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Arsene Wenger said on Friday that it was “a privilege and an honour” to reach his 1,000th game as Arsenal manager, while his contemporaries queued up to praise the achievement. The 64-year-old will become only the fourth manager — after Matt Busby,…

South African captain Faf du Plessis and spearhead Dale Steyn will undergo fitness tests ahead of their opening World Twenty20 game in Chittagong, the skipper said Friday. Both du Plessis and Steyn took part in team practice on Friday but have not fully…

South Korea’s Olympic body said Friday it would file a complaint with the international governing body for figure skating over controversial judging which saw Olympic defending champion Kim Yu-Na relegated to silver at the Winter Games. The Korean Olympic…

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers revealed on Friday that 21-year-old full-back Jon Flanagan is to be offered a new contract at the club. Flanagan has established himself as a regular member of the Liverpool starting XI this season, making 14 appearances…

Allrounder Elton Chigumbura struck a fiery half-century to help Zimbabwe achieve a five-wicket win over United Arab Emirates in Sylhet on Friday, keeping their hopes of reaching the next round alive. Chigumbura smashed three sixes and six boundaries…

The Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar’s two other 500-mile events will have a greater impact on deciding a season champion under a revamped season points scoring system announced Thursday. Double points will be awarded for the Indy 500, the May 25 flagship…

As our own Eliot Shorr-Parks reported Wednesday, free-agent quarterback Michael Vick is due in Florham Park for a visit on Friday. But according to a report, the Jets are also exploring ways to bring Vick’s top weapon up the turnpike from Philly, too…

Hide his keys. Lock the door. Tie him down if necessary. Whatever it takes, Chip Kelly and the Eagles should stop Michael Vick from signing with the New York Jets this weekend. Vick will be spending his day with the Jets on Friday, his first official…

FORT MYERS, Fla. — For the second time in three days, the Yankees and the Red Sox are sharing the field for an exhibition game without Jacoby Ellsbury. The Yankees center fielder has not played since Saturday due to tightness in his right calf. Though…

Tottenham crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday but not before giving Benfica a huge scare as English interest in the continent’s second-tier tournament ended. Benfica survived a dramatic late onslaught in Lisbon to reach the quarter-finals with…

World number one Tiger Woods is suffering from a bulging disc in his back that will not require surgery, Golfweek magazine reported Thursday on its website. Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the all-time record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus,…

The cost of Brazil’s World Cup is edging ever higher, amid new estimates indicating Rio and Sao Paulo authorities must find more cash for temporary installations. Rio’s state government earlier this week revealed in Brazil’s Official Journal that it…

By Andi Thomas  @andi_thomas on Dec 5 2013, 3:38p + We take a look at the qualification and draw for the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, perhaps the strangest in history. Come back in time with SB Nation Soccer to 1950. Then, as now, Brazil were about…

Sunderland manager Gus Poyet says Adam Johnson has a chance of joining the England squad for the World Cup.

A stroke of free-kick brilliance from Andrea Pirlo secured Juventus’s ticket to the Europa League quarter-finals after a 1-0 win over 10-man Fiorentina on Thursday. Fiorentina had high hopes of making the last eight of Europe’s second tier club competition…

Benfica survived a dramatic late onslaught from Tottenham to reach the Europa League quarter-finals with a 2-2 draw in Thursday’s last 16 second leg in Lisbon. After winning the first leg 3-1 at White Hart Lane last week, Jorge Jesus’s team appeared…

World Cup hopefuls Italy will face Ireland at Fulham’s Craven Cottage ground as the Azzurri finalise preparations for this summer’s tournament in Brazil, the Italian football federation (FIGC) said Thursday. Italy, the beaten Euro 2012 finalists, recently…

Major League Soccer will have its top referees back on the field this weekend after a deal was reached between the referees’ union and the governing group for MLS officials. The five-year contract announced Thursday by the Professional Referee Organization…

Did you know Giants LB Mark Herzlich has a new book, “What It Takes”, coming out in June? Now you do. We’re also betting you don’t know about some of the things he told BroBible’s Dan Orlando — for one, he gave New Jersey some love. • On the book…

Andy Murray remained confident of defending his title at the ATP Miami Masters as he explained his surprise split from coach Ivan Lendl on Thursday after two years together. “It was mutual,” Murray said. “We sat down Saturday evening, we went and had…