Britain’s football police chief says efforts ahead of the World Cup have been “wasted” after Russian police saw the drunken behaviour of English fans in the Netherlands. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has been working with Russian authorities to “impact” their…
Lionel Messi looks set to return for Argentina in Tuesday’s friendly match against Spain. The captain sat out the 2-0 win over Italy in Manchester on Friday because of a muscle injury but has been cleared to lead his country out in Madrid. Argentina…
Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has “challenged anyone” to find a fairer or more transparent bid process than the one for the 2026 World Cup. Previous World Cup bidding processes have been mired in controversy, with allegations of corruption made around the awarding…
Australia skipper Steve Smith has been given a one-match suspension and fined 100% of his match fee for his part in the recent ball-tampering incident amid the third test against South Africa in Cape Town, the International Cricket Council said on Sunday….
Cristiano Ronaldo won the fight between two of Europe’s in-form strikers as Portugal vanquished Mohamed Salah’s Egypt 2-1 in Zurich. The European champions trailed until the the 90th minute before Ronaldo scored twice to take triumph. Salah opened the scoring after the…
Germany and Spain played out an engaging friendly draw in a meeting of the previous two title holders. Spain, the 2010 World Cup champs, led inside six minutes as Rodrigo smashed home from Andres Iniesta’s pass. But defending champions Germany leveled from…
Jesse Lingard’s first international goal stretched out England’s unbeaten race to seven amusements and gave them a merited friendly triumph against the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Lingard made the unequivocal contribution just before the hour, arriving on the edge of the penalty area…
The Three Lions were bowled out for a meager 58 runs- their 6th lowest total in tests – as the Kiwis dominated the first day of the first test. Playing their first Test since losing the Ashes 4-0 in Australia, England slipped…
Romelu Lukaku scored his 12th goal in 11 FA Cup games as an uninspired Manchester United beat Brighton to reach the semi-finals. Lukaku headed in a first-half cross from Nemanja Matic, who sealed victory late on when he nodded in Ashley Young’s…
The draw for the final 8 fixtures have been done and dusted with, let us take a look at what the draw held for us and who faces whom! Real Madrid vs Juventus Sevilla vs Bayern Munich Barcelona vs Roma…
