Sports Shorts: Pele recovering from kidney stone removal

Fans hold up cutouts of Pele. Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images Brazilian soccer legend Pele is doing 'fine' and will be discharged from a Sao Paulo hospital early on Thursday after he was......

Bayern names first team players for Bhutia farewell match

Top German football club Bayern Munich, on Wednesday, announced a 24-member squad for the Bhaichung Bhutia farewell exhibition match against India XI, in New Delhi, on January 10 with all the first......

Euro 2012: Rooney sends England through, Ukraine miss out

A Wayne Rooney goal on his belated entry to Euro 2012 earned England a 1-0 win over Ukraine on Tuesday that sent them into the last eight as Group D winners and eliminated the co-hosts. Rooney,......

Debutant Martin fires France to victory in Ukraine

An experimental France side came from behind to beat Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine 4-1 in a friendly in Donetsk on Monday with Marvin Martin scoring twice on his debut for Les Blues after coming off......

Champions League: Bayern, Real, Milan in last 16

Bayern Munich secured a place in the Champions League last 16 with an impressive 4-1 win at Juventus as former European champions Real Madrid and AC Milan also advanced to the knockout stage on......