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Starting this Sunday 1 June 2014, seven additional Ticket Collection Locations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup begin operating in…

Japanese sports fans bid an emotional farewell to Tokyo’s National Stadium at the weekend with a lavish ceremony to close the venue before demolition begins in July. The stadium, built to host the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, will be dismantled over 15 months…

Moroccan international central defender Mehdi Benatia will not be sold for less than 61 million euros, said AS Roma’s sporting director Walter Sabatini on Saturday. The 27-year-old, who is under contract till 2018 but has demanded a pay rise, has been…

Tim Duncan scored seven of his 19 points in overtime as San Antonio beat Oklahoma City 112-107 in game six to set up an NBA finals rematch with the Miami Heat. Duncan also added 15 assists and power forward Boris Diaw came off the bench to score 26…

A confidential FIFA report raises concerns about World Cup match-fixing vulnerabilities just 12 days before the global football showdown kicks off in Brazil, the New York Times reported Saturday. The newspaper obtained a copy of the 44-page internal…

London Olympic runner-up Nijel Amos of Botswana won the 800 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in a 2014 world-best time while long-injured reigning Olympic champion David Rudisha finished seventh. The Diamond League showdown at the University…

Kenya’s Harambee Stars scrapped through to the second round of the 2015 Africa Nations Cup qualifers after they were held…

Nairo Quintana of Colombia is certain of Giro d’Italia victory barring any final stage disaster after preserving his handsome lead in Saturday’s penultimate 20th stage won by Australia’s Michael Rogers. Quintana came home in a pack ahead of his closest…

Patrick Kane scored the game winner and assisted on the tying goal as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 to force game seven in the Western Conference finals. After a slow start to the series, Kane broke through with seven points…

Rafael Nadal produced another imposing display of claycourt tennis at Roland Garros on Saturday to crush Argentinian Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 and reach the last 16 of the French Open. Seeking to become the first man to win five straight titles in…

The Brazilian city where Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Nigeria’s John Mikel Obi will train for the World Cup is in the grip of a crippling dengue fever epidemic. Workers in Campinas have embarked on a huge operation to eradicate mosquitos, which…

Prince Harry will attend England’s World Cup match against Costa Rica as he tours Brazil and Chile in June, the royal family announced on Friday. Harry will cheer from the stands in Belo Horizonte as England play their last group fixture on June 24,…

Alex Corbisiero insists the “heart-breaking” personal sacrifice to miss a rugby tour of New Zealand would certainly be eased a little by a collecting an English Premiership winners’ medal at Twickenham on Saturday. The British and Irish Lions forward…

David Luiz said Friday he was happy to start a new phase of his career at Paris Saint-Germain, after they reached a deal to buy the Brazilian defender from Chelsea. “I made a point of wrapping everything up before coming to train with the national team…

France international defender Bacary Sagna confirmed on Friday that he is leaving English Premier League side Arsenal after seven years in north London. His contract expires next month and despite Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s bid to keep him at the…

Southampton great Matthew Le Tissier has told the south coast club’s fans not to be unduly pessimistic about the prospect of striker Rickie Lambert joining Liverpool. “Let’s not panic about possible exits until you see how the funds are reinvested in…

Iran will start the World Cup as rank outsiders but their players have vowed to make life tough for their fancied opponents in Brazil. “No game is going to be easy for us,” midfielder Andranik Teymourian said at a training camp in eastern Austria. “…

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has agreed a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2017, it was announced Friday. “Arsenal Holdings plc confirms that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new three-year extension to his current…

Scottish champions Celtic have confirmed Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane is a candidate to become their new boss in succession to Neil Lennon. Ireland manager Martin O’Neill, himself once in charge of the Glasgow giants, confirmed on…

Former England striker Teddy Sheringham has joined West Ham United in the role of attack coach as the Premier League club bid to improve their forward play. The 48-year-old, who scored 147 Premier League goals, played for West Ham during the course…