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Injury problems for relegation-haunted Newcastle

Relegation-haunted Newcastle United will be without injured defenders Fabricio Coloccini and Chancel Mbemba against Bournemouth on Saturday and have a fitness doubt over Andros Townsend, said...

Bryan brothers crush Hewitt comeback, put US ahead

Bob and Mike Bryan spoiled Lleyton Hewitt's Davis Cup comeback by closing out a tense 6-3 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-3 doubles win that put the United States 2-1 ahead in their first round tie in...

Gerrard, Vieira ready for MLS season

Steven Gerrard has set his sights on winning his first trophy with the Los Angeles Galaxy while Patrick Vieira aims to inspire New York City to glory as the 21st Major League Soccer season kicks...

Infantino blasts ‘lack of facts’ in corruption storm

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday blasted the storm of corruption allegations engulfing the 2018 and 2022 World Cups as "a lot of speculation" but backed up by "not a single...

Good start for Malaysians in Montreal, Seattle squash tourneys

Malaysian men's top seed Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan has had a convincing start to his campaign in the Montreal Open Squash Tournament. The 29-year-old national champion proceeded to the quarterfinals...

Ranieri keeps Leicester alert with unusual wake-up call

Claudio Ranieri has revealed the bizarre imaginary bell routine he uses to keep his players alert during their unexpected challenge to win the Premier League title. Ranieri apparently has...

Van Gaal says Europe should be for champions only

Louis van Gaal has guided Manchester United back into contention for a Champions League berth, but believes fourth place in the Premier League should not be enough to earn a place in Europe's...

FIFA still weighing independent oversight, says Carrard

FIFA is still considering setting up an independent panel to oversee its reform effort, a move requested by world football's top corporate sponsors, the head of FIFA's reform committee Francois...

Suarez returns to Uruguay squad after biting ban

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez is set to play his first competitive international later this month since being banned for biting an opponent at the 2014 World Cup after he was called up on Friday...

Hewitt to play doubles in Davis Cup tie

Captain Lleyton Hewitt will break his short-lived retirement to play doubles for Australia in the Davis Cup World Group tie in Melbourne, Tennis Australia said on Saturday. Hewitt, who...

F1’s new knockout qualifying system gets green light

Formula One bosses approved on Friday a new format to qualifying for this year's world championship, despite some driver reservations. The new format will see drivers eliminated one by one in a...

Wenger hits back at Henry over ‘angry fans’ row

Arsene Wenger has slammed Thierry Henry's claim that Arsenal supporters have never been as angry as they were following their side's shock defeat against Swansea. Arsenal's challenge for the...

Infantino’s FIFA reign starts with budget flight

New FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to slash costs at football's world governing body so he started his reign by taking a budget flight to his first significant meeting. Infantino, 45,...

Svitolina, Bouchard through to semi-finals at Malaysian Open

Second seed Elina Svitolina reached the semi-finals of the Malaysian Open on Friday after knocking out Slovakian Kristina Kucova. Despite a shaky start, the 21-year-old Ukrainian managed to...

Djokovic, Murray shine in tense Davis Cup

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray sprinted through their Davis Cup openers to edge Serbia and defending champions Great Britain closer to a dream quarter-final showdown. But their teams are still...

Nishikori downs Evans to bring Japan level with Britain

Kei Nishikori avenged one of the worst defeats of his career as the Japanese star defeated Dan Evans 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (7/3) to bring his country level with Great Britain in their Davis Cup clash on...

South Korea ready to face China in table tennis semis

South Korea is ready to stand up and be counted against world number one China when both face off in the semifinals of the men's World Team Table Tennis Championship (WTTC), tomorrow. Coach Lee...

Inquiry ‘can’t rule out’ Germany bought votes for 2006 World Cup

An independent inquiry said on Friday it could not rule out Germany bought votes to secure the 2006 World Cup and linked Franz Beckenbauer to a "mysterious" deal with disgraced FIFA official Jack...

Murray opens Britain’s Davis Cup defence with easy win

Andy Murray got Great Britain's Davis Cup defence off to the best possible start with a straight sets win over Japan's Taro Daniel in Birmingham on Friday. The world number two put the...

BAM needs strong squad in Thomas Cup tournament, says Chong Wei

National shuttler Datuk Lee Chong Wei wants the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to strengthen the Thomas Cup squad by including professional players for the finals in Kunshan, China from...