BARCELONA legend, Johan Cruyff, has advised Tito Vilanova to step down as head coach and focus on his personal health instead.


The 44-year-old had a tumor removed in 2011, but suffered a relapse in December last year and consequently missed...

FRANCK Ribery has stressed that he is happy with life at Bayern Munich and added that he is not interested in a move to Real Madrid.


The France international was close to joining the Santiago Bernabeu side in the past and Madrid president...

 

BRITAIN’S interest in the singles at the French Open ended on the fourth day as Heather Watson was beaten in three sets by Stefanie Voegele.

Unlike Laura Robson and Elena Baltacha, Watson won a set and pushed her opponent all the way, but...

THIRD seed Victoria Azarenka made up for lost time with a comfortable win over Elena Vesnina in the first round of the French Open.

The Australian Open champion had been due to start her campaign on Tuesday but was held up by poor weather in...

HIGHLY-RATED Bulgarian, Grigor Dimitrov reached the French Open second round while Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm bowed out Tuesday as torrential rain caused havoc at Roland Garros.

Dimitrov, dubbed ‘Baby Federer’ because of his similar...

REAL Madrid President, Florentino Perez wants Cristiano Ronaldo ‘to be the best paid player in the world’ and hopes Zinedine Zidane will eventually become the club’s new coach.

Ronaldo’s future at the Santiago Bernabeu appeared uncertain...

FORMER Manchester City boss, Roberto Mancini has refused to rule out a return to management in Serie A.

The Italian was sacked earlier this month following City’s FA Cup final loss to Wigan, bringing an end to his three-and-a-half-year spell in...

RAFAEL Benitez paid tribute to the Napoli fans after he was confirmed as the club’s new manager.

The former Chelsea interim boss signed a two-year deal and will replace Walter Mazzarri, who has moved to Inter Milan.

Benitez led the Blues to...

WITH a piercing flat forehand and a serve launched from high in the Parisian sky, Daniel Brands laid out a blueprint for how to upset clay court king, Rafa Nadal, in his own backyard.

For the best part of two sets on Court Philippe Chatrier...

DEPARTING Malaga boss, Manuel Pellegrini has described taking the Manchester City job as “an option.”

The Chilean has already confirmed he is to leave Malaga at the end of the season and has been widely tipped to take over from Roberto...

AS she sat beside her older sister, Venus, occasionally nodding to the hard-hitting beat of D’Banj’s Oliver Twist, Serena Williams acknowledged cheers from her numerous fans, who had come from across Nigeria, and neighbouring countries to...

DESPITE the upheaval of a coaching change and hints at buying another main striker, Bayern Munich believe they can dominate European soccer for years to come after triumphing in the Champions League at the weekend.

Arjen Robben’s 89th minute...

BORUSSIA Dortmund defender, Mats Hummels insists the club can maintain their place among Europe’s elite even with the loss of some star players.

Mario Gotze is heading to Bayern Munich, Saturday’s conquerors of Dortmund in the Champions...

BARCELONA’S second-in-command, Jordi Roura does not believe Jose Mourinho’s departure will weaken archrival Real Madrid.

The Portuguese was long rumored to be leaving the Santiago Bernabeu and it was finally confirmed this week, though the...