Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez will be out for up to three weeks after tearing a calf muscle in Tuesday's Champions League game at Fiorentina, the club said. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Italian cyclist Massimo Giunti has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the banned blood boosting hormone EPO. The International Cycling Union said Wednesday that Giunti returned a positive test in an out-of-competition urine sample he gave two weeks ago. The UCI said Giunti was targeted because of suspicious blood profile results from samples taken for his biological passport. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

The Football for Hope movement has received the award for Philanthropy and Cooperation through Sports at the Global Sports Forum. Football for Hope is a social development project led by FIFA and streetfootballworld which has carried out a range of initiatives in areas such as education, children's rights and anti-discrimination since 2005. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Germany striker Mario Gomez will be out for two to three weeks with a calf injury. Bayern Munich says that Gomez ruptured a muscle in his right calf during Tuesday's Champions League match at Fiorentina. Gomez was replaced by Miroslav Klose in the 30th minute. He may be back in time to face his former club Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on March 27. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Bayern Munich playmaker Franck Ribery's decision whether to leave the side or not was made a little more difficult after the Germans squeezed into the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Switzerland will travel to face Austria in an Aug. 11 warm-up match before beginning their qualifying campaign for the 2012 European Championship. The Alpine neighbors said Wednesday they will play at Klagenfurt's Woerthersee Stadium -- one of the tournament venues when they co-hosted Euro 2008. Switzerland has been drawn with England, Bulgaria, Wales and Montenegro in group G for the Euro 2012... March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Cesare Prandelli's future as Fiorentina coach looks increasingly uncertain following their Champions League exit on Tuesday, with Juventus and Italy regarded as his two most likely destinations. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Spain plans to increase cooperation between courts and sports authorities in the fight against doping. Sports Minister Jaime Lissavetzky says the government wants sports federations to have access to court information on athletes under investigation for doping. That will allow sports bodies to take any necessary action against the athletes. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

South Korean teenager Noh Seung-yul continued his sparkling form by firing an opening round six-under-par 66 for a share of the lead after the opening round of British Open International Final Qualifying. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off

Bulgarian referee Angel Angelov has been suspended for four matches, the official's third ban in as many years, after complaints over his performance in Levski Sofia's 3-1 win over nine-man Minyor Pernik on Sunday. March 10th, 2010 | Comments Off