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Spanish league elects Javier Tebas president
Javier Tebas has been elected the new president of the Spanish football league. Tebas ran unopposed to replace Jose Luis Astiazaran after he decided ...
Formula One road show coming to Jerusalem
City officials say international race car drivers will be speeding through the streets of Jerusalem in June in the city's first Formula One road show.
Arsenal accepts the pain of applauding Van Persie
Applauding former teammate Robin van Persie will be a painful moment for Arsenal's players when they welcome Premier League champion Manchester United ...
Boston Marathon bombing suspect moved to prison
The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in ...
Thai snooker player succumbs to rare snooker rule
After lighting up the Crucible with his crowd-pleasing antics, jovial Thai snooker player Dechawat Poomjaeng was left with a scowl on his face at the ...
EPL appoints Anthony Fry as new chairman
The English Premier League has appointed Anthony Fry as its third chairman in its 21-year history. The 57-year-old Fry, chairman of the finance ...
Bayern denies report of Lewandowski contract
Bayern Munich has denied a report that Borussia Dortmund forward Robert Lewandowski has signed a contract with the Bundesliga champions. Bayern issued ...
In Olympic year, half the battle is keeping fit
A luxury sports car, it turns out, is a very appropriate place to interview an Olympian about how he injured his back. Because the contrast between ...
USADA chief: Armstrong has evidence against UCI
The head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency wants Lance Armstrong to come forward with information detailing the alleged complicity of cycling's governing ...
Late Luiz goal lifts Chelsea to beat Basel 2-1
David Luiz scored with the final kick of the match to clinch a 2-1 win for Chelsea at Basel in a Europa League semifinal, first leg on Thursday.
Sharapova needs more than 3 hours to win
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova needed three sets and more than three hours Thursday in her clay-court debut of the year to overcome Lucie Safarova of the ...
Godolphin trainer gets 8-year ban for doping
A leading trainer for the powerful Godolphin operation was banned for eight years on Thursday for his part in a major doping scandal that has rocked ...
Top seed Tipsarevic into Bucharest quarters
Top-seeded Janko Tipsarevic marched into the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Santiago Giraldo of Colombia on Thursday
Rodgers slams severity of Luis Suarez's punishment
Aggrieved at the severity of Luis Suarez's 10-match ban for biting an opponent, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers launched a robust defense of the ...
Almagro, Monaco to meet in Barcelona Open quarters
Nicolas Almagro and Juan Monaco both won third-round matches at the Barcelona Open on Thursday before rain forced the rest of the matches to be ...
2014 Women's Rugby WCup in France from Aug. 1-17
The Women's Rugby World Cup in France next year will kick off on Aug. 1 with the final 16 days later at Stade Jean Bouin in Paris. The IRB made the ...
Metal detectors promised for Moscow worlds
A top official of Russia's athletics federation says metal detectors will be deployed to help security at the world championships in Moscow in August.
Almost out of Europe, Barcelona can win league
On the brink of exiting the Champions League, Barcelona can find some immediate solace by clinching its 22nd Spanish league title this weekend.
Navardauskas wins Romandie stage; Froome leads
Ramunas Navardauskas of Lithuania sprinted to his first individual stage win at the Tour of Romandie on Thursday, and overall leader Chris Froome of ...
Did dictators fix WCup title for Italy, Argentina?
Football's biggest prize may have twice been won with the help of dictators fixing matches for the host team. Argentina's triumph in 1978 and Italy's ...
US officials describe what they knew about suspect
Investigators are looking into whether suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who spent six months in Russia's turbulent Caucasus region ...
Republican lawmaker wants asylum review in bill
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee says he wants to overhaul the way the U.S. grants asylum to immigrants after the Boston Marathon bombing
Barcelona, Madrid routed by German clubs
The expectation of seeing Lionel Messi line up against Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League final, of watching Barcelona and Real Madrid fight ...
New Hillsborough inquiry to take place next year
A new inquest into the Hillsborough Stadium disaster that killed 96 Liverpool fans will take place early next year. The High Court in London quashed ...
Bayern hosts Freiburg, Dortmund visits Duesseldorf
After dismantling Barcelona 4-0 in the Champions League, Bayern Munich can return to breaking Bundesliga records. Bayern is riding a 13-match winning ...