Roger Goodell’s contract to serve as commissioner of the National Football League has been extended through the 2018 season by the league’s 32 teams. Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta …
Continue reading NFL commissioner signs new dealStriker Mario Gomez thinks Bayern Munich needs to be more flexible in the way it plays and that the team must adapt better to the situation on the field. Bayern …
Continue reading Bayern has to be more flexiblePanathinaikos have stretched their lead to five points in the Greek League by beating Levadiakos 3-0 thanks to goals from Spaniards Josu Sarriegi and Toche. Sarriegi headed in Sebastian Leto’s …
Continue reading Panathinaikos beat Levadiakos 3-0The spectre of two recent racist incidents will hang over the FA Cup this weekend, with tensions high as the clubs involved prepare to play each other again. Manchester United …
Continue reading Tensions as FA Cup games revive racism rowZambia have come from behind twice to draw 2-2 with fairytale qualifiers Libya in a rain-delayed Africa Cup of Nations Group A match. Ahmed Osman struck early in each half …
Continue reading Zambia and Libya draw at Africa CupKenny Miller hailed Tom Heaton after the second-choice goalkeeper’s heroics helped Cardiff to their first Carling Cup final with a 3-1 shootout win over Crystal Palace and ensured the striker’s …
Continue reading Miller pays tribute to hero HeatonManchester City have accepted Mario Balotelli’s four-match ban for violent conduct in Sunday’s match against Tottenham. The Football Association confirmed on Wednesday that City informed them they would not be …
Continue reading Manchester City accept Balotelli banBosnia and Herzegovina striker Vedad Ibisevic has joined VfB Stuttgart from German league rivals Hoffenheim, it was announced on Wednesday after he signed a four-and-a-half year deal. Neither side has …
Continue reading Hoffenheim’s Ibisevic signs for StuttgartSiena reached the Italian Cup semifinals for the first time by winning 1-0 at Chievo Verona on Wednesday despite having a player sent off. Siena striker Mattia Destro scored in …
Continue reading Ten-man Siena into Italian Cup semisCarlos Tevez’s long-running dispute with Manchester City has cost the striker STG9.3 million ($A14 million) in wages, fines and lost bonuses, according to British media reports. The Argentina striker has …
Continue reading Man City exile costs Tevez $14m: reportsRevenues for Germany’s 18 top flight clubs have risen for a seventh straight year to 1.94 billion euros ($A2.42 billion) in the 2010-11 season, the country’s football league DFL said …
Continue reading Revenues for Germany’s top 18 clubs upStriker Marouane Chamakh won’t train with the Morocco squad at the African Cup of Nations on Wednesday after picking up a slight fever. Coach Eric Gerets told The Associated Press …
Continue reading Chamakh has a slight fever and won’t trainTiger Woods may be back in the mix but, although his return is welcomed by the men who replaced him at the top, there is no sense of trepidation among …
Continue reading Tiger Woods welcomed back but not fearedMaria Sharapova will lead Russia against Spain in the Fed Cup next month. It will be Sharapova’s third appearance for Russia. The three-time Grand Slam champion won both of her …
Continue reading Maria Sharapova to lead Russia in Fed CupStriker Nando Rafael has been cleared to play for Angola by FIFA a day after its opening match at the African Cup of Nations. Angola said on Wednesday it was …
Continue reading Rafael cleared to play for Angola at CupCardiff may be celebrating reaching their first-ever Carling Cup final, but striker Kenny Miller insists that the club’s priority remains securing promotion from the npower Championship. Goalkeeper Tom Heaton was …
Continue reading Miller switches attention to promo battleIvory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure believes the struggle they had in beating Sudan demonstrates the progression in African football which will make it far from easy for his side to …
Continue reading Ivory Coast prepare to face Burkina FasoSri Lanka Cricket has sacked its Australian coach Geoff Marsh and replaced him with South African Graham Ford as part of a major shake-up following the national team’s poor run. …
Continue reading Sri Lanka sacks cricket coach Geoff Marsh


