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NHL to hold preseason games in China

Next season, the National Hockey League is playing two regular-season games in Sweden between the Colorado Avalanche and Ottawa Senators. "We have not given a...

Auston Matthews sets new rookie goal record for Leafs

It was kind of a win-win for me because I get to feature Mirtle and not do as much research. More to the point, they were lucky enough to be unlucky on the ic...

US Senate hearing to focus on Russian disinformation tactics

The White House is standing firmly behind Nunes and says he's doing his job properly. Richard Burr [R}, accompanied by Sen. Burr said his committee would not ...

Westbrook scores 57, leads Thunder to 114-106 win in OT

And even as Enes Kanter (17 pts, 10 rebs) played an instrumental role in Oklahoma City's comeback, except for Kanter's 5 pts, offensively the Thunder bench (o...

Messi protests Federation Internationale de Football Association ban

The Barcelona superstar was stunned after being suspended for four of Argentina's five remaining World Cup qualification matches after being caught swearing at ...

Crolla: There's Still Fight In Me

Crolla's fans were out in force for Friday's weigh-in at the Radisson hotel in Manchester , northern England, where both boxers weighed in at 9st 8lbs 7oz (60....

Cristiano Ronaldo Unveils Dodgy Statue As Madeira Airport Is Renamed After Him

The player said he was "happy and honoured" to have given his name to the airport. Cristiano Ronaldo , an global football star, ranked among the top scorers ...

ManCity focused for tough Arsenal and Chelsea tests: Garcia

Eleven games is all that is left for Arsenal to bridge the six-point gap to Liverpool who are now occupying the final Champions League spot, but the fact they...

My comment was blown out of proportion: Indian skipper Virat Kohli

An Australian reporter asked if Kohli still considered Steve Smith's men his friends off the field as he had said at the start of the series. On Tuesday, he c...

Smith reveals what Kohli did after the Test series concluded

Thereafter, it was a series of verbal altercations between players of both the sides with the Australian media becoming an extension of its team and targettin...

Westbrook, Thunder top Mavs 92-91 with 14-0 finishing run

Along with 13 rebounds and 11 assists, Westbrook scored 57 points-the highest total in a triple-double effort in history, edging out James Harden and Wilt Cha...

Afghanistan, West Indies to play three T20Is, three ODIs in June

West Indies was unchanged from the side which lost the first T20 on Sunday by six wickets. Kamran Akmal went without troubling the scorers in the first over ...

49ers to meet with likely No. 1 pick Myles Garrett

He chose to run it again Thursday at Texas A&M's pro day - and wowed everyone again, turning in an unofficial clocking of 4.61 seconds. I would have made the ...

Neil Taylor sends Seamus Coleman his good wishes after leg break

Everton full back Seamus Coleman's long-term injury will act as a further incentive for the squad ahead of the Saturday's Premier League derby against Liverpool...

USA women's hockey players stand firm in wage fight

This includes winning a gold or silver medal in each of the 17 women's world championships, winning a medal in every Olympic Games since the sport was added to ...

Hodge says sorry for Kohli comments

Australia's Glenn Maxwell was also at the centre of controversy over Kohli's injury when he grabbed his shoulder in parody and grinned at his team-mates after m...

Arsene Wenger says: There's Only One Team in London!

Sanchez said recently, "I hope to remain in London and to finish my contract there". "I personally believe both of them want to say and I hope the club will f...

Aussie cricketers are no longer friends: Kohli

Meanwhile, Steven Smith is not "temperamentally sound enough" to lead Australia, says former spinner Kerry O'Keeffe, who feels the skipper over-reacted too of...

India thrash Australia to clinch Test series

Yesterday, Rahane did his city proud by leading India to an eight-wicket win over Australia to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Australia did not get ...

India vs Australia 4th Test Result: Indians Clinch Border Gavaskar Trophy

Brad Hodge in his apology mentions, "I take this opportunity to apologize to the people of India, cricket fans, the Indian national cricket team and particular...

Russell Martin: Scotland still dealing with disappointment of missing Euros

But it will most definitely give us a better chance of being successful. Two previous meetings have yielded 4-0 and 3-0 triumphs for the Three Lions on the wa...

Brazil close in on qualification for Russian Federation 2018

Following Uruguay's upset 2-1 defeat to Peru in the day's final South American qualifier combined with other results meant Brazil are mathematically guara...

US Women's team agrees to new deal with USA Hockey

The team drew global attention as well as support from USA senators and unions from the four major North American sports leagues when two weeks ago they threate...

Aston-Reese, Butcher, Vecchione up for Hobey Baker

All three are seniors. With 36 points, he's second in the country among defensemen for scoring. He signed a free agent contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins s...

Mickelson off to good start at Match Play in Texas

McIlroy had not announced if he will enter the Houston Open next week. He has until 5 p.m.to decide. Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson had another easy time a...

Lewis Hamilton predicts "close battle" with Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari's first win since Singapore 2015 was thanks largely to Vettel's. Fernando Alonso was surprisingly upbeat in the paddock about the new orange McLaren d...

UCL quarter-final: Is Leicester City vs. Atletico Madrid

The first-leg of the quarter-final matches are scheduled for April 11 and 12, and the second-leg for April 18 and 19. The second will be played in Madrid six da...

Howard has 22 points, 20 rebounds in Hawks' win over 76ers

The Hawks also hope they're done with the detour through lengthy losing streaks that nearly derailed their drive. We want our style of play to mirror the style ...

We were bit short in first innings, says Australia skipper Smith

The 30-year-old left-hander has been an nearly singular disappointment for the tourists so far in their enthralling Test series in India , having scored just 1...

Brad Hodge apologises to Virat Kohli over shoulder injury jibe

Australia captain Smith will lead the Pune-based team in the popular tournament starting on Wednesday, while compatriot David Warner leads champions Hyderabad a...

Kevin Durant looks 'good' in one-on-one against asst. Willie Green

But Golden State showed its mettle by reeling in San Antonio with a huge second quarter and then charging past in the second half. Even in the those three gam...

Brazil become first country to qualify for 2018 World Cup in Russian Federation

The Barcelona superstar celebrated the Paraguay win with girlfriend Bruna Marquezine in Sao Paulo on Tuesday evening. With a convincing 3-0 victory over Para...

Alexis Sanchez Seeks To Stay In London With A 'Winning Team'

Those protests will likely intensify further if Arsenal fail to get a positive result against Manchester City on Sunday, as defeat would put the Gunners in an e...

Neymar stars as Brazil the first to qualify for Russian Federation 2018

Brazil became the first team to qualify for the World Cup on Tuesday after beating Paraguay to clinch an eighth consecutive victory as Argentina's campaign s...

Hodge apologises for Kohli comments

India captain Virat Kohli on Friday claimed his comment on friendship with the Australian team was "blown out of proportion" and he continues to be on good term...

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