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500 days and counting, Rio races to be ready for Olympics
With 500 days left to go before it stages South America’s first ever Olympic Games, Rio is straining at the leash to be ready - but a key target...
UEFA reelects Platini and predicts bumper revenue for 2015-2016 season
Michel Platini was re-elected for his third four-year term as UEFA president on Tuesday.
Mexican wrestler dies after in-ring incident with ex-WWE star Rey Mysterio
The son of a Mexican wrestling legend died early Saturday following a blow suffered in the ring.
Cricket World Cup: Guptill breaks record as New Zealand crush West Indies
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill (pictured) sent the ball soaring and the records tumbling by striking a cricket World Cup record of 237 not out on Saturday...
Nome Sweet Nome: Veteran musher claims second straight Iditarod win
Veteran musher Dallas Seavey claimed his third Iditarod Sled Dog Race title in four years on Wednesday morning, crossing the finish line in Nome, Alaska,...
Hamilton storms to record fourth pole position for Australian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton claimed a record-breaking fourth pole position at the Australian Grand Prix and Mercedes continued its dominance of Formula One by locking...
End of the world for England as they crash to defeat to Bangladesh
England crashed out of the cricket World Cup on Monday after a dismal performance against Bangladesh. England was set a target of 276 to win and stay...
Thousands raised for Sierra Leone athlete found living rough in London
Sierra Leone’s top sprinter is sleeping rough in London because he was afraid to return to his Ebola-hit homeland after last year’s Commonwealth...
Chile’s Copa America stadiums haunted by dark past
Chile will be in party mode when it hosts the South American football championships, but a dark past lurks in several stadiums used as torture chambers...
BPL controversy after FIFA resists renewed calls for video help for refs
Faced with soccer’s “biggest decision ever,” FIFA said on Saturday it would not be rushed into approving — or even testing — video...
BPL controversy after FIFA resists renewed calls for video help for refs
Faced with soccer’s “biggest decision ever,” FIFA said on Saturday it would not be rushed into approving — or even testing — video...
2022 World Cup final ‘no later than’ December 18, says FIFA chief Blatter
FIFA president Sepp Blatter (pictured) insists the 2022 World Cup final in Qatar will be played no later than 18 December.
Record books smashed as South Africa crush West Indies in World Cup
AB de Villiers scored the second-fastest century ever in a World Cup in a display of brutal hitting Friday, setting South Africa on course for a record-equaling...
No Qatar 2022 World Cup compensation for European clubs
There will be no compensation for European clubs over the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, FIFA has confirmed.
Fernando Alonso ‘OK and conscious’ after heavy F1 crash in Barcelona
McLaren’s Fernando Alonso is “OK and conscious” after being involved in a heavy crash on the final day of pre-season testing in Barcelona...
UK police investigate second claim of racist chanting by Chelsea fans
British police announced on Saturday that they are investigating reports a group of Chelsea supporters chanted racist songs at a London train station after...
Bigger than Ali-Frazier I: Floyd Mayweather will fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2
It’s a bout the public has been calling for since late 2009 and pits the two finest boxers of their generation in a historic event.
Soccer fans in racism row after ‘pushing black man off train’ in Paris
The Chelsea Football has condemned the behavior of soccer fans who prevented a black man getting on a train in Paris as “abhorrent.” A video...
Chelsea fans in racism row after ‘pushing black man off train’ in Paris
Chelsea have condemned the behaviour of fans who prevented a black man getting on a train in Paris as “abhorrent”.
Lance Armstrong loses $10 million arbitration ruling
Disgraced athlete Lance Armstrong and Tailwind Sports Corp. has been ordered to pay $10 million in a fraud dispute with a promotions company for “unparalleled...
World Cup shock as Ireland chase down 305 to beat the West Indies
Paul Stirling and Ed Joyce came agonisingly close to centuries but still helped Ireland cause the first upset of the 2015 cricket World Cup with a four-wicket...
Cricket World Cup: One billion fans tune in to see India thump Pakistan
Jubilant fans have spilled out onto India’s streets and let off firecrackers after the national team defeated bitter rivals Pakistan in their opening...
His game in tatters, Tiger Woods takes a break from golf
Fallen world number one Tiger Woods is taking a break from tournament golf in a bid to get his faltering game back in shape after the worst round of his...
Russian doping probe is ‘defining moment’ for sport, says U.S. boss
An independent investigation by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) into claims of systematic doping among Russian athletes may prove to be a turning point...
Egypt pledges thousands in compensation as 20th football victim dies
The death toll following a riot outside an Egyptian soccer stadium on Sunday has risen to 20 following the death of a 14-year-old girl, a Health Ministry...
Egyptian Premier League suspended after deadly clashes at Cairo match
Egypt has suspended all major football games after 19 people were killed in the latest outbreak of violence between fans and police, authorities said Monday.
From football to Formula One: Qatar vies for spot in upcoming race season
Qatar is close to signing a contract to host a Formula One Grand Prix within the next two years, the president of the country’s motor sport federation...
FFP rule-breakers ‘don’t deserve to be champions’, says Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has launched a thinly veiled barb at title rivals Manchester City by claiming that clubs who contravene Financial Fair Play...
Afghan cricket team prepares for its first World Cup
Against the backdrop of war and hardship, a severe lack of facilities and funds, cricket in Afghanistan has grown at a phenomenal pace in a dozen years. The...
Caddies sue PGA Tour over lost endorsement money from bibs
A group of PGA Tour caddies sued the PGA Tour in federal court Tuesday for making them wear bibs that have the logo of the tournament sponsors without...
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