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Holger Osieck was strong when he needed to be; this was the Socceroos’ most gruelling campaign; and other talking pointsHolger Osieck is the manFor 48 hours before the …
SKIPPER admits he was riddled with anxiety during the closing overs of England’s victory over New Zealand
ON a night of dramatic Asian qualifiers, Josh Kennedy’s 83rd-minute header saw the nervy Socceroos edge Iraq 1-0
THE five-time ranking event winner see his fate decided at an independent tribunal hearing in September
THE Red Devils defender often styles himself as a dressing-room leader in the fashion stakes — but he is no Cantona
WELSHMAN’S camp say the world super-middleweight champion has snubbed an offer for a £2.5mil mega-fight
Now a poster girl for alopecia, gold medal-winning cyclist Joanna Rowsell is proud to be an inspiration for others
TEAM SKY ace insists injured Wiggo would not have been a title threat as the bad blood between the Brits continued
Jamaica’s twice Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown was suspended by her national federation following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month.
The Ospreys have appointed New Zealander Chris Gibbes as their new forwards coach for next season.
World No 1 Serena Williams insists she is not worried by talk in the media regarding her 31-match unbeaten streak heading into Wimbledon.
Chris Froome believes he is ready to succeed Sir Bradley Wiggins as Tour de France champion and has backed his Team Sky colleague to respond from the disappointment of relinquishing his title without a fight.
Spain’s hat-trick hero Thiago Alcantara saluted his side for the ‘perfect tournament’ after they retained their European Under-21 Championship crown with a 4-2 victory over Italy.
Thiago Alcantara inspired Spain Under-21s to European Championship glory, with the reported Manchester United target hitting a hat-trick as Italy were defeated 4-2 in Jerusalem.
The Football League has announced six special league fixtures to be played on the opening weekend of next season to mark its 125th anniversary.
Spain captain Thiago Alcantara scored a first-half hat-trick to help his side secure European Under-21 Championship glory with a 4-2 victory over Italy in Israel.
French Open champion Rafael Nadal admits he hasn’t had enough practice on grass heading into Wimbledon next week.
Tom McDermott believes the FA should look to a former England coach as they search for a new U21 boss.
It scarcely seems worth the effort for a representative team to fly halfway round the world for a rugby match and then fail to show up on the night, so Rory Best’s confession along those lines after this bitterly disappointing defeat – the first Lions failure against provincial opponents in 16 years – was sorrowful in the extreme. Precisely how deeply events have pierced the soul of the touring party is not yet known, but we will find out for sure this weekend when the Test series with the Wallabies gets underway in Brisbane.
Young Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is set to make his long-awaited return from injury on Wednesday.
