Captain Michael Clarke says Australia will use Ricky Ponting's farewell Test as extra motivation in the series decider against South Africa, with the number one world ranking also at stake.

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Ulsan Hyundai winger Lee Keun-Ho was crowned Asian footballer of the year Thursday as officials bent their strict rules on attendance by giving an award to Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa in absenti

Alex Ferguson predicts a long, hard Premier League title race with champions Manchester City after his Manchester United team opened up a seven-point gap over rivals Chelsea.

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Rafael Benitez admitted his Chelsea side were in need of a confidence boost after successive scoreless draws in the new manager's opening two Premier games in charge.

Benitez's men were held by Fulha

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi will discover who his rivals are for this year's Ballon d'Or on Thursday when FIFA and France Football announce the three finalists for the prestigious award in Sao Pa

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been named 2012’s “Sexiest Man Alive”, China’s Communist Party newspaper proclaimed Tuesday after treating a spoof award by satirical US website The Onion as genuine.

Pakistan on Wednesday test fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range of 1,300 kilometres (800 miles), the military said.

The military described the Hatf V Ghauri missile as a liquid fuel

Tim Southee completed a five-wicket haul to help New Zealand gain a big lead over Sri Lanka on the penultimate day of the second and final Test at the P. Sara Oval in Colombo on Wednesday.

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Harry Redknapp's first match as Queens Park Rangers manager saw the Premier League basement club collect a point in a goalless draw away to Sunderland on Tuesday.

It was QPR's first point since they

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia on Wednesday but no tsunami alert was issued, the meteorology agency said.

The quake struck at 3:56 pm (0856 GMT) at a depth of 12