The Vardy boys
If a young man from Sheffield going from non-league soccer to being Man of the Match against Manchester United sounds like something from a movie, that's because it is.
Fractured jaw forces De Villiers to end intl career
South Africa captain Jean de Villiers has ended his international career after a fractured jaw ruled him out of the rest of the World Cup.
Accept no substitute
The history of substitutes goes back to the earliest days of the game, when soccer was the preserve of the English public schools and reserves were used if players were ...
Field of concrete dreams for LA youths
The eyes of the rugby-playing world will turn to Twickenham this week when the World Cup kicks off before a global audience of millions.
Broken dreams
As Luke Shaw lay crumpled in a heap in Eindhoven on Tuesday night he probably feared the worst. The prognosis might have been even harder to swallow: A double fracture ...
Going for goals
After his penalty against Switzerland on Wednesday night, Wayne Rooney has finally overtaken Sir Bobby Charlton to become England’s leading scorer. The record had stood for 45 years, since Charlton ...
Moving on
Following his high-profile non-transfer to Real Madrid, what happens next with David de Gea will be the focus of the Premier League when it returns from the international break.
Wallaby win gives rest of world hope
That New Zealand have been the team to beat ahead of every World Cup has long been accepted by the rest of the international rugby union community.
Seeking a new breakthrough
After his sensational sub-10 second finish at the Eugene Diamond League Meeting in May, many Chinese pinned their hopes on the country’s leading athletics star Su Bingtian. And he didn’t ...
The Not-Quite Champions League
Sevilla, who finished fifth place in La Liga last season, are one of five Spanish teams who stand a chance to lift Europe's most prestigious trophy next May. This is ...
The sack race
We might only be a week into the season but the nature of modern soccer is such that the intense pressure never abates and many Premier League managers will already ...
McCaw achieves another record
Richie McCaw will become the most-capped player in Test rugby in the Bledisloe Cup decider against Australia on Saturday, notching up yet another record in a career that has made ...
Bourne for this
If the Premier League table finishes as it starts then it will be an improved season for the clubs promoted from the Championship. Bournemouth would finish third to enter the ...
Rio enters one-year sprint to Olympic Games
The one-year countdown to the Rio Olympic Games began Wednesday with officials promising to overcome Brazil’s usual chaos in a Summer Games that will transform the city and thrill the ...
England expects
Raheem Sterling marked his Manchester City debut with a goal 176 seconds into their friendly against AS Roma. As statements of intent go it is a strong start and suggests ...
Drivers try to refocus post Bianchi funeral
Two days after attending the funeral of their colleague Jules Bianchi, Formula One's leading drivers gathered again on Thursday to begin preparations for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the 10th ...
Running on passion
Ten years ago, anyone who said his favorite sport was running would have drawn ridicule from most Chinese people. Nowadays, however, if someone tells his friends that he has a ...
Trophy or bust
It's been a year since Louis van Gaal arrived in Manchester and for all his talk of patience around his philosophy now is the time that the Dutchman has to ...