From Public Enemy Number One to Player of the Year, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has completed one of the most improbable rehabilitations in the recent history of the English game. Just a year ago, the football world recoiled in horror after the Uruguayan…
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Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed John Paul II and John XXIII the Catholic Church’s newest saints at a festive ceremony joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for two pontiffs who helped shape 20th-century history. “We declare and define as saints…
Manchester United interim manager Ryan Giggs admits he would love to restore the feelgood factor at Old Trafford after one of the most traumatic weeks in the club’s history. Giggs, assisted by three fellow members of United’s famed ‘Class of 92’, will…
Nintendo has a long and storied history in the world of video games, and its past systems have been home to some of the greatest titles ever made. The company has made many of those titles available — three times, in some cases — on its Wii, Wii…
Bernard Hopkins, the oldest world champion in boxing history at age 49, became the eldest fighter to unify world titles Saturday when he defeated Beibut Shumenov in a light-heavyweight showdown. Two judges gave ageless wonder Hopkins a split-decision…
For the first time in NBA history, the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics and New York Knicks are all absent from the playoffs in the same season. While that will not break any hearts for the 16 clubs who begin their championship quests this weekend…
Hull City manager Steve Bruce insists he won’t let his players be distracted by the prospect of making history as they prepare to face League One minnows Sheffield United in the FA Cup semi-finals on Sunday. Bruce’s Premier League team head to Wembley…
Henrik Stenson would gladly make golf history or become world number one, but he would rather fill the glaring gap in his career achievements by winning his first major title. And what better place and time to do it than at this week’s 78th Masters,…
Almost every day for the past 30 years through Crimea’s turbulent recent history, Natalia Yudenkova has climbed behind the wheel of her number 52 trolleybus. She drives the trolleybus from the peninsula’s main city Simferopol to the Black Sea coastal…
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed Thursday “we will not rest” until the fate of Flight MH370 is known, as Australia called it “the most difficult search in human history”. Najib toured the military base in Perth being used as a staging post…