Bin Hammam resigns, Fifa ban him for life
Former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam resigned from all football-related positions and was banned for life by world football's governing body following "repeated violations" of its code...
View ArticleCazorla hat-trick fires Arsenal romp
Spanish playmaker Santi Cazorla scored a hat-trick as Arsenal stylishly dismantled bottom club Reading 5-2 to move up to fifth in the Premier League on Monday. Reading's lowly league position was...
View ArticleEverton's Fellaini banned for three matches
Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini has been banned for three matches after being charged by the FA with violent conduct, the Premier League club said on Monday. The Belgium international appeared to...
View ArticleGavaskar backs Kohli as India's next Test captain
Sunil Gavaskar has urged Indian cricket selectors to think of the future and appoint Virat Kohli as Test captain. The 'Little Master' stopped short of calling for the sacking of MS Dhoni as captain but...
View ArticlePeter Siddle ball tampering raises Aussie storm
ICC match referee Chris Broad said Tuesday he had received no official complaint from Sri Lanka despite reports about alleged ball tampering by Australia in the first Hobart Test match. Sri Lanka's...
View ArticleDrogba up for Chelsea, but will Benitez dare Torres?
The irony will not be missed. Fernando Torres finds form and Didier Drogba is back on the block. The China careers of former Chelsea strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka are in doubt amid reports...
View ArticleMourinho to add 'Special' Chelsea flavour to Dubai confab
Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, the self-style ‘Special One’ will bring something special to the 7th Dubai International Sports Conference to be held at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai on...
View ArticleShehab claims National Day snooker title in style
UAE snooker star Mohamed Shehab ended the 2012 season with a brilliant 5-0 victory over veteran Eissa Ali Sayed to add the 41st National Day Snooker Championship trophy to his burgeoning display...
View ArticleWalcott central for Arsenal… or profit sell to Chelsea, Man Utd
Theo Walcott finally got his wish to play in the central striker role for Arsenal on Monday and repaid under-fire manager Arsene Wenger with a goal in a morale-boosting 5-2 win at Reading. Reportedly...
View ArticleSiddle, Starc expose Lanka batting weakness
Seamers Peter Siddle and Mitchell Starc shared six late wickets to give Australia a dramatic 137-run victory over Sri Lanka in the last hour of the fifth and final day of the first test on Tuesday....
View ArticleRedknapp race forced Hughes sacking: Fernandes
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes has revealed Mark Hughes would have been given more time to rescue the struggling Premier League side if Harry Redknapp hadn't been available. Malaysian tycoon Fernandes...
View ArticleFergie - Van Persie can have same impact as Cantona
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has backed Robin van Persie to emulate Eric Cantona's influential spell at Old Trafford. Van Persie has made a superb start to his United career after leaving...
View ArticleMessi extends contract at Barcelona
Barcelona's star Argentinian striker Lionel Messi has pledged to stay with the Spanish giants until June 2018 by renewing his contract, the club said Tuesday. Currently leading the league by a huge...
View ArticleArsenal's West Ham clash could go down the tubes
Arsenal's Boxing Day derby against London rivals West Ham could be postponed due to the threat of a tube strike in the capital. London Underground drivers are set to stage three strikes over Bank...
View ArticleLiverpool star Suso fined for 'gay' tweet
Liverpool forward Suso was fined £10,000 ($16,219) on Tuesday after labelling team-mate Jose Enrique "gay" on Twitter. Suso sparked protests last month when he posted a photo on the micro-blogging...
View ArticleLiverpool will spend cautiously in January window
Liverpool will strengthen their under-manned forward line in the January transfer window although any significant purchases will have to wait until the end of the season, manager Brendan Rodgers said...
View ArticleICC take no action on ball tampering suspicion
Match officials have found no evidence of ball tampering in the Hobart test between Australia and Sri Lanka and no charges will be laid, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday....
View ArticleClarke confident he'll be fit for Melbourne Test
Australia captain Michael Clarke is confident he will be fit to play in the second Test against Sri Lanka later this month despite the hamstring injury which curtailed his second innings in the series...
View ArticleVermaelen wants Arsenal to keep Walcott
Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen has called on the club's board to do everything in their power to keep England star Theo Walcott. Walcott's future with the north London club is uncertain after several...
View ArticleAnother quit marker: Cricket's greatest batsman Tendulkar is now No 22 in the...
Australia captain Michael Clarke has reclaimed the top spot in the latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen that were released on Tuesday after the completion of the Hobart and Nagpur...
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