Wayne Rooney out to avoid defeat
Wayne Rooney claims it is "vital" that England go all out to avoid defeat against Switzerland in Monday's Euro 2016 Group E qualifying curtain-raiser in Basel. The newly-appointed captain will lead...
Scotland coach Gordon Strachan eyes Germany shock
Scotland coach Gordon Strachan claims his players are "in a good place" as they look to upset world champions Germany in Sunday night's opening Euro 2016 Group D qualifier in Dortmund. The Tartan...
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton leads the way at Monza
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will lead from the front at Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza after securing his first pole position for eight races. The British 2008 world champion, who is aiming...
Top seeds stunned at Flushing Meadows
Kei Nishikori and Marin Cilic will contest Monday's US Open final at Flushing Meadows after dumping out world number one Novak Djokovic and five-time champion Roger Federer in the semi-finals...
Alan Smith plays down Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck signing
Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith does not believe Danny Welbeck is the answer to the club’s problems and does not expect him to help them win the league. Smith played for the Gunners between 1987...
Mario Suarez: ‘Real Madrid as strong as ever’
Atletico Madrid midfielder Mario Suarez insists that cross-city rivals Real Madrid are not any weaker this season despite losing key figures in Angel Di Maria and Xabi Alonso. Suarez admitted that...
Marco Reus calls for German improvement
Germany star Marco Reus has called on the rest of the squad to raise their level of performance when they take on Scotland in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier on Sunday. The World Cup winners lost...
Spain’s Diego Costa ruled out of Macedonia qualifier
Spain’s Diego Costa has been forced to withdraw from the squad ahead of Monday's opening Euro 2016 qualifier with Macedonia after picking up an injury. Costa had to be replaced after 67 minutes of...
Hard work paying off for Serena Williams
World number one Serena Williams believes all her hard work is starting to pay off after securing a place in the final of the US Open on Sunday. Williams has not been able to dominate at the Grand...
Newcastle set to lose Siem De Jong
Summer signing Siem de Jong has been ruled out of action for a 'number of months' after the Newcastle striker picked up a thigh injury during training. De Jong joined the Magpies from Ajax in July...
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