Competitions

Challenges ahead for brand Beckham

The unveiling of David Beckham as a Paris Saint-Germain player was undoubtedly a major media event and marketing ploy but what can the Englishman, now 37, offer on the pitch?

Football

Rooney lights United's way as Chelsea slump to defeat

Tom Williams Manchester United overcame a floodlight failure to win 1-0 at Fulham through a late Wayne Rooney goal on Saturday as Alex Ferguson's side went 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Teetotaller Bridge finds new reserves

David Sygall MARK BRIDGE will enter Sunday's clash with Adelaide United boosted by the sense that his self-imposed alcohol ban this season has brought him to the physical peak of his career.

Kruse hits purple patch on eve of friendly

Dominic Bossi SOCCEROOS striker Robbie Kruse will hit the ground running in Australia's upcoming friendly with Romania after netting a brace to help Fortuna Dusseldorf seal a 3-1 win against Stuttgart in the...

Football

United nine points clear after Liverpool hold City

Tom Williams Manchester City hit back to draw 2-2 at home to Liverpool in an engaging game on Sunday but the result left Manchester United with a daunting nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

Mancini refuses to concede title race

Ian Whittell MANCHESTER: Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini insists his team can still retain their Premier League title despite falling nine points behind arch rivals Manchester United.

Football

Game rallies forces to tackle a scourge striking at its heart

Jan Hennop, Paul Kelso THE HAGUE: Football officials vowed to fight the scourge of match fixing but warned a joint effort was needed to tackle the problem after police unveiled a massive criminal network that rigged...

Football

Europol uncovers vast match-fixing network

European police warned that the integrity of football was at stake, as they revealed they had smashed a criminal network fixing hundreds of matches, including in the Champions League and World Cup...

Bring on Oman: Schwarzer draws good omens from Romania reversal

Liam Fitzgibbon VETERAN Mark Schwarzer believes the Socceroos are in a good place heading into the business end of World Cup qualifying despite a disappointing defeat by Romania.

England shock Brazil as Cup favourites fire

Dave James PARIS: World Cup favourites Spain, Argentina and Germany all enjoyed impressive wins in Wednesday's friendly matches as England shocked misfiring giants Brazil for their first win over the five-time...

Liverpool's Carragher announces retirement date

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher will retire from football at the end of this English Premier League season.

Football

Socceroos sunk by two late goals by Romania

The Socceroos copped two late goals to suffer a 3-2 defeat to Romania in their friendly match in Malaga, Spain.

Victory deny suspect game claim

Michael Lynch MELBOURNE VICTORY officials on Saturday joined leaders from Football Federation Australia in strenuously denying there was anything untoward in the A-League after revelations that Asian gamblers had...

Ferguson's fury at short gap between games

Mark Ogden MANCHESTER: Alex Ferguson has accused the English Premier League of giving Manchester United a ''ridiculous'' build-up to their Champions League clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday by sanctioning a...

Wenger guns for clean-up

Jeremy Wilson ARSENE WENGER has issued a stark wake-up call to football authorities over the issues of doping and match-fixing, claiming that sport has become ''full of legends who are in fact cheats''.