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UFC's Ferguson blasts Nurmagomedov as tensions rise
American UFC fighter Tony Ferguson has dismissed Khabib Nurmagomedov's claims he should be handed a lightweight title shot by calling his Russian rival “a whiny b*tch.”
Nov 29, 2016 18:52
‘Money’ Mayweather roasts legacy doubters with $100mn check boast
Boxing legend and entrepreneur Floyd Mayweather Jr has lived up to his ‘Money’ moniker by humbling “backseat drivers” who doubt his legacy – by posting an image to Instagram of a $100 million check.
Nov 29, 2016 18:11
Darts legend Bristow fired from TV role after tweets mocking football sex scandal victims
Former darts world champion Eric Bristow has lost his role at Sky Sports following tweets branding the victims of the English football sex abuse scandal as “wimps.”
Nov 29, 2016 17:38
Premier League boss ordered to pay millions to former club after ‘deception’
The manager of English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion Tony Pulis has been ordered to pay his former club Crystal Palace £3.77 million ($4.6 million) by a High Court judge.
Nov 29, 2016 15:52
Aldo vows to hunt down ‘p*ssy’ McGregor at lightweight
UFC fighter Jose Aldo said he will pursue Conor McGregor to the lightweight division after he defends the featherweight title, the belt Aldo claimed McGregor relinquished out of cowardice.
Nov 29, 2016 11:57
Russia’s Karjakin forces world chess champ Magnus Carlsen into rapid title playoff
The Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Russia’s Sergey Karjakin have ended their 12th World Chess Championship game with a tense 10th draw. A rapid and blitz chess format tiebreaker will decide if Carlsen retains his title on Wednesday.
Nov 28, 2016 22:45
FIFA ‘monitoring’ child sex abuse claims, alleged perpetrator found ‘unconscious’
World football’s governing body FIFA says it is “monitoring” developments in England after more than 20 former players came forward alleging sexual abuse in their youth careers.
Nov 28, 2016 18:25
Rosberg wins 1st-ever F1 title, Hamilton in hot water over Mercedes snub
German Formula One driver Nico Rosberg was crowned F1 world champion after surviving a frantic finish at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday.
Nov 28, 2016 17:10
2 sports coaches struck by airborne objects, 2 very different reactions
Toulouse football manager Pascal Dupraz narrowly avoided serious injury on the touchline at the weekend – when he was floored by a paper airplane which hit him on the head.
Nov 28, 2016 16:52
World boxing champ Lebedev offers to tackle unruly flight passenger
Russian boxer Denis Lebedev faced an unexpected opponent on a flight from Los Angeles to Moscow – an aggressive passenger who reportedly left the world champion fearing for his life.
Nov 28, 2016 13:33
Conor McGregor no longer ‘double-champ,’ relinquishes featherweight belt
Irish UFC fighter Conor McGregor will relinquish his featherweight UFC belt to allow for a new title fight. The move comes after the UFC scrambled to fill the main bout at next month's UFC 206.
Nov 27, 2016 09:37
Kazan hosts FIFA Confederations Cup draw ceremony
The draw for the FIFA Confederations Cup has concluded in Kazan, as Moscow, Sochi, Kazan, and Saint Petersburg prepare to host the international tournament next summer – a year ahead of the much-anticipated FIFA World Cup 2018.
Nov 27, 2016 04:48

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Trump appoints Obamacare critic to head Dept. of Health & Human ServicesDonald Trump has appointed the head of the House Budget Committee, Tom Price, as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. To discuss the implications of...

‘Jill Stein trying to expose election process concerns, not help Clinton’ – journalist Former Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein is raising funds to force an election recount in Wisconsin, which costs about $3.5...

‘We are at war with Russia’: EU Parliament approves resolution to counter Russian media ‘propaganda’MEPs in Strasbourg have voted on a non-legislative resolution which calls for the EU to “respond to information warfare...