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
Shoppers visiting the new Westfield shopping centre based near London’s Olympic Park may have their cars checked by security staff before they can enter. The new shopping centre, which is due to open on September 13, will be a gateway to the venue in Stratford, east London. Spectators will make their way through the £1.45bn […] Read more
Hamilton has what it takes to master Red Bull at Monza It’s the oldest and fastest track on the F1 calendar, it has witnessed epic ‘slipstreaming’ battles in the past and now the high altar of motorsport will host a high-speed overtaking fest this weekend in the Italian Grand Prix, the final European event of […] Read more
Farhat finishes up unbeaten on 75 as tourists cruise home in Harare, Mohammad Hafeez hit a superb unbeaten century to lead Pakistan to a resounding 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe in Harare. Opener Hafeez made a 50-over best of 139 not out from 147 balls to help the tourists seal the three-match series with one still […] Read more
Serbian third seed Viktor Troicki and Spanish fifth seed Fernando Verdasco advanced to the third round of the rain-hit $1.4 million ATP Washington Classic with victories Thursday morning. World No. 15 Troicki, whose only ATP title came last year at Moscow, fired 13 aces in ousting American Ryan Harrison 7-5, 6-2 while Verdasco, seeking his […] Read more
India has suffered a blow ahead of the third Test against England with confirmation that Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh will miss the rest of the four-match series through injury. Spinner Harbhajan has a stomach strain and batsman Yuvraj has a broken finger. Both were sustained in the second Test at Trent Bridge, which England […] Read more
The FIFA Ethics Committee, under the chairmanship of Petrus Damaseb (Namibia), has today decided to ban football officials from taking part in any football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other) for periods of between life and one year, after they were found to have breached various articles of the FIFA Code of Ethics. The decisions, […] Read more
Carlos Tevez will return to Manchester City on Monday after Roberto Mancini agreed to extend the South American’s summer holiday by a few days. Tevez was initially due at Eastlands on Thursday, his arrival eagerly anticipated given the huge amount of speculation about his future. However, it had started to become apparent that the South […] Read more
Lewis Hamilton has no plans to leave McLaren any time soon but admits he could never rule out a move to Ferrari at some point in the future. Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali has previously said that his team could attempt to sign the former world champion, even if it means pairing him with Fernando […] Read more
