Nicolas Leoz Asuncion---A Paraguayan judge placed the ex-president of the South American Football Confederation, Nicolas Leoz, under house arrest Monday after he was...
Nicolas Leoz Asuncion---A Paraguayan judge placed the ex-president of the South American Football Confederation, Nicolas Leoz, under house arrest Monday after he was...
CHRISTCHURCH: Two marquee sides Brazil and Germany began their FIFA Under-20 World Cup campaign by registering contrasting wins here yesterday. Germany cruised to...
HAMILTON, New Zealand: Qatar will go for the same attacking game it employed against Colombia in their FIFA U-20 World Cup opener, team...
Havana--Brazilian legend Pele said Monday he backed Sepp Blatter's re-election as FIFA president last week despite the corruption scandal embroiling world football's governing...
Yerevan--Armenia's national manager Sarkis Ovsepyan announced Monday his 25-man squad to play the Euro 2016 qualifier with Portugal at Yerevan on June 13....
London--Britain could back the holding of an alternative football World Cup but only with the support of European partners following last week's arrest...
Sydney--Result of an Australian National Rugby League match played on Monday: Sydney Roosters 24 Melbourne Storm 2 Sunday: New Zealand Warriors 24 Newcastle...
Lahore, Pakistan--Former Pakistan cricket chief Najam Sethi on Monday withdrew as sole nominee for the presidency of the game's world governing body, calling...
Paris--Defending champion Maria Sharapova was sent packing from the French Open at the fourth-round stage on Monday, losing in straight sets to Lucie...
Brussels--The European Union on Monday called for FIFA to reform quickly in the wake of a corruption scandal engulfing football's governing body, saying...
Vienna--Austria's former world champion Nicole Hosp announced she was retiring from alpine racing, after a stellar career spanning 12 World Cup victories, three...
Tokyo--Japanese FIFA executive committee member Kozo Tashima said Monday that football's governing body faced a battle to purge itself of corruption, but ruled...
Leeds, United Kingdom--New Zealand thrashed England's bowlers for quick runs to leave the hosts facing a record chase to win the second Test...
Johannesburg--Draw for third round of 2016 Olympic Games football qualifying competition in Africa: Nigeria v Congo Brazzaville Algeria v Sierra Leone Gabon v...
Johannesburg--Ghana joined Cameroon on the 2016 Olympic Games qualifying scrapheap at the weekend after a second-round penalty shootout defeat in Congo Brazzaville. Sylvain...
Paris--Spanish seventh seed David Ferrer recorded his 40th career win at Roland Garros with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 win over Croatian ninth seed...
San Diego---A 92-year-old US grandmother has become the oldest woman to finish a marathon, when she crossed the finish line of a San...
Cairo---Egypt refused Sunday to release seized share certificates belonging to former star footballer Mohamed Aboutrika in a company that is accused of funding...
