Brazil legend Ronaldo, whose goals helped his country win two World Cups, has hauled his aching limbs onto the pitch for the last time and will announce his retirement on Monday, Brazilian media said.

Paris: Laurent Blanc's regeneration of the French national team continued apace on Wednesday as his side defeated 10-man Brazil 1-0 in a friendly match at the Stade de France.

Karim Benzema capped a

Berlin: Germany coach Joachim Loew on Tuesday hinted ex-captain Michael Ballack may no longer have a future in the national side after saying the veteran is not his first choice in midfield.

Ballack,

Nyon, Switzerland: UEFA warned on Friday that Ukraine's role as joint host of the Euro 2012 finals was in jeopardy as a dispute emerged over government interference in the running of Ukrainian footbal

London: Manchester United has insisted that they were not for sale, despite claims that oil-rich Qatar is prepared to pay up to two billion pounds.

Rumours of a 1.5 billion pound bid by Qatar Holding

Jan. 18: India suffered a 1-4 thrashing at the hands of title contenders South Korea to end their Asian Cup campaign on a humiliating note here today. Already knocked out of the competition, India gav

Madrid: Real Madrid will face neighbours Atletico in the quarter-finals of the Spanish King's Cup, as a result of Thursday's second-round return legs.

A reserve-packed Real side lost 2-0 at Levante,

Madrid: Real Madrid's Brazilian midfielder Kaka, who returned to action on Monday for the first time since he underwent knee surgery in August, says he feared he would never be able to play again.

"I

London: Blackburn owner Anuradha Desai said on Tuesday that the club had made a 6.2-million-pound (9.6-million-dollar) bid to sign Ronaldinho from AC Milan.
After the departure of manager Sam Allardyc

Madrid: A doctor accused of being part of a major athletics doping scandal has flatly denied a report that he implicated Spain's world champion football squad.

Eufemiano Fuentes, a medical doctor, wa