
US ski success not sitting well with the Austrians
The U.S. Ski Team's success at the world championships is not being well received by the Austrian hosts. Led by Ted Ligety's two golds, plus a bronze ...
Pressure all on Mourinho ahead of Madrid-United
Outwitting Alex Ferguson has never been so important for Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho as he potentially puts his short- and long-term future on the ...

Austria beats Sweden to win team event at worlds
Overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher helped Austria win the team event Tuesday and earn the host nation its first gold medal at the Alpine ...
Bremen defender Gebre Selassie breaks hand
Werder Bremen says Czech Republic defender Theodor Gebre Selassie broke a bone in his left hand in Tuesday's practice and will need surgery.

Shakhtar meets Dortmund in Champions League
Shakhtar Donetsk hasn't been sitting idly by during the Ukrainian league winter break, waiting to welcome German champion Borussia Dortmund on ...

Ligety wins super-combi for 2nd gold at ski worlds
Ted Ligety is no longer just a giant slalom specialist. By winning gold medals in super-G and super-combined at the world championships, the American ...

With 2 bronzes, Austria struggles at home worlds
Six races, two bronze medals. On home snow, Austria is enduring its worst start to an Alpine skiing world championship in 26 years. Similar to the ...

Barcelona's Villa in hospital with kidney stones
Barcelona says striker David Villa has been taken to a hospital because of kidney stones. The club said the 31-year-old Spain forward would be ...

Celtic eyes another big win in Champions League
After beating Barcelona in one of the biggest shocks of the group stage, the visit of Juventus holds no fears for Celtic ahead of their last-16 match ...

Lindsey Vonn undergoes surgery on right knee
The surgeon who operated on Lindsey Vonn's right knee was "optimistic for a full recovery" after she shredded two ligaments during a crash last week ...

Ronaldo center stage as Champions League resumes
As a player who relishes being center stage, Cristiano Ronaldo will be in his element this week when the Champions League resumes with a blockbuster ...
Fed Cup: Slovakia beats Serbia 3-1
Daniela Hantuchova defeated Vesna Dolonc 6-3, 6-2 to secure a 3-1 victory for Slovakia over Serbia in the first round of the Fed Cup and a place in ...

Svindal, Kostelic favored for super-combined gold
Aksel Lund Svindal already has two medals from the opening two races at the Alpine skiing world championships. Expect him to get a third in Monday's ...

Juventus beats Fiorentina 2-0 in Serie A
Defending champion Juventus beat Fiorentina 2-0 in the Serie A on Saturday to extend its advantage at the top of the table to five points after ...
Betis striker Ruben Castro out 3 weeks with injury
Real Betis says striker Ruben Castro will be sidelined for three weeks with a leg injury. The Spanish club said on Saturday that Castro had hurt a ...
Fed Cup: Serbia ties Slovakia 1-1
Slovakia conceded a 1-1 tie to host Serbia after Dominika Cibulkova retired hurt while leading her singles in the first round of the Fed Cup on ...
Madrid's Pepe back in time for Man United game
Real Madrid defender Pepe has returned to the team in time for its Champions League game against Manchester United after a five-week injury absence.

Lueoend 3rd skier out of worlds with knee injury
Vitus Lueoend of Switzerland became the third skier after Lindsey Vonn and Kjetil Jansrud to be ruled out of the Alpine world championships with a ...

Slumping Schalke at Bayern, Dortmund vs. Hamburg
Defending champion Borussia Dortmund has climbed to second place and all it can do now is hope for a run of blunders by runaway Bundesliga leader ...

Lazio hosts title rival Napoli in Serie A
Lazio hopes to arrest its slide and pass its bad fortune of late to fellow title-chaser Napoli when they meet in the Serie A on Saturday. Napoli has ...

Chelsea looks to halt English Premier League slump
The English Premier League summit increasingly out of sight, Chelsea's priority now is avoiding sliding out of the top four. A loss at Newcastle last ...

Maze going for 2nd straight gold at ski worlds
Tina Maze is comfortably handling being the racer to beat in Friday's super-combined at the skiing world championships. "I know how to deal with the ...

A day after Vonn's crash, Ligety takes gold for US
With Lindsey Vonn out injured now and Bode Miller already out for the season, it's Ted Ligety's turn to lead the U.S. Ski Team. A day after Vonn's ...

Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crash
Lindsey Vonn is determined to be back competing for medals at next year's Sochi Olympics despite her season-ending knee injury after a crash.