Australia captain Mile Jedinak believes his side’s early arrival in Brazil will stand them in good stead once the World Cup begins in earnest. Australia were the first team to arrive in Brazil and played a friendly against Croatia in Salvador last Friday…
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Victor Matfield was named as the Springbok’s interim captain on Tuesday, capping a remarkable return to international rugby after retirement. With regular leader Jean de Villiers out injured, Matfield, 37, is making his return to the international side…
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe will stay in the Bundesliga following the World Cup after signing a two-year contract on Monday to join Eintracht Frankfurt from relegated Nuremberg. The 30-year-old joined Germany’s top-flight in 2007/08 from J-League side…
Germany head to Brazil aiming to end their 24-year wait for a fourth World Cup title with captain Philipp Lahm insisting he is sick of finishing third. Consecutive semi-final defeats have led to Germany taking bronze at both of the last two World Cups…
England captain Steven Gerrard has hinted he could retire from the international stage after the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil. Gerrard will lead Roy Hodgson’s side to south America in June, where they face group stage fixtures against Italy, Uruguay…
Jonny Wilkinson’s final match in Britain ended in joy for the England great as reigning champions Toulon beat Saracens 23-6 in the European Cup final at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on Saturday. Toulon captain Wilkinson kicked 13 points in a match where…
South Africa batsman Hashim Amla is to replace Graeme Smith at Surrey after the former Proteas captain was ruled out for the rest of the English season with a fractured right knee. Smith is now set to return to his native South Africa, with Gary Wilson…
Injured captain Philipp Lahm and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer are set to join Germany’s pre-World Cup training camp on Friday — sooner than expected, according to assistant coach Hansi Flick. The German Football Association’s (DFB) medical staff are working…
Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky will miss Wednesday’s friendly against Finland in Helsinki because of an illness, the Czech Football Association said on Tuesday. The 33-year-old Arsenal midfielder “felt sick and had a fever during the night, so…
Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak was Wednesday named captain of Australia’s World Cup squad following the axing of Lucas Neill. He will be backed by vice-captains Tim Cahill and Mark Bresciano. “It is a privileged position and an accolade he richly…
Japan captain Makoto Hasebe Friday backed veteran striker Yoshito Okubo’s surprise selection for the World Cup and said he could help inspire younger players. Okubo has played only once in the last four years under Alberto Zaccheroni and there were…
The winning captain in Saturday’s FA Cup final between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium will be presented with a brand new trophy, the Football Association revealed on Friday. A new version of the famous trophy, awarded to the winners of the…
Rio Ferdinand sidestepped questions about his abrupt departure from Manchester United Thursday and said he was still considering his next move. The former England captain, taking questions in Singapore during a promotional visit, said he had already…
Outgoing Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic admitted on Wednesday that the players “lost belief” during the campaign that has just ended, but says they never deserted former manager David Moyes. “It was a bad time and the players could have done…
France coach Didier Deschamps on Tuesday left Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri out of a young 23-man squad for this year’s World Cup in Brazil. Neither 26-year-old Nasri, who has won 41 caps, nor Monaco captain Eric Abidal, capped 67 times, feature…
Chelsea captain John Terry ended speculation over his future by signing a one-year contract extension with the Premier League club on Tuesday. Terry is said to have turned lucrative offers from foreign teams to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge after…
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany told the club’s supporters that this season’s double success would just be the start as they paraded the Premier League and League Cup trophies in front of their jubilant fans. Fresh from their 2-0 win at home…
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy, who retired from Test cricket last week after being sacked as captain, said Monday he was left with no choice after realising he was no longer needed. Sammy, 30, Test captain since October 2010, retired from the…
Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm has leapt to the defence of coach Pep Guardiola’s system, which has come in for much criticism since the holders’ elimination from the Champions League by Real Madrid last week. Bayern won the treble of Champions League…
Teenage debutant James Wilson scored twice as Manchester United rang out the old and ushered in the new in a 3-1 win at home to Hull City on Tuesday. While the 18-year-old Wilson introduced himself to Old Trafford, captain Nemanja Vidic made his last…