Mark Cavendish fought off the aftermath of a fever to claim his first victory in the world champion's rainbow jersey for Team Sky here yesterday, fulfilling his promise to "hit the ground running" in a year where a crack at Britain's first Olympic gold o

Mark Cavendish claimed his first win for Team Sky as a trademark sprint finish earned him victory in stage three of the Tour of Qatar. The Manxman, who switched to the British-run team after winning the Tour de France's green jersey and the world champio

HEALTH Deputy Minister Jean Kapata has said the development of sports cannot be complete without support from other fields particularly sports medicine. And Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has partnered with FIFA to introduce a landmark multi-millio

Euroleague superpower F.C. Barcelona Regal is among a handful of teams that can automatically be counted as a title contender before any season starts. The 2010 Euroleague champion had its bid to repeat stopped in the playoffs by eventual champ Panathina

SPECIAL 2011 was another disappointing year for Chinese football. From the Asian Cup in January to World Cup qualifying in November, no Chinese team, regardless of club, age, or gender, managed to achieve their expected results. But, to take a positiv

First it was Luciano Moggi the former Juventus director who was sentenced to 5 years and 4 months in prison for his role in the 2006 Calciopoli scandal, then former Roma midfielder Mancini was found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to 2 years in pr

Sevilla President, José María del Nido, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for his involvement in the so-called ‘Caso Minutas’ (Minutas Case), which concerned the embezzlement of public funds in the town of Marbella on the Costa del S

Sevilla president Jose Maria del Nido has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the embezzlement of public funds in the southern Spanish town of Marbella. GettyImages Jose Maria Del Nido has had his issues in the past. The of

Raising one dark eyebrow archly, and with a look of weary resignation, Gregorio Manzano dismisses the latest controversy in a season that has become exacting. A commotion has followed the Atletico Madrid coach and his players to Scotland, something insis