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France to play Uruguay, Brazil in friendly games
France will travel to South America in June to play friendly games against Uruguay and Brazil. The French Football Federation said Friday that coach ...
Balotelli wants 'to win as a protagonist' at Milan
Mario Balotelli declared his lifelong love for AC Milan during a packed presentation with his new club Friday. There wasn't much love for England, ...
Djokovic gives Serbia 2-0 lead over Belgium
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic swept past Oliver Rochus 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to give Serbia a commanding 2-0 lead after Friday's opening singles in ...
Anouma presents appeals case to CAS
FIFA executive committee member Jacques Anouma presented his case on Friday at sports' highest court to be accepted as a Confederation of African ...
For Beckham in Paris, flashbulbs burn differently
In London, the paparazzi hunt in packs, as David Beckham and other celebrities know well. When Beckham moved to Los Angeles, high-speed road chases ...
Puerto defendant Saiz let cyclists see Fuentes
A former cycling team director told a Spanish court Friday that he had allowed four-time Spanish Vuelta winner Roberto Heras and other riders to ...
British basketball earns funding reprieve
The plea from Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng to British Prime Minister David Cameron has worked: funding will be restored to the country's Olympic ...
Shelley Rudman wins skeleton world title
Shelley Rudman of Britain won her first skeleton world championship title on Friday, holding off a strong challenge from Noelle Pikus-Pace of the ...
Sara Errani reaches Open GDF Suez semifinals
Top-seeded Sara Errani of Italy needed more than three hours to beat unseeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 in the Open GDF Suez ...
Seppi draws Italy level 1-1 with Croatia
Andreas Seppi drew Italy level 1-1 with Croatia by beating Ivan Dodig 6-2, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday. Seppi is ...
Blatter: FIFA reforms must apply worldwide
Cleaning up world football depends on all 209 member countries and six continental confederations following FIFA's example, Sepp Blatter said Friday.
Kessler to fight Froch in London in May
Mikkel Kessler's super-middleweight rematch against Carl Froch will take place in London in May. In their 2010 fight, Kessler won on a unanimous ...
Tsonga and Gasquet give France 2-0 lead vs. Israel
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Richard Gasquet won their opening singles in contrasting fashion Friday to give France a 2-0 lead against Israel in the first ...
APNewsBreak: Emirates agrees to 5-year PSG deal
Emirates airlines has agreed to a new five-year shirt sponsorship deal in principle with Paris Saint-Germain, the big-spending French team which just ...
Czechs level 1-1 with Switzerland in Davis Cup
Tomas Berdych won his match Friday to bring defending champion Czech Republic level at 1-1 against Switzerland after the opening singles of their ...
Ferguson denies FA misconduct charge over bias
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has denied a charge by the English Football Association that he implied a referee's assistant was motivated ...
Italy looks to beat France again in Six Nations
The shockwaves from Italy's first win over France in the Six Nations two years ago will reverberate around a sold-out Stadio Olimpico on Sunday.
Bayer Leverkusen signs Uwe Seeler's grandson
Bayer Leverkusen signed the highly rated 16-year-old grandson of former West Germany international Uwe Seeler from Bundesliga rival Hamburger SV on ...
Van der Garde to drive for Caterham in F1
Giedo van der Garde will be driving for Caterham in Formula One this season. The Dutchman, who was a test driver for the team last season, joins ...
Ferrari unveils new F138 car for 2013
Ferrari has unveiled the car that it hopes will end a run of four years without a Formula One title. The car's name — F138 — is a combination of the ...
Madrid's Callejon: Racist chants 'uncontrollable'
For Real Madrid forward Jose Callejon, the racists chants Barcelona defender Dani Alves had to endure during Wednesday's game at Santiago Bernabeu ...
Mancini offers some parting advice for Balotelli
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has parting advice for Mario Balotelli: Take full advantage of this chance at AC Milan. Mancini tells Italian ...
French media and sport enthuse about Beckham
David Beckham's sudden arrival at Paris Saint-Germain has been warmly received by French media and sport alike. Beckham joined the cash-rich club on ...
Maradona's lawyers warned over claims of tax win
Italy's tax collection agency has threatened to sue lawyers for Diego Maradona who claimed he won his 20-year battle over tax debts. Maradona lawyer ...
Stuttgart signs Sercan Sararer for next season
Stuttgart has signed Turkey midfielder Sercan Sararer from Bundesliga rival Greuther Fuerth for next season. The 23-year-old Sararer has agreed to a ...