Burger sent home after meningitis scare
Springbok loose forward Schalk Burger has been sent home to recuperate after spending two weeks in a Cape Town hospital being treated for bacterial meningitis
Springbok loose forward Schalk Burger has been sent home to recuperate after spending two weeks in a Cape Town hospital being treated for bacterial meningitis
Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez and Schalke defender Benedikt Howedes have both pulled out of the Germany squad for tonight's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan.
The Republic of Ireland were crushed by an injury time Austrian equaliser at a snowy Aviva Stadium. See how it all unfolded here.
Barcelona crush Milan 4-0 on the night to advance to quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate. In tonight's other last 16 second leg tie Galatasaray beat Schalke 3-2 in Gelsenkirchen to go through 4-3 on aggregate.
Galatasaray reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League after edging out valiant Schalke 4-3 on aggregate after a 3-2 win at the Veltins-Arena
AC Milan shock Barcelona at the San Siro, while Galatasaray and Schalke 04 played out a draw in Turkey
Jermaine Jones' strike in the last minute of the first half gave Schalke a slight advantage as they drew 1-1 at Galatasaray in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 encounter.
Tottenham have confirmed Schalke midfielder Lewis Holtby will move to White Hart Lane immediately.
Tottenham have won the race to sign highly-rated Germany international Lewis Holtby from Schalke.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger remains confident of reaching the Champions League knockout stage despite seeing his side surrender a two-goal lead at Schalke last night.
Arsenal squandered a two-goal lead in Germany as Schalke denied Arsene Wenger victory on his return from a touchline ban.
Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is out and Theo Walcott is doubtful for tonight's Champions League Group B clash at German side Schalke 04.
Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen was very disappointed following the loss to Schalke
Bundesliga outfits Borussia Dortmund and Schalke enjoyed impressive Champions League victories on a wretched night for Premier League sides Arsenal and Manchester City.
Arsenal slumped to a 2-0 home Champions League defeat against Schalke - their first at Emirates Stadium since 2009.
Arsenal hope to have defender Laurent Koscielny (back) available for Wednesday's's Champions League clash against Schalke, but midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain misses out (hip).
Porto, PSG, Schalke and Borussia Dortmund are all amongst the winners as the Champions League group stages get underway.
Three Spanish clubs showed the quality of La Liga extends beyond Barcelona and Real Madrid by cantering into the semi-finals of the Europa League.
Schalke have it all to do in the second leg in the Basque Country as they went down 4-2 to Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League quarter-final first leg.
Schalke striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar has postponed contract negotiations with his club until after Euro 2012.