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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…

He was the mainstay of Uganda’s ‘golden’ generation of the seventies; he also captained the Cranes at the 1978 Africa…

Liverpool are close to signing England striker Rickie Lambert from Southampton, according to reports on Thursday. Reds manager Brendan Rodgers is said to have made an offer of £4 million ($6.6 million, 4.9 million euros) plus add-ons for Lambert and…

Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez learned the hard way that his team is not ready for the World Cup in a 2-0 loss to Turkey in a friendly Thursday. And the hard truth is there’s not a lot of time for “Los Catrachos” to improve before they open play…

This weekend is laden with high level matches in the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015 first round second…