Istanbul, Turkey, September 8, 2010 – Turkey’s new Burhan Felek Volleyball Complex reached it’s 28th week of construction on Monday with progress continuing on the arena.

Lima, Peru, September 8, 2010 – The Canadian national women’s Volleyball team took Peru to the limit on Monday but fell in five sets (20-25, 26-24, 25-17, 11-25, 25-13) in the sixth match of its south and central America tour in preparation for the 2010 FIVB Women’s World Championship in Japan from October 29-November 14.

Despite improved play in recent months, including yesterday's draw with Paraguay, China coach Gao Hongbo has urged fans to lower expectations for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.

Spain coach Vicente del Bosque says his world champion team need to learn the lessons of their astonishing 4-1 defeat against Argentina in Buenos Aires.

Paul Stirling, the 20-year-old Ireland opener, played the innings of his life, smashing 177 from 134 deliveries to set up an easy win over Canada and tie the two-match ODI series

The United Arab Emirates scored an impressive 3-0 win against regional rivals Kuwait 3-0 in their international at Al Nahyan stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Bahrain claimed their first win under Austrian coach Josef Hickersberger as they overwhelmed Togo 3-0 at Bahrain national stadium.

Drew Mitchell's tryscoring exploits in his 50th test at Bloemfontein last weekend have had a downside, with the Wallabies wing today ruled out of Saturday's Tri-Nations rugby test against the All Blacks.Mitchell suffered a hamstring...

Lucas Barrios' first-half goal was cancelled out by Gao Lin as 2010 FIFA World Cup™ quarter-finalists Paraguay were held 1-1 by China in Nanjing.

Qatar striker Fabio Cesar scored a 68th-minute equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw in an international against Oman at the Al Sadd stadium. ·  

Revelations the Bledisloe Cup rugby road show to Hong Kong has been jeopardised by meagre ticket sales have disappointed All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith.The New Zealand Rugby Union yesterday confirmed demand for the October...

New Zealand Warrior Jerome Ropati will be doing some homework on a good mate ahead of the National Rugby League semifinal away to Gold Coast on Friday night.Ropati will be up against Clinton Toopi, a former clubmate who made 129...

All Whites and Wellington Phoenix winger Leo Bertos insists he is not feeling any effects of a World Cup hangover and is determined to prove just that against Sydney FC in their A-League soccer match here on Saturday night.Bertos...

Australia beat Poland 2-1 as the Socceroos build up to January's 2011 AFC Asian Cup and the White Eagles hone their skills as UEFA EURO 2012 hosts. ·  

FIFA.com wants to know which players impressed you the most during the opening two rounds of UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying.

New Zealander Ben McLachlan and Irish partner Sam Barry are through to the second round of the US Open Junior boys doubles.They defeated fifth seeds Juan Sebastian Gomez (Columbia) and Yasutaka Uchiyama (Japan) 2-6 6-1 10-5, getting...

England manager Fabio Capello has heaped praise on his team and under-pressure striker Wayne Rooney after England scored an impressive 3-1 victory over Switzerland.

Lionel Messi inspired Argentina to a remarkable 4-1 victory over Spain in Buenos Aires as the world champions tumbled to just their third defeat in 58 outings.

A sparkling performance from Germany in a 6-1 rout of Azerbaijan has delighted coach Joachim Low as the Mannschaft reproduced their form of South Africa 2010.

Bulgaria coach Stanimir Stoilov announced his resignation on Tuesday in the aftermath of his team's second successive UEFA EURO 2012 qualifier defeat.