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Michael Schumacher ‘cries when he hears voices of family’
Schumacher is continuing his recovery from a serious head injury sustained in a skiing accident in December 2013 and is being treated in a specially-built...
That was easy: Djokovic illness hands Murray first win of season
World number one Novak Djokovic withdrew from the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, handing Andy Murray (pictured)...
New Olympic code could ban those who work with athletes caught doping
Beginning this year, athletes in Olympic sports who work with trainers, coaches or agents who have been banned for doping will be in jeopardy of receiving...
Second act: Remember Stephon Marbury? NBA star now a boss in China
The two-time all-star is thriving on the court with the Beijing Ducks while becoming one with his adopted hometown away from basketball.
Swimmer Michael Phelps dodges jail in drunk driving case
Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps looked to the future Friday, including the Rio Olympics in 2016, after he dodged a stint in prison for drunk driving. The...
FIFA agree to publish ‘redacted version’ of World Cup bidding report
FIFA has agreed to publish Michael Garcia’s World Cup bidding report “with appropriate redactions”.
Analysis: Thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations won’t affect baseball right away
There will be no immediate flow of top Cuban players into Major League Baseball, at least not freely, despite the major U.S.
Real Madrid face Schalke and Chelsea PSG in Champions League last 16
Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea were drawn on Monday against Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City will tackle Barcelona in two blockbuster Champions League...
History beckons: Kobe poised to pass Jordan’s career points Sunday
Kobe Bryant is ready to cap a busy week by moving past another great on the NBA’s career scoring list.
Ronaldo’s underwear lawsuit dropped
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has halted an effort by soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s underwear manufacturer to cancel a Rhode Island...
Sean Abbott’s career-best bowling on first match since death of Phil Hughes
Sean Abbott, the bowler whose bouncer struck and killed Australian cricketer Phil Hughes last month, returned career-best figures in his first match since...
Champ’s got swag: 24-carat Khan to wear sport’s most expensive shorts
Britain’s Amir Khan will wear boxing’s “most expensive shorts” when he steps into the ring to face Devon Alexander in a welterweight...
Brazil football legend Pele gets the green light to leave hospital
Brazilian soccer legend Pele today received the green light to leave the Sao Paulo clinic treating him for a kidney complaint, 15 days after being admitted...
Changes to IOC could clear way for new events and locations
The International Olympic Committee on Monday approved a new bidding process to make the system less costly and more flexible to attract future candidates—including...
German footballer Goetze’s left shoe fetches $2.5M for charity
Mario Goetze’s World Cup-winning left shoe has fetched a donation of 2 million euros (nearly $2.5 million) at a children’s charity gala in...
Red Bull ‘devastated’ by theft of dozens of Formula One trophies
Thieves have snatched over 60 trophies after breaking into Red Bull’s headquarters in Milton Keynes.
English football club Wigan’s chairman Whelan in new racism scandal
Dave Whelan, chairman of English football club Wigan Athletic, has sparked another race row after describing the Chinese as “chingalings” in...
Australia bids farewell to cricketer Phillip Hughes in his home town
The funeral of Australian test cricketer Phillip Hughes began to the strains of a song entitled ‘Forever Young’ in his home town on Wednesday...
Two scorers and a stopper: Trio in tight race for soccer’s top honour
The goalkeeper who won the World Cup will be challenging Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the Ballon d’Or.
Janay Rice: NFL team ‘suggested’ I apologize
Before a now infamous press conference in May with her husband Ray Rice, Janay Rice says the Baltimore Ravens “suggested” that she apologize...
World Cup bidding process ‘completely flawed’ as fresh allegations emerge
The World Cup bidding process is “completely flawed”, a top MP has told Sky News, after more allegations around the 2018 and 2022 tournaments...
Killed at the crease: Israeli cricket umpire dies after being hit by ball
An umpire and former captain of Israel’s national cricket team died after being hit by a ball, just two days after the death of Australian batsman...
Analysis: Rice’s winning appeal reveals how badly Goodell mishandled case
After giving Rice a too-light penalty initially, suspending him for two games for striking then-fiancée Janay Palmer in a hotel elevator in Atlantic City,...
Pele responding to care, still on dialysis: hospital
A Brazilian hospital says soccer great Pele isn’t showing signs of the urinary tract infection that prompted his hospitalization this week.
Months after sparking domestic violence row, Rice eligible for NFL return
Former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice has won an appeal of his indefinite suspension and is now eligible to sign with any National Football League...
#putoutyourbats tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes goes global
It began as a single, simple tribute from a cricket fan to batsman Phillip Hughes.
Brazil legend Pelé assures fans he is ‘fine’, moved room for increased privacy
Brazil football legend Pelé, who has been hospitalised for three days suffering from a urinary infection, reached out to his fans via social media Thursday...
FIBA bans Japan from international basketball competitions
Japan have been suspended from international basketball competitions — including the Olympics — after failing to merge their two national leagues.
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies two days after suffering severe injury
Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes died this morning, two days after suffering a severe head injury during a cricket match in Sydney.
Messi breaks Raul’s Champions League record
Barcelona’s Lionel Messi scored a hat trick to shatter the Champions League goalscoring record by taking his tally in the competition to 74 in a...
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