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FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask football's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found guilty of racist abuse, a ... 

UEFA President Michel Platini has stepped up his call for a European sports police force to tackle betting, corruption, match-fixing, doping and hooliganism. Addressing the ... 

Worries of fan violence are high ahead of Sunday's Italian Cup final and Rome derby between Roma and Lazio. After audiences with both Pope Francis and Italy President Giorgio ... 

Sebastian Vettel needs to rediscover his speed in qualifying if he is to protect his overall Formula One lead at the Monaco Grand Prix. Monaco is the hardest track to overtake ... 

Finishing fastest in both of Thursday's practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix isn't enough to get Nico Rosberg too excited. He knows Mercedes has yet to prove it can ... 

Sergio Perez knows all about the perils of racing in Monaco, yet the Mexican says the only way to tackle Formula One's notoriously complex circuit is with outright aggression. 

Roger Federer says he won't play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup playoffs against Ecuador in September. Federer says "it's better that I announce now" that he'll miss the ... 

A look at 10 of the top topics at the French Open, the clay-court Grand Slam tennis tournament that begins Sunday and ends June 9: 1. WHY STOP AT SEVEN? Rafael Nadal already ... 

Used to be the French Open was the scene for clay-court specialists and surprise champions. Scan the list of past winners and runners-up. There's Gaston Gaudio and Albert ... 

Cycling's first major race since the end of the Lance Armstrong case was rattled by another high-profile positive doping test Friday. Former Giro d'Italia winner Danilo Di ... 

The 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia was canceled Friday because of snow along the route and Saturday's penultimate stage was altered for the same reasons, leaving Vincenzo ... 

The first day of the second test between England and New Zealand at Headingley has been washed out. Constant showers accompanied by 20-mph (30-kph) gusts forced the umpires ...