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Football: Gerrard eyes one last bid for FA Cup glory 18 Apr 2015 - 10:27 am

London--Steven Gerrard is gunning to lead Liverpool against fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in an FA Cup semi-final at London's Wembley Stadium...

Football: City aim to avoid Hammer blow in top-four bid 18 Apr 2015 - 10:25 am

Manchester, United Kingdom--Manchester City's attempt to remain in the top four of the Premier League has been hampered by a five-man injury list...

Football: Marseille suffer new setback 18 Apr 2015 - 09:19 am

Paris--Marseille's slump continued on Friday as Marcelo Bielsa's side went down to a 1-0 defeat at Nantes that further damaged their hopes of...

Football: Dutch league result 18 Apr 2015 - 09:13 am

The Hague--Dutch league result on Friday: Cambuur 1 Excelsior 1 Playing Saturday AZ Alkmaar v ADO Den Haag, Vitesse Arnhem v Dordrecht, PSV...

Ibrahimovic has ban reduced 17 Apr 2015 - 07:39 pm

Paris - Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Friday had his four-match domestic suspension reduced to three games by the French league. The...

Football: After Sevilla loss, Zenit refocus on domestic duties 17 Apr 2015 - 01:16 pm

Moscow - Russian league leaders Zenit St Petersburg hope to bounce back from their 2-1 Europa League defeat at Sevilla when they travel...

Football: Lyon's Lacazette says won't be lured abroad by money 17 Apr 2015 - 01:08 pm

Paris - With Premier League giants Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool hovering, Lyon's red hot striker Alexandre Lacazette said Friday that any move...

AFL: Sports scientist found guilty of doping charge 17 Apr 2015 - 12:21 pm

Melbourne - The Australian Football League (AFL) anti-doping tribunal on Friday found a sports scientist at a leading club guilty of 10 code...

Football: Swazi police on the trail of more CAF glory 17 Apr 2015 - 11:03 am

Johannesburg - Swaziland police football team Royal Leopard were considered cannon fodder when the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup kicked off. But shock victories...

Football: 5 CAF Confederation Cup facts 17 Apr 2015 - 11:01 am

Johannesburg - Five facts about the qualifiers for the CAF Confederation Cup last-16 stage this weekend: -- Tunisians Club Africain and Etoile Sahel,...

Al Shahaniya and Al Shamal relegated; Al Wakrah survives 17 Apr 2015 - 12:45 am

Al Shahaniya’s Caludio Luciano (left) is challneged by an Al Ahli player during their QSL match. Doha: Al Wakrah defeated Al Gharafa 2-1...

Football: Rangers fined over Newcastle owner Ashley role 16 Apr 2015 - 09:13 pm

Glasgow - Fallen Glasgow giants Rangers were fined £5,500 ($8,219, 7,629 euros) by the Scottish Football Association on Thursday after accepting their previous...

Football: Cash-strapped Parma docked four more points 16 Apr 2015 - 08:53 pm

Milan - Cash-strapped Serie A strugglers Parma look certain to be relegated after being hit with a four-point penalty by league chiefs on...

Football: Iniesta back injury fears allayed 16 Apr 2015 - 07:47 pm

Barcelona - The back injury suffered by Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta in his side's 3-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday has been...

Football: Blatter says Americas should have more World Cup places 16 Apr 2015 - 07:32 pm

Nassau - FIFA president Sepp Blatter called Thursday for American and Caribbean nations to get a fourth World Cup place as he stepped...

Football: Gerrard the 'best I've ever played with' - Torres 16 Apr 2015 - 06:46 pm

Madrid - Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres has hailed former Liverpool teammate Steven Gerrard as the best player he has ever played with...

Football: Porto's night to remember stuns Bayern 16 Apr 2015 - 05:17 pm

Porto, Portugal - Goal-scorer Ricardo Quaresma hailed Porto's shock 3-1 quarter-final, first-leg, win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday as a night to remember...

Football: Enrique delight at 'complete' Barcelona 16 Apr 2015 - 04:52 pm

Paris - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique admitted he could scarcely have hoped for a better performance after his side blew away Paris Saint-Germain...