Iraq fires national football team's Serbian coach
2013-09-11 09:33:45
The Iraqi Football Association has decided to end the contract with the national football team's Serbian head coach Vladimir Petrovic for his failure to help the team to qualify for the World Cup
Kiprusoff calling it a career
2013-09-11 07:33:52
Miikka Kiprusoff is leaving the National Hockey League and the Calgary Flames on his own terms.
Eagles hurry past Redskins; Texans put bite on Chargers
2013-09-11 07:33:52
Chip Kelly's NFL coaching debut trumped Robert Griffin III's return from knee surgery as the Philadelphia Eagles earned a 33-27 win over the Washington Redskins on Monday night.
Rodman's road show returning to DPRK for two games
2013-09-11 07:33:52
Dennis Rodman is going back to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - and bringing a team of former NBA players with him.
Blatter concedes Qatar 'mistake'
2013-09-11 07:33:52
Awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar may well have been "a mistake", FIFA president Sepp Blatter said for the first time on Monday.
German Bach elected as IOC president
2013-09-11 06:00:29
Thomas Bach of Germany was elected to succeed Jacques Rogge as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president here on Tuesday.
Japanese ecstatic at hosting the 2020 Olympics
2013-09-09 07:02:49
Thousands of Japanese, who stayed up all night to witness the Olympic vote, erupted in joy when it was announced Tokyo will host the 2020 Games, while athletes hailed the "dream" result and TV hosts broke down in tears.
Disbelief in Madrid as bid to host 2020 Olympics rejected
2013-09-08 07:58:55
Spaniards reacted with disbelief and disappointment on Saturday after Madrid was eliminated as a possible host of the 2020 summer Games in the opening round of voting by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Turks left looking for answers after fifth Games rejection
2013-09-08 07:18:58
Spaniards reacted with disbelief and disappointment on Saturday after Madrid was eliminated as a possible host of the 2020 summer Games in the opening round of voting by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Summer Olympic Games hosts list
2013-09-08 07:08:54
The list of summer Olympic Games hosts after Tokyo was chosen by the International Olympic Committee members to host the 2020 edition on Saturday.
Factbox on 2020 Summer Olympic host city Tokyo
2013-09-08 06:44:33
Profile of Tokyo's Olympic involvement after the Japanese capital was named on Saturday as the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics.