Xabi Alonso has described Real Madrid’s decisive clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford next week as ‘pure football.’The ex-Liverpool man will...

Third-tier Oldham eliminated Liverpool in round four and held Everton to a 2-2 draw in their initial fifth-round meeting 10 days ago, but their cup...

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his fine goal scoring record at the Nou Camp with a brace as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 to go through to the final of...

Nearly two years after the killing of al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, the UN Security Council has deleted his name from its sanctions...

Tens of thousands of emotional pilgrims cheered and whooped as Pope Benedict XVI rode out on St Peter’s Square in his white ‘popemobile’ on Wednesday...

The Nobel prize awarded to Francis Crick in 1962 for discovering the structure of DNA has been put up for auction by his family along with one of his...

Two Indian-American Governors have slammed Barack Obama for not finding a solution to the sequester’s automatic spending cuts, saying the issue is...

With dozens of new lawmakers from an Italian protest movement still dazed after a shock election success, the party’s former comedian turned activist...

Juan Mata says Chelsea must use recent disappointments as a source of motivation as they bid to set up an FA Cup quarterfinal glamour tie with...

Gareth Bale fired Tottenham into third place in the Premier League as his sublime last minute goal capped a majestic performance in a 3-2 win over...

Roger Federer seemed to have talked his way into a scare before beginning an up-and-down defence of his Dubai Open title with a recovery against an...

Raul Castro has been re-elected as Cuba’s president, officially to his last five-year term, with a new regime number two, Council of State Vice...