Barca, Bayern shift focus to Champions League
With their domestic titles seemingly wrapped up during the two-month Champions League break, Barcelona and Bayern Munich now have the luxury of focusing on winning a fifth European Cup. Bayern Munich,...
View ArticleUS President Obama plays golf with Tiger Woods
President Barack Obama played golf Sunday with Tiger Woods, the White House said. Once the sport's dominant player before his career was sidetracked by scandal, Woods joined Obama at the Floridian, a...
View ArticleOscar Pistorius case: Steenkamp skull "crushed"
South African police have found a bloodied cricket bat at the home of Oscar Pistorius, a local newspaper reported on Sunday, following the Valentine's Day killing of his model girlfriend. The star...
View ArticleAustralian trashes W Indies to win 6th World Cup
Ellyse Perry took three wickets and Jess Cameron scored a half-century to help Australia clinch the women's World Cup for the sixth time with a 114-run win over the West Indies in the final on Sunday....
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Dubai Duty Free Tennis: The style stakes
With the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships starting today, the stadium is not the only place where the action is taking place. Arriving before the WTA draw held on Saturday, former world number one...
View ArticleShanghai club to take Drogba row to Fifa
Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua will take its battle against star striker Didier Drogba's move to Turkish side Galatasaray to football's governing body FIFA this week, domestic reports said on Monday....
View ArticlePistorius had 'freak' gun accident in restaurant
Oscar Pistorius nearly shot a friend at an upmarket restaurant recently when the pistol he was looking at accidentally went off, local media reported on Monday. The incident occurred less than a month...
View ArticleContrasting fortunes for Arsenal and Bayern as they prepare for Champions...
In a season of brilliance from Bayern Munich and considerable anguish for Arsenal, Champions League success has taken on differing levels as they prepare to meet in the last 16. Europe is now Arsenal's...
View ArticleArsenal stars lack maturity says Wenger
Arsene Wenger accused his Arsenal stars of lacking mental maturity after their shock FA Cup defeat against Blackburn added to the gloom around the Emirates Stadium. Wenger was so furious with his...
View ArticleDortmund interested in Kiessling, says agent
German champions Borussia Dortmund have expressed an interest in signing striker Stefan Kiessling from rivals Bayer Leverkusen, his agent has revealed. The 29-year-old, who won the last of his six caps...
View ArticleWilliams confirmed as oldest world number one
Serena Williams was confirmed as the world number one despite her defeat against Victoria Azarenka in the Qatar Open on Sunday, as the two rivals swapped places in the latest WTA rankings released on...
View ArticleFormula One viewing figures down in 2012
A significant drop in Chinese viewers pushed down Formula One's global television audience last year, according to figures compiled by the sport's commercial rights holder. "The majority of our...
View ArticleAlonso returns as F1 testing moves up a gear
Fernando Alonso will test his new Ferrari for the first time in Spain on Tuesday while former champions Williams bring Formula One's 'launch season' to a close as the last team to unveil their 2013...
View ArticleWenger hits back at critics ahead of Bayern clash
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger rounded angrily on his critics ahead of Tuesday's crucial Champions League last 16 first leg tie against Bayern Munich. Wenger was in a tetchy mood on Monday after...
View ArticleDubai Duty Free Tennis: Bartoli gets wild card
The French number one player Marion Bartoli gets a wild card entry to Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship. The women’s draw for the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships now boasts an amazing 17 out of...
View ArticleBayern confident ahead of Champions League clash
German giants Bayern Munich were in upbeat mood ahead of Tuesday's last-16 Champions League clash with Arsenal in London.
View ArticleDubai Tennis: Ivanovic reaches 2nd round
Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 7-6 in the first round of the Dubai tennis championships on Monday while U.S. teenager Sloane Stephens was eliminated in three...
View ArticleBladerunner Pistorius seeks bail; Reeva cremated
Oscar Pistorius's slain girlfriend is to be cremated Tuesday as the South African "Bladerunner" athlete appears in court for a bail hearing expected to reveal more about what happened the night she was...
View ArticleFA Cup: Manchester United reach quarter finals
Substitute Nani reminded manager Alex Ferguson of his qualities by inspiring Manchester United to a laboured 2-1 home win over Reading in the FA Cup fifth round on Monday. The mercurial Portuguese...
View ArticleWilshere says Arsenal must show Chelsea spirit
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says his team must take Chelsea's spirit into Tuesday's Champions League, last-16 first-leg clash with Bayern Munich if they are to keep alive their hopes of salvaging...
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