Nishino opts for experienced Japan squad for World Cup

IMAGE: Japan's national soccer team's head coach Akira Nishino attends a news conference to announce his 23-man squad for the Russia 2018 World Cup. Photograph: Toru Hanai/Reuters Japan head......

Euro football: Roma win bloody derby; Hamburg record 1st win

Photos from the football matches played in the Serie A, Bundesliga and French Ligue 1 on Sunday IMAGE: AS Roma full-back Emerson is left bloodied on the pitch during the ill-tempered Serie A derby......

Asian Cup: Holders Japan crush newcomer Palestine

Mahmoud Dhadha of Palestine jumps over Gotoku Sakai of Japan during the 2015 Asian Cup match. Photograph: Tony Feder/Getty Images Holders Japan enjoyed a Monday stroll in the Newcastle breeze as......

Lewandowski hat-trick helps Dortmund crush Stuttgart

Striker Robert Lewandowski scored a second-half hat-trick as Borussia Dortmund reclaimed top spot in the Bundesliga with an awe-inspiring 6-1 demolition of VfB Stuttgart on Friday. The Poland......

Bundesliga: Bayern score six against shoddy Stuttgart

Bayern Munich left more than 50 million eurosworth of new signings on the bench, yet still managed to destroy shoddy VfB Stuttgart 6-1 in an embarrassingly one-sided Bundesliga contest on Sunday.......