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Boycott over: USA Hockey reaches deal with women's national team

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Mourinho includes Mkhitaryan in starting lineup for Manchester United vs. West Bromwich

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Jermain Defoe hoping veganism and cryotherapy can boost World Cup chances

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However, the former Sunderland star is a doubt for this weekends clash. Liverpool edged Everton in December's Merseyside derby as Sadio Mane hit home late ...

Roger Federer to face Tomas Berdych in Miami quarter-finals

To say that Roger Federer is having a good season this year would be a big understatement. The 35-year-old Swiss survived two match points in the deciding t...

Badgers major in NCAA Tournament rallies

Here are a few reasons why last year's champion - and this year's No. 1 overall seed - became the first No. 1 seed to be eliminated from the tournament. "Right ...

Federer wins fifth Indian Wells title

I don't think I was in any finals except Brisbane. This particular one in Indian Wells is not that fast, though, with high bounce, but Roger took care to shor...

Liverpool's Mane injured in Merseyside derby

We have to defend with passion, we did it so all good. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said when asked about whether Barkley's tackle on Lovren deserved a r...

Clint Dempsey Announces MNT Return with Hat Trick vs Honduras

Friday night's win was the largest margin of victory against Honduras ever. New manager Bruce Arena has selected 24 players to make up his player pool for...

First F1 race points to a season of thrills

The 29-year-old German beat the pre-race favourite by nearly 10 seconds, positioning Ferrari to challenge the dominance of Mercedes. We were always sceptical wh...

Women's team reaches agreement with USA Hockey, will play in worlds

Women's National Team and USA Hockey on reaching an agreement that will allow the world championship tournament to be a best-on-best showcase", Davidson said....

Resilient Zags head to title game in first Final Four

The Gonzaga Bulldogs answered quite a few questions Saturday night by building a 14-point second-half lead, watching SC come all the way back to take a two-poi...

West Ham give Slaven Bilic vote of confidence following defeat to Hull

Aaron Cresswell's dipping cross caused havoc for Curtis Davies and Robertson, enabling Carroll to cushion the ball into his path before calmly slotting home his...

Under Rahane, India will still be in very good hands, says Smith

Having gone blow for blow with the top-ranked Test side in their own challenging conditions, Smith says his teammates should feel confident about winning the se...

Gonzaga, North Carolina a hefty NCAA title matchup

These kids are great role models. Sindarius Thornwell drove and was fouled as he went to the line. Waiting for them were fiery Frank Martin and the big-game...

National Basketball Association roundup: Cavs routed, fall behind Celtics

Cavaliers star LeBron James was injured late in the third quarter after taking an elbow to the base of his neck. James immediately walked over to the bench...

Meeks rebounds, saves the day for Tar Heels

We feel very lucky". North Carolina moves on to play Gonzaga in the title game Monday . First Kennedy Meeks missed two free throws but after a non-box out ...

Wenger: 'Retiring is for young people. For old people retirement is dying.'

But 67-year-old Wenger insists he is as hungry as ever to deliver success at the Emirates. In fact, a staggering 78 per cent voted against their long standing...

Spurs fall to Warriors in battle of NBA's top teams

Is a No. 1 seed overrated? Depending on where they're seeded, triple-double machine Russell Westbrook and the Oklahoma City Thunder could scare a first-round op...

Last-second hoop lifts Tar Heels into Final Four

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India beat Australia in Dharamsala Test to win Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Finally, team India is so close to their second victory in this ongoing Test series which also the last match of the series as well. It was another series win...

USA Hockey executive board meets, but boycott by women's team still looms

On Tuesday , after the agreement was reached, Smith said: "Today reflects everyone coming together and compromising in order to reach a resolution for the bett...

West Ham chief makes major admission about Slaven Bilic's future

The West Ham Co-Owner points to three factors outside Bilic's control and indicates that neither Rafa Benitez or anybody else is in their thoughts as a replacem...

Greatness is on display at the 2017 Miami Open

A straight sets win looked on the cards, but Zverev raised his game and saved three match points in the second-set tiebreak, only for the Australian to bounce...

Ronald Koeman: 'Everton controlled Merseyside derby against Liverpool'

In quotes published by the Liverpool Echo , Koeman admitted his midfield star had been lucky not to receive a red card for his foul on Dejan Lovren , but ca...

Arsenal players must emulate Sanchez mentality, says Campbell

The Spanish keeper had signed a two-year contract in 2015 with a one-year extension but is exploring his options further and would welcome a move to the Premier...

Eric Dier allowed Spurs to play with three at the back - Pochettino

Dier is a highly versatile player and can operate as a centre-back, a right-back and as a defensive midfielder. Pochettino has used a 3-4-2-1 formation for m...

It's An All-SEC National Title Tilt With Bulldogs, Gamecocks On Sunday

I've got the greatest job in the world. Mississippi State has a pair of towering centers in 6-foot-5 senior Chinwe Okorie and 6-7 sophomore Teaira McCowan. Wi...

Jason Day forced out of tournament as mum fights cancer

Australian star Jason Day made a tearful withdrawal on Wednesday from the World Golf Championship-Dell Match Play to be with his cancer-stricken mother, while ...

Venus Williams defeats Angelique Kerber to advance to Miami Open semis

The women's game is wide open at the top, with its only superstar, Serena Williams, being effectively part-time. The display was "notable for the belief and c...

Will South Carolina or Mississippi State win the NCAA title?

I get to wake up every morning and coach women's basketball with some great kids and with an unbelievable staff. They were hugging and crying, and the players w...

Gonzaga tops South Carolina to advance to NCAA basketball National Championship Game

Meeks matched his career high with 25 points and grabbed 14 rebounds , the last to preserve the victory after the last of North Carolina's four missed free thr...