BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Big soccer rivals Argentina and England could play a friendly on February 9, 2011, the man charged with organising the South American team's international ...

LONDON (Reuters) - European heavyweights France, England and Italy get the chance to put their disappointing World Cups behind them on Friday as they kick off their Euro 2012 quali ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Martin Snedden glances across the far left corner of his harbour-side office to the digital clock above the entrance to Rugby New Zealand 2011's 11th-floor W ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It looms as a mismatch of classic proportions. Andy Murray, the world number four and one of the favourites to win the U.S. Open title against Dustin Brown, a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year ago, Kim Clijsters was the mom in the spotlight at the U.S. Open. This time it is Mother Nature. ...

ROVERETO, Italy (Reuters) - A woman carrying pole vaults in a purpose-built bag struggles to make her way through a crowd of screaming children at an athletics meeting in northern ...

Colombian police are searching for a Mexican fugitive wanted for the shooting in January of Paraguay soccer player Salvador Cabanas, according to a senior officer. ...

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Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's verdict appears in Sunday's Observer and here from Monday.Competition: win an official club shirt of your cho ...

Captain and two bowlers protest their innocence as players are to be interviewed by police under cautionThe three Pakistan cricketers at the centre of an alleged betting scam that ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A year ago, Kim Clijsters was the mom in the spotlight at the U.S. Open. This time it is Mother Nature. ...

TAUNTON, England (Reuters) - Pakistan test captain Salman Butt and opening bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif face possible life bans after they were charged on Thursday under ...

Former England captain David Beckham hopes to play for the LA Galaxy against Columbus Crew on 11 September. ...

If it was a bad night for Robert Green, it was a calamitous one for Fabio Capello. Because it wasn't Green who lost his nerve, it was the Italian. He came out for his first match a ...

There are no set rules in sport. Even after playing international rugby for ten years, I'm learning all the time about what wins games. I'm learning at Toulon and experiences such ...

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You could have a top day out at the races with VIP tickets to the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup ...

Captain Yossi Benayoun scores a hat-trick to lead Israel to a 3-1 win over Malta in their opening Euro 2012 Group F qualifier on Thursday. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged Pakistan's Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir under its anti-corruption code, cricket's ruling body ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova produced a far stronger second performance at Flushing Meadows with a routine 6-2 6-3 win over Latvia's Anastasij ...

Land ahoy everyone! James Richardson is back for another stint at the helm of the good ship Football Weekly Extra, where he's joined by Sean Ingle, Paul Doyle and Paul MacInnes.Top ...

MURCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Norwegian sprinter Thor Hushovd hung on during a tough climb before pipping the other riders in a bunch sprint to win stage six of the Tour of Spain on Th ...

Former light-welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton says he is unlikely to fight again. ...

Italian teenager Matteo Manassero shoots a seven-under-par 64 to take a first-round lead in the European Masters. ...

WATFORD, England (Reuters) - England coach Fabio Capello hardly looked Thursday like someone supposedly hanging on by the thread of two Euro 2012 qualifiers. ...

Alan Curbishley is among those to be interviewed for the vacant manager's post at Aston Villa, BBC Sport understands. ...

Geraint Thomas withdraws from the Great Britain team for the Cycling World Championships in Melbourne. ...

England and Durham pace bowler Graham Onions to miss the Ashes series against Australia this winter because of a back operation. ...

Wales boss John Toshack hopes defender Craig Morgan will shrug off a foot injury to be available for Friday's Euro 2012 qualifying opener in Montenegro. ...

Buckingham Palace and Constitution Hill are both incorporated into the triathlon route at the London Olympics. ...

Champion jockey Ryan Moore misses out on a winner on his return to the saddle after injury at Salisbury on Thursday. ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Fast bowler Graham Onions is expected to be out of action for a further nine months once he undergoes back surgery next week, the England and Wales Cricket Board ...

The three Pakistan cricketers accused of corruption may have been set up, according to the country's high commissioner Wajid Shamsul Hasan. ...

Caroline Wozniacki and Roger Federer take centre stage as Vera Zvonareva starts day four at the US Open with Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic in action later. ...

Alan Gow completes his move to Motherwell after passing a medical. The former Rangers and Falkirk forward joins on an initial six-month contract. The 27-year-old had also been link ...

Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz is suspended for six months after it is ruled that he disrupted an anti-doping test ahead of the World Cup. ...

Three years after being relegated to the Conference, the club leads League Two with a perfect start to the new seasonBack at the start of April, things did not look too good for To ...

Click to enlarge, and debate the strip below the line. Keith Hackett's verdict1) Award an indirect free kick. The law does not state "back pass"

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Four wrestlers were axed from the Indian squad on Thursday for failing dope tests barely a month before the Commonwealth Games begin there. ...

Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who have been dropped from tour, face top officials over betting allegationsThe Pakistani high commissioner said today he believed the ...

Aberdeen expect to sign Udinese defender Nikola Vujadinovic on loan should he receive a work permit. ...

Lewis Hamilton targets Monza win, Sakon Yamamoto to finish season; plus other news ...

Northern Ireland striker David Healy is determined to prove his doubters wrong if he plays in the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Slovenia and Italy. ...

Blackpool sign former Wigan and Birmingham goalkeeper Richard Kingson on a free transfer. The 32-year-old, who impressed at the World Cup with Ghana this summer, has been included ...

Former Hoffenheim goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand signs a contract with Portuguese giants Sporting until June 2013. The seven-time Germany international moves to Portugal on a Bosman tr ...

Paul Rees offers his thoughts on the new rugby union campaign in the first Breakdown column of the seasonWhat a difference a year makes. Last season's Premiership started amid a st ...