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FIFA execs questioned on 2018/2022 World Cups as Blatter chairs crisis meeting
Swiss police are set to question 10 senior FIFA executives over the decision to award World Cups to Russia and Qatar as a corruption scandal engulfs football’s...
English football chairman says Blatter must go
The chairman of the English Football Association says FIFA President Sepp Blatter should leave his job immediately in the wake of the string of corruption...
FIFA officials arrested on corruption charges as World Cup bids probed
Several top FIFA officials have been arrested in Switzerland over allegations they were involved in a racket involving bribes adding up to more than $150m.
Soccer scandal: FIFA officials indicted in $100M bribery ring
Nine high-ranking soccer officials, including two current vice-presidents of world governing body FIFA, and five sports marketing executives have been...
Soccer scandal: FIFA officials arrested in $100M bribery ring
Swiss police arrested six soccer officials on corruption charges brought by the United States and detained them pending extradition to the U.S.; the raid...
Several FIFA officials arrested on $100m corruption charges
Several top FIFA officials have been arrested in Switzerland over allegations they were involved in paying bribes adding up to more than $100m.
FIFA officials held on corruption charges
Authorities in Zurich, Switzerland on Wednesday launched an operation to arrest several high-ranking FIFA officials on corruption charges and extradite...
Russia plans to use prison labor for 2018 World Cup
Russian authorities want to use prison labor to drive down the costs of holding the 2018 World Cup.
Hamilton takes his first Monaco GP pole position ahead of Rosberg
Defending world champion and current series leader Lewis Hamilton secured his maiden pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix when he topped Saturday’s...
FIFA talks over Palestine’s bid to suspend Israel from international football
FIFA President Sepp Blatter will hold crisis talks in Jerusalem later in an effort to avert a Palestinian bid to have Israel suspended from international...
Blind pole vaulter Charlotte Brown wins state championships bronze
For three years, Charlotte Brown has been chasing a medal by trying to jump over a bar she can’t see.
Southampton’s Mane fires fastest-ever English Premier League hat-trick
Southampton’s Sadio Mane blasted the quickest hat-trick in the history of the English Premier League on Saturday when he netted three times in less...
Brazil doping lab gets all clear to operate during 2016 Rio Olympics
Brazil’s drug-testing laboratory has had its status as an Olympic-standard facility restored, two years after being stripped of the elite ranking,...
Swift justice for football fan who hurled sexual taunts at Toronto news reporter
The moment a female TV reporter fought back against sexually explicit taunts from football fans has gone viral. CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt says...
After Nepal disasters, more climbers eye Chinese route to Everest
Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month’s avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp...
More climbers eye Chinese route to Everest after Nepal disasters
Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month’s avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp...
Rosberg cruises to Spanish Grand Prix win ahead of team-mate Hamilton
Nico Rosberg beat Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton for the first time this season and cut the Formula One world champion’s lead to 20 points with...
Football legend Pele leaves hospital waving after prostate operation
Brazilian footballing legend Pele has been discharged from a hospital in Sao Paulo after undergoing prostate surgery, doctors have said.
Pacquiao undergoes successful shoulder surgery after defeat to Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao has undergone surgery on his injured right shoulder following his loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr in the clash billed as the Fight of the Century. The...
Spanish football suspended from May 16 as TV row escalates
The finale of the Spanish season could be disrupted after the country’s football federation said it intended to suspend all competitions over a dispute...
Pope Francis is now an Honorary Harlem Globetrotter
Pope Francis pulled off some trick moves in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday. He had great instructors: The Harlem Globetrotters. The basketball...
Cambodia’s PM refuses to pay up on $5,000 bet on Pacquiao
The Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen admitted he won’t make good on a $5,000 debt he lost on the recent Mayweather and Pacquiao fight because he...
Andy Murray becomes first Brit to win a clay court title in 39 years
Andy Murray won the first clay-court title of his career when he saw off Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber in a tough three-setter during Monday’s...
Man completes ultimate UK triathlon: Swims, cycles and runs length of Britain
An extreme endurance adventurer who has completed the ultimate British triathlon is looking forward to his next challenge.
Beaten Pacquiao says he was hampered by shoulder injury
Manny Pacquiao says a shoulder injury hampered his bid to hand Floyd Mayweather his first defeat as a professional on Saturday as the American improved...
Mayweather beats Pacquiao in ‘fight of the century’ in Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather has won the highly anticipated superfight against Manny Pacquiao in a points decision at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Mayweather and Pacquiao square up for the most lucrative fight in history
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are only hours away from one of the most anticipated boxing matches in history. The fight is set to be the most...
In the money: Everyone wins when Mayweather fights Pacquiao
There’s a long list of winners to be seen Saturday night, when Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao square off in one of the most anticipated boxing...
Mayweather, Pacquiao weigh in as frenzy builds
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather comfortably made the weight for their world title showdown at a raucous weigh-in which underscored the frenzy of interest...
Mayweather, Pacquiao weigh in as frenzy builds
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather comfortably made the weight for their world title showdown at a raucous weigh-in which underscored the frenzy of interest...
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