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In yet another case of FIFA election bribery, the president of Nepal’s soccer federation was banned for 10 years yesterday. Ganesh Thapa, who will lose his place on FIFA’s Under-20 World
Kristoffer Broberg wasn’t happy with his putting last week when he was practicing at home in Sweden, so he made an abrupt change. He looked in his coach’s wife’s bag
Novak Djokovic stretched his winning streak to 15 straight at theATP finals by beating Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-1 yesterday. The top-ranked Serb has not lost at the season-ending tournament at the O2
Russia has no intention of boycotting the Olympics. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko, speaking to The Associated Press yesterday in a telephone interview, said there will “not in any case... never” be
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa was listed as an official FIFA presidential candidate yesterday, while Musa Bility of Liberia was left out after failing an integrity check. FIFA announced the
Forty years ago, former basketball star Bill Walton made a decision he still regrets today. His UCLA college team was invited to play an exhibition game in China in 1973,
The most important date of the year for Cristiano Ronaldo has nothing to do with Real Madrid’s big “clasico” games against Barcelona. Or crucial Champions League matches. Or representing Portugal
Russell Knox was the center of attention after winning the HSBC Champions, and not just with the sponsors. After his press conference, he posed with four flight attendants from Emirates Airlines.
Pressure is growing on Franz Beckenbauer to speak out on the latest corruption allegations surrounding the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The former Bayern Munich great, who captained and coached Germany
Racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe, who worked alongside Eddery throughout his career, confirmed the death yesterday, saying “everyone at Juddmonte (Farms) is very shocked and saddened by it.” The cause of death
Reigning European Formula Three Champion and two-time winner of the Macau Grand Prix, Felix Rosenqvist, has said that “winning in Macau requires a massive amount of luck”, ahead of the
Part of the BWF Grand Prix Gold Series, the tournament organized by the Badminton Federation of Macau is being held this month, from November 24 to 29 at the Tap
Timothy Bradley won a fight he needed badly Saturday night, stopping Brandon Rios in the ninth round to stake his claim for a title in a welterweight division that is
Jorge Lorenzo won his third MotoGP title with a victory at the season-ending Valencia GP yesterday as Valentino Rossi failed to make up enough ground on his Yamaha teammate from the back
Top-seeded Venus Williams beat Karolina Pliskova 7-5, 7-6 to win the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai yesterday. The tournament was played at the newly built International Zhuhai Hengqin International Tennis Center,
Adam Scott hasn’t read caddie Steve Williams’ book about Tiger Woods and doesn’t expect it to be a distraction when Williams is working for him. “I haven’t been lucky enough to
Belgium has moved up to No. 1 in the FIFA rankings for the first time. Despite only reaching the World Cup quarterfinals last year, Belgium rose two places after two wins
GROUP E With Messi watching from the Camp Nou stands, Neymar converted a penalty on the half-hour mark, then set up Suarez’s strike in the 60th and scored his second goal
One year after Anirban Lahiri made his debut in the World Golf Championships, progress is measured by how much is at stake in the HSBC Champions. He no longer is simply
U.S. Open finalist Roberta Vinci won her first match at the WTA Elite Trophy, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-4 yesterday. One break in each set proved enough for the fourth-seeded Italian,
GROUP A Nacho scored two minutes after coming on for Real Madrid against PSG, capitalizing on a mistake from goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to score from a tight angle after Toni Kroos’
Already enduring the worst run of results in his Chelsea career, Jose Mourinho will be banned from the stadium for Saturday’s match at Stoke after being punished by the English
Michelle Payne became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup yesterday when she rode the 100-1 outsider Prince of Penzance to victory in Australia’s richest horse race. Payne pushed
A British national who walked into the track while cars were hurtling toward him at about 280 kilometers per hour during Singapore’s Formula One night race was yesterday sentenced to
New Zealand capped one of the most dominant eras in rugby history by becoming the first team to retain the World Cup, repelling Australia’s second-half resurgence in a 34-17 win sealed
Sunday, 00:00 New Zealand v Australia H 1.4, D 29, A 3.5 When the great Victor Matfield was sent into the Rugby World Cup semifinal last weekend with South Africa down by five
Paulo Orlando had returned home to Brazil last offseason when he flipped on the television to catch the news, and saw this strange report about the first Brazilian to play
Seven men are in the running to replace Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, with Michel Platini’s candidature accepted but pending because of his suspension from soccer. FIFA published the list of
Supersized Maori from New Zealand, diminutive Aeta from the Philippines and native peoples of all shapes and sizes in between tested their mettle at the first World Indigenous Games, a
The Sports Development Board (ID) revealed some of the local athletes’ results in the first edition of the nationwide games. In taekwondo, Freeman Yiu was knocked down by Shenzhen’s Ren Ming
Bahraini royal family member Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa is running for FIFA president, a move that will put his human rights record under renewed scrutiny. The Asian soccer
Lewis Hamilton took off his racing helmet and bent low in a moment of quiet reflection after winning a tight race and another Formula One championship. Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg sat nearby, slumped
Adam Ashley-Cooper’s third try set up by a brilliant run from Drew Mitchell secured Australia’s 29-15 win over Argentina and its spot in the Rugby World Cup final against archrival New Zealand
Justin Rose won his first European Tour title in 15 months Sunday, warding off a stubborn challenge from Lucas Bjerregaard of Denmark to win the Hong Kong Open by one shot. The Englishman,
It was always going to be a battle akin to that of David and Goliath, as Leslie Santos’ Hong Kong team met a host of ex-English Premier League and big
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