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Golf: Woods rallies after awful start to open Memorial with 73 05 Jun 2015 - 10:54 am

Dublin, United States - Only a late-round rally lifted Tiger Woods to one-over par 73 that left the former world number-one feeling "beat...

Athletics: Rome Diamond League results 05 Jun 2015 - 10:52 am

Rome - Results on Thursday in the Rome Diamond League athletics meeting: Men 100 m (wind 0.9m/s) 1. Justin Gatlin (USA) 9.75 2....

Athletics: Gatlin hopes Bolt is enthused, Vlasic buoyed in Rome 05 Jun 2015 - 10:45 am

Rome - American Justin Gatlin is hoping yet another strong performance will "enthuse" Jamaican rival Usain Bolt as the pair head towards a...

Football: Football League adopts equal opportunities plan for coaches 05 Jun 2015 - 10:42 am

London - The Football League has revealed a new plan for increasing the number of ethnic minority managers and coaches in England. Currently...

Athletics: You can't hide, UK doping chief warns drug cheats 05 Jun 2015 - 10:40 am

Cricket: Voges debut century puts Australia in command 05 Jun 2015 - 10:37 am

Roseau, Dominica - Adam Voges made his belated Test debut a memorable occasion with a composed, unbeaten hundred which put Australia in command...

Football: Dynamo Kiev beat Shakhtar to win Ukrainian Cup 05 Jun 2015 - 10:29 am

Kiev - Dynamo Kiev completed a domestic double on Thursday by beating Shakhtar Donetsk on penalties in the Ukrainian Cup final. Having already...

Cricket: West Indies v Australia scoreboard - 2nd update 05 Jun 2015 - 10:25 am

Roseau, Dominica - Scoreboard at stumps on the second day of the first Test between the West Indies and Australia at the Windsor...

Cricket: West Indies 25 for two at stumps 05 Jun 2015 - 10:23 am

Roseau, Dominica - West Indies were 25 for two in their second innings, still in deficit by 145 runs, at stumps on the...

Tennis: I never felt so ill, says Serena 05 Jun 2015 - 10:07 am

Paris - Serena Williams revealed Thursday that she was battling flu after needing three sets to see off Swiss outsider Timea Bacsinszky 4-6,...

FIFA dominoes fall, but does the trail lead to Blatter? 04 Jun 2015 - 07:40 pm

Washington--The US investigation into world football governing body FIFA is modeled after an operation against an organized crime gang. Each henchman to fall...

Football: FIFA allegations 'despicable', says Beckham 04 Jun 2015 - 06:46 pm

London--Former England captain David Beckham has described the corruption allegations swirling around world governing body FIFA as "despicable, unacceptable and awful". The scandal,...

RugbyU: Gloucester docked points over ineligible player 04 Jun 2015 - 06:37 pm

London--Gloucester have had two points deducted from their total for the 2014-15 English Premiership season for fielding an ineligible player, the Rugby Football...

Football: S.African police probe bribe claims 04 Jun 2015 - 06:29 pm

Johannesburg--South African police said Thursday they were looking into corruption claims surrounding the 2010 World Cup after a request from an opposition party,...

Football: Warner 'fears for life' over FIFA scandal 04 Jun 2015 - 05:47 pm

Los Angeles--Disgraced former FIFA vice president Jack Warner has said he fears for his life and can prove a link between football's governing...

Football: Relief as Iniesta joins Barca training 04 Jun 2015 - 05:31 pm

Madrid--Andres Iniesta looks set to win his fitness battle for Barcelona's Champions League final against Juventus after taking part in a full training...

Asia's football body underlines its strong backing for 2022 World Cup in Qatar 04 Jun 2015 - 05:30 pm

A file photo of AFC president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa. KUALA LUMPUR: Asia's football body underlined its strong backing for the...

Athletics: Nike echoes Salazar's doping denial 04 Jun 2015 - 05:19 pm

London--American sportswear giant Nike on Thursday reiterated its leading coach Alberto Salazar's refutation of doping allegations made in a BBC documentary. "We take...