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  London - Chelsea confirmed the signing of highly-rated Brazilian teenager Nathan from Atletico Paranaense on Thursday. The newly crowned Premier League champions have...

  Buenos Aires - The Argentine Football Association said Thursday it was suspending all matches this weekend after a fourth-division player died of a...

  Castigliione della Pescaia, Italy - Spaniard Alberto Contador fell in the final dash for the line but held on to the Giro d'Italia...

  Prague - The USA clinched a spot in the ice hockey world championship semi-finals by beating Switzerland 3-1 in the eastern Czech city...

  Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom - Joelle King, the former world number four from New Zealand, was in tears after her eight-month comeback...

  Harare - Zimbabwe cricket authorities on Thursday abandoned a planned tour to Pakistan, citing poor security after recent militant violence that has revived...

  London - Brian O'Driscoll, the world's most-capped player, is to be the "ambassador" for Ireland's bid to stage the 2023 World Cup, the...

  Rome - Defending champion Serena Williams of the United States withdrew from the Italian Open with an elbow injury. Shortly after sister Venus...

  Lahore, Pakistan - Pakistan's cricket chief Thursday said his country was hopeful of reviving ties with arch-rival India with a series in December...

      New York--The New York Rangers booked a second straight trip to the NHL's Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday in dramatic style, as Derek...

      Atlanta--Al Horford's putback layup with 1.9 seconds left lifted the Atlanta Hawks to an 82-81 victory over Washington on Wednesday and within one...

      Sydney--Australian cricketers are in shock over Kevin Pietersen's banishment from the international game and delighted they won't have to face him in this...

      Los Angeles--Results on Wednesday in the second round of the NBA playoffs (best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Atlanta Atlanta 82 Washington 81 (Atlanta lead...

      Los Angeles--An appeal filed by a former player and his wife could delay care for players covered by the potential $1 billion NFL...

    Cleveland--Cleveland pitcher Corey Kluber shook off early-season doldrums with a vengeance on Wednesday, striking out 18 to lead the Indians to a 2-0...

      Avila Beach, United States--Slovakia's Peter Sagan snatched a narrow victory in the fourth stage of the Tour of California on Wednesday after near-misses...

    London--Leeds Rhinos got a monkey off their backs by winning last year's Challenge Cup, but Joel Moon says that he and his team-mates...

      Doha--Mohammed Aman and Asbel Kiprop, the men's current 800m and 1500m world champions, race each other in Doha Friday as a stellar field...