Pele: Brazil legend feels the host nation’s main World Cup rivals will be Germany and Spain Brazil legend Pele believes Germany and Spain will provide the biggest obstacle to the host nation winning a sixth World Cup this summer. The…

Paul George: Scored 37 points for the Indiana Pacers Paul George kept the Indiana Pacers in with a shot of reaching the NBA finals by scoring 37 points in a 93-90 victory over the Miami Heat. Delighting the home crowd,…

Andy Murray: Ready to face Australian Marinko Matosevic Andy Murray must hope a man nicknamed ‘Mad Dog’ does not add to the list of unlikely winners at the French Open on Thursday. Australian Marinko Matosevic is Murray’s opponent in the…

Edwin Valencia: Injury blow for Colombia midfielder Fluminense midfielder Edwin Valencia has been trimmed from Colombia’s preliminary squad after failing to recover from injury. National coach Jose Pekerman confirmed on Wednesday that the 29-year-old will not be fit in time…

Robin Upthappa: Become the highest scoring Indian in an IPL season as KKR raced into the final Kolkata Knight Riders eased into the final of the Indian Premier League with a 28-run victory over Kings XI Punjab at Eden Gardens…

McLaughlin: Has yet to feature in the Liverpool first-team Liverpool defender Ryan McLaughlin says he is fully committed to representing Northern Ireland following his first call-up to the national side. The 19-year-old could have already made his bow for Michael…

Jordy Clasie: Future likely to be decided after the World Cup The agent of Feyenoord star Jordy Clasie says there has been no contact from Manchester United and that the midfielder’s future is likely to be decided after the World…

Nick Viergever: Completed a move to Ajax from AZ Alkmaar Ajax have completed the signing of defender Nick Viergever from Eredivise rivals AZ Alkmaar for a reported fee of around 2million euros. The 24-year-old is expected to replace Niklas Moisander,…

Michael Uchebo: Celebrates scoring in Nigeria’s draw with Scotland A last-minute strike from Uche Nwofor secured Nigeria a 2-2 draw against Scotland in their international friendly at Craven Cottage. Scotland took the lead after just 10 minutes when Charlie Mulgrew…

Antolin Alcaraz hopes to put injury problems behind him Everton defender Antolin Alcaraz says his injury-plagued first season at the club has made him feel like a prisoner. The Paraguay international, who followed manager Roberto Martinez from Wigan last summer,…