Sport

Football

Leicester owners hand Ranieri a stay of execution

What a difference a year makes: Leicester City's EPL title is fading into memory as Claudio Ranieri's side struggle to ...

Claudio Ranieri's job as Leicester City manager is safe for now with the club's owners keen to give the Italian time to mount a revival and the opportunity to take charge of the Champions League last-16 tie against Sevilla.

Bouzanis has case to answer for 'gypsy' sledge

City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis and Victory star Besart Berisha come face to face.

Melbourne City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the FFA's match review panel decided on Monday that he had a case to answer after he sledged Melbourne Victory's Albanian striker Besart Berisha and called him a gypsy during an ill-tempered Melbourne derby on Saturday night.

Chelsea overpower Arsenal to stretch lead

'Beautiful': Eden Hazard scored one of the goals of the season against Arsenal.

Chelsea moved another step towards regaining the Premier League title with a 3-1 drubbing of Arsenal in the table-topping London derby at Stamford Bridge as only Tottenham Hotspur maintained their distant pursuit of the leaders.

Messi sets record as Barcelona sink Bilbao

Record setter: Barcelona's Lionel Messi.

La Liga champions Barcelona stayed on the heels of leaders Real Madrid by coasting to a 3-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao as Lionel Messi became the club's top scorer from free-kicks.

Perth Glory beat Sydney FC 5-1 semi-final

Constant threat: Sam Kerr.

Perth Glory are into the W-League grand final after American import Vanessa Di Bernardo scored a brace to inspire her side to a crushing 5-1 win over Sydney FC their semi-final showdown at nib Stadium.

No bids from Sydney yet for A-League expansion

Strong base: The Wollongong Wolves playing Sydney Olympic at WIN stadium in May 2015. The Wolves are looking to launch a ...

Football Federation Australia is yet to receive any notice of a formal bid for a new Sydney-based A-League team as the governing body prepares to release the official criteria for expansion next month.