Madonna, who is preparing for her performance at the Super Bowl on Sunday, has revealed that she feels like one of the players who are getting ready to take to the pitch.

The 53-year-old singer is...

Defending Bundesliga football champions Borussia Dortmund wrapped up a hard earned 2-0 victory over Nuremberg at Easy Credit Stadium to go top of the standings.

Nuremberg staged a disciplined...

Fabio Capello's relationship with his Football Association bosses is in chaos after John Terry was stripped of the England captaincy.

Capello fought for the Chelsea defender to remain as skipper...

Former Australian and Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich has no plans to come out of retirement and play for the money-spinning Premier League Soccer (PLS) in India.

He insists that he wants...

Chelsea captain John Terry, who was stripped of his England captaincy by the English Football Association (FA), is contemplating to quit the national side in protest.

Terry has been charged with...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a statement on Saturday that it would be talking to long time Indian cricket team sponsor Sahara India to reconsider its decision to end its...

Khloe Kardashian and basketball player husband Lamar Odom have started taking line dancing classes in their new hometown of Dallas, Texas.

The two moved to the city after Odom was traded to the...

The Pakistan Cricket Board's legal adviser, Taffazul Rizvi, has said convicted spot-fixer Mohammad Aamir's rehabilitation programme would begin soon.

"Under the ICC anti-corruption code a convicted...

Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones has said Australian cricket administrators need to be careful with Twenty20 cricket, as the shortest version of the game is killing everything in its way.

"T20...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf has backed the return of spot-fixing convict Mohammad Aamir in the team after he serves his five-year ban, saying he was a talented fast bowler who...

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has reportedly been "hanging out" with American football quarterback Mark Sanchez.

The 31-year-old, who was last year married to basketball star Kris Humphries for...

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Zaka Ashraf has proposed that the England and Wales Cricket Board hosts a one-day tri-series involving Pakistan and India next year, during the recent International...

AFP PHOTO / PIUS UTOMI EKPEI A Gabonese University student with a painted face arrives with other Gabonese football team supporters to watch the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match between Gabon and...

Colm Murphy concedes that Quito De La Roque's performance in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Leopardstown next weekend will go a long way to determining his next target.If he were to run with credit it...

Colm Murphy is sticking with the tried and tested route for Big Zeb as he plots to regain his Queen Mother Champion Chase title in March with a prep race in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at...

Rathlin looked a promising staying chaser for the Gigginstown House Stud operation after following up a course and distance success last month with a comprehensive victory at Fairyhouse.The hurdles...

Sergio Aguero ended his five-game barren streak by sending Manchester City on their way to a comfortable 3-0 win over Fulham.Aguero drove home his 18th goal of the campaign from the penalty spot...

Rory Best has urged Ireland to build on the consistency they displayed during the World Cup when their RBS 6 Nations opens against Wales on Sunday.The Irish topped their pool in New Zealand, securing...

Abigail Hauslohner, Time magazine correspondent in Cairo, says clashes are ongoing in Tahrir Square, and explains there are hundreds of protesters battling with police...

Hours before Sahara announced it was withdrawing from its association with the BCCI, its sponsorship of the Indian team and its ownership of the Pune Warriors IPL team, its cricketing brains trust -...

Black Caps to smooth out rough edges Black Caps wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum has been scooped up by his former club the Kolkata Knight Riders in this evening's IPL player auction. McCullum...

NEW YORK -- Fab Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his return after a three-game absence and Jim Boeheim tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879 as No. 2 Syracuse...

Pat Connaughton had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Notre Dame made 11 3-pointers and beat No. 15 Marquette 76-59 Saturday.Connaughton shot 5 for 8 on 3s to lead the Irish (15-8, 7-3 Big East) to their...

Thierry Henry 's loan from the New York Red Bulls.Henry's loan deal stipulates that he has only next weekend's Premier League game at Sunderland and a Feb. 15 Champions League match at...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fab Melo returned just in time to help Jim Boeheim reach another milestone. Melo scored a career-high 14 points in his first action after a three-game absence and Boeheim tied Dean...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Kenny Boynton scored 18 points, Bradley Beal added 16 and No. 12 Florida beat No. 25 Vanderbilt 73-65 Saturday for its seventh consecutive victory. Boynton and Beal came...

FIFA president Sepp Blatter gives a speech to launch the FIFA ballon d'or ceremony on January 9, 2012 at the Kongresshaus in Zurich. Blatter has slammed alleged "political...

Connaughton shot 5 for 8 on 3s to lead the Irish (15-8, 7-3 Big East) to their fourth straight win. Notre Dame has defeated five ranked opponents this season. Eric Atkins chipped in 18 points and...

13-6 defeat by England in their opening Six Nations fixture. The Scots surrendered a 6-3 advantage as England's Charlie Hodgson crossed the line and Owen Farrell's eight points left...

Ryan Boatright scored 19 points, Jeremy Lamb had 17 and the Huskies beat Seton Hall 69-46 on Saturday in their first game since the school announced Calhoun was taking an indefinite leave of absence....

BBC Pundits Jerermy Guscott, Jonathan Davies and Andy Nicol discuss the TMO's decision not to award Scotland's Greig Laidlaw a try against England at Murrayfield. They also wonder why...

Boeheim, who tied Dean Smith for third place on the victory list with win No. 879, could only shake his head when he spoke of the Red Storm, who have five freshmen and a junior college transfer in...

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - England began the defence of their Six Nations title by beating Scotland 13-6 for a first win at Murrayfield in four attempts on Saturday to begin Stuart Lancaster's "new era"...

On Friday, the US attorney in Los Angeles said Armstrong would not be charged after a two-year probe into accusations that the seven-time Tour de France winner and his teammates systematically used...

Boynton and Beal came up huge in the second half. Beal scored 14 points after halftime. Boynton drained a 3-pointer with 1:10 remaining after the Commodores made it a four-point game and then sank...

Yakimova was a late substitute for top-ranked Victoria Azarenka. The Australian Open champion withdrew earlier the day because of a sore lower back. Azarenka is eligible to play Sunday. MORE: Fed Cup...

Eleven people were injured Friday night as an estimated 50,000 people flooded downtown streets for a free outdoor concert by the band LMFAO. Police did not provide details but said none of the...

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) - Christina McHale beat Anastasiya Yakimova 6-0, 6-4 and gave the United States a 1-0 lead over Belarus on Saturday in the first round of the Fed Cup.
Yakimova was a late...

Maybe it's because the cities' respective NFL teams playing Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI, the New York Giants and New England Patriots, face each other only every four years...

LONDON (AP) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger may try to extend Thierry Henry's loan from the New York Red Bulls.


Henry's loan deal stipulates that he has only next weekend's Premier League...

Arsenal bounced back with style Saturday from its miserable run in the Premier League, hammering beleaguered Blackburn, 7-1, with Robin van Persie scoring a hat trick.


The substitute Thierry...

Wigan benefited from one of the more bizarre goals the Barclays Premier League will see this season but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Everton at the DW Stadium.It had been a thoroughly...

Sunderland's impressive form continued as a strike from James McClean secured them a 1-0 Barclays Premier League win against 10-man Stoke at a wintry Britannia Stadium.In a contest during which...

Substitute Kevin Doyle inspired Wolves to a 2-1 victory at 10-man QPR.The Ireland international came off the bench at half-time and set up Matt Jarvis 51 seconds later, before firing home the winner....

League One , Sheffield Wednesday left it late to beat Yeovil Town, but came from behind to win 2-1 thanks to two strikes from Jermaine Johnson at Hillsborough. They're now two points ahead of...

Highlights outside the Premier League (because obviously all five top-flight matches are highlights) include Cardiff City v Blackpool, managerless Leeds heading to Bristol City and...

France's Julien Malzieu scores his team's second try against Italy in the Six Nations match at the Stade de France. Photograph: Paul Harding/Action...

at the Mutare Sports Club after Mountaineers collapsed in their chase from a strong position. Mountaineers were 149 for 2 after 27 overs in pursuit of 314 but were eventually bowled out for 260. Mark...

CAIRO--Police fired tear gas and birdshot at protesters on Saturday in a third day of deadly clashes in Cairo, as anger at Egypt's ruling military boiled over after 74 people died in...

Crusaders overpower Highlanders in Greymouth Julien Malzieu scored a wonderful try as World Cup runners-up France kicked off their Six Nations campaign with a 30-12 victory over Italy to hand...