Meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich, the FIFA Executive Committee, 20 October 2011, unanimously adopted the following resolution, in relation with the case of the Swiss club FC Sion/Olympique des Alpes SA (OLA). FIFA Vice-President and UEFA President Michel Platini declined to participate to this decision due to his involvement in the case […] Read more
World number four Andy Murray continued his superb end of season form, coming back from a set down to beat top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal in the final of the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sunday. Murray won last week’s Thailand Open, as well as last month’s Cincinnati Masters, but he looked to […] Read more
Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel finished third in Sunday’s Japan Grand Prix at Suzuka to become the youngest driver in history to retain his Formula One world championship. The 24-year-old German went into the race needing just a point to become the ninth man to successfully defend his crown. And, despite finishing outside the top […] Read more
AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri firmly believes that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is hungry to win titles with the Rossoneri outfit. The Sweden striker claimed last week he was getting old and that he would want to retire from football when he is still at the top of his game. Allegri, though, is reading little into those […] Read more
Jose Mourinho’s bust-up with a Barcelona coach has cost the Real Madrid boss a two-match ban which will not affect his pitch-side attendance in La Liga this season. The 48-year-old was punished after being seen jabbing a finger into the eye of Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova at the end of the second leg Spanish Super […] Read more
Australia’s Shane Watson and Ryan Harris, Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka and Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul-Haq have achieved career-best rankings in the latest Reliance ICC Test Rankings which were released after the Bulawayo Test. Watson scored 22 and 0 in Australia’s 125-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first Test in Galle and has […] Read more
Real Madrid’s Brazilian international Kaka, who seems to have put an injury-plagued two years behind him, said Thursday that playing football is once again a joy for him. Kaka joined Real from AC Milan at the end of the 2008/09 season for around €65 million, but a series of injuries stopped him from displaying the […] Read more
Ronaldinho and Neymar have been included in the Brazil squads for three upcoming fixtures, but Leandro Damiao and Alexandre Pato will miss out due to injuries. Coach Mano Menezes announced one list of players for Wednesday’s second leg of the O Superclássico das Américas against Argentina in Belem, with only players from Brazilian clubs considered, […] Read more
British golfer Justin Rose has targeted glory in this weekend’s money-spinning Tour Championship in Atlanta as the next step on the road to capturing a first career major. Rose, 31, won the BMW Championship on Sunday to qualify for the 30-man FedEx Cup decider, knowing that victory at East Lake will guarantee him the $10 […] Read more
Rooney handed three-match ban
England’s UEFA EURO 2012 hopes have been dealt a huge blow after Wayne Rooney was today banned for three matches by UEFA. The decision by UEFA’s control and disciplinary body comes after Rooney was sent off for England against Montenegro last week and as a result, the striker will miss all of England’s EURO 2012 […] Read more