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The Queens Park Rangers defender and former England international Rio Ferdinand has been charged with misconduct over a comment he made on social media site Twitter.

The banned Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez is likely to play his first competitive game for Barcelona in La Liga's "Clasico" against Real Madrid later this month, a day after his ban expires.

The New Zealand Maori team's match against an invitational Asia-Pacific side in Singapore next month is in doubt as the hosts struggle to repair the pitch at their new stadium.

The IMF warns the pace of economic growth may never return to levels experienced before the global financial crisis began in 2008 but NZ's fortunes appear relatively bright. Audio

McLaren say they have yet to sign a contract with any driver for next season despite a widespread belief that Fernando Alonso is set for a return to Woking in a move that could end Jenson Button's…

New Zealand Football says it isn't concerned by the use of artificial pitches for the women's football World Cup in Canada next year.

The international career of the Wallabies utility back Kurtley Beale appears to be in tatters following an in-flight row with a team official which led to his dumping from the squad.

The supermarket chain Countdown is recalling jars of nut spreads, saying they contain traces of peanuts because the products could pose a risk to those with peanut allergies.

FIFA executive committee members are among more than 50 football officials who have been told to return watches which were handed out by the Brazilian Football Confederation.

Chelsea have moved three points clear at the top of English football's premier league, after coming from behind to beat second placed Swansea 4-2 at Stamford Bridge in London.

Serbia will face defending champions the United States in the basketball World Cup final after the Serbians beat European champions France 90-85 in their semi-final in Spain.

A composed and measured Radamel Falcao has made his media bow at Manchester United, showing few signs of the weight of goal-scoring expectation on his shoulders.

The United States have moved a step closer to retaining basketball's World Cup after beating fourth ranked Lithuania 96-68 in Barcelona to reach the title match.

Striker Danny Welbeck scored twice as England won 2-0 away to Switzerland in their European Championship football qualifier, giving new Swiss coach Vladimir Petkovic a losing start.

People in the west think North Koreans believe everything their dictator says, but as Mediawatch reports, westerners also tend to believe whatever the media tell them. Audio