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Measles surges in UK years after flawed research
More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked ...
Ireland flyhalf Ronan O'Gara retires from rugby
Ronan O'Gara, Ireland's most capped player and top points scorer, announced his retirement from rugby union on Saturday and will take up a coaching ...
Royal infant on the way, but housing unclear
Is it a boy? A girl? Prince William and the former Kate Middleton aren't telling, and palace officials are not revealing where the royal baby will ...
NZ close in on 11th world series title in Glasgow
New Zealand needs only to win its Glasgow Sevens quarterfinal on Sunday to secure its 11th world sevens rugby series title in 14 seasons. New Zealand, ...
Man City, Swansea labor to 0-0 draw in EPL
Manchester City dropped points in its bid to secure second place in the English Premier League by drawing 0-0 with Swansea in a lackluster match on ...
Hull back in Premier League after 3-year absence
Hull returned to the Premier League on Saturday by clinching a runner-up finish in England's second tier ahead of Watford on a dramatic final day of ...
Olympic Stadium to stage 5 games at Rugby WCup
The Olympic Stadium in London will host five matches at the 2015 World Cup, with only two club rugby grounds selected among the 13 venues.
Warburton to captain Lions, no Wilkinson
Sam Warburton accepted the biggest honor in northern hemisphere rugby when he was appointed captain of the British and Irish Lions but there was no ...
Swansea, Southampton play out lackluster draw
Swansea's lackluster form since winning the League Cup showed no sign of improving after being held to a 0-0 draw by Southampton in the Premier League ...
Cardiff seals title in English football 2nd tier
Four days after securing promotion to the Premier League, Cardiff clinched the title in the second-tier League Championship by drawing 1-1 at Burnley ...
Man dies as UK measles epidemic spreads
U.K. authorities say a 25-year-old man is suspected to have died from measles as an epidemic continues to sweep across south Wales. The outbreak has ...
Heady days for the Welsh as Cardiff reaches EPL
As Vincent Tan threw his arms into the air and soaked up the applause of a delirious crowd, the Malaysian billionaire owner of Cardiff could be ...
Cardiff promoted to the English Premier League
Wales will have two teams in next season's Premier League after Cardiff gained promotion to the lucrative top flight on Tuesday for the first time in ...
North joins player exodus from Welsh rugby
Wales winger George North will join the player exodus from his country's cash-strapped regions by moving to English team Northampton from the Scarlets ...
Powell set to make switch from union to league
Wales No. 8 Andy Powell is set to buck the trend of rugby league players moving to union by making the switch the other way. Sale Sharks say Powell ...
Study shows Shakespeare as ruthless businessman
Hoarder, moneylender, tax dodger — it's not how we usually think of William Shakespeare. But we should, according to a group of academics who say the ...
Tottenham beats Swansea 2-1 in Premier League
Gareth Bale scored another stunning goal Saturday to give Tottenham a 2-1 win over Swansea that lifted it above Chelsea into third place in the ...
Welsh government buys Cardiff Airport
The government in Wales says it has bought troubled Cardiff Airport for 52 million pounds ($78.6 million). Wales First Ministry Carwyn Jones announced ...
Croatia comes from behind to win 2-1 at Wales
Croatia came from a goal down to beat Wales 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and remain just behind Belgium on goal difference in Group A.
Pollock, Joubert, Poite to ref Wallabies-B&I Lions
Chris Pollock of New Zealand, Craig Joubert of South Africa and Romain Poite of France will referee the three tests during the British and Irish Lions ...
Wales stages stirring comeback, beats Scotland 2-1
Wales scored twice in three second-half minutes to secure a 2-1 comeback win over Scotland in World Cup qualifying on Friday, keeping alive its faint ...
Croatia beats Serbia 2-0 in tense WCup qualifier
Croatia beat Serbia 2-0 in a highly charged 2014 World Cup qualifier on Friday, the first match as independent states between the bitter Balkan foes ...
Halfpenny voted Six Nations' player of tournament
Wales fullback Leigh Halfpenny has been voted the player of the tournament in the 2013 Six Nations after finishing as the top scorer in the team's ...
Wales recovers, England mourns after 6N finale
Just as the party to top all parties winds down in Wales, so the grim post-mortem begins in England. The dullest Six Nations in the tournament's ...
Edwards: I nearly quit union after Lions snub
Shaun Edwards says he nearly quit rugby union and moved to Australia after missing out on a place in the coaching staff for the upcoming British and ...