Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, who is furious over his team’s loss to Inter Milan, turned up unannounced at the club’s training ground, asking every single player and member of the coaching and medical staff to perform or perish.
Abramovich’s unannounced trip to the training ground showed that side of the owner, which very few at [...]
The Football Association is set to offer ace midfielder David Beckham a role as the official ambassador for English football.
The 34 year-old superstar underwent surgery last week to repair the torn achilles tendon he sustained playing for AC Milan and faces six months on the sidelines.
Senior FA officials are already aware of the massive [...]
The Sahara Group run by businessman Subrata Roy purchased the Pune team and Rendezvous Sports bought the Kochi team on Sunday for the fourth edition of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament.
Five bidders took part in the bid for these two teams today.
Indian Premier League Commissioner Lalit Modi made the announcement that the [...]
Former Australian skipper Steve Waugh has said that vice-captain Michael Clarke’s decision to leave New Zealand mid-tour to deal with his relationship troubles does not place a question mark over his ability to captain Australia in future.
“It’s a personal matter. I think all captains have had [personal] issues they’ve needed to deal with. [...]
New Zealand chef de mission Dave Currie is now satisfied with the security for the Commonwealth Games, and said this is among the the higher levels of security he has seen anywhere.
The Commonwealth Games organisers are gradually convincing expected participants that adequate security will be provided for the October event.
The men’s Hockey World [...]
Liverpool is planning a 50 million pounds spending spree to regain the top place in the Premier League.
The move will require another round of players sale this summer to raise all the funds, which is unlikely to be enough to satisfy worried striker Fernando Torres’ demands for four or five world-class signings.
The [...]
England winger Theo Walcott was reportedly under fire from manager Fabio Capello for wearing pink shoes for the friendly international against Egypt played on March 4.
Walcott had put on a bright pink-coloured Nike pair for the game, and it is believed that an angry Capello yelled: “Mamma mia! Take-a them off pronto!”
“He went [...]
West Ham co-owner David Gold has said that he wants to bring England and AC Milan midfielder David Beckham back to East London.
Gold believes that if Leytonstone-born Beckham, who is currently recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon, considers a return to England then West Ham would like to have the legend in their [...]
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has revealed the full extent of his back problem after he was summoned by manager Sir Alex Ferguson following the Liverpool defeat.
Ferdinand disclosed that he had visited 10 different specialists, received radical treatment of six spinal glucose injections, intense physiotherapy and an orthopaedic cushion to cure the problem.
“My [...]
Tiger Woods is desperately trying to redeem himself and has given wife Elin 150 million dollars as a “forgive me” gift, it has emerged.
In fact, he even plans to give her an extra 150 million dollars if they are still married in two years in a deal reportedly negotiated by Elin’s sister Josefin Lonnborg, [...]
Manchester City is trying to tempt Jose Mourinho back to the Premier League, and has asked the Inter Milan coach to name his transfer price.
City is aware that even though Mourinho guided Inter Milan into the Champions League quarterfinals at the expense of Chelsea, he is not happy in Italian football.
Ambitious City [...]
South African authorities have hired extra shark spotters to patrol beaches amid fears that Great Whites could target foreign tourists during the forthcoming World Cup.
Shark attacks along South Africa’s coastline are reported on a large scale every year. Many incidents happen in or around Durban, where the foreign fans are expected to [...]
It has emerged that Australian model Lara Bingle’s engagement ring is not worth the 200,000 dollars cricketer Michael Clarke reportedly paid for it.
The devaluation in price of the ring was revealed by jewellery valuer Roy Cohen, CEO of The Gold Company [...]
Portuguese and Manchester United winger Nani has said that Steven Gerrard should be more ambitious and quit Liverpool for a better club.
The Sun quoted Nani, 23, as saying: “I do not know about the intentions of Steven Gerrard this summer but it is normal that a player with his quality desires to win titles [...]
Banned Pakistani fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan has decided to challenge the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) decision to impose a year’s ban and a hefty fine on him.
Naved said he has received the documents explaining the reasons for his suspension by the PCB and would file his appeal in a couple of days.
” I have [...]
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina reckons that his club is capable of foiling Manchester United’s title bid even if the stats say otherwise.
The two arch-rivals clash at Old Trafford on Sunday.
It has been pretty much downhill journey for Liverpool, with United chasing a fourth crown on the bounce while Liverpool simply battle to [...]
Former Wigan striker Marlon King has been caught with cocaine in his prison cell, where he is serving an 18-month sentence.
During a cell search by staff on Friday, a wrap of the Class A drug was found in his bedside cabinet apart from a banned mobile phone charger, The Sun reports.
He was convicted [...]
After a humiliating Champions League defeat, Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti has challenged his players to win the double to ease his pain.
The Italian admits he slept for just two hours on Tuesday night after losing to Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan.
“Everybody at the club is very disappointed to be out of the Champions [...]
Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has branded FA’s disciplinary chiefs as ‘dysfunctional’ and implied they were biased in the wake of Steven Gerrard’s let-off for elbowing Portsmouth’s Michael Brown.
That ruling came just two months after Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand landed a four-match ban for a similar incident.
The Sun quoted Ferguson, as [...]
Twenty-one-year-old Arsenal winger Theo Walcott has acknowledged England star David Beckham’s help in seeing him through the toughest year of his career.
The Arsenal winger, 21, suffered knee and back injuries this term and paid tribute to Becks and club pal Tomas Rosicky.
“David was there to help me out. I really appreciated it. It’s a [...]
After allowing Mohammad Yousuf and Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has also given permission to ‘ banned’ fast bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan to participate in Bangladesh’s domestic T20 tournament starting March 26 in Sharjah.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had imposed a year’s ban on Shoaib Malik and Rana Naved and slapped hefty [...]
Replying to Australia’s imposing total of 459 for five declared, New Zealand were precariously placed at 108 for the loss of four wickets on the second day of the Basin Reserve Test.
Holding fort for New Zealand were skipper Daniel Vettori on 42 and Martin Guptill on an unbeaten 19.
Thanks to Vettori and Guptill, New [...]
Liverpool FC coach Rafa Benitez has said that he would never swap Fernando Torres, not even for star Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney.
He was speaking ahead of Liverpool’s clash with Manchester United by saying his striker was as valuable as Rooney.
The Sun quoted Benitez, as saying: “For us, Fernando is very important. [...]
Eleven England Test stars, including the rested captain Andrew Strauss and fast bowler James Anderson, have refused to sign the central contracts offered to them last October, and it is not because of their participation in the Indian Premier League, but more to do about better pay and perks.
It is the second year [...]
Fast bowler Steve Harmison who was left out of the England squad to South Africa and Bangladesh insists that seeing England’s new batch of bowlers in Bangladesh performing well is lessening his pain.
“I still think I have something to offer but watching guys like Tim Bresnan and Steven Finn coming through is really exciting,” [...]
The surgeon who operated on David Beckham’s Achilles tendon has revealed that he prayed to God to help him heal the former England skipper’s wounds.
Dr Sakari Orava said he begged for the Lord’s help in healing Becks’ Achilles tendon, which he ripped playing for AC Milan.
“It wasn’t so easy to get back to sleep. [...]
A torn Achilles may have forced David Beckham out of the game but the England star has expressed full support to his mates at AC Milan by posting an open letter on the club’s website.
“I want to wish everyone the best of luck and to say I hope they win the title. I would [...]
Manchester City coach Roberto Mancini wants full back Wayne Bridge to use his month-long injury lay-off to reconsider his decision to quit England.
Bridge, 29, is out of action after undergoing a hernia operation.
According to The Sun, Eastlands boss Mancini has urged him to think carefully about doing a U-turn as he believes the [...]
Tiger Woods’ wife Elin Nordegren has reportedly disappeared as one of his alleged mistresses vowed to unveil more racy text messages she claims to have received from the golf star.
Former porn actress Joslyn James revealed she is ready to unwrap more dirt on the shamed golfer, with whom she allegedly had a three-year affair.
According [...]
An audit report of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has revealed massive financial irregularities in the board amounting to over 500 million rupees.
According to a report of the Auditor General, the PCB incurred huge losses of over 500 million rupees from 2003 to 2008 during the period when Shahrayar Mohammad Khan and Dr Nasim [...]
