Soccer Wrap: Argentina hand Maffeo maiden call-up; Italy recall Calabria

IMAGE: Mallorca's Pablo Maffeo handed maiden call-up. Photograph: Albert Gea/Reuters Argentina have called up Mallorca's Spanish defender Pablo Maffeo for the first time ahead of this......

Iron-willed Gerrard among Liverpool's greatest

From a gangly midfielder who could breeze past the players, to the awe-inspiring performance against AC Milan, to the famous slip against Chelsea, which cost Liverpool the title, Gerrard has......

Sports Shorts: Nadal loses on return; Serena, Cilic advance in China

Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot. Photograph: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images US Open champions Marin Cilic and Serena Williams kicked off their China Open campaigns with straight sets......

Serie A: Llorente, Tevez double-act strikes again for Juventus

The Fernando Llorente and Carlos Tevez double act struck again on Sunday with both players scoring to give Juventus a 2-0 win at AC Milan which strengthened their grip on Serie A. Llorente opened......

Chile, Ecuador book World Cup berth, Uruguay to playoff

Chile beat Ecuador 2-1 in their closing South American qualifier in Santiago on Tuesday as both went through automatically to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. The result consigned Uruguay,......