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Football: FIFA suspends 2026 World Cup bidding 10 Jun 2015 - 05:01 pm

Lausanne--FIFA announced on Wednesday it had suspended the bidding process to host the 2026 World Cup amid the furore surrounding corruption probes at...

Cricket: Bangladesh v India Test match scoreboard 10 Jun 2015 - 04:42 pm

Fatullah, Bangladesh--Scoreboard at stumps on the opening day of the one-off Test between Bangladesh and India at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali stadium...

Cricket: India 239-0 in Bangladesh Test 10 Jun 2015 - 04:25 pm

Fatullah, Bangladesh--Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay hammered Bangladesh's bowlers as India piled up 239 for no loss by stumps on the rain-curtailed opening...

SEA Games: It's a knock-out as Filipinos rule the ring 10 Jun 2015 - 04:18 pm

Singapore--Teenager Eumir Marcial scored a devastating knock-out as Filipino fighters ruled the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games ring with five gold medals on Wednesday....

Cricket: New Zealand coach wants attack exiled from 'main street' 10 Jun 2015 - 03:40 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom--New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has challenged his bowlers to up their game after the World Cup finalists' colossal 210-run defeat...

Football: Spain held by plucky Costa Rica in Women's World Cup 10 Jun 2015 - 01:38 pm

Football: Ireland's Keane and O'Neill in car crash 10 Jun 2015 - 01:30 pm

Football: Women's World Cup tables 10 Jun 2015 - 01:27 pm

Football: Jack Warner says US would not guarantee fair trial 10 Jun 2015 - 01:14 pm

Port of Spain - Fallen FIFA executive Jack Warner, the man at the heart of the corruption scandal engulfing football's world body, on...

Cricket: Buttler ton sets up record England victory 10 Jun 2015 - 01:07 pm

Birmingham, United Kingdom - Jos Buttler's 129 and a hundred from Joe Root helped England to a record 210-run win over New Zealand...

FIFA to kick off Blatter succession process in July 10 Jun 2015 - 01:04 pm

ZURICH: Scandal-hit FIFA will hold an extraordinary executive committee meeting in July to discuss dates for the election to replace president Sepp Blatter,...

Mexico coach, players risk fine over election tweets 10 Jun 2015 - 12:17 pm

Mexico City---Mexico manager Miguel Herrera and two of his star players could face fines of $9,000 each for tweeting their support for a...

African giants set to make winning starts 10 Jun 2015 - 12:11 pm

Johannesburg---Plenty of goals but few upsets are likely outcomes when the six-matchday 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying competition kicks off Friday. All...

Women's World Cup results - collated 10 Jun 2015 - 10:45 am

Vancouver---Results from the Women's World Cup in Canada on Tuesday: At Moncton Group F France 1 (Le Sommer 29) England 0 Colombia 1...

Xavi arrives in Qatar 10 Jun 2015 - 02:41 am

Spanish midfielder Xavi Hernandez outside Hamad International Airport in Doha on Monday night. RIGHT: Xavi at the airport with his wife Nuria Cunillera....

Football: Carver sacked by Newcastle - reports 09 Jun 2015 - 07:36 pm

London--John Carver has left Newcastle United following a five-month stint as manager of the Premier League club, according to British media reports on...

Football: USA boss Klinsmann careful not to cheer Germany 09 Jun 2015 - 07:10 pm

Berlin--USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann says he is relishing taking on his old team Germany in Wednesday's friendly -- and admits he needs to...

Olympics: Almaty and Beijing unveil 2022 Winter Olympic bids 09 Jun 2015 - 07:06 pm

Lausanne--Kazakh city Almaty and Chinese capital Beijing on Tuesday officially presented their candidatures to host the 2022 Winter Olympics to the International Olympic...