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Column: Van Persie makes millions seem cheap
Actor Tom Cruise was in the crowd, but Robin van Persie was the top gun. He supplied the Hollywood ending on a day of thunder for English soccer ...
Chelsea fires coach Roberto Di Matteo
Roberto Di Matteo's reign as Chelsea manager came to a sudden end Wednesday when he was fired only six months after guiding the club to an unlikely ...
The Killers reschedule UK tour dates after illness
The Killers have announced rescheduled U.K. tour dates after they were forced to abandon a show in Manchester this week. Brandon Flowers, lead singer ...
Alicia Keys sings to the heavens
Alicia Keys has been getting in touch with her spiritual side, headlining "MTV Crashes Manchester" in the city's cathedral. The 14-time Grammy Award ...
2 unarmed police officers shot dead in Britain
Two unarmed officers were gunned down by a wanted fugitive in the Manchester area of northern England on Tuesday, police said. The dramatic shooting ...
Man United's loss widens on disappointing season
Manchester United on Tuesday reported a wider loss for its fiscal fourth quarter after the celebrated soccer club was knocked out of lucrative ...
UK police raid causes evacuation of nearby flats
Police in central England ordered half a dozen apartments evacuated briefly after finding what they called suspicious substances during a raid.
Olympic soccer thriller has US glad, Canada bitter
Abby Wambach was counting. Out loud. Within earshot of the referee. That's how medals are won, with moments such as those. A wily veteran using a ...
British astronomer Bernard Lovell dies at 98
Pioneering British physicist and astronomer Bernard Lovell, who developed one of the world's largest radio telescopes exploring particles in the ...
US women's soccer squeaks into to gold game
The U.S. women's soccer team has another come-from-behind, last-minute thriller to add to its legacy. The Americans won't have much time to celebrate ...
US women top NKorea 1-0, win Olympic soccer group
Abby Wambach became the first non-British woman to score a goal at Old Trafford. She and her teammates celebrated by coercing Hope Solo to get on the ...
Olympic goalie Solo doesn't back down from tweets
U.S. women's soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo didn't back down Monday from her Twitter outburst against NBC analyst Brandi Chastain, saying the tweets were ...
Roman holiday: UK boy, 11, flies without passport
The 11-year-old boy didn't have a passport, didn't have a ticket, didn't have a boarding pass, and got all the way from England to Italy on his own.
UK terror plot foiled after husband, wife fall out
A planned bomb attack on Jewish sites in the English city of Manchester was foiled when the husband-and-wife team behind the plot became embroiled in ...
Lin's departure a surprise to ex-coach, teammates
Mike D'Antoni was there for the start of Linsanity, Kobe Bryant on the wrong end of its greatest highlight. Neither imagined next season opening ...
Ending long droughts in the world of sports
Andy Murray snapped one drought for Britain just by reaching the Wimbledon final, becoming the first man from the host country to get that far since ...
Manchester United files for IPO in US
Manchester United plans to go public. In the United States, to boot. The record 19-time English champions filed a registration statement with the ...
Sex grooming cases spark racial tensions
She was lonely in the way only an adolescent girl can be: No friends, no boyfriend, not much of a relationship with her parents. So she felt special ...
Column: Balotelli challenging minds with his feet
The ignoramus who scrawled "non sei un vero italiano, sei un africano nero" — "You are not a true Italian, you are a black African" — on a wall near ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Italy beats England on pens
Italy beat England 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 0-0 after extra-time. The Italians will now play Germany. Here's the best of the action.