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Cricket: Bayliss appointed England head coach 26 May 2015 - 05:54 pm

London--Australian Trevor Bayliss has been appointed as the new head coach of England ahead of this year's Ashes series, the England and Wales...

Tennis: Nadal gets bid for 10th French Open off to flying start 26 May 2015 - 05:02 pm

Paris--Defending champion Rafael Nadal began his campaign for a 10th French Open with a 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 breeze past France's world number 296...

Football: AFC Champions League results 26 May 2015 - 04:52 pm

Tokyo--Results from the AFC Champions League on Tuesday: Round of 16: Kashiwa Reysol (JPN) 1 (Kobayashi 65) Suwon Samsung (KOR) 2 (Chong Te-Se...

Football: Benitez well-placed in Madrid search for Spanish-speaking boss 26 May 2015 - 04:32 pm

Madrid--Upon sacking Carlo Ancelotti as Real Madrid coach, club president Florentino Perez offered the solace that the 10th boss of his reign in...

Bears drop defender McDonald after new arrest 26 May 2015 - 12:33 pm

Ray McDonald Chicago---Defensive end Ray McDonald was released by the Chicago Bears on Monday, hours after being arrested in California on charges of...

Montoya takes $2.4 mil for Indy 500 win 26 May 2015 - 11:17 am

Indianapolis---Juan Pablo Montoya received $2,449,055 in an awards ceremony on Monday for his victory in the 99th Indianapolis 500 after the Colombian won...

Cook relaxed over England coach 'limbo' 26 May 2015 - 10:56 am

Alastair Cook London---England captain Alastair Cook said the ongoing uncertainty over the identity of the team's next permanent coach would not bother him...

Late Malagasy goal stuns Ghana in Cosafa Cup 26 May 2015 - 10:18 am

Johannesburg---Olivier Simouri scored in the final minute to give Madagascar a stunning 2-1 triumph over Ghana Monday in a Cosafa Cup quarter-final in...

Real Madrid fire coach Ancelotti 26 May 2015 - 10:02 am

Madrid: Real Madrid fired their coach Carlo Ancelotti on Monday as the popular Italian paid for a disappointing season without a major trophy....

Sharapova jeered off court, Murray breezes through 26 May 2015 - 03:09 am

Andy Murray of Britain plays a shot to Facundo Arguello of Argentina during their men’s singles match at the French Open at the...

Football: Pellegrini expects to return as City boss next season 25 May 2015 - 08:06 pm

Manchester, United Kingdom--Manuel Pellegrini insists he will still be in charge of Manchester City at the start of next season after the deposed...

NBA: Playoff results 25 May 2015 - 07:51 pm

Cleveland--Result on Sunday in the Eastern Conference final of the 2015 NBA playoffs (best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Cleveland Cleveland 114 Atlanta 111 (OT)...

NHL: Bishop blanks Rangers as Lightning take 3-2 series lead 25 May 2015 - 07:41 pm

New York--Ben Bishop rebounded Sunday from a subpar game four showing, stopping all 26 shots as Tampa Bay blanked New York 2-0, moving...

NBA: Hobbled James helps push Hawks to brink of elimination 25 May 2015 - 07:37 pm

Cleveland--LeBron James played through a myriad of injuries Sunday as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-111 in overtime to take a...

Cycling: Injured Porte pulls out of Giro 25 May 2015 - 07:02 pm

Madonna di Campiglio, Italy--Richie Porte has withdrawn from the Giro d'Italia having failed to fully recover from a bad fall during Friday's 13th...

Badminton: BWF suspends Sport Accord ties over Vizer comments 25 May 2015 - 06:58 pm

Kuala Lumpur--Badminton's governing body announced Monday that it has suspended links with Sport Accord over the organisation's criticism of the International Olympic Committee...

Football: Platini says Blatter lied about quitting FIFA 25 May 2015 - 06:40 pm

Zurich--UEFA president Michel Platini on Monday backed Prince Ali bin al Hussein's bid to unseat Sepp Blatter as FIFA president, accusing the football...

Formula One: Alonso optimistic despite Monaco retirement 25 May 2015 - 06:35 pm

Monaco--Fernando Alonso remained optimistic about the future Monday despite being forced to retire from Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix in which his team-mate Briton...