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Zinedine Zidane’s head-coaching career got off to a winning start as Real Madrid defeated Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 in the Spanish league on Saturday. Gareth Bale had a hat trick and
Arsenal began its FA Cup defense with a 3-1 comeback victory against Sunderland and was joined in the fourth round by Manchester United and Manchester City on Saturday. United labored past
Sunday, 3:30am Real Madrid v Deportivo H 1.5, D 10.5, A 26 Zinedine Zidane will make his coaching debut on Saturday when Real Madrid hosts Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league. The former
He achieved the milestone in the final here last year, when he beat Milos Raonic and shared the podium with some of the players he revered from a previous era. His
Soccer’s rule-makers are discussing whether to approve trials of video replays to assist referees who find it harder to keep up with the faster, modern game. The International Football Association
After two injury-interrupted seasons, Victoria Azarenka is emerging from the shadows of some highly-ranked rivals who have either withdrawn from Australian Open warmup events or lost in the early rounds. The
England bowler Stuart Broad has been fined 30 percent of his match fee for twice telling umpire Aleem Dar to “just get on with the game” when Dar issued a
Jordan Spieth spent the first official practice day of the new year in good company. As he rolled putts at Kapalua, his teenage sister Ellie sat next to him on the
Administrators of Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Maracana stadium have fired 75 percent of the arena’s staff eight months before the 2016 Olympics. The consortium formed by construction company Odebrecht and entertainment
Pep Guardiola wants to coach in the English Premier League when he leaves Bayern Munich at the end of this season, but hasn’t yet signed a contract with a club. “The
Sepp Blatter’s former right-hand man is facing a nine-year ban from football. The FIFA ethics committee’s lead investigator, Cornel Borbely, recommended the ban for Jerome Valcke yesterday after concluding his inquiry.
Zinedine Zidane promised yesterday to make up for his lack of coaching experience by inspiring Real Madrid to play with the same attacking flair he displayed during his playing career. “Football with a
Indonesia is revising the mascot for the 2018 Asian Games after criticism that the newly unveiled bird-of-paradise looks more like a chicken. Gatot Dewa Broto, a spokesman for the Ministry of
Rafa Benitez’s return to Valencia ended with his Real Madrid stumbling again in the Spanish league’s title race yesterday, while Chelsea finally showed what made them champions in England last
South Korea’s weightlifting authorities yesterday suspended an Olympic gold medalist for 10 years for allegedly beating up a junior weightlifter, officials said. Local media reported that Sa Jae-hyouk, who won the
America’s marquee marathon is ready for its close-up. “Boston,” the first feature-length documentary film about the Boston Marathon, is in the works. Its creators say the movie will go well
Sports carmaker Ferrari is following up its successful Wall Street listing with a stock market launch in Milan, as it begins a new era as a stand-alone company free of the
The African football confederation says it has ended a ban on Guinea hosting international matches after the country was declared free of Ebola. Health concerns forced Guinea to play its
Barcelona was held to 0-0 at Espanyol to cede the provisional lead of the Spanish league to Atletico Madrid on Saturday, after Diego Simeone’s side got some late heroics from
Islam Slimani scored once in each half to give Sporting Lisbon a 2-0 win over FC Porto that allowed it to reclaim the lead of the Portuguese league from the visitors
Several spectators were injured during the Dakar Rally on Saturday after a Mini Cooper plowed into the crowd before the start of the race in Argentina. The accident occurred at kilometer 6.6 of
For the past 12 months, scandals off the field of play eclipsed exploits on it. Beyond the usual cases of doping and cheating that are sadly common in modern sports, shocking
Sports organizations must work harder than ever in 2016 to clean up their act after a year of corruption and doping scandals that tarnished the Olympic movement, IOC President Thomas Bach said
Ski resorts are upping the ante, finding new ways this season to pamper guests who barely want to leave the slopes. Ski-in, ski-out used to just refer to prime lodgings that
Swiss authorities have frozen roughly USD80 million worth of assets and handed a batch of bank documents to their U.S. counterparts to be used in criminal proceedings against high-ranking functionaries
Arsenal moved top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win against Bournemouth on Monday, while Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal said there was “not any reason” for him
Dawn had just broken in Zurich when a man was spotted being dragged out of an opulent hotel’s side entrance. Raising a single white sheet, hotel staff made an inadequate
The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will boost the Japanese economy as much as 30 trillion yen (USD249 billion) by 2020, according to a report by the Bank of Japan released on yesterday. Construction investment triggered
Henderson died early Sunday morning at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to a statement from the Mariners, one of five teams Henderson played for in his career. Henderson had
World Sailing said yesterday it will investigate reports that two Israeli windsurfers and their coach have been refused visas to compete at the Youth Sailing World Championships in Langkawi, Malaysia,
Arsenal and Manchester United were embarrassed and Chelsea drew on another erratic day in the Premier League. And despite losing at Liverpool, Leicester’s surprise lead was maintained on Saturday. Man United
Darcy Kuemper began last season as Minnesota’s primary goalie, until Devan Dubnyk’s arrival denied him the opportunity to establish some consistency and play out of his slumps. A relief role has
Australia captain Steve Smith has been named the International Cricket Council test player and cricketer of the year while South Africa’s A. B. de Villiers has been awarded the best
Brazil’s attorney general is investigating allegations that bribes were paid to a powerful lawmaker to help secure contracts for the building of venues and other works for next year’s Olympics
A double strike from Luis Suarez and a controversial opening goal from Lionel Messi fired Barcelona to its third Club World Cup title on Sunday as the European champion beat South American
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