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English Premier League giants Chelsea, which financially backs Dutch club Vitesse Arnhem, have been accused of trying to fix the Dutch league. Former Vitesse owner, Merab Jordania, claimed in the daily De Telegraaf that Chelsea do not want the Dutch…

The tight end position has blossomed over the past decade. Guys like Rob Gronkowski, Antonio Gates and Jimmy Graham have transformed the way tight ends are being used. Athleticism is being highly valued on the end of the offensive line. The Miami Hurricanes…

Australia is expected to again top the medals table at this year’s Glasgow Commonwealth Games, winning up to 152, the Australian Sports Commission predicted on Thursday. The federal government-backed ASC made the medal forecasts for each sport based…

German side Hamburg have activated a buying clause in on-loan Arsenal defender Johan Djourou’s contract, the struggling Bundesliga side’s manager Mirko Slomka reported on Wednesday. “I am happy that he’s staying with us for the next few years as he’…

Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain both gained convincing victories on Wednesday in their respective Champions League quarter-final first leg matches to give themselves the upper hand ahead of next week’s second legs. Real, who have reached the semi…

Jose Mourinho admits Chelsea have no option other than to attack when they return to London for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain.

Trainer Freddie Roach says avenging losses to Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez are the top items on Manny Pacquiao’s to-do list, but believes the Filipino will one day face Floyd Mayweather. But Hall of Fame trainer Roach said Pacquaio’s legacy…

Even without the towering presence of Tomas Berdych, title holders the Czech Republic are favourites to out-gun a badly wounded Japan in their Davis Cup quarter-final that starts on Friday. Japanese number one Kei Nishikori withdrew with a groin injury…

Mexico rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit to earn a 2-2 draw with the United States on Wednesday in an international friendly between World Cup-bound teams. After suffering a 2-0 defeat in a friendly against Ukraine on March 5, Jurgen Klinsmann…

Cristiano Ronaldo equalled Lionel Messi’s single season Champions League scoring record as he notched the third in Real Madrid’s 3-0 quarter-final first leg victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. Gareth Bale opened the scoring at the Bernabeu…

© Getty ImagesThe FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona…

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors joined Guangzhou Evergrande at the top of their AFC Champions League group after a superb strike gave the 10-man Korean side a 1-0 win over the defending champions Wednesday. Guangzhou entered the Group G match at the Jeonju World…

England prop Joe Marler has signed a new contract with Harlequins that will keep him at Twickenham Stoop until 2016, the Premiership club announced Wednesday. A product of the Quins academy, Marler is set to make his 100th appearance for the London…

Digital Sports Group, the Official Media Partner to the PFA, have today announced the winner of the prestigious FTBpro PFA Fans’ Player of the Month award for March 2014, voted for by fans across the world. Digital Sports Group We’ve had a huge response…

Download image DUBAI, UAE, April 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ —  Huawei offering trips to Spain for football fans that buy any Huawei Smartphone as part of the company’s sports sponsorship strategy  Huawei, the leading global information and communications…

The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) will from 3-4 April 2014 organize a seminar for Match Commissioners (Men) for the…

The world governing soccer body FIFA, will from 2-4 April 2014 conduct a football seminar which will provide an update…

Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale believes his side have recovered from two successive league defeats as they look to exact revenge on Borussia Dortmund for their Champions League semi-final defeat last season. Bale scored a double as Real responded from…

Jose Mourinho has ruled his Chelsea side out of the Premier League title race, but he believes they will bounce back from domestic disappointment against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday. The Chelsea manager questioned his players…

Two-time European Cup champions Munster will give captain Peter O’Mahony till Thursday to prove his fitness for Saturday’s home quarter-final with France’s four-time winners Toulouse. The 24-year-old flanker — capped 23 times by Ireland and a member…