BWF official backs move to lighten players' load

2011-10-24 10:05:34

Newly-elected Badminton World Federation (BWF) vice president Liu Fengyan said he backed the efforts to lighten the players' load and cut off some of required events.

Labor talks break off putting more games in doubt

2011-10-21 18:00:08

Marathon talks between NBA players and owners to resolve a long-running labor dispute that has put the entire season on hold broke off on Thursday with little sign of progress toward a deal, raising the likelihood of more games being cancelled.

Barcelona look to New Masia for New Messi

2011-10-21 16:19:00

Barcelona's technical staff all agreed - the little Argentine kid who had just completed a trial for the Spanish club was one of the most exciting prospects they had seen.

Fans face travel marathon

2011-10-21 15:49:43

World Cup teams and supporters face a marathon of travelling after organisers decided countries must play their group games in different venues.

Blatter fights corruption

2011-10-21 15:15:20

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is expected to give a progress report on the fight to stamp out corruption following an executive committee meeting.

Ding Junhui complains tour prize

2011-10-20 17:56:19

Ding Junhui has slammed the prize money offered for the Players Tour Championship (PTC) claiming it will leave players with "no money to eat".

Struggling Shakhtar held by Zenit

2011-10-20 11:24:35

Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk were held to a 2-2 draw by Zenit St Petersburg at Donbas Arena in a Champions league Group G.

Blatter expected to report progress on corruption battle

2011-10-21 15:15:20

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is expected to give a progress report on the fight to stamp out corruption following an executive committee meeting on Friday.

Ding Junhui complains tour prize

2011-10-20 17:56:19

Chinese snooker player Ding Junhui has slammed the prize money offered for the Players Tour Championship (PTC) claiming it will leave players with "no money to eat".

APOEL surprise again with 1-1 draw at tame Porto

2011-10-20 11:51:27

A goal by Brazilian striker Ailton earned APOEL Nicosia a 1-1 draw against a disappointing Porto to extend the Cypriot outsiders' impressive start and keep them top of Champions League Group G on Wednesday.

Leverkusen stage comeback to beat Valencia 2-1

2011-10-20 11:35:43

Bayer Leverkusen scored twice in four minutes to beat Valencia 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday and tighten their hold on second spot in Group E.

Erratic Milan stutter past Borisov

2011-10-20 10:56:16

Erratic AC Milan missed a hatful chances and survived several scares before running out 2-0 winners over rank outsiders BATE Borisov in the Champions League on Wednesday.