Port-au-Prince, July 17: World Footballer Lionel Messi has visited earthquake victims in Haiti, the world's childrens' organisation Unicef said Friday.

The Argentine and Barcelona striker, who is a U

Hamburg, July 17: The German football website transfermarkt.de has calculated the value of the 23-man German squad at the World Cup, which ended on Sunday, to be 332.5 million euros (426.7 million dol

Nicosia, July 17: Cyprus has banned the use of vuvuzelas in all sports stadiums, terming it as a "dangerous object".

The plastic trumpets, made famous in South Africa during the 2010 FIFA World Cup,

Madrid, July 17: The city aquarium in Madrid has launched an audacious bid to bring the "star" of the 2010 FIFA World Cup - Paul the octopus - to the Spanish capital with a "name your price" offer. Th

London, July 17: The England manager's job is "a poisoned chalice", says Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, which is why he has turned it down twice.

"I've been asked to manage the England tea

New York, July 16: French striker Thierry Henry retired from international football Thursday after making 123 appearances and scoring a record 51 goals for France.

Following his move to American club

New York, July 16: French striker Thierry Henry retired from international football Thursday after making 123 appearances and scoring a record 51 goals for France.

Following his move to American club

Colombo, July 16: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has planned a grand farewell for Muttiah Muralitharan, who will play his swansong Test against India from Sunday, but will not prepare a tailor-made pitch to

Pune, July 14: India's 32-year-old left-arm medium fast bowler, Zaheer Khan is being treated by a lady physiotherapist in Johannesburg.

Mrs. Debbie Davidson, the 41-year-old lady physio, one of the

London, Jul 15: David Beckham wants to play for Britain at the London 2012 Olympics, but doesn't expect to play for a European club again.

The 35-year-old midfielder has put himself through a gruelin