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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…

Everton defender Sylvain Distin admitted he will have mixed emotions should the Toffees qualify for the Europa League. A place in next season’s elite and lucrative Champions League now looks beyond the Merseysiders, who are nine points adrift of fourth…

Former England captain Michael Vaughan felt deceived by Jonathan Trott’s revelation last weekend that he left England’s Ashes tour of Australia suffering from “burn out”, he revealed on Monday. When Trott quit what turned out to be a 5-0 Ashes thrashing…

A goal in each half lifted a resilient Ghana to a 2-0 win over 2012 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup…

Italy scored either side of the half-time break for a 2-0 win over Zambia in a match featuring two FIFA…

CAF has upheld the eligibility of player Mohamed Camara for Horoya AC of Guinea in the 2014 Orange CAF Champions…

South Africa comes to a standstill Saturday March 15 when one of the biggest soccer rivalries on the continent are…

CAF President Issa Hayatou has mourned the death of Ghanaian referee Kwame Andoh-Kyei, describing the incident that led to the…

The pastLike West African rivals Nigeria, the Black Maidens have a 100 per cent record in qualifying for the finals…

The pastZambia were knocked out by Ghana at their first attempt to qualify for the global stage in 2008, losing…

Africa will have three teams at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup that kicks off in Costa Rica this…