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  Paris - Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova played the third longest women singles ever in the French Open on Thursday in a clash...

  Leeds, United Kingdom - England captain Alastair Cook may be on the verge of breaking Graham Gooch's England Test runs record but he...

ZURICH: Fifa president Sepp Blatter has chaired an emergency meeting, as the football world governing body is mired in crisis over a growing...

Washington--Result on Wednesday in the NHL Western Conference finals (series best-of-seven): Western Conference at Chicago Chicago 5 Anaheim 2 (Series tied 3-3) AFP

Rio de Janeiro--Brazil's Football Confederation (CBF) and the country's president said Wednesday they backed a corruption probe into FIFA, as one of seven...

New York--Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner was arrested in Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday, hours after US prosecutors claimed he accepted bribes...

Wellington--SANZAR chief executive Greg Peters said Thursday he was quitting the southern hemisphere body for a new role helping Argentina settle into an...

Kuala Lumpur--The Asian Football Confederation, a key ally of FIFA president Sepp Blatter with its own recent history of corruption allegations, insisted Thursday...

New York--Britain's former world champion Amir Khan is aiming to punch his ticket to a bout with Floyd Mayweather on Friday with a...

London--The chairman of England's Football Association called on FIFA President Sepp Blatter to leave the position on Thursday after a major corruption scandal...

Paris--Nine-time champion Rafael Nadal and top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams target places in the French Open third round on Thursday. Nadal...

Mugello, Italy--Italian motorcycling legend Valentino Rossi, seeking a 10th world title in all categories, bids to return to the top of the podium...

Leeds, United Kingdom--Squads and officials for the second and final Test between England and New Zealand at Headingley on Friday: England (from): Adam...

Leeds, United Kingdom--Ben Stokes will find himself the centre of attention when England face his native New Zealand in the second Test at...

Paris--The quarter-finals of the end-of-season Top 14 play-offs will pitch big-spending Parisian arch-rivals Stade Francais and Racing-Metro together while minnows Oyonnax face the...

London--Holders Arsenal and Aston Villa clash in the FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, when the last major honour of the...

London--Ahead of holders Arsenal's showdown with Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, AFP Sports recalls five classic FA Cup final goals: Kevin...

Wellington--The corruption scandal engulfing FIFA will not overshadow the Under-20 World Cup when it kicks off this weekend in New Zealand, organisers said...