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Moves to isolate Zimbabwe cricket gathered momentum this week when the England and Wales Cricket Board began preliminary talks with India.
Cricket South Africa and English cricket players are taking to heart Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s call to isolate Zimbabwean cricket.
Senior Olympic officials denied bowing to Chinese government pressure this week after an influential International Olympic Committee (IOC) body watered down calls for Beijing to…
The Beijing torch relay was conceived as ”a journey of harmony”. But there was precious little unity on display in London on Sunday as the most powerful symbol of the Olympic…
Fresh concerns over Wembley’s readiness for the FA Cup final emerged this week after Brent council revealed it has been unable to confirm the dates for two ramp-up events planned…
Arsenal footballer Robin van Persie was arrested and held in the Netherlands on Monday on suspicion of rape, Dutch prosecutors said this week. Van Persie (21) was held in…
Gary Lineker this week attacked the ”murky” world of the football transfer business, telling a high court jury in London that Harry Kewell’s transfer from Leeds United to…
It is hard to feel sympathy for a footballer on £60 000 a week whose all-round fondness for fast living and aversion to training has brought his career to the brink of disaster.…
The final event of the Athens Olympics was marred on Sunday when a former Irish priest leapt from the crowd on the marathon route and attacked the race leader. Cornelius ”Neil”…
It was the news Giorgos Voulgarakis did not want to hear. Eight hours before the Greek public order minister was due to begin briefing FBI and CIA officials in Washington on…
When things go wrong, supporters often feel personally let down by the manager. On Monday Liverpool revealed that in early February club manager Gérard Houllier was sent a letter…
There was a time when the ownership of English football clubs was a parochial matter; boardrooms were occupied by local boys made good, hoping some of the glory rubbed off. Now,…
The British government is to seek the swift introduction of a self-regulatory regime in football to ensure that only ”fit and proper persons” are able to take control of English…
In a sport famous for its familiarity with initials the letters GCC will mean little to most cricket fans. But those who run the world game know all about it. It is the Global…
