FIFA has given Nigeria one last chance to avoid a “lengthy’ ban that would prevent the reigning champion from defending its title at next year’s African Cup of Nations. FIFA wants
If this is Colt McCoy’s only start for Washington, it sure was memorable. The small-town West Texas kid calmly led another winning drive at the home of the Dallas Cowboys, this
Six members of the Germany squad that won the World Cup were included among the nominees for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award yesterday, joining Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar
A female boxer in South Africa has died after being in a coma for two weeks following a bout, another sports death in a country already mourning the loss of
The captain of South Africa’s national soccer team was fatally shot at a friend’s house during an attempted robbery on Sunday night (yesterday, Macau time), police said. Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was
The Marussia team’s move into bankruptcy protection yesterday, four days after Formula One rival Caterham did the same, leaves only 18 cars on the grid for Sunday’s United States Grand
Ninety minutes after the return of “Fergie Time” at Old Trafford, the man himself returned to the limelight — in an interview on a London stage. Alex Ferguson was preparing to
Real Madrid’s commanding 3-1 win over Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday leaves the two Spanish giants poised to dispute the title that escaped them last season. Barcelona arrived in
Sebastien Ogier of France clinched his second consecutive rally world title after winning the Rally of Spain yesterday. Ogier held off Volkswagen Polo teammate and title rival Jari-Matti Latvala through the
It was an overcast day yesterday with some scattered showers at the Macau Golf and Country Club, but this did not stop players at the Venetian Macau Open putting up
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 70th Champions League goal and Mario Balotelli again failed to deliver as Real Madrid cruised to a 3-0 win at Liverpool yesterday to take complete control
Serbia lodged a formal protest yesterday against the International Olympic Committee decision to grant provisional recognition to Kosovo, calling it a “precedent of dangerous proportions.” IOC President Thomas Bach said the
Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich lineup is finally starting to resemble his Barcelona team that revolutionized football not too long ago. Arjen Robben scored twice as Bayern routed Roma 7-1 on
Ben Roethlisberger passed for two touchdowns and wide receiver Antonio Brown added another during a frantic stretch late in the first half, helping the Pittsburgh Steelers rally for a 30-23
Ben Martin made a 45-foot eagle putt to regain the lead and finished with a 20-foot birdie putt for a 3-under 68 and his first PGA Tour victory in the
Captain A.B. de Villiers top-scored with an unbeaten 89 as South Africa completed a six-wicket win over New Zealand in a limited-overs cricket international yesterday to take a 1-0 lead
The Mizoram Football Association says a 23-year-old Indian soccer player has died after injuring his spine while celebrating a goal with somersaults. Peter Biaksangzuala landed on his back while doing
This was supposed to be the season Manchester City finally made a sustained push in the Champions League. It’s not working out that way for the English champions. City is the most
An Australian endurance athlete has started an attempt to achieve a world-record 128-kilometer swim in the open waters of the Bahamas. Chloe McCardel started her solo swim yesterday morning from
Goalkeeper Miguel Moya saved Espanyol’s sole chance by Lucas Vazquez in the 13th minute, and midfielder Tiago Cardoso put Atletico ahead in the 43rd when he floated a header over
Atletico Madrid beat Espanyol 2-0 yesterday to extend its unbeaten home streak in the Spanish league to 24 games. Atletico limited Espanyol to one shot on goal and earned 12
Pacquiao started yesterday’s game for the newly formed KIA Sorento of the Philippine Basketball Association but played only seven minutes and committed two turnovers in his team’s 80-66 win over
Pulver also said yesterday that he “hadn’t seen any evidence of McKenzie losing respect of the players” and that he was surprised by McKenzie’s decision to resign well before the
Scott Hend beat Angelo Que of the Philippines in a playoff to win the Hong Kong Open yesterday and become the first Australian to win the event since Greg Norman
Jyoti Randhawa shot a 6-under 70 yesterday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Hong Kong Open. Angelo Que (65) was in second place, one ahead
Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso will leave Ferrari at the end of the season in order to win again, according to the Italian team’s recently-departed president. Alonso has become
Lee Jong-deok, South Korea’s minister for culture, sports and tourism, provincial mayor Choi Moon-soon and 2018 Olympic organizing committee president Cho Yang-ho met this week to decide whether or not
Serbian officials accused Albania yesterday of a deliberate political provocation after a drone flew an Albanian nationalist banner over a stadium in Belgrade during a match between the two Balkan
The trio of SJM Theodore by Prema entries for the 2014 event, which utilize Mercedes-Benz powered Dallara Formula 3 cars, will be driven by Frenchman Esteban Ocon, Antonio Fuoco of
Formula One team Marussia has hit back at claims it contributed to Jules Bianchi’s life-threatening crash at the Japanese Grand Prix by urging him to ignore yellow warning flags. Marussia refuted
Australian jockey Carly-Mae Pye died yesterday from injuries sustained when the horse she was riding broke its front legs during a training run, throwing her head-first into the track. The
Organizers of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro are banking on the popularity of flip-flops and a yet-to-be-announced cuddly mascot to help meet a target of 1 billion
Only three months after the Netherlands reached the World Cup semifinals, the team is crumbling. And Guus Hiddink, the man who guided the team to the 1998 semifinals but only
Say “Neymar,” and say no more. The 22-year- old Brazil striker scored all four goals yesterday — and hit the post once — in a 4-0 friendly rout of Japan. “Neymar really
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