MADRID - Striker Karim Benzema is facing increased pressure after an unimpressive performance in Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey match.
MADRID - Striker Karim Benzema is facing increased pressure after an unimpressive performance in Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey match.
BERLIN - Germany striker Miroslav Klose’s bid to get over a torn thigh muscle injury stalled Wednesday after the Bayern Munich forward broke down again with the injury in training.
LONDON - Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand was banned from driving for six months on Wednesday after being convicted of using a mobile phone while at the wheel of his car in July.
Bastian Schweinsteiger struck twice to give holders Bayern Munich a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen on Tuesday which sent them into the German Cup third round.
Mexican substitute Javier Hernandez scored a last-minute winner to send holders Manchester United into the League Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Coach Jose Mourinho was happy despite Real Madrid being held to a 0-0 draw at Segunda B (third tier) Real Murcia in a King’s Cup last 32, first leg on Tuesday.
England’s 2018 World Cup campaign chiefs confirmed Tuesday they have made a formal complaint following disparaging comments about London by the head of Russia’s rival bid.
England’s 2018 World Cup bid team lodged a formal complaint with FIFA against the chief of rivals Russia who later offered to apologise to them for the “misunderstanding” over critical comments attributed to him.
Blackburn Rovers hope the sale of the club to Indian conglomerate Venkys will be completed in November, the Premier League club said in a statement on Tuesday.
Switzerland is considering closing a loophole for sporting bodies in its anti-corruption law following allegations of bribery among FIFA officials for World Cup bids.