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Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is to take up a teaching post at Harvard, the prestigious US university said Friday. Ferguson, 72, whose coruscating “hairdryer” rants at players were infamous in the football world, will lecture senior…

Inter Milan owner Erick Thohir offered his backing to coach Walter Mazzarri but called on his stuttering side to get back to winning ways after claiming only two points from their last three outings. Inter, who missed out on Europe this season, are…

Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka suffered a shock defeat to unheralded Kazakh Andrey Golubev in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Friday. The world number three was stunned 7-6 (7/5), 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) by 64th ranked Golubev as Kazakhstan…

Italian number one Fabio Fognini overcame a sluggish start to beat James Ward 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 and give the hosts a 1-0 lead over Britain in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-final on Friday. British eyes will now be on number one Andy Murray, who…

Manchester United manager David Moyes insists all his focus is on his team’s Premier League performance at Newcastle United following what he described as one of his best nights in football. United’s 1-1 draw with Champions League title-holders Bayern…

Paris Saint-Germain coach Laurent Blanc remains confident top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play again this season despite picking up a thigh injury during Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League victory over Chelsea. The Sweden captain, who has scored a…

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will rest his Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo for Saturday’s La Liga clash against Real Sociedad, the Italian confirmed on Friday. The double Ballon d’Or winner has been struggling with a knee injury and fatigue in…

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg hammered home Mercedes’ early season dominance on Friday when they set the fastest times in opening practice for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Hamilton, the winner in Malaysia last weekend, clocked 1min 37.502sec to top…

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists Fernando Torres still has a future at the club despite being overlooked for the Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain. Mourinho selected winger Andre Schuerrle ahead of the Spain forward for the 3-1 quarter…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said on Friday that he supports FIFA’s decision to hand Barcelona a year-long transfer ban for breaching rules on signing under-age players. The Spanish champions were sanctioned on Wednesday by FIFA’s disciplinary committee…

South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and elected to bat against India in the World Cup semi-final in Dhaka on Friday. Du Plessis returned to lead the Proteas after being forced to sit out of the previous match due to a one-game suspension…

WEEHAWKEN — Drivers, start your motors. With hopes of a New Jersey Formula 1 race diminishing with each passing year, the racing world’s newest – and perhaps quietest – circuit may take its place along the Hudson River, according to a published report…

The journey to the 19th Africa Youth Championship Senegal 2015 kicks starts this weekend with the first leg matches of…

Serie A champions-elect Juventus remained on course for the Europa League title with a 1-0 win at Lyon in a forgettable quarter-final first leg on Thursday. After losing their 14-match unbeaten run in a 2-0 loss at Napoli at the weekend, Juve continued…

Sunderland have been fined by the Premier League after South Korea’s Ji Dong-Won was selected for four matches even though he was an ineligible player, according to British media reports on Thursday. Ji, 22, played for Sunderland against Fulham, Southampton…

  Arsenal veteran Thomas Vermaelen has revealed that despite strong criticism on Arsene Wenger from the media, pundits and fans; all of his teammates are behind their manager. Wenger’s future at the Emirates has taken an uncertain turn with…

Phil Mickelson got his Masters warm-up at the Houston Open off to a solid start on Thursday, firing a first-round 68 that left him two shots off the early first-round lead. Mickelson said the injury to his right oblique muscle, which had forced him…

NEWARK — Let the games begin. The Rodney Mason Mentoring Baseball camp is hosting its first meeting at Weequahic Park on Saturday. The camp, founded in 2011, teaches kids and young adults between the ages of 6 and 24 the fundamentals of baseball just…

World champion Sebastien Ogier claimed the opening super stage of the Rally of Portugal on Thursday in a Volkswagen cleansweep. French driver Ogier, in a Volkswagen Polo, finished ahead of teammates Jari-Matti Latvala of Finland and Norway’s Andreas…

Seven players from English lower-league clubs have been arrested over alleged spot-fixing, with six others re-arrested, Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Thursday. The 13 men, aged between 18 and 30, were being interviewed at police…