City face Ajax Champions League acid test
Manchester City will be out to show they have learned from last season's mistakes when the English Premier League titleholders travel to face Ajax on Wednesday with their Champions League ambitions...
View ArticleFrom Seventh Heaven to doping cheat
Lance Armstrong's epic fall concluded on Monday with the loss of seven Tour de France titles, leaving cycling with a gaping hole in its record book and grasping for a way to move past a drug-tainted...
View ArticleInjuries hit Real as Dortmund relish 'cool' game
Borussia Dortmund entertain Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday with the Germans eager to take advantage of their injury-hit Spanish opponents by grabbing top spot in Group D. Germany...
View ArticleWest Ham loan star Carroll eyes Liverpool return
Andy Carroll has urged Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers to give him another chance to show his worth at Anfield. Rodgers has ruled out recalling Carroll from his loan spell at West Ham, despite Fabio...
View ArticleMessi closes in on Pele's 53-year-old record
Lionel Messi's hat-trick in Barcelona's 5-4 tightrope walk of a win over Deportivo La Coruna has brought the forward closer to beating Pele and Gerd Mueller's all-time calendar marks of 75 and 85 goals...
View ArticleMan Utd may miss Kagawa for Chelsea clash
Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of the knee injury he suffered in Manchester United's 3-2 Champions League win over Braga on Tuesday. Kagawa twisted his knee...
View ArticleChelsea desperate to avenge Shakhtar loss
Roberto Di Matteo's thoughts quickly turned to Chelsea's return game with Shakhtar Donetsk after seeing his side beaten 2-1 by the Ukrainian champions in Champions League Group E. Chelsea were left...
View ArticleFergie baffled by Man Utd's defensive woes
Sir Alex Ferguson admits he is baffled by Manchester United's defensive woes after watching Braga run riot before Javier Hernandez rescued a 3-2 win against the Portuguese minnows. Ferguson's side were...
View ArticleArsene Wenger calls for unity in fight against racism
Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has called for footballers to unite in their combat with racism, and says a breakaway union for black players would be a "bad" idea. A number of high-profile black players...
View ArticleKoscielny boost for Arsenal against Schalke
Arsene Wenger has called on his players to flush their disappointing defeat at Norwich City out of their system by winning Wednesday's game with Schalke. Saturday's loss at Carrow Road left Arsenal 10...
View ArticleKerala goes gaga over Maradona visit
Kerala's northern district of Kannur is going gaga ever since the arrival of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona on Tuesday. Maradona arrived in Kerala 12 hours ahead of schedule for Wednesday's...
View ArticleBolt ready to try football after running at Rio
Usain Bolt, the world record-holder at 100 and 200 metres, said Tuesday he likes his chances at starting up a football career after he retires from athletics after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. "I...
View ArticleDelhi Daredevils face Lions in CLT20 semifinals
Delhi Daredevils kept the IPL flag flying in the Champions League Twenty20 by progressing to the semifinals despite their final group match against Titans being abandoned due to rain without a ball...
View ArticleKvitova shocked, Serena, Sharapova win
Holder Petra Kvitova was stunned at the WTA Championships on Tuesday with a defeat that reduced her to tears while Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova began their campaigns in top form at the...
View ArticleMcIlroy tries to play down $250m Nike deal rumour
World number one Rory McIlroy on Tuesday attempted to brush aside growing speculation in that he is about to sign a multi-million deal to join Tiger Woods in the Nike stable. McIlroy, in Shanghai for...
View ArticleFederer off to flying start
Roger Federer began his bid for a sixth title at the Swiss Indoors by beating substitute opponent Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-3 on Monday to reach the second round in Basel. The German ranked 83rd with one...
View ArticleKallicharran ready for batting role in Pakistan
Former West Indies batsman Alvin Kallicharran has expressed an interest in becoming Pakistan’s batting coach, DawnNews has reported. Kallicharran, who was in Pakistan recently as the coach for the...
View ArticleKapugedera to spearhead Sri Lanka's campaign at Hong Kong Sixes
Chamara Kapugedera will aim to resurrect his career as he spearheads Sri Lanka's campaign in the Hong Kong Sixes at the Kowloon Cricket Club this weekend. Kapugedera, 25, was overlooked for the recent...
View ArticleMurali, Vaas to be used against Sri Lanka
New Zealand will use the expertise of Sri Lanka's most successful international bowlers, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas, during their upcoming tour of the island nation, the stuff.co.nz has...
View ArticleSri Lanka rule out match-fixing in World Twenty20 final
Sri Lanka plans to stamp out match-fixing in cricket by introducing anti-corruption laws, the country's sports minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has said. He made these remarks during a debate in the...
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