Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba turned from villain to hero as the Elephants defeated co-hosts Equatorial Guinea 3-0 on Saturday to advance to the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals. The …
Continue reading Drogba becomes hero as Elephants advanceNew Zealand defender Winston Reid bagged a controversial winner as 10-man West Ham extended their lead at the top of English football’s Championship with a 2-1 victory over local rivals …
Continue reading Kiwi Reid helps Hammers beat Millwall 2-1Manchester City have opened up a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League with 3-0 win over Fulham on Saturday as Arsenal returned to form with a 7-1 …
Continue reading Man City go clear as Arsenal win bigBayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw at Hamburg on Saturday night to allow defending champions Borussia Dortmund to finish the weekend back on top of the German league. …
Continue reading Bayern draw in Hamburg, Dortmund stay topWorld Cup finalists France handed new coach Philippe Saint-Andre a winning start in the Six Nations with a 30-12 victory over Italy at a freezing Stade de France on Saturday. …
Continue reading France beat Italy 30-12 in Six NationsTitleholders Czech Republic and last year’s runners-up Russia both grabbed commanding 2-0 leads to put themselves a point away from victory in their Fed Cup World Group first round ties …
Continue reading Czechs, Russians in Fed Cup controlCeltic eased into the quarterfinals of the Scottish Cup on Saturday, beating Inverness 2-0 in one of four all-Premier League matches in the fifth round. Greece striker Georgios Samaras opened …
Continue reading Celtic cruise into Scottish Cup quartersRobin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Arsenal silenced their critics with a 7-1 thrashing of Blackburn on Saturday to record their biggest Premier League win of the season. Disgruntled …
Continue reading Arsenal flog Blackburn 7-1 in the EPLTop seed Tomas Berdych set up a meeting with third-seeded defending champion Gael Monfils of France in Sunday’s final of the ATP event in Montpellier. Czech Berdych, 26, eased past …
Continue reading Berdych v Monfils in Montpellier ATP finalThe president of the Egyptian Football Association and his board of directors all resigned on Saturday, having already been fired by the country’s prime minister following the riot at a …
Continue reading Egypt football federation officers resignExperienced batsman Younis Khan proved his class with a superb hundred to put Pakistan in a good position on the second day of the third and final Test against England …
Continue reading Ton-up Younis helps PakistanAustralia’s Fed Cup tie against Switzerland is delicately poised after the unheralded Stefanie Voegele upset Jarmila Gajdosova in a marathon encounter in Fribourg. World No.124 Voegele’s 6-0 6-7 (8-10) 8-6 …
Continue reading Fed Cup tie locked at 1-1Spencer Levin’s aggressive approach had already given him a comfortable clubhouse lead at the Phoenix Open and he was in even better shape Saturday after Harrison Frazar’s bogey-bogey finish to …
Continue reading Levin leads Arizona PGA event by 5 shotsThe government of Guyana has ordered a police investigation into the finances of the Guyana Cricket Board, saying it wants to fight corruption and end bickering between rival factions. National …
Continue reading Police to probe Guyana Cricket BoardJan Hudec of Canada won the men’s World Cup downhill at Chamonix on Saturday ahead of Romed Baumann of Austria and Erik Guay of Canada. It was just the second …
Continue reading Hudec wins World Cup downhillAustralia’s Fed Cup tennis tie against Switzerland is delicately poised after Jarmila Gajdosova lost a marathon encounter against Stefanie Voegele in the opening day of action in Fribourg. World No.124 …
Continue reading Aust and Swiss locked up after day oneIreland’s rematch with Wales following their Rugby World Cup defeat by the Welsh will be a cracker promised Irish coach Declan Kidney on Saturday on the eve of their Six …
Continue reading Kidney expects Ireland v Wales crackerFormer captain Younis Khan scored the first century of the series and propelled Pakistan to 2-222 against England in the third and final Test on Saturday. Khan grafted an unbeaten …
Continue reading Pakistan lead England by 180 after 2 days

