MADRID: Jose Mourinho has vehemently denied launching an astonishing attack on England manager Fabio Capello in a British tabloid.The outspoken Real Madrid coach was quoted by The Daily Mirror on Wednesday as claiming that England under Capello would never win a major tournament.But in a

ROME: Inter Milan coach Rafael Benitez has hit back at his predecessor Jose Mourinho`s jibes in a video-chat with the club`s fans.Mourinho has previously claimed that Benitez, the former Liverpool and Valencia boss, will have an easy job having inherited his own treble-winning team.But

BERLIN: Germany midfielder Michael Ballack is set to be dropped by national coach Joachim Loew for next month`s Euro 2012 qualifiers, according to reports in the German media on Thursday.The 33-year-old is still working his way back to fitness after suffering an ankle injury in May which

ROME: Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic revealed that his Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola hardly ever speaks to him as rumours linking him with a move to AC Milan gathered pace.The 29-year-old played for Barca in a friendly against Milan in Spain on Wednesday night, after which he told

DAMBULLA: Young Indian batsman Virat Kohli was on Thursday fined 15 percent of his match-fee for showing dissent at an umpire`s decision during a tri-series match.Kohli stood his ground after he was given out caught by wicket-keeper Gareth Hopkins off seamer Andy McKay for eight runs in

LONDON: Tottenham romped into the group stages of the Champions League after Peter Crouch`s hat-trick at White Hart Lane inspired a 4-0 victory over Young Boys in the play-off second leg on Wednesday.Harry Redknapp`s side trailed 3-2 from the first leg but Crouch`s starring role and a

DAMBULLA: Tim Southee and Nathan McCullum shared seven wickets as New Zealand bowled India out for 223 despite a superb century by Virender Sehwag in the tri-series match on Wednesday.Paceman Southee finished with 4-49 and off-spinner McCullum with 3-35 as India failed to capitalise on

LISBON: Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz is to appeal his one-month ban for insulting anti-doping officials, his lawyer said Tuesday.The former Manchester United assistant manager was last week suspended for Portugal`s first two Euro 2012 qualifiers on September 3 and 7 for insulting

LAHORE: Pakistan`s cricketers Tuesday donated to their flood-hit countrymen half of the 55,722-dollar bonus they received for winning their Test match against England at the weekend.The bonus was awarded by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the team`s narrow, four-wicket win at the

London: Jamaican triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt could compete in the long jump or over 400 metres at the 2013 Moscow world championships, the sprinter told Reuters on Tuesday.In a telephone interview from Jamaica, Bolt said he was aiming to emulate American Carl Lewis by successfully

ROME: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti defended his club`s selection policy that includes no Italians in the first XI by aiming a swipe at their major rivals AC Milan and Juventus.Inter Milan, who rarely fielded an Italian in their starting line-up last season, were once again

RIO DE JANEIRO: Robinho has turned down a formal offer from Fenerbahce hoping to leave Manchester City for a Spanish or Italian club before the Aug. 31 transfer deadline.The 26-year-old Brazil forward has remained out of City manager Roberto Mancini`s side in the opening games of the

NEW YORK: Serena Williams` loss is Caroline Wozniacki`s gain as the Danish tennis star was named Monday the top women`s seed for the US Open which begins on Monday.Wozniacki was the runner-up at Flushing Meadows last year and is the first woman since 2003 to be seeded No. 1 at the US Open

LOS ANGELES: Tiger Woods tees off Thursday as a single man again, desperate to recapture some form and eke out the top 50 finish that would guarantee his presence in the next round of the PGA Tour playoffs.Up until last November when a whirl of extra-marital affairs brought his world

LONDON: Both sides head into the fourth and final Test between England and Pakistan here at Lord`s confident they can make the other collapse.The hosts are 2-1 up, primarily after bowling Pakistan out for record low scores against England of 80 and 72 in 354 run and nine-wicket wins at

LEICESTER: Leicestershire chairman Neil Davidson accused captain Matthew Hoggard and coach Tim Boon of setting a "very poor example" after they signed a letter calling on him to quit his position.Davidson has been accused of interfering in team affairs, a charge that led former

KARACHI: Former captain Younus Khan was again ignored by Pakistani selectors but fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar was recalled to the 16-man squad for next month`s one day series against England.Although Younus had an indefinite ban for ill-discipline overturned earlier this year, chief selector

WELLINGTON: Pakistan`s cricket tour of New Zealand will feature fewer Tests and more one-day matches to help the teams prepare for next year`s World Cup, according to the itinerary released Tuesday.The number of Tests has been cut from three to two with the one-day schedule expanded to

MONTREAL: Denmark`s Caroline Wozniacki easily beat Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 on Monday in the final of the rain-hit WTA Rogers Cup, one of the last tune-up events for the US Open.The 20-year-old Wozniacki defeated the Russian in a Monday championship game which was pushed back a day after

WASHINGTON: Tiger Woods and Swedish model wife Elin Nordegren divorced Monday, their marriage "irretrievably broken" by a blistering sex scandal that has left the world number one golfer`s life in disarray.Woods, 34, and Nordegren, 30, issued a joint statement saying they were sad to be