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
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
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
Veteran coach Claudio Ranieri has been given the chance to restore Inter Milan’s fortunes following the short, unsuccessful tenure of Gian Piero Gasperini at the Italian club. Ranieri has previously been in charge of big European teams such as Juventus, Chelsea, Valencia, Atletico Madrid and Napoli, but has been out of work since leaving Inter’s […] Read more
Wicketkeeper Mushfiqur Rahim has been named the Bangladesh captain for the home series against West Indies and Pakistan in October and December. Mahmudullah, the allrounder, has been appointed vice-captain by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). “This is the ultimate honour for any cricketer. I thank the board for entrusting me with this responsibility,” Mushfiqur said. […] Read more