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January 17, 2020

Oops! Radio reporter calls wrong Robert Shapiro on air

Will the real Robert Shapiro please take the microphone? BBC radio presenter Evan Davis was left in an embarrassing situation ...

January 10, 2020

Fan handed 5-year soccer ban for racially abusing Sterling

A Manchester City fan was banned on Friday from attending soccer matches for five years after pleading guilty to using racist ...

January 07, 2020

Weinstein charged with sex crimes in LA on eve of NY trial

Los Angeles prosecutors charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with sexually assaulting two women on successive nights during ...

December 09, 2019

Time-trial world champion Rohan Dennis joins Team Ineos

Time-trial world champion Rohan Dennis signed a two-year contract with British cycling team Team Ineos on Monday.

November 26, 2019

Former Spain player Xabi Alonso acquitted of tax fraud

Former Real Madrid player Xabi Alonso has been acquitted of tax fraud in Spain. The former midfielder was facing a five-year ...

November 12, 2019

Pete Doherty fined in Paris over double set of arrests

The Paris prosecutor's office says British singer Pete Doherty has been handed a three-month suspended sentence and a fine ...

November 11, 2019

Pete Doherty arrested again in Paris, for violent behavior

Paris authorities say British singer Pete Doherty has been arrested for the second time in the space of a week. The Paris ...

November 09, 2019

French paper: French woman claims rape by Polanski in 1975

A French woman in her early 60s claims she was violently raped at age 18 by Oscar-winning filmmaker Roman Polanski, a ...

November 08, 2019

Singer Pete Doherty detained in Paris over cocaine sale

Paris authorities say British singer Pete Doherty has been arrested in Paris for buying cocaine. The Paris prosecutor's ...

November 06, 2019

Extreme right Golden Dawn party leader testifies in court

The head of Greece's extreme far-right Golden Dawn party testified in court on Wednesday for several hours as part of a ...

November 04, 2019

Dutch Olympic sprinter jailed in drug smuggling case

The Dutch Olympic sprinter Madiea Ghafoor was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison on drug charges in Germany on Monday.

October 22, 2019

Ronaldo asks US court to dismiss rape case or OK mediation

Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers have filed court documents asking a U.S. judge in Las Vegas to either dismiss a Nevada woman's ...

October 21, 2019

The Latest: Assange's legal team seeks delay to UK case

The Latest on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (all times local): 10:55 a.m. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's legal team ...

October 16, 2019

Shields' brother charged in assault on Habazin's trainer

A prosecutor has filed an assault charge against the brother of boxer Claressa Shields in connection with an attack on the ...

October 14, 2019

Sun Yang gets Nov. 15 date for doping hearing in open court

China's star swimmer Sun Yang will have his court hearing on Nov. 15 in a rare open trial to answer allegations he violated ...

October 09, 2019

UCI bans 2 cyclists linked to doping ring case

The International Cycling Union has imposed two-year bans on two Slovenians who were involved in an international doping ring

October 09, 2019

Messi says he considered leaving Barcelona after tax problem

Lionel Messi considered leaving Barcelona after being targeted by Spanish tax authorities in the early 2010s. Messi said in ...

October 05, 2019

Prince Harry to sue 2 UK tabloids over alleged phone hacking

Prince Harry is suing The Sun and the Daily Mirror, two of Britain's most popular tabloid newspapers, over alleged phone ...

October 04, 2019

‘Housewives’ spouse can be in Italy as he fights deportation

The husband of a "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star can go to Italy while he fights deportation efforts. A court in ...