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Rooney named England Player of the Year 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

Wayne Rooney London: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has been voted England's Player of the Year for the fourth time after breaking his...

Amla, Bavuma bat South Africa to safety 06 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

South African batsman Temba Bavuma plays a shot during day 4 of the second Test match between England and South Africa at the...

Five great players who became coaches 05 Jan 2016 - 06:50 pm

Johan Cruyff Paris: Zinedine Zidane will not find it easy to repeat the success he enjoyed as a player as he becomes a...

Handanovic extends Inter deal until 2019 05 Jan 2016 - 06:46 pm

Milan: Slovenian international goalkeeper Samir Handanovic has extended his current deal with Inter Milan until 2019, the Serie A club confirmed on Tuesday....

FIFA ethics investigators recommend nine-year ban for Valcke 05 Jan 2016 - 05:52 pm

FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke. (file photo) ZURICH: Investigators for FIFA's ethics watchdog on Tuesday recommended that suspended FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke...

Pep Guardiola wants to coach in Premier League after Bayern 05 Jan 2016 - 05:13 pm

MUNICH: Pep Guardiola wants to coach in the English Premier League when he leaves Bayern Munich at the end of this season, but...

Real take leaf out of Barca's book with Zidane appointment 05 Jan 2016 - 05:11 pm

Real Madrid's new French coach Zinedine Zidane (C) gives instructions to his players during his first training session as coach of Real Madrid...

Madrid fans allow themselves to dream as Zidane takes charge 05 Jan 2016 - 04:46 pm

Real Madrid's new coach Zinedine Zidane reacts as he arrives to a news conference at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, January 5,...

Top scorer Aubameyang fuels transfer talk by missing training 05 Jan 2016 - 04:28 pm

Berlin: Bundesliga leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has fuelled speculation he is set to leave Borussia Dortmund after missing the club's return to training...

Williams plays down injury scare 05 Jan 2016 - 03:06 pm

Serena Williams of the US is examined by medical staff for a knee injury before retiring injured against Jamila Wolfe of the Australia...

Gayle sorry for live TV chat up 'joke' 05 Jan 2016 - 03:04 pm

This file photo dated March 5, 2015 shows West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle after completing a final training session ahead of the 2015...

Creating test competition priority for ICC in 2016 05 Jan 2016 - 01:54 pm

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN: The International Cricket Council will be seeking to move closer to the establishment of a formal competition for...

New Zealand seal series win over Sri Lanka 05 Jan 2016 - 01:49 pm

New Zealand celebrate winning the series 3-1 after the fifth one day international cricket match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at the...

Australia withdraws from junior World Cup over safety fears 05 Jan 2016 - 01:13 pm

Sydney: Australia withdrew from cricket's junior World Cup in Bangladesh on Tuesday over safety and security fears, after they also scrapped a Test...

Mumbai school cricketer Dhanawade scores a record 1,009 05 Jan 2016 - 12:40 pm

Mumbai school cricketer Pranav Dhanawade Mumbai: Mumbai school cricketer Pranav Dhanawade became the first batsman to score 1,000-plus runs in an innings in...

Five facts about Zinedine Zidane 05 Jan 2016 - 09:06 am

Madrid: Five facts about Zinedine Zidane, who was appointed as head coach of Real Madrid to replace the sacked Rafael Benitez: -- Raised...

Pacquiao 'to retire' after Bradley fight 05 Jan 2016 - 09:04 am

General Santos, Philippines: Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao said he would end his legendary career after fighting Timothy Bradley in April to concentrate...

Sharapova pulls out of Brisbane International 05 Jan 2016 - 08:52 am

Brisbane, Australia: Defending champion and tournament drawcard Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the season-opening Brisbane International with a left forearm injury, organisers said...