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Brazil still developing despite thrashing of Uruguay - Dani Alves

Having played 12 rounds, Brazil scored 27 points with a goal difference of 28: 9 and so far is the only leader in the group among the countries of South Ameri...

Euro heartache and vegan lifestyle fuel England striker Defoe

With the three points moving England closer to qualification, Southgate has left the door open for Defoe to make his squad for the World Cup next summer. "I t...

Players showed character, maturity in Test series, says Kohli

This is not an assertion backed up by evidence and sets a poor example to all those watching the game, not only in India but around the world. "The longest form...

DJ withdraws from Houston, enters Masters coming off three straight wins

But things could have been different except for about a foot's worth of putts over the match's 16 holes. Lee twice just missed putts that would have put her a...

NCAA Tournament: UCLA vs

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LaVar Ball: No NBA team is drafting De'Aaron Fox over Lonzo

His teammates stepped up in a big way throughout the night and gave him the support he needed to outplay the much-hyped Lonzo Ball for the second time in two ...

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has had another pop at Martin O'Neill

The Irish boss said that the Glaswegian "overstretched" in the warm-up. That prompted O'Neill to play David Meyler instead. That may change in light of Koeman...

Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise could miss 3 games with eye injury

The Wild said the eye is swollen and Parise was to have tests performed Wednesday. Wilson was sent to the locker room for a few stitches and returned to the g...

Warriors beat Rockets for 60th win

The losing streak dominated National Basketball Association headlines for a while. After recovering from the body blow that was losing Durant, losing five of se...

Warriors hopeful Durant can return in regular season

The San Antonio Spurs (57-16) will host the Golden State Warriors (60-14) in a battle between the top two teams of the Western Conference on Wednesday. David We...

Jose Mourinho Ready To Spend £40m On Tottenham Midfielder Eric Dier

Jose Mourinho is a big fan of Tottenham. And even if they don't, they could still qualify for Europe's elite competition by winning the Europa League this sea...

Stanislas Wawrinka calls Roger Federer an 'A__hole' after losing Indian Wells final

The 35 year-old Federer beat Stan Wawrinka in two sets, 6-4, 7-5 in the California desert on Sunday. "This has been a fairytale week". Federer hasn't been...

United States women agree not to boycott World Championship

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...

Zouma Intends To Impose Himself On Chelsea

Despite making his return to the first team in Chelsea's FA Cup tie against Peterborough on January 8, playing the full 90 minutes, the 22-year-old has been l...

USA Hockey Strikes Deal With Women's National Team, Avoiding Boycott

The NHL Players' Association said in a statement Friday that the players "fully support the US women's national team's efforts to reach an equitable agreeme...

India captain Kohli doubtful for fourth Australia test

But knowing test cricketers, (coach) Darren Lehmann and Steve Smith the way I do, none of those players are going to be satisfied. If Kohli is ruled out, Ajinky...

Rafael Nadal: 'It will be tough against Fognini, he's playing very well'

Nadal fended off four break points to avoid going 3-0 down and that proved decisive as the Spaniard then reeled off five successive games to clinch the victory....

Twitter Reacts To 'Worst Possession Ever' To End Gonzaga-West Virginia Game

It was more like, I don't know, confusion, trying to figure it out". "But just staying the course and just rallying around our guys and just thinking about the ...

Formula One: Sebastian Vettel beats Lewis Hamilton in first race of season

Hamilton won back-to-back drivers" titles in 2014 and "15, and narrowly lost previous year to Rosberg, who then retired. Valtteri Bottas came third on his Mer...

Dele Alli urges England players to buy into Gareth Southgate's philosophy

The Sunderland striker has not worn the Three Lions since November 2013 but showed he has lost none of his poacher's pedigree when his first-time finish teed ...

Dustin Johnson wins WGC-Match Play final

So he was asked what he thought about it. "That was a tough day, a long day", Johnson said. Johnson is man of few words. In the famous words of Teddy Roos...

USA Hockey settles with players ahead of tournament

The boycotting players and US hockey reached a deal just days before the tournament begins in Plymouth, Michigan , ensuring they'll be on the ice - and paid ...

Johnson stays flawless, McIlroy eliminated at Match Play

Gary Woodland had to withdraw Thursday because of what was described only as a personal family matter with no other details. Second-ranked Rory McIlroy was...

National Football League takes Vegas gamble with approval to move Oakland Raiders, fans divided

And if they have anybody to talk to about it, it should be me. And I just don't think everything was done to try and stay in Oakland. "The Raiders were born i...

MI beat Oklahoma State and might be March's hottest team

Check back with Patch later today for updates on both of these games. Michigan State went one-and-done previous year, suffering the ignominy of getting dumped...

Brazil become first team to qualify for World Cup

Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring for Brazil just 10 minutes before the break at Arena Corinthians . The Barcelona forward Neymar, ...

Lewis Hamilton relishing new rivalry with 'great driver' Sebastian Vettel

It could be argued that it is just what the sport needed after three consecutive years of Hamilton versus Nico Rosberg - the reigning champion who watched Sunda...

Argentina loses to Bolivia without banned Lionel Messi

Messi will miss Argentina's next South American qualifying game against Bolivia, scheduled for later on Tuesday, with the remainder of the suspension served ove...

FC Barcelona's Neymar says no to Manchester United move

The starting XI, which has been constructed using performance statistics from this season's action, features players from European football's top leagues. "He m...

Enjoy St Patrick's Day at Irish-themed dance night

The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in the United States was held in Boston in 1737. As well as being a celebration of Irish culture and heritage, the d...

McGregor open to third bout with Diaz

Coach John Kavanagh can be heard telling his star: "This is why you push yourself every day". "Like any sport there's a sell-by date", Kavanagh told the Iris...

UND Slashing Women's Hockey Program, Four Manitobans Affected

According to the Grand Forks Herald , eight UND products competed at the 2014 Olympics, and as many as 10 could participate in next year's Games. The men's and...

Kohli-Smith bad blood continues off the field

With the hosts having taken a 152-run lead in the first innings, India seemed on course to win their second Test match in a row to take a lead in the series, ...

Stroman's gem helps United States claim its first World Baseball Classic

Eagle statue? Good. Kinsler and his American teammates were just raised differently. Arenado cooly fielded a ground ball and threw to first baseman Eric Hosme...

'Hideous' Cristiano Ronaldo statue sparks social media laughs

The face is also unusually chubby, in contrast to Ronaldo's chiseled looks. 'Thank you for being here in my honour. Cristiano Ronaldo was enjoying another...