Catania and Roma have played out the final 25 minutes of their abandoned Serie A clash but could add no further to the score and the game finished 1-1. Originally …

Fulham first-team coach Billy McKinlay has been appointed as Northern Ireland’s new assistant manager, the Barclays Premier League club have announced. McKinlay, who joined Fulham in 2004, will continue his …

Bayern Munich are set to sign midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri for next season from Champions League rivals FC Basel, with media reports here claiming the Swiss has already had a medical …

Poland’s Super Cup football match has been called off amid safety concerns at Warsaw’s National Stadium, a key venue for the upcoming Euro 2012 tournament. “After hearing information from the …

Notts County footballer Lee Hughes denied a sexual assault charge today. The striker was arrested after police were called to his team’s hotel in Croydon, south London, on December 3. …

A judge investigating match-fixing in Italy said “a considerable part of the Bari squad” had links to a betting ring that rigged games when the club was in Serie A …

Organisers gave away free tickets to the African Cup of Nations semifinals on Wednesday in an attempt to avoid the eyesore of empty stadiums at the continent’s top tournament. The …

Lyon’s bid for a domestic cup double this season remains on course after they overcame Bordeaux 3-1 following extra time to reach the quarter-finals of the French Cup. Seeking to …

Corinthians is keeping former Brazil star Adriano at the team’s hotel and is ordering him to go on a strict diet to try to get the striker back in shape. …

England manager Fabio Capello was due to meet his Football Association bosses here on Wednesday following the Italian’s criticism of the decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy. Capello …

Ghana says Jordan Ayew will start against Zambia in the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations in place of Sulley Muntari. Ghana coach Goran Stevanovich has made three changes …

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 …

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 …

Japan 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 …