New 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 clubChelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has backed Fabio Capello in the row over John Terry being stripped of the England captaincy and insists the Italian is right to make his unhappiness …
Continue reading Villas-Boas backs Capello over TThe World Anti-Doping Agency has urged US authorities to quickly hand over evidence collected in their lengthy probe into seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and doping in American …
Continue reading WADA urges US to hand over Armstrong infoRennes have sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the French Cup with a 3-2 victory over Ligue 1 rivals Evian. Goals from Jires Kembo Ekoko, Julien Feret and Yacine …
Continue reading Rennes survive late Evian comebackHarry Keough, a member of the US football team that stunned England at the 1950 World Cup, has died at the age of 84. US Soccer spokesman Michael Kammarman said …
Continue reading 1950 US World Cup footballer Keough diesA visibly indignant two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador said he “totally disagreed” with his two-year doping ban but vowed to pursue his career. Speaking for the first time …
Continue reading Contador vows to pursue career after banThe Zimbabwe Football Association has suspended national coach Norman Mapeza in the match-fixing scandal that has already implicated more than 80 players and led to corruption charges against the federation’s …
Continue reading Zimbabwe coach suspended over match-fixing

