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Usain Bolt tilted his head backward and screamed. He plaintively raised his palms to the sky, tugged hard on his shirt, then angrily ripped the No. 6 sticker off his right hip. It had the look of an unthinkable loss...

Brazilian police stopped two U.S. Olympic swimmers from boarding a flight home on Wednesday to question them about how they and two team mates were robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro at the weekend, after a judge raised...

Sergio Aguero scored a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Steaua Bucharest in the first leg of their Champions League qualifying play-off. Aguero also missed two penalties - the first saved and second powered over - either side of David Silva's...

Brendan Rodgers is confident Celtic can cope with the pressure of the Champions League play-off against Hapoel Beer Sheva and reach the group stage. The Scottish champions host the Israeli side in Wednesday's first leg. Celtic have lost at the play-off...

Former South African Football Association president Kirsten Nematandani is facing a minimum six-year ban for alleged ethics violations. The proposed ban arises from a Fifa investigation into the organisation of international friendlies in South Africa in 2010. Former Zimbabwe FA executive...

England keeper Joe Hart looks set to leave Manchester City this summer, according to Sky sources. Hart was overlooked by boss Pep Guardiola for the 2-1 Premier League win at Sunderland last Saturday, prompting a fresh wave of speculation that...

Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris will be out for around four weeks with a hamstring injury. The 29-year-old goalkeeper sustained the injury during the opening stages of Spurs' 1-1 draw with Everton on Saturday, falling awkwardly into the corner of the...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Joao Havelange, who as president of FIFA for two decades transformed soccer's governing body into a multibillion-dollar business and a hotbed for subsequent corruption that damaged its reputation, has died. He was 100. Havelange, who...

Adam Lallana says Liverpool have plenty of lessons to learn from their thrilling 4-3 victory at Arsenal. The Reds were 4-3 victors at the Emirates Stadium to get their Premier League campaign off to a winning start, with their four...

Arsenal are considering Omer Toprak of Bayer Leverkusen and Simon Kjaer of Fenerbahce as they look to sign a new centre-half, Sky sources understand. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger remains determined to strengthen his back-four following injuries to Per Mertesacker and...