The United States friendly against five-time World Cup champions Brazil on May 30 will be held at FedEx Field, the home of the Washington Redskins NFL team, US Soccer said …
Continue reading Washington to host USA-Brazil friendlyNew Zealand cricket captain Brendon McCullum expects the Black Caps to improve on their three dominant one-day wins over Zimbabwe, capped off by Thursday’s 202-run win at Napier’s McLean Park. …
Continue reading McCullum looks for further NZ improvementFabio Capello will not become the new coach at Inter Milan, according to the Italian giants’ president Massimo Moratti. Capello walked out as England manager on Wednesday leading to rumours …
Continue reading Inter Milan chief denies Capello interestSpain launched a diplomatic protest on Thursday over a satirical puppet show on French TV that implied cyclist Alberto Contador and tennis great Rafael Nadal are drugs cheats. “I spoke …
Continue reading Spain protests cartoon riducule over drugsHome favourite Marion Bartoli shook off some first-set rustiness to defeat Croatian Petra Martic 7-5 6-1 on Thursday and take her place in the WTA Paris Open quarter-finals. After breaks …
Continue reading Out-of-sorts Bartoli into Paris quartersWhen Remi Garde took charge of Lyon this season, he was given a one-year contract, told he had no money to spend and inherited a squad low on morale following …
Continue reading New coach drawing best out of revived LyonThe new Mercedes car topped Formula One pre-season testing for a second straight day, while Lotus was quickest of this season’s new batch of cars. Nico Rosberg was quickest around …
Continue reading Mercedes tops F1 testing in SpainThe benching of Arjen Robben only seemed to improve Bayern Munich’s performance. Now coach Jupp Heynckes has to decide if the Netherlands star will return to the starting line-up. That …
Continue reading Will Robben return to Bayern line-up?Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao are both looking for wins to leap into the Spanish league’s Champions League places this weekend and overtake struggling Levante, who visit leader Real Madrid. Levante …
Continue reading Espanyol, Bilbao look to overtake LevanteArsene Wenger has defended Fabio Capello’s stand over John Terry, insisting the Italian should have had the final say over whether the Chelsea defender remained as England captain or not. …
Continue reading Wenger backs Capello stance on TerryAston Villa have been unsuccessful in their attempt to extend Robbie Keane’s loan period and he will return to the Los Angeles Galaxy after the clash at Wigan on February …
Continue reading Villa lose as Keane returns to LA GalaxyTheir colonial history notwithstanding, the English often like to think of themselves as being good at doing the right thing. In deciding that John Terry should no longer captain the …
Continue reading Capello gives England excuse to fail againSunderland’s Nicklas Bendtner and Lee Cattermole have been charged with criminal damage after cars were allegedly vandalised close to the home of their arch rivals. Striker Bendtner and club captain …
Continue reading Sunderland duo charged with vandalismMaria Sharapova will face Angelique Kerber for a place in the WTA Paris Open semi-finals, after the German ninth seed beat Romania’s Monica Niculescu 6-3 4-6 6-3 to reach the …
Continue reading Kerber sets up Sharapova Paris showdownAjax technical director Danny Blind and the club’s board have resigned following a row over the blocked appointment of Louis van Gaal as general manager of the Dutch footballing giants. …
Continue reading Ajax board quits over van Gaal rowRyan Jones will take the place of banned lock Bradley Davies in the Wales team for the Six Nations international against Scotland in Cardiff on Sunday. Former captain Jones was …
Continue reading Wales Ryan Jones in for banned DaviesAC Milan travel to Udinese on Saturday looking to get their season back on track, while Serie A leader Juventus visit Bologna a day later – if the weather permits. …
Continue reading Milan look to bounce back against UdineseThe Six Nations rugby clash between Italy and England at the 72,000-capacity Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Saturday has been declared a sell-out. The Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) announced the …
Continue reading Italy-England Six Nations in Rome sold out

