Super Bowl champions the New York Giants received a hero’s welcome on Tuesday with a ticker tape parade with tens of thousands of fans turning out to show their appreciation …
Continue reading Giants get hero’s welcome after Super BowlJapan star Shinji Kagawa netted as Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund reached the German Cup soccer semi-finals with a 4-0 win at fourth-division Holstein Kiel on Tuesday. Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp …
Continue reading Dortmund book German Cup soccer semiKilmarnock missed the opportunity to return to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League’s top six as Dunfermline claimed a valuable point in their battle against relegation with a 1-1 draw at …
Continue reading Kilmarnock held to 0-0 draw by DunfermlineRoman Abramovich has watched Chelsea training again as he continues to inspect the Andre Villas-Boas regime at close quarters. The Blues’ billionaire owner has been conspicuous by his absence from …
Continue reading Abramovich continues Chelsea scrutinyStoke defender Robert Huth will serve a three-game ban after his appeal against a red card received during Saturday’s home clash with Sunderland was rejected by a disciplinary panel. Huth …
Continue reading Stoke’s Huth to miss three gamesScotland fly-half Dan Parks has retired from international rugby with immediate effect, the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) says. The 33-year-old played the last of his 67 Tests in Saturday’s 13-6 …
Continue reading Dan Parks retires from international rugbyNew Zealand will play the remainder of the Zimbabwe cricket series without batsman Dean Brownlie after he was diagnosed with a fractured finger. Brownlie sustained the fracture on his left …
Continue reading Dean Brownlie out of with fractured fingerWinger Manu Vatuvei, prop Russell Packer and fullback Kevin Locke are in line to make their first appearances of the year for the Warriors in their NRL trial against South …
Continue reading Three stars back for Warriors in NRL trialEngland coach Andy Flower has confirmed struggling batsman Kevin Pietersen will open the innings during the four-match one-day series against Pakistan starting next week. The 31-year-old batsman struggled with 67 …
Continue reading Pietersen to open for England: FlowerAuxerre midfielder Alain Traore will be out of action for at least three weeks after sustaining a thigh injury during African Cup of Nations duty, the Ligue 1 club says. …
Continue reading Auxerre’s Traore injured in African CupSport’s highest court will issue a second verdict this week involving a doping case against a Tour de France winner. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday …
Continue reading Doping verdict looms for cyclist UllrichBritish rider Mark Cavendish of the Sky team has won a sprint finish for the third stage of the Tour of Qatar ahead of Belgian Tom Boonen. Lithuanian Aidis Kruopis …
Continue reading Cavendish sprints to Qatar stage winSevilla have named Jose Miguel Gonzalez as their new coach, replacing Marcelino Garcia Toral, who was sacked on Monday after a run of poor results for the Andalusian side. Better-known …
Continue reading Jose Gonzalez is now the new Sevilla coachRobert Allenby and Greg Chalmers will let fate decide whether they play in the prestigious World Golf Championship Match Play tournament. With just one week left to qualify for the …
Continue reading Aussies rely on fate for Match Play golfFrench Open champion Li Na of China and Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic were both forced to withdraw from the WTA Paris Indoor Open because of injuries. Third-seeded Li withdrew while trailing …
Continue reading Li, Jankovic withdraw from Paris WTA openPakistan cricket authorities and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have clarified the confusion over Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action, saying the spinner has been cleared within the specified limits. Ajmal himself …
Continue reading Pakistan clarifies Ajmal bowling confusionThe global union representing professional footballers says clubs in much of eastern Europe are mistreating players by withholding wages and even inflicting violence, often leading to a greater risk of …
Continue reading East Europe teams mistreat players: FIFProDiego Maradona has warned the owners at Al Wasl he may not return to coach the team next season if it doesn’t buy the kind of players that would allow …
Continue reading Maradona warns he may leave UAE club


