Fabio Capello walked out on the England manager’s job due to a “misunderstanding”, the 65-year-old Italian says. Speaking to a light-hearted Italian TV show, due to be aired on Friday …
Continue reading Capello explains England walkoutTop seed Maria Sharapova crashed out of the WTA Paris Open in the quarter-finals on Friday after falling 6-4 6-4 to German ninth seed Angelique Kerber. Sharapova had breezed past …
Continue reading Kerber stuns Sharapova at Paris OpenReigning Olympic champion Ben Ainslie is set to compete at the 2012 Games after escaping a fresh punishment for his boarding of a media boat during the World Championships in …
Continue reading Sailing champ Ainslie cleared for OlympicsAustralian Peter Senior shot six-under at the first round of the PGA Champions Tour event in Florida to grab a share of second place, two shots behind leader Corey Pavin. …
Continue reading Pavin leads Peter Senior in Champions golfCharlie Wi escaped most of the rain and built a three-shot lead Friday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Sunshine gave way to clouds and eventually a light rain on …
Continue reading Wi opens up 3-shot lead at Pebble BeachCollingwood skipper Nick Maxwell is confident Andrew Krakouer will return to the AFL. Krakouer was granted four weeks’ leave by the club on Friday to deal with “personal issues”. Maxwell …
Continue reading Krakouer backed by Collingwood playersDisrupting Brisbane Roar’s possession-based game will be key if Wellington Phoenix want another A-League home win on Sunday, coach Ricki Herbert says. The Phoenix are sitting second on the table …
Continue reading Phoenix keen to disrupt Roar’s flowChelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas wants the Premier League to clamp down on players making the most of challenges which result in penalties. The Blues looked to be cruising to a …
Continue reading Chelsea boss urges action on fakersHarry Redknapp has criticised Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service for putting him through a “horrendous” and “farcical” tax evasion trial that distressed his wife. Speaking to the media on Friday, Tottenham …
Continue reading Angry Redknapp slams British prosecutorsLeeds have one eye on Friday’s World Club Challenge as they prepare for their Super League clash with Wigan, coach Brian McDermott has admitted. The champions go to the Challenge …
Continue reading Leeds already thinking of Manly: McDermottTennis world No.2 Rafael Nadal has attacked a French satirical puppet show that implied he and other Spanish sports stars are drug cheats, saying it had crossed the line. The …
Continue reading Nadal slams French TV puppet showAston Villa manager Alex McLeish has come out fighting ahead of a proposed fans’ protest before Sunday’s home game with Manchester City, insisting he’ll get it right at the club. …
Continue reading McLeish vows to ‘get it right’ at VillaEngland’s players’ chief Gordon Taylor says he doesn’t believe there is still an issue between Paul Ince and Stuart Pearce over a racism incident 18 years ago. In 1994 Pearce …
Continue reading Taylor downplays Pearce’s past race rowHall of Fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee was remembered Friday as a master motivator and a man who left a legacy of kindness during a funeral service attended by Muhammad …
Continue reading Ali among hundreds at Dundee funeralBorussia Monchengladbach captain Juan Arango has signed a two-year contract extension that will tie him to the club until 2014. The 31-year-old midfielder extended his deal on Friday, the day …
Continue reading Arango extends contract at GladbachPetr Jiracek scored two goals as Wolfsburg edged out bottom-place Freiburg 3-2 in the Bundesliga on Friday. Freiburg twice came back to level but had no answer after Jiracek’s second …
Continue reading Wolfsburg beat Freiburg 3-2 in BundesligaSunderland defender Titus Bramble has appeared in a British court to deny sexual assault charges. The 30-year-old is accused of indecently touching two women in separate incidents during a night …
Continue reading Sunderland’s Bramble denies sex chargesTwo early goals were all Olympiakos needed to beat third-place AEK Athens 2-0 on Friday and take the provisional lead in the Greek league. Olof Mellberg opened the scoring in …
Continue reading Olympiakos beat AEK 2-0 in Greek league

