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Former England striker Pointer dead at 79 27 Jan 2016 - 12:00 am

London: Former Burnley and England striker Ray Pointer has died at the age of 79, his former club announced on Tuesday. Born in...

Blanc unhappy with Cavani's off-pitch behaviour 26 Jan 2016 - 06:43 pm

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc criticised the behaviour of striker Edinson Cavani on Tuesday, claiming the Uruguayan needed to improve his attitude...

Zarate slams Hammers role after Viola move 26 Jan 2016 - 06:33 pm

Milan: Controversial Argentinian Mauro Zarate hit out at his treatment by West Ham coach Slaven Bilic during his official unveiling with Serie A...

Barca confident Neymar will extend contract 26 Jan 2016 - 05:30 pm

Barcelona: Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said Tuesday he was confident that Brazilian star Neymar would commit to the Catalan giants beyond his current...

Russia mulls granting citizenship to German midfielder Neustadter 26 Jan 2016 - 05:06 pm

Roman Neustadter Moscow: Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko said Tuesday the country was contemplating granting citizenship to German midfielder Roman Neustadter to add...

Van Gaal leads United training as club deny resignation offer 26 Jan 2016 - 04:16 pm

Manchester United's Dutch manager Louis van Gaal London: Louis Van Gaal went back to work training Manchester United stars on Tuesday after the...

Kohli, spinners secure India's T20 win against Australia 26 Jan 2016 - 03:38 pm

MS Dhoni of India (R) appeals for the dismissal of Travis Head of Australia (L) during the first Twenty20 cricketinternational between India and...

Djokovic, Federer set up dream semi-final 26 Jan 2016 - 02:57 pm

Melbourne: Novak Djokovic hammered an off-key Kei Nishikori and Roger Federer put on a masterclass against Tomas Berdych as they set up a...

FIFA confirms final five for presidential vote 26 Jan 2016 - 01:57 pm

Zurich: FIFA on Tuesday confirmed the final five candidates to take over from the banned Sepp Blatter as head of the world body...

Red-hot Rabada sinks England in fourth test 26 Jan 2016 - 01:09 pm

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada (Top) celebrates with his teammates the dismissal of England's Jonny Bairstow after he was caught out by wicket keeper...

Hingis-Mirza in doubles semis, Murray continues British charge 26 Jan 2016 - 01:06 pm

India's Sania Mirza (R) and Switzerland's Martina Hingis speak between points during their women's doubles match against Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Coco Vandeweghe...

Guidolin has lifted the mood at Swansea, says Williams 26 Jan 2016 - 01:04 pm

Swansea head coach Francesco Guidolin and interim manager Alan Curtis London: New head coach Francesco Guidolin has lifted the mood at Swansea City...

Warriors clobber vaunted Spurs in West showdown 26 Jan 2016 - 11:13 am

Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors and Jonathon Simmons #17 of the San Antonio Spurs go for a loose ball at...

Serena crushes Sharapova to reach Open semis 26 Jan 2016 - 08:39 am

Serena Williams of the US (R) shakes hands with Russia's Maria Sharapova after winning their women's singles match on day nine of the...

Radwanska into Australian Open semi-finals 26 Jan 2016 - 08:01 am

Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska (L) and Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro after Radwanska won their quarter-final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne...

Hit-and-miss Man City seek League Cup comeback 26 Jan 2016 - 07:53 am

London: Thoughts of the 2013-14 run-in will be inspiring Manchester City's players as they attempt to overturn a 2-1 deficit in Wednesday's League...

Qatar Masters: Grace not to rush things at Doha Golf Club 26 Jan 2016 - 02:32 am

Hassan Al Nuaimi, President of the Qatar Golf Association (QGA), is seen with Branden Grace, the defending champion at Qatar Masters, Colin Macdonald,...