Nation Set to Host Successful Afcon 2013 Tournament
Cape Town — Despite budget limitations and a tight schedule, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2013 is confident South Africa will pull off ...
10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about on today: Sandy is expected to come ashore Monday night in New Jersey bringing high ...
Congo athlete and coaches go missing after Games
DAKAR – A Congolese judo competitor and three other members of the central African country’s Olympic delegation have gone missing in London since the weekend, local media reported on Monday, ...
Ukraine's Shevchenko gives up soccer for politics
KIEV – Famed Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko has quit football to begin a career in politics with an independent party just months ahead of the October parliamentary election. Shevchenko has ...
July 2: Manufacturing Data May Boost Stocks Further
Spain’s spectacular victory over Italy in Sunday’s Euro Cup final may have established the country as the undisputed king of Soccer, but that is no help to the country’s fiscal ...
Arbeloa hits back at critics
Spain right-back Alvaro Arbeloa has spoken out against those who have criticised his country’s Euro 2012 campaign. Despite topping a tricky Group C, which also containted the Republic of Ireland, ...
Italy premier: Suspend soccer in country 2-3 years
ROME—Premier Mario Monti suggested Tuesday that Italian soccer be suspended for two to three years after the latest match-fixing scandal rocked the national team and again tarnished the sport’s image ...
Friendswood's Teel claims gold in mile and two-mile runs
AUSTIN – Ryan Teel had a plan when the school year started. The junior from Friendswood wanted three gold medals by the time the year ended. One from the Class ...
Security vacuum scuppers Egypt cup competition
CAIRO, April 22 – Egypt canceled its soccer cup competition on Sunday after the Interior Ministry refused to secure matches in the aftermath of the country’s worst stadium disaster in ...
Blatter, Rebelo mend fences
Sao Paulo, Mar 7, 2012, reuters:  Sepp Blatter and Brazil’s sports minister pledged to mend relations on Tuesday after the FIFA president personally apologised for disparaging remarks made by a ...