MELBOURNE - Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and star attacker Harry Kewell will not play in Australia’s pre-World Cup friendly against rivals New Zealand on Monday in Melbourne, coach Pim Verbeek said.
MELBOURNE - Goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer and star attacker Harry Kewell will not play in Australia’s pre-World Cup friendly against rivals New Zealand on Monday in Melbourne, coach Pim Verbeek said.
BUENOS AIRES - Carlos Tevez is looking to put doubts in coach Diego Maradona’s mind as to who his strikers should be when Argentina meet Nigeria in their opening World Cup Group B match on June 11.
DUBAI — Lionel Messi joins the world of Audemars Piguet and its 135 years of history. Understandably proud to be welcoming him, Audemars Piguet CEO Philippe Merk salutes the arrival of this exceptional personality who has successively overcome life’s various trials to reach the peak of his art, a press release said.
DUBAI — The Indian High School Sports Festival was formally inaugurated by the school principal KP Joseph, a press release said.
Uncapped teenager Jacques Zoua has withdrawn from Cameroon’s preliminary squad for the World Cup because of a hamstring injury, team officials said on Friday.
SYDNEY - Dutchman Gerald Sibon has signed with Australian club Melbourne Heart, officials said Friday, ending a seven-month search to find a striker for the new A-League team.
SEOUL - La Liga giants Barcelona will play an exhibition match against a squad of players drawn from South Korea’s top flight K-League on Aug. 4 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of ties between Spain and South Korea.
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo polarises opinion more than anyone else in world football and is certain to be a focus of attention at the World Cup.
BUENOS AIRES - Claudio Borghi was handed the task on Thursday of returning Boca Juniors to the top of Argentine soccer, five days after steering Argentinos Juniors to the Clausura title.
FC Sevilla prevented Atletico Madrid from celebrating a cup double as they beat the recently-crowned Europa League champions 2-0 to take the King’s Cup here for the fifth time in their history and second in four years.