West Ham says the English FA has asked midfielder Ravel Morrison to explain apparently homophobic comments on Twitter. Manchester United sold the 19-year-old Morrison to West Ham last week after …
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Former England and Arsenal star Paul Merson has been banned from driving for 14 months after crashing his car into a truck last year while over the alcohol limit. Merson …
Continue reading Drink driving ban for football star MersonJapan will host the under-20 women’s football World Cup this summer, a year after grabbing the senior women’s title, officials said on Wednesday. The U-20 tournament was originally scheduled to …
Continue reading Japan to host U-20 women’s WorldTennis great Arantxa Sanchez Vicario has blamed her parents for losing an estimated 45 million euros ($A55 million) in career earnings through mismanagement. The 40-year-old Sanchez Vicario let loose against …
Continue reading Sanchez Vicario says $55m in winnings goneThe Spanish tennis federation is planning to sue broadcaster Canal Plus France for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal and other Spaniards’ alleged ties …
Continue reading Spanish to sue French TV over Nadal skitWales second row Bradley Davies has been ruled out of the remainder of the Six Nations after being banned for seven weeks for a “tip tackle” in the victory over …
Continue reading Wales’ Davies banned for ‘tip tackle’American qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands has finished off Kristina Barrois of Germany with her 10th ace to secure a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win and reach the second round of the Open …
Continue reading Mattek-Sands beats Barrois in FranceAustria’s Hannes Reichelt has pipped Swiss Didier Cuche as alpine’s speed event specialists were given a first glimpse of how difficult it will be to win Olympic downhill gold in …
Continue reading Reichelt tops training in Olympic testWomen have been given equal billing with men in the annual boat race between English universities Oxford and Cambridge, giving one of the most traditional events on the British sporting …
Continue reading British women rowers get equal billingVirat Kohli cracked a match-winning 77 before injuring his leg attempting a suicide run in India’s four-wicket triumph over Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground on Wednesday. India, chasing 234 …
Continue reading India beat Sri Lanka at the WACASix Nations outsiders Italy have made two changes for their historic debut at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico for the visit of England on Saturday. Coach Jacques Brunel has brought back in …
Continue reading Italy make two changes for Six NationsIndonesian conglomerate the Bakrie Group will open a football academy in Jakarta using the expertise of its newly acquired top-tier Australian club Brisbane Roar, the company said Wednesday. The Bakrie …
Continue reading Bakrie, Roar to open academy in JakartaMexico’s Guadalajara Chivas were held to a 1-1 home draw on Tuesday against Ecuadoran champions Deportivo Quito as the group stage of the 2012 Copa Libertadores kicked off across Latin …
Continue reading Chivas held as Libertadores kicks offJapanese striker Kisho Yano has returned to his old home Albirex Niigata after two seasons with Bundesliga outfit Freiburg, the J-League first-division side said Wednesday. The 27-year-old moved to the …
Continue reading Japan striker Yano home from BunZimbabwe’s football association has suspended national team coach Norman Mapeza, who was implicated in a match-fixing scam in Asia, the association’s boss said Wednesday. Former midfielder Rahman Gumbo has been …
Continue reading Zimbabwe suspends coach over match-fixingSenegal have fired the coach of its national football team, Amara Traore, along with his technical staff, following the team’s poor performances at the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), the …
Continue reading Senegal fires coach Traore after CAN flopBarcelona coach Pep Guardiola, who successfully fought a doping case while a player in Italy, has urged Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador to fight his two-year doping ban “until the end …
Continue reading Guardiola urges Contador to fightThe Olyroos’ dwindling prospects of making the London Games look to have been dealt a final blow after FIFA reversed a critical result in the Australians’ qualifying group. The peak …
Continue reading FIFA decision on Iraq a blow to Olyroos
