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...Diego Costa scores hat-trick for Chelsea ...Loic Remy opens Blues account ...Chelsea go three points clear at top ...Swansea drop points for first time Diego Costa scored his first Chelsea hat-trick as they came from behind to beat Swansea and maintain their 100%...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has no concerns over the fitness of Loic Remy after the striker moved to Stamford Bridge only after reports of a failed medical when he was on the verge of a switch to Liverpool. The France...

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti gave captain Iker Casillas a vote of confidence on Friday as the decorated Spain goalkeeper celebrated 15 years since making his debut for the 10-times European champions. Now 33, Casillas was a fixture for Real...

Brazilian star Ronaldinho vowed on Friday to pursue his remarkable footballing career in Mexico by winning more trophies with his new club Queretaro. "I need to win something in Mexico and I've come for that," said the former two-time world...

Serbia will play defending champions United States in Sunday's World Cup final after beating European champions France 90-85. France had been favourites heading into the game after overcoming hosts Spain in the quarter-finals. But they were stunned by the impressive Serbians,...

Oscar Pistorius will be allowed to compete at the 2016 Paralympic Games if he is not in jail, the International Paralympic Committee has revealed. The South African, 27, was found guilty of culpable homicide on Friday after the judge ruled...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it was "not appropriate" for Iran to join talks on confronting Islamic State militants, as he appeared to play down how fast countries can commit to force or other steps...

The United States hit Russia's largest bank, a major arms maker and arctic, deepwater and shale exploration by its biggest oil companies with new sanctions on Friday to punish Moscow for its intervention in Ukraine. The sanctions, coordinated with similar...

President Barack Obama said on Friday the goal of an international coalition he is helping to form is to "ultimately snuff out" the type of extremism demonstrated by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. It is a "sobering time," said...

Islamic State's Twitter users, which have trumpeted the group's violent acts and world view on the social media service, have gone abruptly quiet in past days. Several accounts affiliated with the militant group appear to have gone dormant, according to...