In a move that's a little like a golfer getting a new set of clubs before the Masters or a baseball player switching his batting stance before the World Series, struggling world No. 5 Rafael Nadal announced on Wednesday that he had changed to a new Babolat racket for the upcoming European clay-court season.more
Vladimir Putin has been named the most influential person in the world ahead of Barack Obama, the Pope and the Dalai Lama, according to Time magazine.more
Polish tennis player - Jerzy Janowicz is not well, he has lumbar spine - his mother informed. It is not clear yet if he is going to take a part in tournament in Barcelona next Monday.more
The shocking findings have been released in a report today showing 65 per cent of nursing staff felt they couldn't properly care for patients as staffing levels are so dire.more
FC Köln defender Paweł Olkowski will play no further part in Effzeh's season after breaking his foot in Sunday's match against Hoffenheim, according to various media.more
Immigration has a positive effect on life in the UK. That's the message behind this poster which has had a huge success following a crowd-funding appeal.more
Bayer Leverkusen have confirmed that they have terminated the contract of defender Emir Spahic. The club came to the decision after evidence emerged that the 34-year-old had headbutted a steward following his side's defeat to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal.more
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton stormed to his third successive pole position of the season, and third in a row in China, after edging team-mate Nico Rosberg in a front-row lockout for Mercedes.
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For the first time in the history of the prestigious Boat Race on the Thames, Oxford - Cambridge women will compete on the same route (6,8 km) on the same day as men.more
Munich - FC Bayern München defender Medhi Benatia faces up to four weeks on the sidelines after picking up a groin injury in Wednesday's DFB Cup quarter-final win over Bayer 04 Leverkusen.more
Poland is 35th in FIFA ranking. Belgium has risen to its highest-ever spot at No. 3 in the latest FIFA rankings, which are still led by World Cup winner Germany.more
When the Learned before the game that Washington Wizards point guard John Wall was going to sit for that ever-popular reason of rest, Sixers coach Brett Brown turned his focus straight to Wizards center Marcin Gortat.
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One of the main suspects in the poisoning of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko said the former KGB officer may have accidentally killed himself with radioactive polonium.more