London : The match fixing scandal could hit aid for victims of floods that have ravaged Pakistan, feared a British MP who added that it was “absolutely the worst thing that could have happened now”. Khalid Mahmood, a Labour MP from Perry Barr in Birmingham, said: “It’s very damaging to Pakistan, especially to the [...]
Buenos Aires : Local media reports said that Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has agreed to a contract that would keep him on as coach of the national team until 2014, but there was no official confirmation late Tuesday. Julio Grondona, president of Argentina’s football association, has only said that he plans to meet with [...]
Moscow :Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Hollywood star and martial arts expert Jean-Claude Van Damme at a mixed fight championship which kicked off Wednesday in Russia’s southern city of Sochi. “Putin met during lunch with the famous sportsman and actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, who arrived as a guest at the Mixed Fight European [...]
Johannesburg : Germany midfielder Thomas Mueller has won the Golden Boot award for top scorer at the World Cup, finishing on five goals but having more assists than three other players with the same goal tally. Mueller finished ahead of Spain’s David Villa and Wesley Sneijder of the Netherlands, who each had one assist to [...]
Johannesburg : Spain captured their first World Cup title Sunday by beating the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time. Andres Iniesta scored the title-winning goal for Spain in the 116th minute in front of 84,490 spectators at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. Netherlands defender John Heitinga was sent off in the 109th minute after receiving his [...]
Johannesburg :Irrespective of whoever wins or loses World Cup 2010, the month-long party will come to an end for South Africa Sunday night as they prepare to bid adieu to hundreds of thousands of football fans who crisscrossed boundaries to join the month-long sporting extravaganza in this country. The majestic Soccer City stadium, set in [...]
Amsterdam : Dutch striker Dirk Kuyt was glowing with pride after his encounter with royalty when his side made it to the football World Cup final for the first time in 32 years. “She looked straight at me,” he said of the meeting with Princess Maxima, the 39-year-old wife of Prince Willem-Alexander, heir to the [...]
Potchefstroom : He is about to take charge of the most important game of his life, but Vicente del Bosque feels his team are the favorites ahead of their semi-final against Germany in Durban Wednesday, and that come Sunday night he will be part of an even bigger match the World Cup final. “Its true [...]
Nairobi/Abuja : Nigerian football was in disarray Wednesday after President Goodluck Jonathan suspended the national team from all international tournaments for two years following the Super Eagles’ poor showing at the World Cup in South Africa. The suspension was announced by presidential spokesman Ima Niboro. Jonathan also ordered the dissolution of the Nigeria Football Federation [...]
London: Roger Federer suffered his worst defeat at Wimbledon since 2002 as the six-time champion was stunned by Czech Tomas Berdych 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 in the Wimbledon quarter-finals Wednesday. World number two Federer has either won or played the final of every Wimbledon edition since he exited in the first round eight years ago [...]