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Amir Khan   New York--Britain's Amir Khan took a unanimous decision victory Friday over American Chris Algieri in a welterweight matchup, then called out...

Steven Bowditch   Irving--Australia's Steven Bowditch birdied three of his last five holes Friday to claim a share of the lead when play was...

Orlando - Scott Skiles was named coach of the Orlando Magic on Friday, the 13-season NBA coach tasked with ending the club's three-year...

New York - St. Louis Rams running back Trey Watts will be suspended for the team's first four 2015 regular-season National Football League...

Atlanta - The Atlanta Falcons, already burned by animal cruelty from a standout player, released linebacker Prince Shembo after he was charged Friday...

Washington - Just as US authorities said indictments of FIFA leaders were only the beginning of their investigation, US-based FIFA sponsors and lawmakers...

    Caracas---Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner rejected corruption charges lodged by the United States, alleging at a press conference Friday that Washington was...

          Zurich---FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said Saturday he was "shocked" at the way the US judiciary has targeted football's world body and slammed what...

London - English county scores on Friday: Twenty20 tournament North Division At Derby Lancashire 127-9 v Derbyshire 128-5 (H Amla 51) Derbyshire beat...

  Paris - French Top 14 rugby championship results on Friday: Play-offs Stade Francais 38 Racing-Metro 15 (H.t 17-7) Saturday Toulouse v Oyonnax (1530)...

Fifa President Sepp Blatter gestures after being re-elected following a vote at the headquarters of football’s global governing body, in Zurich, yesterday. DOHA:...

    Zurich---Sepp Blatter won a fifth term as FIFA president on Friday in a dramatic end to an angry campaign dominated by a corruption...

    Rio de Janeiro---The president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, Marco Polo del Nero, said Friday he knew nothing about bribes allegedly paid to...

Leeds, United Kingdom---England captain Alastair Cook won the toss and elected to field against New Zealand in the second Test at Headingley on...

    Berlin---British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday urged FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign in the interest of rooting out corruption in world...

      Leeds, United Kingdom---England hooker Dylan Hartley's hopes of playing in the World Cup were left hanging by a thread after he was dropped...

  Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri   Milan---Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri on Friday paid tribute to the 39 victims of Heysel, calling the football stadium disaster...

  Zurich---Zurich police confirmed Friday they were responding to a bomb alert at the venue where FIFA is hosting its widely-watched annual congress, amid...