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Football: Van Gaal wants injury-plagued Shaw to take a break. 15 May 2015 - 09:28 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom - Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has implored England Under-21 coach Gareth Southgate not to include left-back Luke Shaw...

Tennis: Djokovic advances into Rome semi clash with Ferrer. 15 May 2015 - 09:13 pm

Rome - Serbia's Novak Djokovic moved a step closer to defending his Italian Open title after dominating Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-3, 3-6, 6-1...

Ice hockey: At 43, 'daddy' Jagr looks ahead. 15 May 2015 - 08:44 pm

Prague - When Jaromir Jagr played his first game for the national team in 1989, five of his current Czech Republic team-mates fighting...

Football: Dybala agrees Juve terms: report. 15 May 2015 - 08:25 pm

Rome - Palermo striker Paulo Dybala is set to join Juventus on a five-year deal worth 32 million Euros ($36.25 million) that will...

Football: Real's Ramos a doubt for title run-in. 15 May 2015 - 08:03 pm

Madrid - Sergio Ramos could miss Real Madrid's last two matches of the season due to a pulled muscle, his club said Friday....

Football: New Niger coach Zahoui tasked with AfCon qualification. 15 May 2015 - 08:02 pm

Niamey - Former Ivory Coast coach Francois Zahoui was named as the new coach of Niger, the country's Football federation said Friday. The...

Tennis: Ferrer sights possible Djokovic clash with Goffin win. 15 May 2015 - 07:59 pm

Rome - Spain's David Ferrer set up a possible semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic at the Italian Open after disposing of Belgian qualifier...

Formula One: Refuelling to be reintroduced in 2017. 15 May 2015 - 07:46 pm

Paris - Formula One's governing world body the FIA has voted to reintroduce refuelling from the 2017 season, it said on Friday. In...

Squash: British Open results. 15 May 2015 - 06:30 pm

Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom - Results in the quarter-finals of the British Open championships (x denotes seeding): Women Camille Serme (FRAx6) bt...

Football: Blanc says Montpellier match 'most important of season'. 15 May 2015 - 06:30 pm

Paris - Paris Saint-Germain head to Montpellier on Saturday for what is "the most important game of the season", said coach Laurent Blanc...

Motorcycling: Marquez 'still has a lot to learn' from Rossi. 15 May 2015 - 06:23 pm

Le Mans, France - Young prodigy Marc Marquez may be the reigning double world champion but insists he can still tap into the...

Cricket: ECB chairman says 'no promises' made to Pietersen. 15 May 2015 - 06:05 pm

London - Colin Graves, the incoming chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, was adamant Friday that he made no promises to...

Tennis: Nadal and Federer closing on Rome showdown. 15 May 2015 - 06:00 pm

Rome - Roger Federer remained on course for a semi-final clash with Spanish rival Rafael Nadal at the Italian Open after cruising past...

RugbyU: Toulon confirm Nalaga signing despite rumours. 15 May 2015 - 05:47 pm

Marseille - Fiji wing Napolioni Nalaga will be a Toulon player next season despite press rumours to the contrary, club president Mourad Boudjellal...

Rugby: Auckland Blues 23 Northern Bulls 18 15 May 2015 - 03:01 pm

Auckland - Result of a Super 15 match between the Auckland Blues and Northern Bulls at Eden Park on Friday: Auckland Blues (NZL)...

Tennis: Italian Open results 15 May 2015 - 02:58 pm

Rome - Results from the sixth day of the ATP and WTA Italian Open on Friday (x denotes seeded player): Women 3rd rd...

Football: Zenit look to seal title at the weekend 15 May 2015 - 02:54 pm

Moscow - League leaders Zenit St Petersburg can clinch their fourth Russian title on Sunday when they play minnows FC Ufa at their...

Cycling: Contador fit to start Giro 7th stage 15 May 2015 - 02:50 pm

Grosseto, Italy - Former winner Alberto Contador started Friday's seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia despite dislocating his shoulder in a heavy crash...