Manager Rafa Benitez backs his captain over night-club fracas - but the damage to the club's title campaign may already have been done. Posted January 03, 2009 by Danny Hall
From Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps to Rafael Nadal and Spain's Euro football triumph, it's been a great year of action... Posted December 31, 2008 by Craig Hackney
With more money flooding into the Premier League the whole landscape may change. So can the Big Four cope with new challengers? Posted December 16, 2008 by Tekeste A. Zere
The Manchester United maestro rightly took Europe's top player award in 2008. But it may well be a different matter next year... Posted December 04, 2008 by Alex Richards
The idea that wealth is the key to Premier League success has been somewhat subverted by the newly-promoted teams. Posted December 03, 2008 by Craig Jones
The game is changing, with the smash-bang-wallop version seemingly heading for world domination. Can the Test match as we know it survive? Posted November 22, 2008 by David Reavill
The autumn season has begun - and there's great promise of a blossoming summer ahead for MS Dhoni's men. Posted November 11, 2008 by Thomas Josey
South Africa's No.1 fan has a laugh at the demise of Ricky Ponting's men on the sub-continent. But gloat? Never... Posted November 11, 2008 by Greg Smith
Ricky Ponting's men showed their mettle by saving the series, only to find their achievement overshadowed by the departure of a legend. Posted November 02, 2008 by Madhusudan Rao
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Two formidable batting sides cancelled each other out in an eagerly-awaited first Test which was crying out for a match-winning bowler. Will it be Brett Lee or Anil Kumble in round two of this clash of the cricket titans? Posted October 15, 2008 by James Mortimer
Nearly an hour of torment against the minnows of Kazakhstan, then Wayne Rooney saves the nation from humiliation. Posted October 12, 2008 by Joe Morris
It's the final series for Sourav Ganguly – caps off to the Prince of Kolkata, who stamped his dynamic and aggressive personality on the world game and made his nation's team formidable opponents home and away. Posted October 12, 2008 by ganesh s
With just 25 wickets in his last nine matches, debutant batsmen picking up his googlies and tailenders surviving, Anil's days are numbered. Posted October 11, 2008 by Dr. Akshay Nair
The first Test gets under way next Thursday in Bangalore and it's shaping up to be a great four-match series, with maybe the Indians having a vital edge in the bowling department. Posted October 02, 2008 by Madhusudan Rao
Aidy Boothroyd's men have slipped a little already and Reading are determined to go back up to the Premier League. This Watford fan fears the worst when the Royals visit Vicarage Road this weekend. Posted September 19, 2008 by Graham Fisher
Steeped in tradition, London's rebuilt state-of-the-art venue is set to conquer hearts the world over. Posted July 20, 2008 by Mohit Goyal
With two invaluable assets - record TV audiences and attendances at the games - the IPL is all set to become the most veiwed and attended professional league in the world. The bases, as they say, are really loaded for a charge at worldwide sporting dominance. Posted May 31, 2008 by amrit doley
The little maestro holds the hopes and aspirations of a billion Indians on his capable shoulders. He may have not had a scintillating IPL tournament but his absence form any Indian squad is Sach a shame. Posted June 01, 2008 by amrit doley
Sir Alex's champions look special with Dimitar Berbatov aboard - but the rest could well become also-rans now the Arabs have arrived at Eastlands. Posted September 02, 2008 by Steve Bott
The Gunners need more than Adebayor and Rafa Benitez is too worried about the title, so expect Spain to reign in Europe this season. Posted July 07, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
We’ve all celebrated the feats of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, but how about the sabre-rattling Ukrainian, the conquerors of America's so-called 'invincibles' and the Dutch swim hero who came back from a death sentence? Posted August 26, 2008 by Greg Varkonyi
Both clubs have challenged for - and on one occasion succeeded in grabbing fourth place. This could be the year the monopoly is finally broken. Posted March 22, 2008 by Ed Bottomley
In the new world of mega-rich chairmen and helpless managers, what on earth can we expect next in the Premier League? Posted September 08, 2008 by Joe Morris
The real question is not whether tournaments are predictable but rather how the world's best CAN be toppled. Posted July 17, 2008 by Desi Writer
With the chasing pack continually improving, this Sportingo author reckons it won't be long before there's a shake-up at the top of the Premier League. Posted June 10, 2008 by Darren Dawson
Pioneering South Africa are clearing a path to the Rugby World Cup in 2011. The action begins in Wellington on Saturday... Posted July 02, 2008 by Greg Smith
The IPL is being used by Graeme Smith and Co as a virtual net practice ahead of the tours to England to Oz. And with the help of technology for team members spread round the world, we can rebrand cricket's governing body as International Cricket Conference Calling. Posted May 23, 2008 by Greg Smith
South Africa, the most dynamic Rugby Union squad in the world, are banking on change under their new coach to secure the Webb Ellis Trophy for the third time. Posted January 20, 2008 by Greg Smith
The likes of Makaya Ntini, Dale Steyn and Andre Nel have helped the Proteas gain a reputation as having one of the best rabbit hutches in Test cricket. Posted January 26, 2008 by Greg Smith
The drawn series following excellent wins in Pakistan and Bangladesh confirms the Proteas' status as top challengers to Australia's crown. Before the Aussies, Graeme Smith and his team prepare for an assault on the English this summer. Posted April 15, 2008 by Greg Smith
Those wizards of Oz think they have every base covered, always winning and backed by their fabulous climate and natural ability. But a closer look at their dominance might reveal an uncanny knack of getting on the umpires' side. Surely this can't be the reason for their success... Posted April 23, 2008 by