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Messi breaks 40-year record with 86th goal of 2012
Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday.
Messi sets goal record for a year; Falcao scores 5
Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a night when both stars again demonstrated why their teams ...
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 ...
Big knockout may set up Pacquiao-Marquez again
The idea of Manny Pacquiao being knocked out cold was shocking enough. The sight of him face down on the canvas, unresponsive even as bedlam broke out ...
Pacquiao loss downs spirit of storm-hit Filipinos
Filipino fans were stunned by Manny Pacquiao's knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez, dampening the spirit of a nation battered by a powerful typhoon ...
Marquez knocks out Pacquiao in 6th round
No need for Juan Manuel Marquez to impress the judges. No need for the referee to count to 10. Marquez took care of all of his business Saturday night ...
Henderson dominates Diaz for UFC lightweight title
Benson Henderson's face was completely clear, looking no different than it did when he stepped into the octagon for his second title defense.
Lindsey Vonn wins World Cup super-G
Lindsey Vonn's rivalry with World Cup leader Tina Maze heated up and threatened to boil over Saturday, when the Slovenian's coaches accused the ...
Asada, Takahashi win Grand Prix Final in Russia
Mao Asada of Japan won the Grand Prix Final on Saturday, topping American Ashley Wagner in a clean free program that ranged from sprightly to quietly ...
Vonn wins World Cup Super-G race in Switzerland
Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup Super-G on Saturday to stay unbeaten in four speed races this season, and American teammate Julia Mancuso finished third.
Vonn wins WCup super-G race in Switzerland
Lindsey Vonn won a World Cup super-G on Saturday to stay unbeaten in four speed races this season. The American racer timed 1 minute, 2.71 seconds, ...
Inaugural European Games approved for Baku in 2015
The inaugural European Games were approved Saturday by continental Olympic committees and assigned to Baku in June 2015. The secret ballot of European ...
Pacquiao and Marquez both desperate for win
The fact they're much bigger than when they first met eight years ago is undeniable. Both Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have added bulk along ...
Maze wins super-combi, Vonn fails to finish
Tina Maze of Slovenia won her third race of the season by finishing first in both runs of a World Cup super-combined event Friday, while Lindsey Vonn ...
Federer hopes to play 2016 Games in Rio
Roger Federer says he won't play as often in the next few years and hopes to compete in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The 31-year-old Federer ...
IOC strips 4 medals from 2004 Athens Olympics
Eight years after winning Olympic medals in Athens, four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to hand them back Wednesday because ...
Pacquiao, Marquez at it again for fourth time
By now, there's nothing Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez don't know about each other. After 36 rounds in the ring — many of which could have ...
NCAA's Emmert still pushing for athlete stipends
NCAA President Mark Emmert is still determined to provide college athletes with $2,000 for expenses not covered by scholarships. Convincing schools ...
Barcelona soccer club defends use of Catalan
Long a symbol of Catalan identity, Barcelona soccer club added its voice Wednesday to a simmering political dispute between the region of Catalonia ...
Athletes lose medals; Armstrong decision pending
Eight years after winning Olympic medals in Athens, four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to hand them back Wednesday because ...
IOC opens case on SKorea soccer player for banner
The IOC says it has opened a disciplinary case against a South Korea soccer player who displayed a political banner after his team beat Japan in the ...
Progress for Tiger, but still a long way to go
Ian Poulter finished his final round at the World Challenge and was chatting next to the clubhouse at Sherwood when he stopped in the middle of a ...
IOC suspends India over political interference
The IOC suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for ...
3 youths to be charged after fatal soccer attack
Richard Nieuwenhuizen was doing what he loved: watching his son play soccer and volunteering as a linesman. On Monday, the 41-year-old father's ...
McIlroy voted PGA Tour player of the year
Rory McIlroy sure didn't feel like the PGA Tour player of the year when he arrived at Kiawah Island for the final major of the year. He had missed ...