Archive for February 5, 2013
The England captain Steven Gerrard said that a players’ delegation from the national team has approached the Football Association and pledged to offer to help over the plight of Paul Gascoigne, whose declining mental state has been a case of concern over the past week.
Liverpool are tracking Newcastle midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa as Brendan Rodgers begins his plans for a summer recruitment drive.
Chelsea are considering a move for Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp as they step up search for a new manager.
England’s Ashley Cole says he feels proud as he prepares to start the friendly against Brazil on Wednesday and earn his 100th cap.
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong is unlikely to face criminal charges, despite his admission of drug taking.
AC Milan’s Mario Balotelli is at the centre of a race controversy following comments made by the club’s vice-president Paolo Berlusconi.
ALEX KAY: He is the man at the centre of match-fixing allegations that have rocked English football. The man who is alleged to have thrown a game when in goal for Debrecen against Liverpool in the Champions League in 2009.
Even the gambling experts cannot put hand on heart and confidently reveal the scope of the Asian gambling market – illegal and legal – but ‘off the scale’ would be a safe bet.
The British swimmer’s warmth, openness and gutsy commitment were all on display last summer during the London GamesMany things explain why even the most successful swimmers struggle to become household …
• Former world No1 victorious in Chilean Open• Nadal plays for first time since losing at WimbledonRafael Nadal made a successful comeback after a seven-month injury absence …
• Ex-world No1 victorious with Juan Mónaco in Chilean Open• Nadal had not played since losing in Wimbledon second roundRafael Nadal made a successful comeback …
Ashley Cole becomes England’s seventh centurion at Wembley on Wednesday still scarcely able to believe his journey from the East End to international star.
Rafael Nadal made a successful return to the ATP Tour as he teamed up with Juan Monaco to win his first-round doubles match at the VTR Open in Chile.
Rafael Nadal made a successful return to the ATP Tour as he teamed up with Juan Monaco to win his first-round doubles match at the VTR Open in Chile.
Brazil, ranked an absurd 18th in the world by Fifa, begin the long march back to the summit of the game at the home of football. Where better to lay down your credentials as custodians of the sport’s highest values than Wembley, the mother country’s enduring gift to the world? Returning coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has assembled an eclectic bag of tricks for his first game back in charge
As he prepares to become only the seventh man to win 100 caps for England, Ashley Cole said that he was not in international football to be “loved” but to represent his country and potentially still win a trophy with the national team.
The Premier League are one of the sports authorities most involved in lobbying the Government to bring in legislation to control the betting industry.
As he prepares to become only the seventh man to win 100 caps for England, Ashley Cole said that he was not in international football to be “loved” but to represent his country and potentially still win a trophy with the national team.
Asked whether Jack Wilshere might just be a younger version of himself, Steven Gerrard, in one of his more mischievous moods, said that there was one comparison that had to be dismissed straight away. “I’m better looking than him,” Gerrard said. “As players
The England captain Steven Gerrard said that a players’ delegation from the national team has approached the Football Association and pledged to offer to help over the plight of Paul Gascoigne, whose declining mental state has been a case of concern over the past week.