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Reliable skipper John Hutchinson cost his team all three points by putting through his own net in injury time after the hosts had looked set to survive a second-half onslaught

The Italy international has nothing but praise for his young team-mate and has little doubt the Juventus directors will make the right decision on whether to sell the midfielder

South African Jean Deysel, a loose forward for the Super Rugby club the Sharks, has joined Japan's Top League side Toyota Verblitz, the league said Wednesday. The 29-year-old, who has been capped three times for South Africa, will play flanker and number 8 for Toyota, the Top League said in a brief statement. According …

The home side were on the wrong end of a nine-goal thriller as their inspired comeback was cut short by a fine Cornell Glen hat-trick...

The 1978 World Cup-winning coach is adamant the forward is not intentionally taking things easier in matches in order to rest prior to this summer's tournament in Brazil

Global oil prices rallied on Wednesday on Ukraine tensions and the weak dollar, and before weekly crude inventories data in top consumer the United States. New York's main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery, hit $104.82 a barrel -- the highest level since early March. "Crude oil prices have extended …

Oranje boss Louis van Gaal claimed recently that the midfielder's spot at the tournament is at risk but the Bayern Munich star is in no doubt as to his importance to the side

Governing body FIFA on Tuesday opened the final sales phase for World Cup tickets and reported 126,837 of 199,519 available for 54 of the 64 matches were snapped up within four hours. Brazilian nationals bagged two thirds of the latest sales, FIFA said, accounting for 80,496 tickets with 46,341 tickets going to fans outside …

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has no regrets about selecting captain Vincent Kompany to play in last weekend's costly 3-2 loss at Premier League title rivals Liverpool, he said Wednesday. A training-ground injury scare had put Kompany's participation in doubt and although he was ultimately passed fit to play, …

Asia's football body Wednesday announced an expansion of the flagship Asian Cup from 16 to 24 teams but killed off the lower-level Challenge Cup as part of a regional shake-up. The 2019 Asian Cup will climb to 24 teams but next month's Challenge Cup in the Maldives will be the last, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) …

With a trip to title-chasing Manchester City next up for the bottom-of-the-table Black Cats, the manager says he has just 17 fit first-team players to chose from

The experienced midfielder has conceded that BVB could have lost their DFB Pokal semi-final had their opponents been more clinical

Coach B. Satianathan has confirmed that the veteran striker will hang up his boots due to injury problems and the club will be seeking a replacement for the Vincentian