It is rare that a player is outshone in his own testimonial, but that is exactly what happened to Russian football legend Vadim Evseev. Evseev secured...
Barcelona have released pictures of their new home and away shirts — both of which are sure to cause plenty of debate. Kit designers Nike say the new ...
Peter Schmeichel often displayed during his Manchester United days that sometimes the best way to launch a counter-attack is with a quick throw-out fr...
A jersey worn by baseball legend Babe Ruth has sold for $4,415,656 (£2.79 million) at auction — making it the most expensive piece of sports memorabil...
The 1981 Ashes series is considered among the best ever and one of the unsung heroes of the team was bowler Chris Old, who helped England come from be...
CHAMPIONS! "We had the best and worst five minutes in our lives... To win it like this is incredible. I don't think I've ever seen a finale like this....
The ugly spectre of hooliganism looked set to blight Dutch football on Sunday when fans of NEC Nijmegen were on the verge of a riot. But NEC's club ca...
Norwegian football doesn't often hit the headlines, but an amazing sequence of events in a top flight match at the weekend has got the entire sport bu...
The four-year-old daughter of Dutch top flight footballer has melted hearts across the world with her heartbreaking attempts to console her dad after ...
Sergio Aguero might have scored more important goals, Wayne Rooney might have scored better ones and Robin van Persie might have bagged twice as many,...
Big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara has been recognized by Guinness World Records for surfing the largest wave ever ridden, a towering 78-foot wall of wa...
Rafael Nadal led the calls for a boycott of the controversial blue clay used at the Madrid Masters after he was defeated in disgust by Fernando Verdas...
The football season hasn't finished, but already pictures are beginning to emerge of next season's kits. This week saw pictures released of the new Li...
A leading high street bookmaker is set to lose over £500,000 after paying out early on Manchester United to win the Premier League. Betfred founder an...
You may not know that 'Ultimate Frisbee' is even a sport but watching the below catch is as good a place as any to start your interest. The catch came...
Paralysed Claire Lomas has completed the London Marathon in a bionic suit 16 days after she began. The 32-year-old was paralysed from the chest down f...
Jon Kirkham came off his bike in a shocking crash after just eight laps of the first British Superbike race at Oulton Park on Bank Holiday Monday. Sli...
Former Tottenham midfielder Didier Zokora, now of Trabzonspor, has taken the 'kick racism out of football' campaign somewhat literally with an astonis...
There appears to be little hope that Manchester United will be able to defend their Premier League crown after Manchester City stayed in front of them...
Edvard Munch's classic painting 'The Scream' became officially the world's most expensive artwork when it sold for $119,922,500 - or £74 million - ear...
Steeplechaser Katy Andrews has become an internet star after her hilarious crash during a race at Brigham Young University in Utah. Andrews was takin...
It was The Sun wot run it "We are delighted at the media response to Roy's appointment but are disappointed with the headline in The Sun, which we con...
Athlete Lopez Lomong is one of America's best hopes for a long distance running medal at London 2012 - but he proved he still has a lot to learn with ...
We take a look at the who is likely to thrive under the new England regime - and who is likely to struggle to impress the new boss. Winners Losers Bob...
We take a look at Roy Hodgson, England's new manager, from the successes that have got him into the hot seat to the things you never knew about. BACKG...
A 37-year-old dad ran the last 25 miles of the London Marathon with a broken leg. Darren Oliver from Stratford-upon-Avon was barely a mile into the ra...
A pair of US baseball fans have found themselves labelled America's greatest villains after apparently stealing a ball from a tiny child during a game...
A pair of US baseball fans have found themselves labelled America's greatest villains after apparently stealing a ball from a tiny child during a game...
Long jumpers spend their lives trying to defy gravity, but one budding American athlete put a bit too much faith in his abilities to do so at a recent...
Honest John 21:07 - "I've not had one booking in the Champions League this season, and I did not do it deliberately. It's devastating, really." — John...
Liverpool FC are to let a documentary crew to film the inner workings of the club as part of a new TV show that they say will be "a remarkable series ...
ITV suffered an embarrassing cut-away from a big time match for the third time in recent seasons during Wednesday night's Champions League clash betwe...
A woman who suffers from epilepsy has managed to complete the London marathon despite having 20 fits along the route. Simone Clarke, 39, from Southamp...
Premier League sides might often complain about their fixture lists but they have nothing on non-league side Bacup Borough who have been asked to play...
Usually when a great basketball shot goes viral it is a superb buzzer beater or a spectacular dunk but this effort from Estonia really is like nothing...
Espanyol B striker Bakary has sparked fierce debate across the internet thanks to an eyecatching goal he scored in a fourth-tier match. The 24-year-ol...
Genoa fans furious with their team's performances threw fireworks onto the pitch and told the players to take their shirts off, halting play for 45 mi...
Reclusive Turkmenistan has new and ambitious hopes to join the club of the world's ice hockey greats some day as the sport becomes the latest craze of...
A drag racer walked away unhurt after his car spectacularly burst into flames at 260 mph. Matt Hagan was racing in the qualification round at the Four...
A drag racer walked away unhurt after his car spectacularly burst into flames at 260 m/ph. Matt Hagan was racing in the qualification round at Four-Wi...
Italy bids farewell to Piermario Morosini "I do not know what to say, thinking of a friend and colleague dying on a football pitch like that. He was a...
Basketball superstar LeBron James is a minority owner of Liverpool FC so he has decided to honour them by releasing a "Liverpool edition" pair of tra...
A Russian footballer has become an unwitting internet star after his moment of madness started doing the rounds on the internet. The incident took pla...
The Swiss have long been masters of the art of innovation. They might not have invented chocolate, trains, posh watches or pursuing the concept of wor...
A Russian footballer has become an unwitting internet star after his moment of madness started doing the rounds on the internet. The incident took pla...
