Real Madrid matches Barcelona’s record of 39 unbeaten games

Real Madrid tied Barcelona’s Spanish record of 39 games unbeaten in all competitions by crushing Granada 5-0 in La Liga on Saturday. Francisco “Isco” Alarcon scored

Spanish King’s Cup | James Rodriguez comes through for Madrid

James Rodriguez made the most of a rare start for Real Madrid yesterday , scoring twice in a convincing 3-0 win over Sevilla in a first-leg

Kang left off S.Korea’s WBC team amid DUI allegations 

Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang has been left off South Korea’s roster for the World Baseball Classic while he remains subject to a criminal investigation into

Briefs | FOOTBALL – Hull hires Marco Silva as manager

Hull hired Marco Silva to manage the relegation-threatened Premier League club yesterday. The 39-year-old Portuguese coach, who has no previous experience in English football, succeeds Mike

Tennis Serena, Venus Williams forced out of ASB Classic

Serena Williams was knocked out of the ASB Tennis Classic yesterday, reducing her match practice for the upcoming Australian Open, while sister Venus withdrew due to injury.

Angela Lee to defend title against Huang in Thailand

Hawaiian Angela Lee will defend her women’s atomweight title against Taiwan’s Jenny Huang when ONE Championship hosts its second mixed martial arts promotion in Thailand on March 11.

Football | Axel Witsel completes transfer to Tianjin

Belgium midfielder Axel Witsel has become the latest Europe-based player to move to the Chinese Super League. Zenit St. Petersburg said yesterday in a statement that

Skiing Shiffrin skies out in first run, misses cup slalom record

Mikaela Shiffrin’s seven-race winning streak in women’s World Cup slaloms came to end yesterday, leaving the American one short of the record for most consecutive victories in the discipline.

Football – EPL | Guardiola tetchy despite City beating Burnley with 10 men

Pep Guardiola was tetchy and terse even though his Manchester City side needed only 10 men to beat Burnley 2-1 on Monday in a swift recovery from

Tennis | Nadal in Australia, still aiming to contend for major titles 

Rafael Nadal cuddled a koala on the banks of the river, something that has become a customary photo opportunity for celebrity players on debut at the Brisbane International. The

NFL | Kubiak tells Broncos he’s leaving for health reasons

Broncos coach Gary Kubiak informed his players after their victory over Oakland on Sunday that he's stepping away from the game and the team he loves. He said the grind of coaching was

Football | Striker Carlos Tevez signs USD40m deal in China

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez has signed to play for Shanghai Shenhua, becoming the latest in a procession of star players to join the Chinese Super League.

Briefs | Ana Ivanovic retires from tennis at 29 

Ana Ivanovic retired from tennis at age 29 Wednesday, ending a career in which she was ranked No. 1 in 2008 but can no longer play at

Neymar says Rio penalty was most nervous moment of his life

Brazil football star Neymar says taking the last penalty of the shootout against Germany in the final at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics was the most nervous moment of

EPL | Liverpool’s prolific attack delivers in 4-1 win over Stoke 

Liverpool's prolific forward line delivered again in a 4-1 win over Stoke in the English Premier League on Tuesday, lifting the team back into second place and within six

Coma-induced freestyle World Cup skier flown to Sweden 

A Swedish freestyle World Cup skier in a medically induced coma after crashing on an Italian hill has been transferred to a hospital in Sweden. Swedish ski cross federation

Cycling | Former Tour de France champ Wiggins retires

Bradley Wiggins announced his retirement from cycling yesterday, ending an illustrious career in which he won a British-record eight Olympic medals and became his country's first winner of the

Infantino: ‘Necessary actions & sanctions’ on Russian doping 

Russia will face any "necessary actions and sanctions" after investigators alleged that football players had suspicious drug-test samples covered up as part of a wider doping scandal in the

Portuguese League – Overview | For Benfica, it’s business as usual with transfers, titles

Another rising talent turned into a profit. Another title on the horizon. It’s a scenario Benfica’s fans are more than accustomed to: watching their club perform

Simone Biles soars to AP Female Athlete of the Year

Simone Biles tried to treat the 2016 Summer Olympics like just your average ordinary gymnastics meet. So what if the stage and the stakes were different? The floor

Football | Leak revealing offshore millions prompts French probe

France is the latest country to investigate possible tax avoidance by football stars, coaches and their managers following the leak of financial information published by media organizations across Europe.

Overview | Chelsea, Conte standing out as normality returns to EPL 

In one sense, normality has returned to the English Premier League after the craziness of Leicester's improbable surge to the title last season. The top six on Christmas Day

Olympic organizers in Tokyo disclose total cost estimate 

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics estimate the total cost of hosting the 2020 Games will be between 1.6 and 1.8 trillion yen (USD13-$15 billion). The official cost estimate announced Wednesday was below

Football | Bayern still bossing Bundesliga but wary of new challengers 

Few imagined at the start of the season that a fifth-tier club upon its foundation in 2009 would prove Bayern Munich's biggest obstacle to an unprecedented fifth straight Bundesliga

Under the Suit | US ski racers produce nude calendar to help raise funds

A group of American skiers are taking it all off in an effort to raise some money. Five female and six male ski racers have joined

Football | Ronaldo hat trick leads Real Madrid to Club World Cup title

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick yesterday as European champion Real Madrid claimed its second Club World Cup title by beating Japanese side Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra

Atletico Nacional thanks Chapecoense fans for support 

Atletico Nacional striker Orlando Berrio thanked Chapecoense fans for their support as the Colombian team finished third at the Club World Cup yesterday. “ have all

Football | Real Madrid advances to Club World Cup final

Real Madrid beat Mexican side Club America 2-0 to reach the Club World Cup final yesterday and extend its unbeaten run to 36 games. Karim Benzema

Football | Refs use video replay to award penalty at Club World Cup

Referee Viktor Kassai made some soccer history yesterday, using video replay to award a penalty kick during the Club World Cup semifinals. Kashima Antlers midfielder

Rugby | New Zealand boosts All Blacks’ pay packets

Captain Kieran Read is likely to become the first All Black to earn more than NZ$1 million (USD720,000) per season in pure salary after New Zealand

Ballon d’Or: Ronaldo voted best in the world for 4th time

After giving a European Championship title to Portugal and another Champions League trophy to Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo ends 2016 with something just for himself — his fourth world

2022 World Cup host Qatar loosens rules for migrant workers

Qatar announced Monday it is introducing long-expected reforms to policies governing its vast foreign-labor force, though the changes still require workers to seek clearance from their bosses

Football | English FA faces lawmakers’ no-confidence vote, reforms

The English Football Association is facing a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons and the enforced overhaul of decision-making functions dominated by “elderly men.” British legislators

EPL | Mkhitaryan scores, gets hurt as Man United beats Spurs 1-0

Henrikh Mkhitaryan underlined his growing importance to Manchester United by scoring in a 1-0 win over Tottenham this weekend, sealing the team’s third Premier League victory since August.

Olympics | Tokyo breaks ground on new 2020 National Stadium

  Tokyo held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a USD1.5 billion National Stadium to host the 2020 Olympic Games. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and other

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