Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal stormed into a French Open quarter-final showdown against compatriot David Ferrer on Monday while Andy Murray set-up a clash with childhood friend Gael Monfils, France’s last man standing. With rock star Prince in the…
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David Villa, who helped Spain capture the 2010 World Cup and Atletico Madrid win this year’s La Liga crown, has signed a three-year deal with Major League Soccer’s New York expansion team. New York City FC announced the signing Monday, giving the new…
London Olympic runner-up Nijel Amos of Botswana won the 800 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in a 2014 world-best time while long-injured reigning Olympic champion David Rudisha finished seventh. The Diamond League showdown at the University…
David Luiz said Friday he was happy to start a new phase of his career at Paris Saint-Germain, after they reached a deal to buy the Brazilian defender from Chelsea. “I made a point of wrapping everything up before coming to train with the national team…
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes was being investigated by police on Thursday over allegations he assaulted a man in a wine bar. An incident between Moyes, 51, and a 23-year-old man is said to have happened in the Lancashire town of Clitheroe…
Manchester United vice-chairman Ed Woodward has something to prove after his role in David Moyes’s ill-fated reign as manager, former United midfielder Paul Scholes believes. Scholes, writing in a blog for a bookmaker, feels Moyes has been made too…
Laura Massaro, who has unexpectedly developed into the biggest threat to Nicol David’s long-term supremacy of the women’s game, carried her defence of the British Open title tenaciously into the semi-finals. Massaro, the only English woman ever to be…
David Moyes will receive a pay-off of “single-digit millions” following his sacking by Manchester United, executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward revealed on Thursday. Speaking during a conference call to discuss United’s latest financial results, Woodward…
Britain has offered Nigeria surveillance aircraft and a military team to help with the search for more than 200 missing schoolgirls abducted a month ago by Boko Haram militants, Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday. “Today I can announce we have…
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…
The commander of US forces in Africa held talks Tuesday in Nigeria as Washington sought to help the government in Abuja trace more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militants. General David Rodriguez, head of US Africa Command, flew to Nigeria…
Fulham bid farewell to the Premier League in some style courtesy of Chris David’s stunning injury-time strike that secured a 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace. With Fulham already relegated and Palace long since safe from the drop, there was little…
Ryan Giggs will take charge of Manchester United for the final time against Southampton on Sunday and is still undecided about whether to continue his playing career next season. Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal is reportedly set to be named as David…
The European Union has named David O’Sullivan of Ireland to become the bloc’s new envoy to Washington amid negotiations to forge a free trade pact between the two economic giants. “I am delighted to announce the appointment of David O’Sullivan to this…
World number one Rafael Nadal admitted shock defeats to David Ferrer and Nicolas Almagro in recent weeks have shaken his confidence as he looks to defend his Madrid Masters title this week. The 13-time Grand Slam champion has appeared almost unbeatable…
Ryan Giggs, Manchester United’s caretaker manager, conceded David Moyes’s permanent replacement faces a difficult task in resurrecting the fallen Premier League champions next season. Louis van Gaal, who is about to lead the Netherlands in the upcoming…
Marouane Fellaini said Friday he’d been saddened to see David Moyes sacked as Manchester United manager. The Scot was fired just 10 months into a six-year contract after it became mathematically impossible for the faltering English champions to qualify…
By Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Kulwant Singh, Dr. David Leffler and David Shapiro In the past 20 years, 18 African nations…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is set to include playmaker David Silva for the title contenders Premier League match at Everton on Saturday. City may be third in the table, three points behind leaders Liverpool and two adrift of second-placed…
Manchester United caretaker manager Ryan Giggs admitted on Friday that his future role at Old Trafford will be reviewed at the end of the season. Giggs has taken temporary control of first-team affairs at United after David Moyes was sacked last month…