MADRID: Athletic Bilbao are hoping another strong performance at their San Mames home can see them past Sporting Lisbon in Thursday’s semi-final second leg and into next month’s Europa... More»

LONDON: Hosts Britain, taking part in their first Olympic soccer finals since 1960, will kick off their bid for gold against Senegal at Old Trafford after being placed in... More»

SEOUL: The honeymoon may be over for Darren Clarke but now he wants to win another trophy to take home to his new bride at the Ballantine’s Championship which... More»

MADRID: Bayern Munich will not be shying away from challenges in today’s Champions League semi-final at Real Madrid despite having seven players at risk of missing the final, according... More»

BARCELONA: Pep Guardiola was unable to explain his emotions or pin down why his exceptionally gifted Barcelona team had failed in their bid to get past Chelsea and into... More»

BARCELONA: Roberto Di Matteo shrugged off criticism of Chelsea’s tactics here Monday on the eve of his side’s daunting Champions League semi-final assignment against Barcelona. The Premier League side upset the reigning champions 1-0... More»

GLASGOW: Crisis club Glasgow Rangers suffered a fresh blow Monday when they were hit with a 12-month transfer embargo by theScottish Football Association, as the SFA issued a lifetime ban to... More»

BARCELONA: Chelsea are bracing for a Barcelona onslaught on Tuesday as the wounded Catalans bid to recover from domestic disappointment by reaching their third Champions League final in four... More»

BERLIN: Germany’s stars Mario Goetze, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Miroslav Klose and Per Mertesacker must prove their fitness before Euro 2012 as coach Joachim Loew has said he will take only... More»

MANAMA: Formula One teams, once they have recovered from a Bahrain Grand Prix run against a backdrop of nightly clashes between police and protesters, have many questions to address in the weeks ahead.... More»

NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh has finally found a way to make sure the hair gel lying unused in his cupboard is not completely wasted. The Punjab cricketer, known for... More»

SINGAPORE: New Zealand’s record-breaking teen Lydia Ko vowed to avoid the mistakes of her “idol” Michelle Wie as she plots her path to professional golf – and targets a... More»

LONDON: The United States will face old political foes North Korea on the soccer field once again at the London Olympics after the draw for the women’s tournament threw... More»

ROSEAU (Dominica): Spinner Nathan Lyon bagged three wickets as West Indies slumped to 165 for eight to leave Australia with a lead of 163 at the close of the... More»

BARCELONA: The accolades continued to rain down Monday on Rafael Nadal after the Spaniard made tennis history at the weekend by winning an eighth straight Monte Carlo title by beating world... More»

BARCELONA: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola declared Lionel Messi fit to play in Tuesday’s Champions League showdown with Chelsea and laughed off concerns about the Argentinian’s scoring record. Despite a... More»

MILAN: AC Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri says his team need to improve at home if they are to stand any chance of denying Juventusa first Serie A title since 2003. AC... More»

STUTTGART: World number one Victoria Azarenka, second-ranked Maria Sharapova and number three Petra Kvitova begin their French Open build-up on Monday at the star-studded $740,000 Stuttgart tournament. Belarusian Azarenka,... More»

ROME: Juventus took control of the Serie A title race with a 4-0 victory over Roma on Sunday as AC Milan slipped up again in a 1-1 draw at... More»

Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba has said he wants to play football again and thanked God for the “miracle” that allowed him to survive suffering a cardiac arrest on the... More»