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Fabio Capello says Wayne Rooney will not start in any of England’s friendlies ahead of the 2012 European Championships.

Rooney will be suspended for at least the first game of the finals in Poland and Ukraine after being red carded against Montenegro…

Warrington Wolves are only 80 minutes away from realising their season-long ambition of running out at Old Trafford for the Super League Grand Final.

Wolves, who are 8/11 with bookmaker to win the Grand Final, will take on either Wigan Warriors or St He…

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie says he is not ready to open discussions on a new contract extension.

The 28-year-old insists he is happy with his current deal, which has just over 18 months left to run, but his decision has led to speculation over …

Graeme Swann is to replace Stuart Broad as the captain of England’s Twenty20 side for the two games against the West Indies later this month.

England, who are 8/13 with bookmaker to win Friday’s fifth ODI against India, take on the West Indies at The Ov…

Joachim Loew, Germany’s national team coach, assured during an interview with the Polish Press Agency that the friendly match with Poland on 6 September in Gdansk was of great importance for him. On Friday his team, as the first one from eliminations, may secure promotion to the Euro 2012. For Polish fans and players the match with the German team is very important due to, among others, the history and proximity of Germany and the fact that Poland has never won with the team. Does the German team also have […]

Phil Mickelson believes he has finally found his best form after returning a third round 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship – and the 41-year-old insists he can get even better.

Mickelson, who is 40/1 with bookmaker to win the tournament, made a late …

Fourth seed Andy Murray, 4/1 to win the title with bookmaker, made a winning start at the US Open by defeating Somdev Devvarman in straight sets.

Murray is still searching for an elusive first Grand Slam title and admitted that he had started slowly aga…

The capital of Poland may yet become the main city of the upcoming Euro 2012, told Sport-Express vice president of NCS Robert Voychizh responsible for the construction of the Warsaw Arena. “Frankly, the Poles were very upset when UEFA decided to give the final of European Championship to Kiev. Of course, we took this decision. But still hope that’s still possible to change something. If Kiev will not have time to prepare the stadium in time, we are always ready replace it. ” However, the general secretary Gianni Infantino, UEFA […]

Warsaw – Poland’s National Stadium, which is to host the opening match of the Euro 2012 football championship, was unlikely to be ready by the June 30 deadline amid a series of construction mistakes, local media reported Wednesday. The stairs leading up to the stadium in Warsaw were faulty as inspectors said they would not withstand the weight of thousands of football fans. ‘I’m aware there are tensions at the construction site, especially because of the stairs,’ said Sports Minister Adam Giersz. ‘They are faulty, which means the deadline might […]

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has met with the sixteen chairmen of Poland’s Ekstraklasa football clubs to talk about stadium safety and a proposed crackdown on hooliganism. Sports Minister Adam Giersz and Deputy Interior Minister Adam Rapacki were also present at the meeting, as well as the Chairman of the Polish FA (PZPN), Grzegorz Lato. Before the meeting, Donald Tusk, himself an avid football fan, said that he would announce government decisions as to stadium safety. The Prime Minister said that his cabinet would continue to employ measures seen at the […]