish after stretching their unbeaten A-League run to seven games. Sunday’s 3-0 win over Adelaide at Hindmarsh Stadium propelled Perth into …

Dutch midfielder Paul Beekmans has been released from his contract with A-League side Gold Coast United on compassionate grounds. The United vice captain has returned to Holland to be with …

Former Atalanta captain Cristiano Doni regrets his role in Serie B match-fixing last season but insists he was trying only to help his club. Doni was among 16 people arrested …

Arsenal’s attempt to end a seven-year trophy drought remains on track after they scored three times in eight second-half minutes to beat Aston Villa 3-2 and reach the fifth round …

English Premier League leaders Manchester City and Manchester United will look to put their respective League Cup and FA Cup defeats by Liverpool behind them when they return to league …

Carlos Tevez, who last played for Manchester City in September, continues to dominate off-field matters for the English Premier League leaders but manager Roberto Mancini is more concerned with the …

Ten-man Malaga beat Sevilla 2-1 on Sunday night in a fiery Andalusian derby to leap above their local rivals into seventh position in La Liga, one point behind a potential …

One of the pre-tournament favourites Senegal finished a disappointing 2012 Africa Cup of Nations campaign without a point after they lost 2-1 to Libya in Bata in their final Group …

Carlos Tevez, who last played for Manchester City in September, continues to dominate off-field matters for the Premier League leaders. However ahead of Tuesday’s visit to Everton, manager Roberto Mancini …