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Oscar Pistorius, the South African track star on trial for murder for shooting his girlfriend, was not suffering from a mental condition that would have impaired his ability to distinguish between right and wrong at the time she was...

Fifa has confirmed David Luiz as the scorer of Brazil's goal in the World Cup match against Chile. Saturday's second-round match finished 1-1 after extra time before Brazil won a penalty shootout. Fifa says its technical study group ruled that Luiz,...

Chelsea winger Victor Moses has been in the news lately, albeit for the wrong reasons, as sources have revealed the player is not comfortable with the bench role he has been confined to for the last two group matches...

Uruguay's Luis Suarez says he lost his balance and did not bite Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. Football's world governing body Fifa banned Suarez, 27, for four months and nine international matches for biting Chiellini in a group...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has assured the country's senior players at the World Cup that the squad will be paid their bonus money. The president's guarantee comes a day after after the Super Eagles players boycotted training on Thursday. BBC Sport...

Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini says the four-month ban given to Luis Suarez for biting him is excessive. Suarez, 27, bit the Juventus player during Uruguay's 1-0 win over Italy and has been banned from all football-related activity until the end...

Southampton and England defender Luke Shaw has signed for Manchester United for £27m, rising to £31m depending on success. United initially made a bid of £27m for the 18-year-old left-back in May, but the offer was rejected. Shaw told the Saints...

Thomas Muller once again made the difference as Germany qualified as winners of Group G with victory over the United States, who also reached the last 16 at the World Cup. The Bayern Munich forward scored his ninth World Cup...

Ghana midfielders Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng have been suspended indefinitely from the national team and sent home from the World Cup for disciplinary reasons. Ghana's two biggest stars were axed just hours before their crucial World Cup Group G...

Luis Suarez has been banned from all football for four months and from international football for nine matches. Uruguay Football Association president Wilmar Valdez soon confirmed the association would lodge an appeal against Suarez's sanction. If the appeal is unsuccessful, the...