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NFL: Falcons drop linebacker after dog killing charge 30 May 2015 - 11:17 am

Atlanta - The Atlanta Falcons, already burned by animal cruelty from a standout player, released linebacker Prince Shembo after he was charged Friday...

Football: US sponsors, lawmakers seek swift Blatter action 30 May 2015 - 11:11 am

Washington - Just as US authorities said indictments of FIFA leaders were only the beginning of their investigation, US-based FIFA sponsors and lawmakers...

US retaliating for 2022 World Cup snub: Ex-FIFA official 30 May 2015 - 10:56 am

Caracas---Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner rejected corruption charges lodged by the United States, alleging at a press conference Friday that Washington was...

FIFA's Blatter slams US action, Europe 'hate' campaign 30 May 2015 - 10:26 am

Zurich---FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said Saturday he was "shocked" at the way the US judiciary has targeted football's world body and slammed what...

Cricket: English county scores 30 May 2015 - 08:03 am

London - English county scores on Friday: Twenty20 tournament North Division At Derby Lancashire 127-9 v Derbyshire 128-5 (H Amla 51) Derbyshire beat...

Rugby: France Top 14 results 30 May 2015 - 07:48 am

Paris - French Top 14 rugby championship results on Friday: Play-offs Stade Francais 38 Racing-Metro 15 (H.t 17-7) Saturday Toulouse v Oyonnax (1530)...

Preparations for 2022 World Cup to continue 30 May 2015 - 05:23 am

Fifa President Sepp Blatter gestures after being re-elected following a vote at the headquarters of football’s global governing body, in Zurich, yesterday. DOHA:...

Blatter wins FIFA vote amid corruption storm 29 May 2015 - 09:18 pm

Zurich---Sepp Blatter won a fifth term as FIFA president on Friday in a dramatic end to an angry campaign dominated by a corruption...

Brazil football federation boss says knew nothing of graft 29 May 2015 - 09:16 pm

Rio de Janeiro---The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Marco Polo del Nero, said Friday he knew nothing about bribes allegedly paid to...

England bowl against New Zealand in second Test 29 May 2015 - 07:40 pm

Leeds, United Kingdom---England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in the second Test at Headingley on...

Cameron says FIFA's Blatter 'should go' 29 May 2015 - 07:08 pm

Berlin---British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday urged FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign in the interest of rooting out corruption in world...

Hartley out of England World Cup training squad 29 May 2015 - 06:35 pm

Leeds, United Kingdom---England hooker Dylan Hartley's hopes of playing in the World Cup were left hanging by a thread after he was dropped...

Allegri pays tribute to "darkest day in world sport" 29 May 2015 - 06:32 pm

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri Milan---Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri on Friday paid tribute to the 39 victims of Heysel, calling the football stadium disaster...

Bomb alert at FIFA congress in Zurich: police 29 May 2015 - 06:29 pm

Zurich---Zurich police confirmed Friday they were responding to a bomb alert at the venue where FIFA is hosting its widely-watched annual congress, amid...

Football: US, Canada to back Prince Ali in FIFA vote 29 May 2015 - 02:57 pm

Los Angeles - US Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said Thursday he is joining the bid to oust embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter,...

Golf: Bowditch leads Byron Nelson with blistering first round 29 May 2015 - 02:29 pm

Dallas - Steven Bowditch, an Australian who has made his home in Texas, upstaged native son Jordan Spieth on Thursday, grabbing a two-shot...

Tennis: Federer, Sharapova take centre stage 29 May 2015 - 02:24 pm

Paris - Former winner and second seed Roger Federer and women's champion Maria Sharapova take top billing Friday as they target places in...

Rugby: Vunipola eager for Burgess clash in Premiership final 29 May 2015 - 02:15 pm

London - Billy Vunipola is relishing a heavyweight collision with a rugby league convert bidding to gatecrash Stuart Lancaster's World Cup line-up when...