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

Sporting beats Porto to reclaim top spot in Portuguese league

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

Dakar Rally spectators injured in car accident in Argentina

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

2015: A year of sports scandals with a silver lining

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

Bach: Sports bodies must clean up to protect credibility

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

Resorts find new way to pamper skiers

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 freeze USD80m, hand over FIFA case evidence

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

EPL | Arsenal moves top, Van Gaal says he won’t leave United

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

2015 year in review | Football’s dark year: From bribery arrests to suicide attacks

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

Olympics to boost Japan by as much as 30 trillion yen

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

Baseball | Former outfielder Dave Henderson dies of heart attack at 57

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 to probe Israeli visa refusal in Malaysia

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,

EPL | Van Gaal could quit United; Arsenal routed by Southampton

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

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