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FIFA clears Arber Zeneli to play WCup qualifiers for Kosovo
ZURICH (AP) -- FIFA has cleared another player to represent Kosovo ahead of this week's World Cup qualifying. … More »
AP - Sports - 6 minutes ago
Correa keen for Argentine starting role in Messi absence
Argentine forward Angel Correa says he is ready to fill the void left by talismanic striker Lionel Messi for their World Cup qualifier away at Peru on Thursday. Five-times World Player of the Year Messi will miss the fixture with a thigh problem, … More »
Reuters - 7 minutes ago-
Not much love from Milan fans during tough times, says Honda
(Reuters) - AC Milan fans are obsessed with results and there is not much support from the stands when the side is going through a difficult phase, Japan international Keisuke Honda has said. Seven times European champions Milan have failed to win … More »
Reuters - 21 minutes agoMuller downs weary Berdych in first round of Japan Open
Tomas Berdych lost his opening match at the Japan Open to Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (7), 6-1 on Wednesday. Berdych captured his first ATP title of the season when he retained his Shenzhen Open crown in China on Sunday, but his first-round … More »
AP - Sports - 21 minutes agoHungary welcomes wealthy Chinese despite migrant hostility
By Marton Dunai BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban is known for his outspoken hostility to migrants and has built a razor-wire border fence to keep them out, but he has also quietly opened Hungary's doors to foreigners rich enough to … More »
Reuters - 22 minutes agoRoger Federer will play at Hopman Cup in January
Roger Federer will compete at the Hopman Cup in January as part of his buildup to the Australian Open. The 17-time Grand Slam champion will join Belinda Bencic for Switzerland at the eight-team tournament which runs from Jan. 1-7. Nick Kyrgios and … More »
AP - Sports - 1 hour 8 minutes ago-
Sharapova can play again in April after ban reduced
Maria Sharapova is counting the days until she can return to action having been cleared to play again next April after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reduced the former world number one's two-year drugs ban by nine months on Tuesday. The … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 16 minutes agoAustralia's Spiranovic warns of 'hostile' Saudi crowd
(Reuters) - Australia defender Matthew Spiranovic has warned his team mates to expect a "hostile" reception when the Socceroos take on Saudi Arabia in their Asian section World Cup qualifier in Jeddah on Thursday. Spiranovic had a bruising … More »
Reuters - 1 hour 28 minutes agoFive times Trump's running mate contradicted him in TV debate
Donald Trump's running mate earned good reviews for a smooth debate performance, with one CNN poll showing six per cent more respondents who watched Tuesday's event declaring Mike Pence the winner. Trump, however, will clearly be asked about some … More »
The Canadian Press - 2 hours 13 minutes agoDeschamps backs Pogba to come good given time at United
(Reuters) - Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba needs to be given more time to demonstrate his quality in England as his hefty price tag has raised expectations to a very high level, France coach Didier Deschamps has said. Pogba, who helped … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 21 minutes agoFury says he took cocaine to deal with depression
Britain's world heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury has been drinking and using cocaine to help him deal with depression, he told Rolling Stone magazine in an interview released on Tuesday. Fury's representatives were not immediately available … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 35 minutes agoAllardyce sacking not our issue, says Rooney
By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - Captain Wayne Rooney wearily flat-batted questions about the dismissal of Sam Allardyce and seemed equally unconcerned about the arrival of stand-in boss Gareth Southgate on Tuesday as he discussed England's … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 42 minutes ago-
Murray and Nadal ease into second round of China Open
(Reuters) - World number two Andy Murray overwhelmed Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-2 7-5 and second seed Rafael Nadal crushed veteran Italian Paolo Lorenzi 6-1 6-1 to reach the China Open second round on Tuesday. Briton Murray, three-times a grand slam … More »
Reuters - 2 hours 44 minutes agoBautista, Encarnacion show once again why they're Toronto's kings
For years there was no question the Toronto Blue Jays belonged to Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion. Year after year there was a certain familiar tinge to it, too: Bautista and Encarnacion made All-Star teams and their real team missed the … More »
Big League Stew - 2 hours 46 minutes agoBautista, Encarnacion show once again why they're Toronto's kings
Bautista, Encarnacion show once again why they're Toronto's kings … More »
Big League Stew - 2 hours 46 minutes agoFive players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS
Five players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS … More »
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Five players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS
Five players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS … More »
Big League Stew - 2 hours 58 minutes agoFive players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS
The ALDS rematch it set up could feature even more fireworks. With his three-run blast in the bottom of the 11th, Edwin Encarnacion gave baseball fans in two countries the rematch they all craved. Encarnacion and the Toronto Blue Jays will travel … More »
Big League Stew - 2 hours 59 minutes agoFive players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS
Five players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS … More »
Big League Stew - 2 hours 58 minutes agoFive players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS
Five players most likely to brawl in the Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS … More »
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