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Mark Hughes insists he has no problem with Joey Barton tweeting but has warned the QPR captain that he will step in if his actions compromise dressing-room harmony at Loftus …

Andre Villas-Boas has appealed for Chelsea fans not to single out QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during next weekend’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at Loftus Road. John Terry has been charged …

Wesley Sneijder has ruled out a move away from Inter Milan during the current transfer window. The Dutch midfielder is a reported target of Manchester City and Manchester United but …

They may be a bit over the hill but the organisers of a new football league in India hope they will herald a change. Italy’s World Cup winning captain Fabio …

Winger Michael Kightly insists Wolves have enough quality to survive in the English Premier League despite dropping into the bottom three for the first time this season. Wolves’ 3-2 home …

Having steered Borussia Moenchengladbach from the verge of relegation in May to back-to-back victories over Bayern Munich this season, coach Lucien Favre is set to be offered a contract extension. …

Ghana will again be counting on goals by star striker Asamoah Gyan to get them past debutants Botswana in an Africa Cup of Nations Group D match on Tuesday. UAE-based …

Bolton captain Nigel Reo-Coker has brushed aside his spat with Craig Bellamy to hail the importance of his side’s victory over Liverpool. A feud dating back to 2007 when both …

Two of Russia’s biggest airlines Aeroflot and Transaero have indicated they are ready to accept a call by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to transport the national team’s fans to Euro …

Maria Sharapova grunted and Sabine Lisicki groaned as the 2008 Australian Open champion booked a quarter-final berth with a tension-packed win over the German on Monday night. Sharapova sent the …

Former AFL premiership star Darryl White has been re-registered to play in the Northern Territory after successfully appealing a decision to ban him for life. In December, AFLNT deregistered the …

Roy Hibbert battled through the pain of a suspected broken nose to finish with a team-high 18 points and eight rebounds to help Indiana Pacers to a 98-96 NBA win …

Veteran leg-spinner Stuart MacGill could make the last appearance of his cricket comeback in Saturday’s Big Bash League final at the WACA Ground. The Sydney Sixer will take on the …

Kei Nishikori doesn’t know the names of the two other Japanese tennis players to have achieved what he did at Melbourne Park on Monday. But after his fourth-round win at …

Melbourne Victory striker Danny Allsopp has been handed a one-match A-League ban for his tackle on Perth Glory’s Steve Pantelidis. Allsopp, who was given a straight red card for the …

Granada have fired coach Fabricio Gonzalez after three straight losses left the promoted top-flight club only one point above the relegation zone at the midway point in the Spanish league …

Australian Jack Schipanski has struck an early blow in the Australian Open juniors, knocking out one of the boys’ singles favourites. South Australia’s Schipanski, 17, beat No.2 seed Thiago Monteiro …

Anisa Guajardo scored a second-half hat-trick as Mexico beat the Dominican Republic 7-0 in the CONCACAF qualifying tournament for the London Olympics. Guajardo scored in the 49th, 62nd and 75th …