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Real Madrid top soccer’s rich-list for 11th year but Premier League dominates
More than half of the top 30 highest-earning football clubs in the world play in the Premier League - but Spanish sides Real Madrid and Barcelona lead...
Tennis No.1 Djokovic says he was offered $150,000 to throw match
The world’s number one tennis player Novak Djokovic says he was offered $150,000 to throw a match early in his career.
Top players under suspicion as leaked files expose match-fixing in tennis
Widespread suspected match-fixing exists at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, according to leaked secret files Over the past...
Report: Documents show match-fixing at top level of world tennis
Widespread suspected match-fixing exists at the top level of world tennis, including at Wimbledon, according to secret files obtained by the BBC and online...
Ten people hurt, five seriously, as Mini smashes into Dakar Rally spectators
At least 10 people have been injured, five seriously, after a car came off the road and smashed into spectators during the prologue stage of the Dakar...
Body of former Ivory Coast footballer is pulled from the River Rhine
Ivory Coast international footballer Steve Gohouri has been found dead in Germany, more than three weeks after being reported missing. The body of...
Out with the old (and costly): Japan unveils 2020 Olympic stadium plans – again
Japan has replaced a futuristic design for its 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium with a cheaper and more understated one. Gone is the massive oblong dome...
Sacked Jose Mourinho ‘will not be taking a sabbatical’, Blues appoint Hiddink
Sacked Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is “looking forward” and will not be taking a sabbatical, according to a spokesman.
Big clubs on alert: Sacked Jose Mourinho ‘will not be taking a sabbatical’
Sacked Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is “looking forward” and will not be taking a sabbatical, according to a spokesman.
Specialist in failure: Chelsea sack Mourinho after dreadful start
Jose Mourinho’s “palpable discord” with Chelsea players forced the club to abruptly end his second spell as manager on Thursday with...
Platini barred from Euro 2016 draw as he loses fight to lift temporary ban
Michel Platini has failed in his bid to have his 90-day ban from football lifted.
Crestfallen: Rare defeat for Barcelona as judges block trademark on club badge
Barcelona may be nigh-on unbeatable on the football field but off the pitch they have suffered a humbling defeat.
It could be 6 months before I can eat an apple, says battered UFC star Rousey
UFC superstar Ronda Rousey has broken her silence to admit she is months away from even beginning to think about getting into the Octagon again.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter: ‘I was between angels and the devil’
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has spoken about his recent near-death experience, likening it to a competition between angels and the devil.
Five enter FIFA presidency race, but Bility and Platini sidelined
FIFA said on Thursday it had admitted five candidates for its presidential election, scheduled for February amid the worst crisis in its history, after...
Stressed-out Sepp Blatter in hospital after ‘small emotional breakdown’
Sepp Blatter has been admitted to hospital, claiming his body is “letting him down”.
Doping scandal athletics chief Lamine Diack quits Olympics role
Former world athletics president Lamine Diack has resigned as honorary member of the International Olympic Committee after coming under formal investigation...
Former athletics chief investigated for taking bribes to cover up doping
One of athletics most powerful figures is being investigated over allegations he took bribes for deferring sanctions against Russian drugs cheats. Former...
France striker Karim Benzema arrested in sex tape blackmail case
France striker Karim Benzema was arrested on Wednesday as part of an investigation into a blackmail case over a sex tape involving another player.
Hey, Rory, can I have one of your old drivers? Sure, fella, message me!
Rory McIlroy may have been laid low by food poisoning ahead of Thursday’s WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, but he still found time to give away a...
Hey, Rory, can I have one of your old drivers? Sure, fella, message me!
Rory McIlroy may have been laid low by food poisoning ahead of Thursday’s WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, but he still found time to give away a...
Football in crisis: Now German HQ raided over 2006 World Cup payments
Police have raided the headquarters of the German Football Association (DFB) in Frankfurt over payments made to FIFA in connection with the 2006 World...
Pleasure for Payne: Michelle becomes first female jockey to win Melbourne Cup
Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the A$6.2 million ($4.44 million) Melbourne Cup on Tuesday as she rode rank outsider Prince of Penzance...
It’s back in Kansas once more: Royals clinch 4-1 World Series win
They worked all season to take one more step in the World Series.
Eric Hosmer wouldn’t wait any longer.
Blatter: Agreement to give Russia 2018 World Cup before vote took place
Sepp Blatter says there was an agreement for the 2018 World Cup to go to Russia - even before the vote took place.
Three’s a charm: Lewis Hamilton clinches back-to-back F1 titles
Lewis Hamilton has become the first British driver to win back-to-back F1 world titles after winning a thrilling US Grand Prix in Texas.
FIFA confirms February vote to appoint Sepp Blatter’s successor
Football’s governing body FIFA said on Tuesday its presidential election would go ahead as planned on Feb.
Pistorius to be released on parole a year into jail term for killing girlfriend
Oscar Pistorius is to be released from prison next week and placed under house arrest just a year after being jailed for killing his girlfriend. The...
Prince Ali says election delay would further discredit FIFA
Delaying the FIFA presidential election would further discredit the scandal-hit governing body and deepen the instability, contender Prince Ali bin al-Hussein...
Lamar Odom ‘fighting for life’ after being found unconscious at Nevada brothel
Dennis Hof tells Us Weekly that Lamar Odom came in Saturday, Oct. 10, “wanting to get away and have some fun.” According to the Love Ranch...
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