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Wilders faces verdict in Dutch hate speech trial

Populist Dutch MP Geert Wilders will learn his fate Friday when judges hand down their verdict in his closely watched hate speech trial, just over three months...

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Seattle, Toronto set for MLS Cup breakthrough battle

Saturday’s t**le-deciding MLS Cup final brings together two of Major League Soccer’s best supported and best financed clubs, Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders, each in search of...

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American space legend John Glenn dead at 95

John Glenn, who made history twice as the first American to orbit Earth and the first senior citizen to venture into space, has died at the age...

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NY Cosmos fate uncertain as crisis engulfs US lower leagues

Turmoil in the lower tiers of football in the United States has left one league on the brink of implosion and arguably the most glamorous name in...

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Kelly-Stricker lead Templeton Shootout

Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker got off to a rousing start at the Franklin Templeton Shootout, firing an opening round 16-under 56 for a one-stroke lead in...

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Pressure on Emery as PSG meet Nice in summit clash

Unai Emery is once again a coach under pressure as his Paris Saint-Germain side prepare to face Nice on Sunday looking to close the gap on the...

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Heavyweight champion Joshua eyes Klitschko prize in Molina bout

World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua fights Eric Molina on Saturday, but all the talk this week has been about who the Briton could fight next. Joshua’s second...

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Actress Sofia Vergara sued on behalf of own embryos

TV star Sofia Vergara is facing a bizarre lawsuit brought on behalf of two frozen embryos she created with an ex-boyfriend, the subject of a year-long legal...

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South Africa seek sevens succour after XVs woe

South Africa’s sevens team, the Blitzboks, handed the rugby-mad country just the boost they wanted by winning the season-opening Dubai leg of the Sevens World Series after...

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Turin derby eyes on United target Belotti

Reported Manchester United target Andrea Belotti could star when Torino host depleted city rivals Juventus who are looking to secure the spoils from a city derby attracting...

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Real eye record back where it began for Zidane

Real Madrid can set a club record by extending their unbeaten run to 35 games when Deportivo la Coruna visit the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Deportivo’s last...

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Relegation fears turn focus on trigger-happy Palermo president

Jokes about Maurizio Zamparini’s notoriously twitchy trigger finger abound, but the prospect of relegation for Palermo has switched the focus on the Serie A club owner’s penchant...

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Top meets bottom as Leipzig head to Ingolstadt

Bottom faces top on Saturday when basement dwellers Ingolstadt host unbeaten Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig, who are chasing an eight straight win to keep Bayern Munich off...

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Nolito keen to have a go at wounded Foxes

Manchester City forward Nolito admits he has been happy with Pep Guardiola?s rotation policy as he eyes a return to the team to face Leicester City. Guardiola?s...

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Arsenal trust in dynamic duo for Stoke test

Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will spearhead a***nal’s attack against Stoke City on Saturday as their ongoing contract talks continue to dominate the club’s off-pitch agenda. The...

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Le Clos sets 100m fly world record to win world short course

South Africa’s Chad le Clos set a 100m b***erfly world record of 48.08sec on Thursday in winning gold at the Short Course Swimming World Championships in Windsor,...

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‘Robin Hood’ puts Sundowns on path to glory

A Robin Hood-like figure triggered the momentum that has taken South African side Mamelodi Sundowns to a maiden FIFA Club World Cup appearance in Japan this weekend....

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Cruising Chelsea set eyes on Cloud Nine

Antonio Conte’s Chelsea juggernaut rolls back into action against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday with the Premier League leaders chasing a ninth consecutive win. Chelsea produced the...

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Russia says Syria army halts Aleppo attacks as rebels cornered

Syria’s army has halted its attacks in Aleppo to allow trapped civilians to be evacuated, Russia’s foreign minister said, after advancing regime forces cornered rebels in the...

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Italian tourist shot dead by drug traffickers in Rio

Drug traffickers shot an Italian tourist in the head and killed him Thursday, after he and his companion strayed into a slum in Rio de Janeiro, police...

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UN to vote on ‘too little, too late’ Syria ceasefire

The UN General a**embly is set to vote Friday on a draft resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Syria and access for humanitarian aid, a measure one...

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Ronaldo publishes details of 225m-euro income

Cristiano Ronaldo published his financial records on Thursday which showed the Real Madrid star declared income of more than 225 million euros in 2015 as he battled...

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Johnson wants Chelsea compensation over abuse

Former Chelsea player Gary Johnson said on Thursday he should receive more financial compensation from the club after being s**ually abused by their former chief scout Eddie...

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Figure skating: Hanyu rocks to Marseille lead

Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu gave a rock star performance to lead after the men’s short programme on the opening day of the ISU Grand Prix of figure...