Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has been fined £15,000 and warned about his future conduct after admitting making homophobic comments on Twitter.

An investigation was under way last night after two trains running on the same track crashed head-on in southern Poland, leaving 16 people dead and 58 injured in the country's worst rail disaster in more than 20 years.

New pinless headscarf persuades world body to reverse ruling

The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, insists he would "die" if he witnesses another World Cup goal-line blunder such as Frank Lampard's disallowed goal for England in 2010.

Sir Trevor Brooking, a key figure in the Football Association's recruitment of the new England manager, would not allow any personal issues to affect his judgement as to whether Harry Redknapp is a suitable candidate for the role, it is understood.

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is still in his prime and surely must be coveted by the Premier League’s big spenders

Birmingham have confirmed the Football League have placed them under a transfer embargo after they failed to submit their club accounts on time.

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne has hired Harry Redknapp's legal team to fight allegations of perverting the course of justice.

This compilation of Michael Palin and Terry Jones's absurd half-hour adventure parodies from the Seventies is worth it alone for the stupendous send-up of British public schools in Tomkinson's Schooldays, in which pupils wrestle grizzly bears, beat their headmaster and are nailed to the school walls on St Tadger's Day.

Portsmouth administrator Trevor Birch has today revealed the club may not be able to complete the npower Championship season.

The Rugby Football Union will decide on whether Stuart Lancaster is the right man to lead England on a full-time basis before the end of his RBS 6 Nations audition.

Grant Millington is in line to make his delayed debut for Castleford tomorrow night. The Canterbury Bulldogs prop has been sidelined with the after- effects of shoulder surgery since arriving from Australia.

No 8 forced to return to club rather than rest with country while Narraway chooses move to France

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