Roma’s Brazilian defender Juan is likely to miss the remainder of the Serie A season after a knee injury suffered at the weekend, the Rome club says. Juan, 33, will …
Continue reading Roma’s injured Juan out for seasonFootball Association chairman David Bernstein believes FIFA are on the right path to reform after talks with the world governing body’s president Sepp Blatter. Bernstein spent two hours with Blatter …
Continue reading FIFA reforms please FA chief BernsteinSochaux have fired coach Mehmed Bazdarevic after a poor run of results that left the club languishing in last place in the French league. Sochaux have not won a game …
Continue reading Struggling Sochaux dumps coach BazdarevicFIFA has warned Gambia it faces “severe sanctions” after the government dissolved the national football association following defeat in an African Cup of Nations qualifying match. FIFA says it has …
Continue reading FIFA warns Gambia over government meddlingAustralian captain Michael Clarke’s tour of the West Indies is in jeopardy because of another hamstring injury. Clarke will have scans on his injured left hamstring, which was strained while …
Continue reading Injured Clarke’s Windies tour doubtGlamorgan have signed Australian all-rounder Moises Henriques as cover for overseas signing Marcus North at the start of the season. North is not due to join up with the Welsh …
Continue reading Henriques to have county cricket stintDreams of Asian Champions League success received a wake-up call for the Brisbane Roar after they were downed 2-0 by FC Tokyo in their opener at a wet Suncorp Stadium …
Continue reading Roar lose ACL opener 2-0 to FC TokyoFormer England captain Lewis Moody confirmed on Tuesday that he is retiring from rugby with immediate effect. The 33-year-old Bath flanker, who won 71 caps and played in two Tests …
Continue reading Ex-England rugby captain Moody retiresOpener Tillakaratne Dilshan flayed a match-winning century as Sri Lanka downed Australia by eight wickets on Tuesday night to level the tri-series finals. Dilshan’s superb 106 ensured Sri Lanka achieved …
Continue reading Lanka beat Australia to level tri-seriesLuxembourg’s Andy Schleck has withdrawn from the Paris-Nice cycling race after suffering from acute gastroenteritis, his Radioshack team said on Tuesday. “Already yesterday (Monday) before the stage, Andy didn’t feel …
Continue reading Andy Schleck withdraws from ParisBritain’s 550-strong Olympic team has been advised by its top doctor to avoid shaking hands with rivals and visiting dignitaries at the London Games this summer. The reason: Olympic germs …
Continue reading Don’t shake hands: Advice for UK Olympians“We’re doing great,” Argentine football legend Diego Maradona says of life in Dubai. The facilities of his club, Al Wasl, are just 25 minutes away from the luxurious palm-shaped artificial …
Continue reading Maradona preaches in the desertFremantle defender Luke McPharlin has revealed the AFL club is taking a more cautious approach on the injury front to try to avoid a repeat of last year’s disastrous fadeout. …
Continue reading Dockers more cautious on AFL injury frontNathan Peats is determined to keep his place as starting hooker for South Sydney, despite the return of Issac Luke from suspension. Peats produced an excellent display in Souths’ gut-wrenching …
Continue reading Peats desperate to stay in Souths NRL sideInjuries to key players, a long flight and a five-day turnaround pose huge problems for Manly ahead of their NRL clash with Wests Tigers on Friday, says coach Geoff Toovey. …
Continue reading Manly braced for huge Tigers NRL challengeAston Villa striker Darren Bent has had successful surgery on his ruptured ankle ligaments – and can now set his sights on trying to be part of Great Britain’s Olympic …
Continue reading Recovering Bent may target OlympicsBirmingham boss Chris Hughton believes a different breed of financially-motivated football club owner is why managers are given less time to make their mark. Hughton’s side on Tuesday night aim …
Continue reading Hughton empathises with Villas-BoasAlicia Coutts is chasing as many as five medals at the London Olympics, confident that a helpful program gives her a huge leg-up in her pet butterfly and medley events. …
Continue reading Coutts aiming to swim five Olympic events

