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Canadian Lori Nichol elected to World Figure Skating Hall of Fame NEWSCANADA-PLUS                                       SPORTS  WATCH –  OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada is pleased to congratulate world-renowned choreographer Lori Nichol…

Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Manchester United kept their season alive by storming back to beat Olympiakos 3-0 and reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday. United were left on the brink of elimination after losing the first…

Hull winger George Boyd is to appeal against a Football Association (FA) misconduct charge arising from his clash with Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart, it was announced on Wednesday. Scotland international Boyd was alleged to have spat at Hart as…

Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Sami Khedira says it will not be “the end of the world” if he misses this year’s World Cup in Brazil with a serious knee injury. The 26-year-old tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee playing for Germany in a…

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson, the reigning US PGA playoff and European Tour Race to Dubai champion, enters this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill with the Masters in his thoughts. The year’s first major showdown, set for April 10-13 at Augusta…

Jose Mourinho insists Chelsea have no fears about facing one of Europe’s super-powers in the Champions League after his side strolled into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over Galatasaray. Mourinho’s team barely had to break sweat to see off lacklustre…

Britain’s Andy Murray and coach Ivan Lendl have mutually agreed to end their two-year partnership, the Wimbledon champion announced Wednesday. In a joint statement on Murray’s website, it appeared Czech-born Lendl had been the instigator of the split…

Liverpool said Wednesday it was “touched” by a Twitter message from the daughter of the chief steward aboard a missing Malaysian airliner, appealing for her dad to “come home” to watch the club’s game. The English Premier League club reposted the message…

Brazil’s sports minister couldn’t resist making a playful joke at England’s expense regarding the weather in Manaus, where the Three Lions begin their World Cup campaign in what is set to be stifling heat. Prior to last year’s World Cup draw, England…

It has been a tough week for the self proclaimed “Biggest team in the world.” One week after winning the Capital One Cup — the first leg of the so called quadruple it was chasing — Manchester City has seen the wheels fall off the wagon. And…

Tiger Woods says he will miss this week’s PGA Tour Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament because of recurring back problems. Woods had hoped to play in the $6.2 million tournament but said continued back spasms forced him to withdraw on Tuesday. “I…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 9-2 aggregate victory over Schalke thanks to a 3-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday. However, victory came at a cost for Los Blancos…

Chelsea ruined Didier Drogba’s return to Stamford Bridge as the Blues swept into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Galatasaray on Tuesday. Jose Mourinho’s side refused to be distracted by Galatasaray striker Drogba’s emotional…

Trophy-holders Guangzhou Evergrande seized control of their AFC Champions League group with a 3-1 win over Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Tuesday, as Uruguay star Diego Forlan scored his first goal for Cerezo Osaka. A first-half double from Guangzhou striker…

Brand Unveils Budweiser Heroes Program for the Chance to Win a FIFA World Cup™ Experience and Collaboration with VICE on Digital Content Series NEW YORK, March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Budweiser, the official beer sponsor of the 2014 FIFA World Cup…

© FIFA.comFIFA President Blatter has opened a meeting with a delegation of the Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) and…

Controversial plans to change the official name of English Premier League club Hull City appeared to have been thwarted on Monday by the Football Association. The membership committee of English football’s governing body said it had made a “unanimous…

The present French side can go on and win the World Cup next year despite a third successive disappointing Six Nations campaign, said head coach Philippe Saint-Andre. The 46-year-old — who unlike his two predecessors Bernard Laporte and Marc Lievremont…

England scrum-half Danny Care believes the side’s runners-up finish in the Six Nations has prepared them well for their upcoming tour of New Zealand and a serious tilt at the World Cup on home soil next year. Stuart Lancaster’s men thrashed Italy 52…

© Getty ImagesFIFA can confirm the worldwide extension of sanctions imposed by the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) on two…