Australian bowler Dirk Nannes has made an impressive debut in the South African Twenty20 Challenge. Nannes took 3-12 in 3.1 overs to help Highveld Lions defeat Northern Titans by seven …
Continue reading Aussie bowler stars in South AfricaFIFA has appointed top German police and security executive Ralf Mutschke as director of security from June, saying the move was part of its commitment to fight match-fixing in the …
Continue reading New FIFA security boss to tackle fraudFly-half Beauden Barrett kicked his fifth penalty a minute from time to give Wellington Hurricanes a thrilling 30-28 Super Rugby victory over Golden Lions at Ellis Park on Friday. The …
Continue reading Penalty snatches Super win for HurricanesYoung first five-eighth Beauden Barrett kicked a match-winning penalty with two minutes left to guide the Hurricanes to a 30-28 Super Rugby win over the Lions in Johannesburg. Barrett, 20, …
Continue reading Barrett’s boot sees Hurricanes past LionsThe Nobel Peace Centre and Norway’s football association have announced a new promotion for peace on the pitch – the captains’ handshake. Under the program, dubbed Handshake for Peace, captains …
Continue reading Nobel centre fosters football handshakeJames Barrett’s 79th-minute penalty broke the hearts of the Lions and ensured the Wellington Hurricanes left Ellis Park with a 30-28 Super Rugby victory on Friday. Butch James’ converted try …
Continue reading Hurricanes edge Lions 30-28 in Super RugbyBrazil’s faltering organisation of the 2014 World Cup has come under fire from FIFA as the frustrated world governing body says things are just not working in the South American …
Continue reading Brazil World Cup 2012 way behind: FIFAA Hungarian football club with several current and former players suspected of match-fixing says its director has killed himself. The Budapest-based REAC team says Robert Kutasi died Thursday. Police say …
Continue reading Football club director takes own lifeFormer Everton and Aberdeen football executive Keith Wyness, tasked with converting the United States to Twenty20 cricket, is upbeat about plans for a league to start in 2013. A week …
Continue reading Wyness upbeat on T20 plans for USALotus driver Romain Grosjean set the fastest time in Formula One testing for the second successive day on Friday, clocking a best lap of 1min 22.614sec. Grosjean’s French compatriot Jean-Eric …
Continue reading Grosjean fastest again in Spain F1 testingWorld Cup winner Jack Charlton is recovering in hospital after undergoing hip replacement surgery following a fall at his home. The 76-year-old, who along with brother Bobby was part of …
Continue reading Jack Charlton recovering after fallManchester City manager Roberto Mancini has indicated he has told striker Mario Balotelli he should heed a warning from Italy coach Cesare Prandelli to improve his disciplinary record. Balotelli was …
Continue reading Mancini to Balotelli: heed Italy warningArsenal coach Arsene Wenger has blasted the international friendlies schedule after claiming Belgium made injured defender Thomas Vermaelen play a full midweek match against Greece despite his recent fitness woes. …
Continue reading Wenger blasts friendlies scheduleFIFA secretary-general Jerome Valcke says he won’t increase a $US70-million ($A65.1 million) payment to clubs who are demanding a bigger share of 2014 World Cup revenues. Valcke says the 200-member …
Continue reading FIFA refuses clubs demand for more WC cashTime trials in this year’s Tour de France in July will be five kilometres longer in total than previously announced, race organisers said on Friday. “This small change, which will …
Continue reading Tour de France TT distance increasedManchester United manager Alex Ferguson has predicted that Sunday’s Premier League match at Tottenham is his title-chasing team’s hardest game in the build-up to next month’s clash with leader and …
Continue reading Spurs will test ManU hard: FergusonFormer English Premier League clubs Birmingham and Coventry have been banned from the transfer market for failing to submit their financial accounts on time to the Football League. The central …
Continue reading Former EPL clubs banned from transfersNagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic believes a grenade thrown into the yard of his family home in Serbia was “99 per cent” the work of hooligans from his former club, …
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