Rangers owner sold historic Arsenal stake to Usmanov

LONDON, Feb 22 – Rangers chairman Craig Whyte sold off an historic shareholding in Arsenal to Alisher Usmanov, the Uzbek-born billionaire who owns almost 30 per cent of the ...

Throat infection rules Rooney out of Ajax match

MANCHESTER, Feb 22 – Wayne Rooney will miss Manchester United’s Europa League match with Ajax Amsterdam tomorrow after picking up a throat infection, manager Alex Ferguson said ...

Germany’s Loew sticks with Cacau for France friendly

BERLIN, Feb 22 – Out-of-form VfB Stuttgart striker Cacau has been included in the Germany squad for their friendly against France next Wednesday despite his disappointing season ...

Villas-Boas future in the balance after gamble backfires

LONDON, Feb 22 – Andre Villas-Boas’s gamble in leaving Frank Lampard, fit-again Ashley Cole and even the out-of-form Fernando Torres on the bench backfired spectacularly when ...

Jeremy Lin, Haye vs. Chisora, boxing comedian: Weekly most-watched sports videos

LOS ANGELES, Feb 22 – Jeremy Lin stars in YouTube’s most watched sports video and occupies China’s top three on Tudou for the week ending February 21.Even a day-in-the-life ...