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Football: Aston Villa factfile 29 May 2015 - 01:09 pm

London - Factfile on Aston Villa, who contest the FA Cup final against holders Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday: Name: Aston Villa Football...

Football: Arsenal factfile 29 May 2015 - 01:06 pm

London - Factfile on Arsenal, who defend the FA Cup against Premier League rivals Aston Villa in the 2014-15 final at Wembley on...

Football: List of FA Cup winners 29 May 2015 - 01:03 pm

London - Holders Arsenal tackle Premier League rivals Aston Villa at Wembley on Saturday in the 134th final of the FA Cup. Here,...

Football: Road to the FA Cup final 29 May 2015 - 12:58 pm

London - Arsenal and Aston Villa meet in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Here we look at the two clubs' roads to...

Football: Wenger, Arsenal eye FA Cup history 29 May 2015 - 12:54 pm

London - Arsene Wenger would love to silence his critics by making history when holders Arsenal take on Aston Villa in the FA...

Athletics: Lavillenie set for 2015 Diamond League debut in Eugene 29 May 2015 - 12:47 pm

Eugene, United States - France's pole vault world record-holder Renaud Lavillenie will make his 2015 Diamond League debut on Saturday as he returns...

Rugby: Mantellato eyes derby joy on Magic Weekend 29 May 2015 - 12:44 pm

London - Hull KR star Josh Mantellato has set his sights on a season-defining derby victory against Hull FC in the Magic Weekend...

Football: Brazil vows 'vigorous' probe following FIFA scandal 29 May 2015 - 12:04 pm

Brasília - Brazil will investigate with "great vigor" accusations that led to the arrest of seven FIFA officials, including the vice president of...

Tennis: Coric reminds me of myself, says Djokovic 29 May 2015 - 11:24 am

Paris - World number one Novak Djokovic gave teenage French Open trailblazer Boran Coric a ringing endorsement Thursday by declaring: "He reminds me...

Football: English FA, UK government urge Blatter to go 29 May 2015 - 11:17 am

London - England's Football Association and government urged FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign on Thursday, as British investigative journalists were praised for...

Football: Sherwood reveals Benteke has buy-out clause 29 May 2015 - 11:14 am

London - Tim Sherwood admits Aston Villa can't stop Christian Benteke leaving because the Belgium striker has a buy-out clause in his contract....

NHL: Sharks name ex-Devils coach DeBoer as bench boss 29 May 2015 - 11:13 am

San José, United States - Peter DeBoer, fired by the New Jersey Devils last December after a poor start, was hired Thursday to...

Tennis: French Open results - collated 29 May 2015 - 11:08 am

Paris - Results from the fifth day of the French Open at Roland Garros on Thursday (x denotes seeded player): Men 2nd rd...

Football: England 'could host 2018 World Cup' - FA 29 May 2015 - 11:06 am

London - England could feasibly step in and host the 2018 World Cup if it was stripped from Russia over new corruption allegations,...

Football: Rangers suffer bruising defeat in play-off first leg 29 May 2015 - 10:52 am

Glasgow - Rangers' hopes of returning to the top flight of Scottish football have been dealt a massive blow following a 3-1 home...

Rugby: Ireland's McGrath could face World Cup woe after Barbarians clash 29 May 2015 - 10:45 am

London - Ireland's Jack McGrath may face a suspension that could ruin his World Cup hopes after kneeing Konstantin Mikautadze in the back...

Football: Pele expected to join Cosmos for Cuba trip 29 May 2015 - 10:42 am

New York - Brazilian legend Pele is expected to join the New York Cosmos, his former club, in Havana for a match Tuesday,...

Football: Late goals take Namibia, Mozambique to final 29 May 2015 - 10:39 am

Johannesburg - Late goals on Thursday took pre-tournament outsiders Namibia and Mozambique to the Cosafa Cup final in north-west South Africa mining village...