Labor talks spark hope that full season still possible
2011-10-28 10:29:29
The two sides, aiming to end a four-month-old labor dispute that has seen regular season games cancelled, are meeting at 2 pm in New York City as optimism mounts that a deal is near following a 15-hour session that ended around 3 am.
Chelsea fail to persuade fans in pitch vote
2011-10-28 10:25:11
Chelsea's plan to buy their Stamford Bridge pitch from fans and possibly move to a new stadium hit a major stumbling block on Thursday when not enough supporters voted for the proposal.
Henry completes Red Bulls' playoff win over Dallas
2011-10-28 10:04:55
Former France international Thierry Henry scored in injury time as the New York Red Bulls defeated FC Dallas 2-0 in their Major League Soccer wild-card playoff game on Wednesday to book a meeting with David Beckham's LA Galaxy.
Tevez fine halved after PFA intervention
2011-10-28 09:57:47
Carlos Tevez has had his fine halved by Manchester City after the Premier League club reluctantly accepted a ruling by the players' union that the Argentine did not refuse to play in last month's Champions League match at Bayern Munich.
Kaka set to make long-awaited return for Brazil
2011-10-28 09:45:01
Kaka has been recalled by Brazil for the first time since last year's World Cup in South Africa for friendlies against Gabon and Egypt next month.
Britain planning memorable Olympic return
2011-10-27 19:30:20
Britain is planning to mark its return to Olympic soccer after a 40-year absence with a gala double-header featuring both the women's and men's teams playing international friendlies at the same venue on the same day next July.
A silver lining for some in NBA's costly lockout
2011-10-27 14:00:19
Number crunchers have come up with an unexpected conclusion about the National Basketball Association's decision to cut short its season: There may actually be a few economic winners.
Owners meet with union to reach deal
2011-10-27 13:46:11
NBA players and owners spent more than 10 hours locked in discussions about reaching a labor agreement.
UK sport needs to address gay bias
2011-10-27 13:44:35
The first openly gay former NBA player says prejudice against homosexuals is rife in British sport, especially soccer.
St Etienne vs Lyon game interrupted
2011-10-27 10:42:12
A League Cup last-16 game between arch-rivals St Etienne and Olympique Lyon was interrupted midway through the second half by crazy fans.
Bayern, Schalke advance in German Cup
2011-10-27 10:31:30
Bayern Munich cruised into the German Cup third round with a 6-0 demolition of second division Ingolstadt.
Napoli wreck Udinese's unbeaten start
2011-10-27 10:26:47
Udinese's unbeaten start to the Serie A season came to an end on Wednesday when they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Napoli.