From his days as the backbone of the defense to his days roaming the sidelines, Franz Beckenbauer has been synonymous with the best of German soccer. “Der Kaiser” won the World
Three of Maria Sharapova’s major sponsors are cutting ties with the Russian tennis star after she acknowledged failing a doping test at the Australian Open. Sportswear giant Nike, Swiss watch brand
To find the true measure of what Peyton Manning meant to football, don’t bother poring over the highlights from his record 186 wins, or re-watching either of his Super Bowl
Mahendra Singh Dhoni was there when India won the first Twenty20 world title, a victory that transformed a relatively new cricket concept into a game-changing phenomenon. He faces enormous expectations again
Another goal for Riyad Mahrez. Another victory for Leicester in its bid to become the English Premier League’s most unlikely champion. Hours after seeing fellow title rivals Tottenham and Arsenal draw
Football referees will be assisted by video replays for the first time by next year in trials approved on Saturday as Gianni Infantino started his FIFA presidency by advancing technological
Benfica beat Sporting Lisbon 1-0 in a derby to snatch the lead of the Portuguese league from its city rival on Saturday. Benfica striker Konstantinos Mitroglou scored what proved to be
The ACT Brumbies and New South Wales Waratahs will meet today in the most important match of the Super Rugby season to date, buoyed by first-round victories and determined to
A highly anticipated independent report to be released today could throw light into corruption allegations against Germany’s 2006 World Cup organizers and the fate of a dubious payment to FIFA. The
New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman agreed to accept a 30-game suspension under Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy, a penalty stemming from an altercation with his girlfriend last October. The
French prosecutors confirmed they have widened their investigation into corruption in athletics to include the bidding for the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. “At this stage, we are just making verifications, we
In a major change in the handling of positive drug tests at the Olympics, the IOC is set to remove itself from the process and have a group of independent
The first 6,000 tickets for the May 28 match at San Siro in Milan went on sale by lottery yesterday. A further 40,000 seats in the 71,500-capacity stadium will later
For the first time in nearly three decades global soccer has a leader whose name isn’t Sepp Blatter. After passing sweeping reforms earlier in the day, FIFA’s 207 delegates elected
Two-time Macau Grand Prix winner and current Euro Formula 3 champion, Felix Rosenqvist, has been named Mercedes-AMG test and reserve driver for the 2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DMT) season. The 24-year-old
With five months to go until the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the challenges keep piling up. From the Zika outbreak to severe water pollution, from behind-schedule venues to delayed
New FIFA President Gianni Infantino is like the substitute who came off the bench to score the winning goal in a cup final to stun the favorites. When Infantino stepped on the Zurich
Cristiano Ronaldo says Real Madrid could be leading the Spanish league if everyone on the team was at his level. After a 1-0 home loss to rival Atletico Madrid on Saturday
Italy coach Jacques Brunel has again been forced to change his injury-hit side ahead of the visit of Scotland tomorrow, with both teams looking for their first win of the
South Africa fast bowler Lonwabo Tsotsobe is reportedly under investigation in a match-fixing case that has already seen one of the country’s former international players banned for 20 years. Tsotsobe told
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