Benfica win emotional Classico amid Eusebio tributes

 Benfica won a league match against arch-rivals Porto for the first time in more than four years on Sunday, beating them 2-0 on an emotional afternoon marked by tributes to their former forward Eusebio.Goals in each half from Rodrigo and Ezequiel Garay took Benfica top of the table with 36 points,...

Ibrahimovic sets up two as PSG move five clear in Ligue 1

 Striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic set up both goals as Paris St Germain recovered to snatch a 2-1 win at bottom side AC Ajaccio that put the champions five points clear in Ligue 1 on Saturday.The big-spending visitors went behind in the sixth minute when Eduardo scored for the Corsicans, only for...

De Villiers set to face Australia despite hand surgery

South Africa wicketkeeper AB de Villiers will undergo hand surgery on Friday, but is expected to be fit for the upcoming series against Australia, a Cricket South Africa spokesman said on Thursday.De Villiers will have a plate in his hand removed after it started to cause him discomfort, in a delayed...

Too many foreign coaches in England, says Mourinho

There are too many foreign coaches in the Premier League and British candidates should be given more opportunities, Chelsea's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho has said."In this moment in the Premier League - and I'm speaking against myself - I disagree with so many foreign coaches in this country,"...

England batsmen backing off is a ploy, says Johnson

 Mitchell Johnson believes England's batsmen repeatedly pulling away just before the ball is delivered during the Ashes series is a deliberate ruse to unsettle Australia's pace bowlers.Johnson, whose pace bowling has helped Australia to a 4-0 lead in the series, got into a row with Kevin Pietersen...

Ronaldinho voted South America's best

 Ronaldinho, who had a disappointing Club World Cup this month, has been elected South American footballer of the year in the annual poll conducted by the Uruguayan daily El Pais.Ronaldinho, who helped Atletico Mineiro win the Libertadores Cup for the first time in July, finished ahead of fellow...