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February 08, 2019

George Michael's art collection up for auction at Christie's

George Michael left a rich legacy of music — and of visual art. The musician's collection of works by some of Britain's most ...

February 01, 2019

Olympic champion among 12 Russian athletes guilty of doping

Evidence that Russia ran a state-backed doping scheme for several years has been used to prove new cases of cheating by track ...

January 25, 2019

Rapper Nelly seeks dismissal of lawsuit alleging sex assault

The rapper Nelly is asking a U.S. court to dismiss a British woman's lawsuit that alleges he sexually assaulted her after a ...

January 23, 2019

Fulham striker banished by club after getting arrested

Fulham striker Aboubakar Kamara was banished by the Premier League club on Wednesday after getting arrested for an incident ...

January 21, 2019

Ronaldo to plead guilty to tax fraud in Madrid court

Cristiano Ronaldo will make an unwanted trip back to Madrid on Tuesday and is expected to plead guilty to tax fraud.

January 11, 2019

Las Vegas police seeking soccer star's DNA in rape case

Cristiano Ronaldo is being asked by police to provide a DNA sample in an investigation of a Nevada woman's allegation that ...

January 08, 2019

German suspect in politician data hack says he acted alone

A German student has admitted obtaining and publishing the personal data of hundreds of politicians and celebrities and told ...

January 07, 2019

Witness' apartment searched in Germany hacking case

German investigators have searched the apartment of a witness in their probe of an alleged hacking case that saw hundreds of ...

January 06, 2019

Soccer star Wayne Rooney charged with public intoxication

Soccer star Wayne Rooney was arrested last month on a public intoxication charge and taken to jail to sober up after he ...

January 06, 2019

The Latest: Soccer star triggered door alarm before arrest

The Latest on the arrest of soccer star Wayne Rooney at a U.S. airport on charges of public intoxication (all times local): ...

December 21, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo trial for tax fraud set on Jan. 21

A Spanish court says Cristiano Ronaldo will be tried for tax fraud on Jan. 21. Ronaldo is expected to plead guilty and ...

December 18, 2018

Warrant issued for arrest of 'Schwimmer lookalike' suspect

A British judge has issued an arrest warrant for an alleged shoplifter whose striking resemblance to David Schwimmer made ...

December 13, 2018

Arrest of Nissan star Ghosn raises speculation over coup

The surprise arrest of Nissan's former chairman on charges of falsifying financial reports is providing a window into ...

December 11, 2018

Drummer suspected of embezzling $750K from charity concert

Prosecutors say the former musical director for the United Nations and Arsenio Hall's TV show has been arrested on suspicion ...

December 10, 2018

Chelsea suspends 4 people amid Sterling racism investigation

Amid an outcry over the treatment of Raheem Sterling by England's media and soccer fans, Chelsea suspended four people from ...

December 09, 2018

Bale scores as Real Madrid beats Huesca 1-0 in Spain

Gareth Bale scored early in the first half and Real Madrid held on for a harder than expected 1-0 win at last-placed Huesca ...

December 08, 2018

Police investigate whether City's Sterling racially abused

Police are investigating whether Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling was racially abused by a Chelsea fan during ...

December 07, 2018

Russian rappers, artists still rebel despite govt crackdown

When the Russian "dark rave" duo Nastya Kreslina and Nikolay Kostylev stepped off the train for their gig in the Siberian ...

December 06, 2018

Spanish police arrest people smugglers from Vietnam

The European police agency says Spanish authorities have arrested 37 people suspected of belonging to a Vietnamese ...