Fulham squandered an opportunity to escape the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday after going down 3-1 at London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Felix Magath’s improving side had won their two previous games and they reacted impressively after falling…
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Fulham squandered an opportunity to escape the Premier League relegation zone on Saturday after going down 3-1 to London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Felix Magath’s improving side had won their two previous games and they reacted impressively after falling…
Chelsea are confident veteran defender John Terry will “amicably” agree a new contract in the near future, assistant coach Steve Holland said Friday. Former England centre-back Terry has reportedly been offered a new contract by the west London club…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted that whatever happens to the club in the final weeks of the season, the future is bright for the north London side. Long time Premier League leaders Arsenal have slipped to fourth in the table ahead of this…
Brazil will spend 24.1 billion reais ($10.8 billion) on infrastructure projects for the 2016 Rio Olympics in an effort to ensure South America’s first Games are delivered on time, organizers have announced. The figure will take the total projected spending…
Ahead of Mo Farah’s much-hyped marathon debut in London on Sunday, few expert observers believed he stood any chance of winning. But his lacklustre eighth place finish and modest time of 2hr 8min 21sec, which only puts him in the second-tier elite category…
Near-ideal sunny and clear conditions greeted the first runners to start the London Marathon with fans hoping for a fast pace by British favourite Mo Farah in his debut over the distance. Farah, the reigning Olympic and world 5,000 metres and 10,000m…
Fulham manager Felix Magath is confident his side can complete the task of avoiding relegation from the Premier League, a feat that appeared to be beyond the London club just a few weeks ago. A goal from Hugo Rodallega, the Colombia forward, was enough…
A man was charged with attempted murder following a hammer attack on three wealthy female Emirati tourists in their luxury London hotel room, police said. The attack happened in the early hours of Sunday in a room on the seventh floor of the four-star…
Cardiff City have sacked one staff member and are set to discipline another over claims their team to play Crystal Palace was leaked to the London club, Britain’s Press Association reported Friday. Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer earlier dismissed…
The 160th Boat Race between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge takes place on the River Thames in London on Sunday, an event rich in tradition — and well-worn accusations of professionalism. The Light Blues of Cambridge and the Dark Blues of…
A Chinese man, an Iranian and two Iranian firms were charged in the United States with conspiring to export devices to Iran that can serve to enrich uranium, an indictment says. Sihai Cheng, 34, was arrested on February 7 at London’s Heathrow Airport…
Europe’s main stock markets pushed higher on Friday as jobs data showed the recovery in the US economy is back in form after catching a winter cold. London’s FTSE 100 index climbed 0.56 percent compared with Thursday’s closing value to stand at 6,686…
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.
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…
Italy on Wednesday said it had recovered a painting worth millions of euros by Paul Gauguin, stolen in London in 1970, bought by an Italian factory worker for a pittance and hung in his kitchen for almost 40 years. The artist’s “Fruit on a table or…
The chief executive of London’s Heathrow will stand down from the job later this year, the airport announced Tuesday. No immediate reason was given for the departure of Colin Matthews from the post, which he has held since April 2008. Matthews said…
Michel D’Hooghe, FIFA’s medical officer, has insisted there will be no re-vote on the controversial decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup finals. “There will be absolutely no re-vote,” D’Hooghe told the London Evening Standard on Tuesday, a day…
Hull goalkeeper Allan McGregor has won his appeal against his sending-off in Wednesday’s Premier League loss at West Ham. But Friday’s announcement is likely to be of little consolation to the Scotland international as he lies in a London hospital bed…
London equities fell at the start of trading on Thursday following losses on Wall Street as traders remain on edge over the Crimea crisis. The benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.44 percent to 6,576.05 points in early deals compared with Wednesday’s…