
London: Union of European Football Associations(UEFA)will not wipe the suspensions preventing six Bayern Munich and Chelsea players featuring in the Champions League final despite an appeal from the global football players' union to change the rule. Bayern's David Alaba, Holger Badstuber and Luiz Gustavo, and Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic, Raul Meireles and Ramires are serving one-match UEFA ban for picking up their third bookings in the competition in the semi-finals. "UEFA...

06:32 PM, May 02, 2012

Barcelona: Barcelona midfielder Javier Mascherano was sent off in the tunnel following a heated confrontation with the referee after his side's 3-2 loss to Osasuna on Saturday. The former Liverpool man was yellow-carded on 88 minutes by Jose Romero for protesting a decision, but shortly after the game, he was shown a second yellow for a subsequent act of dissent towards the match official. Romero also added in his post-match...

04:40 PM, Feb 12, 2012

Yellow cards will be to prevent players from excessive sledging. ...

03:37 PM, Nov 12, 2008

Port of Spain: Fit-again West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons is targeting a comeback against England in the upcoming limited-overs series next month. The right-handed stroke-maker returned to action in the domestic competition here last month after undergoing surgery in February for a fractured finger suffered during the Regional Four-Day Championship. Last week, he stroked 127 for his local club Ceramic Merryboys and says he hopes he can do enough to...

01:58 AM, May 21, 2008