Melbourne (AFP) – Brief stories from the Australian Open on Wednesday: Where did you get that hat? Serena Williams nearly scrawled with marker pen on an designer pink hat when she was handed it after her win over Johanna Konta. Williams, who was signing autographs, was about to write on the hat when she realised […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – The Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos close the NFL regular season with three do-or-die games, none more important than Sunday's clash with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in a rematch of last season's AFC title game. "We're going to have to play exceptional from here on, especially this week," […]

Shanghai (AFP) – Rory McIlroy hinted Wednesday that his Rio Olympic snub may not have been entirely due to fears over the Zika virus, saying his situation was "a little more complicated" than others. The world number three from Holywood, Northern Ireland, also said he hadn't turned any thoughts yet to taking part in Tokyo […]

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Both West Brom and Birmingham are concerned that West Ham boss Alan Pardew may rest some of his players this weekend, giving Portsmouth an unfair advantage and possible chance to edge closer to the two Birmingham clubs in the relegation battle. Read the story at The Guardian.

Ten years ago, following the Premiership was a chore. For most people in the States and around the world, it meant buying a shortwave radio and listening in to the BBC World Service. But the Internet and satellite television changed everything. We're now spoilt by an overwhelming amount of soccer web sites, soccer radio shows […]

Was it me or was this past weekend one of the poorest weekends of English soccer on Fox Soccer Channel? There was only one live game, the Sunday 1:30pm EST kick-off between Aston Villa and Manchester City (which turned out to the best match). And Saturday's offering of the Bolton-West Ham snooze-affair and the lackluster […]

Graeme Souness knows his days are numbered. And it's his own fault. His extremely negative attitude the past few weeks when answering questions from the press has had a detrimental effect on the team's play. He's been clutching on to the injury excuse for a while now, but the fact remains that Newcastle's performance since […]

After a disappointing 2006 World Cup where England get knocked out of the 2nd round (losing to hosts Germany), the race heats up for who will replace Sven-Goran Eriksson. The Special One, Jose Mourinho, is the favorite according to the tabloids and fans. But after talks with his Russian chairman, Jose decides to stay with […]