Carlos Tevez, the world's highest-paid footballer, has defended his visit to Disneyland while missing a game for Shanghai Shenhua due to injury, and appeared to scotch rumours of an imminent return...
Two Israeli authors are among six writers shortlisted for this year's Man Booker International Prize, organisers announced on Thursday. Three European writers and one from Argentina are also vying...
Sergio Romero insists he has no regrets over his decision to join Manchester United despite having almost exclusively spent his time at Old Trafford as David De Gea's understudy. The Argentina...
Lionel Messi's Argentina will take on football minnows Singapore in a June friendly match in the city-state, organisers said Wednesday. Argentina, ranked second in the world by FIFA, will kick off at...
A micro-lending pioneer, Esther Afua Ocloo, is being celebrated by Google on her 98th birthday. She launched her entrepreneurial career as a teenager in the 1930s on less than a dollar. She quickly...
New Zealand's Canterbury Crusaders are the only unbeaten team left in Super Rugby after the Golden Lions ended the Western Stormers' winning start to the season this weekend. The Johannesburg-based...
Fly-half Handre Pollard booted 16 points as Northern Bulls snapped a three-loss Super Rugby run by defeating Jaguares of Argentina 26-13 in Pretoria Saturday. The Springbok fly-half converted tries...
In troubling political times, New York's latest tourist attraction offers visitors international escapism -- a $40 million installation of 50 nations in miniature: a kind of Gulliver's Travels for...
This was revealed to reporters in Buenos Aires by football association president Claudio Tapia. “We’ve reached an agreement, we’ve told Bauza he’s ceased to be the national team coach,” the...
The United States, Mexico and Canada announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 World Cup on Monday, aiming to become the first three-way co-hosts in the history of FIFA's showpiece tournament. The bid...
Bottom club, Sunderland’s, hopes of avoiding relegation suffered another setback as Manchester United eased to victory to climb to fifth in the table. Sunderland played with 10 men for more than 45...
New Zealand is not to blame for the problems that are forcing Australia to axe one of its five Super Rugby teams, New Zealand Rugby boss Steve Tew said on Monday. Amid anger and finger-pointing on...
Bottom club Sunderland's hopes of avoiding relegation suffered another setback as Manchester United eased to victory to climb to fifth in the table. Sunderland played with 10 men for more than 45...
Two South African teams and one from Australia will be axed from the 2018 Super Rugby competition, governing body SANZAAR said on Sunday. The current 18-team competition will be streamlined to a...
South Africa's Western Stormers joined Canterbury Crusaders as the only undefeated teams in this season's Super Rugby after ending the Waikato Chiefs' unbeaten start, while Japan's Sunwolves broke...
Coastal Sharks of South Africa ground out an 18-13 victory over the Jaguares of Argentina Saturday in an error-strewn Super Rugby match. Endless handling errors by both teams and many penalties led...
The 2017 Champions League final in Cardiff could be played under a closed roof for the first time. UEFA will make the decision closer to the June 3 final at the Principality Stadium, local organising...
Ghana made a significant fall to 45th position in the latest FIFA ranking. The Black Stars were 45th in the world but still remained eighth in Africa. The Black Stars have in recent times, have had...
Northern Ireland are up to second in their World Cup qualifying group, behind leaders Germany Northern Ireland have climbed nine places up to joint 26th in Fifa's world rankings, level with the...
Five-times world champions Brazil have returned to what they will consider their rightful place at the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time in seven years. Brazil have enjoyed a impressive...
