AFP,  JAKARTA: India's Saina Nehwal compared the cauldron atmosphere in the Jakarta badminton arena to a game of football after her second-round win at the Asian Games on Saturday. Nehwal got past Indonesian teenager Fitriani 21-6, 21-14 in just 31 minutes to sail into the women's singles…

AFP, JAKARTA: Japan's Hiroto Inoue was accused of pushing Bahraini runner Elhassan Elabbassi and denying him gold as controversy overshadowed the…

AFP,  LOS ANGELES: Rising star Aryna Sabalenka moved another step closer to her first title after easing past fifth seeded Julia Goerges 6-4, 7-6…

AFP, JAKARTA: Chinese giant Sun Yang came into the Asian Games with the reputation as a one-man wrecking crew and left savouring his redemption -- and…

Mohammed Abu Taleb of Bangladesh finished 28th in the men’s 400metre sprint at the Asian Games in Jakarta yesterday. Taleb clocked 50.97 seconds.…

AFP, NEW YORK: World number one Rafael Nadal is feeling rested and ready as he looks to defend his US Open title. The Spaniard has put together back-to-back…

AFP, MANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho on Friday denied a rift with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward despite growing speculation over the power structure at Manchester United. The manager turned up for his weekly pre-match press conference 30 minutes early, ensuring most reporters were not even in attendance,…

AFP, BERLIN: New head coach Niko Kovac admitted Bayern Munich should not have been awarded a controversial key penalty which helped seal a 3-1 win over…

AFP, PARIS: Thierry Henry is the name on everybody's lips in France just now, with the Arsenal legend tipped to return to his home country as the next coach of Bordeaux. The south-western club's start to the season has been marred by a public row between Uruguayan coach Gustavo Poyet and the…

AFP, LONDON: A Roma fan was jailed for two-and-a-half-years on Friday for his part in the violence ahead of a Champions League semi-final which left a Liverpool supporter in a coma. Daniele Sciusco, 29, from Rome, admitted violent disorder ahead of the Anfield match on April 24. A judge at Preston Crown…

AFP, GENEVA: FIFA on Friday hit the Palestinian Football Association chief with a year-long “match” ban after he called for protests against Lionel Messi over plans for Argentina to play Israel in Jerusalem. FIFA sanctioned PFA president Jibril Rajoub for breaching codes against “inciting…

Brazilian broadcasters have decided against buying the TV rights for Ligue 1 as they believe the forward will soon leave for Spain - are they right? If…