
Russia shocked by France 2-1 at ice hockey worlds
Defending champion Russia was upset 2-1 by France, which shocked a team dominated by NHL and KHL players at hockey worlds on Thursday. Russia lost to ...

Top priority for David Moyes: Wayne Rooney
One of the most pressing items in David Moyes' in-tray when he takes over as Manchester United manager on July 1 will be what to do with Wayne Rooney.

Russia shocked by France at ice hockey worlds
Defending world champion Russia lost to France 2-1 on Thursday in one of the biggest upsets in ice hockey history. A team stacked with NHL and KHL ...

United hires mini-Ferguson to create new dynasty
Manchester United has replaced an abrasive and tough-minded Scotsman with ... another abrasive and tough-minded Scotsman. In fact, the similarities ...

Raikkonen focuses on title challenge, not future
Kimi Raikkonen is confident he can put questions about his future to one side and fight for the Formula One title this season. Four races into the ...
Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler extends contract
Schalke announced the extension of the contract of rising star Julian Draxler on truck-mounted panels driven through the city on Thursday.

Thomas Bach announces IOC presidential candidacy
Thomas Bach is counting on his track record and long experience in the Olympic world to carry him to the top job in the IOC. The 59-year-old German ...

Cavendish wins 6th stage; Paolini keeps Giro lead
Mark Cavendish dominated the sprint finish of the sixth stage of the Giro d'Italia for his second victory in this month's race, while Luca Paolini's ...
David Moyes Fact Box
Highlights in the career of David Moyes, who will take charge as manager of Manchester United from July 1 on a 6-year deal: 1963 — Born April 25 in ...

Alonso optimistic he can close the gap on Vettel
After a frustrating start to the season, Fernando Alonso retains high hopes of clawing back his 30-point gap on Formula One championship leader ...
G4S to help provide security at G-8 conference
G4S, the security company that had a high-profile failure at the London Olympics, says it has been hired to support police at the G-8 summit in ...

Moyes to leave Everton; wants to join United
Everton confirmed Thursday that manager David Moyes is leaving the club at the end of the season and wants to replace Alex Ferguson at Manchester ...
Kostadinova re-elected as Bulgarian Olympic chief
Former Olympic high jump champion Stefka Kostadinova has been re-elected as president of Bulgaria's national Olympic committee. Committee members ...
Deportivo president says match-fixing common
The club president of Deportivo La Coruna on Thursday denied allegations that his team was involved in fixing a recent league match, but claimed ...
Boston cop: Never saw Russia warning about suspect
The Boston police commissioner says three city police officers were working with the U.S. terrorism task force but did not know about vague warnings ...

City looks to rescue season by winning FA Cup
After flopping in Europe and messing up the defense of its Premier League title, Manchester City can rescue its season by beating Wigan in the FA Cup ...

Chinese rider Ji withdraws from Giro with fever
The first Chinese rider to enter the Giro d'Italia, Ji Cheng, has withdrawn before the start of the sixth stage due to a fever. The 25-year-old ...

4 clubs still sweating on Bundesliga survival
Four sides are fighting for survival in the Bundesliga's penultimate round of games on Saturday, with European qualification places also at stake.
PSG looking to get over nerves in title race
It seems the only thing that's been standing between Paris Saint-Germain and the French league title lately has been the team's own nerves and bad ...
Veteran Godolphin trainer to run doping-hit yard
Godolphin's longest-serving trainer will assume temporary control of its doping-tainted stables in England following Mahmood Al Zarooni's suspension ...

AC Milan aiming to secure Champions League spot
With Juventus already having won Serie A and Napoli assured of finishing second, AC Milan's battle with Fiorentina for third is the last key item to ...
Di Stefano's children want to stop his marriage
The children of Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano are asking a court to rule him mentally incapable after his announcement that he plans to marry ...

Barca can clinch Spanish league title at Atletico
Real Madrid has done its best to delay the inevitable, but Barcelona has another chance to finally clinch the Spanish league title this weekend. A win ...
Villa's Petrov retires following leukemia battle
Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov has retired from football following a battle against acute leukemia. The Bulgarian midfielder was diagnosed with ...

Kings beat Blues 3-2 in OT, take 3-2 series lead
The way the Los Angeles Kings opened the playoffs is old news. The defending Stanley Cup champions are headed home where they've dominated, one win ...