FIFA ethics judges send written verdict to Blatter

Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini can now launch appeals against their eight-year bans from football after FIFA’s ethics committee judges sent them full written reasons for the verdicts. Lawyers for Blatter

Spanish league | Real Madrid wins in Zidane’s debut as head coach

  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

EPL | Arsenal joined in 4th round by Man United, Man City

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

Football | La Liga Preview: Zidane debuts as Madrid coach against Deportivo

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

Tennis | Federer opens his 2016 season with comfy win in Brisbane

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

Football | Rule-makers discuss approving video replay trials

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

Tennis | Azarenka advances to quarterfinals at Brisbane International

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seasons, Victoria Azarenka is emerging from the shadows of some highly-­ranked rivals who have either withdrawn from Australian Open warmup events or lost in the early rounds.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

Cricket | England’s Stuart Broad fined for comments to umpire

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

Golf | A new year on the PGA Tour raises 5 questions

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

Olympics | Rio stadium fires 75 percent of workers ahead of games

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 Premier League after Bayern

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

FIFA ethics investigator recommends 9-year ban for Valcke

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.

Zidane pledges to restore Madrid’s attacking prowess

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 revising 2018 Asian Games mascot after criticism

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

European Roundup | Madrid draws at Valencia, Chelsea routs Crystal Palace

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

Ex-Olympic champion gets 10-year ban in S Korea

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

Ready, set, roll: Boston Marathon gets its 1st documentary

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

Ferrari makes stand-alone debut on Milan stock exchange

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

Football | Ebola-free Guinea clear for international football matches

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

EPL | Barca draws again to cede provisional Liga lead to Atletico

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

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