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Football: Big guns progress in cup, Blades cut down QPR 04 Jan 2015 - 11:31 pm

LONDON - Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City and holders Arsenal reached the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday, while third-tier Sheffield United demonstrated...

Football: Collated English FA Cup results 04 Jan 2015 - 11:24 pm

LONDON - Collated English FA Cup third-round results on Sunday Arsenal 2 (Mertesacker 20, Sanchez 82) Hull City 0 Aston Villa 1 (Benteke...

Football: Newcastle release Nice-bound Ben Arfa 04 Jan 2015 - 11:22 pm

LONDON - Newcastle United announced on Sunday that they have released French winger Hatem Ben Arfa from his contract, paving the way for...

Olympics: IOC mourns China's Zhenliang He 04 Jan 2015 - 11:20 pm

He Zhenliang, 85, remembered as China's Olympics ambassador PARIS - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Sunday announced that veteran Chinese sports administrator...

Football: Madrid not affected by Valencia shock - Ancelotti 04 Jan 2015 - 11:11 pm

MADRID - Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti insists his side's confidence will not be shaken after Valencia came from behind to end the...

Rugby: Tigers avenge Bath humiliation 04 Jan 2015 - 11:07 pm

LONDON - Leicester avenged their humiliating 45-0 drubbing by Bath three months ago with a 17-8 victory over the Premiership high-fliers at Welford...

Football: Chelsea cruise into FA Cup fourth round 04 Jan 2015 - 10:57 pm

Chelsea's French striker Loic Remy controls the ball during the English FA Cup LONDON - Chelsea showed their superiority to cruise past Championship...

Football: Big guns go through, Blades cut down QPR 04 Jan 2015 - 10:54 pm

Marc McNulty celebrates after scoring the opening goal in Sheffield United's 3-0 FA Cup victory over Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road on...

Rallying: Qatar's Al-Attiyah makes winning start to Dakar 04 Jan 2015 - 10:48 pm

Nasser Al-Attiyah, of Qatar, right, and French co-driver Mathieu Baumel as they cross the podium ramp during the symbolic start of the Dakar...

Football: Herrera, Di Maria give United FA Cup win 04 Jan 2015 - 10:44 pm

Ander Herrera: Celebrates United's first goal YEOVIL, United Kingdom - Manchester United started their FA Cup campaign with a hard-fought 2-0 victory away...

Football: Valencia end Real Madrid's 22-match winning run 04 Jan 2015 - 10:38 pm

MADRID - Valencia came from behind to snap Real Madrid's winning streak at 22 games and blow the La Liga title race wide...

Football: Africa Cup of Nations warm-up result 04 Jan 2015 - 08:45 pm

SOWETO, South Africa--Result of a 2015 Africa Cup of Nations warm-up match between South Africa and Zambia at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on...

Football: English FA Cup results 04 Jan 2015 - 08:42 pm

LONDON--English FA Cup third-round results on Sunday: Aston Villa 1 (Benteke 88) Blackpool 0 Manchester City 2 (Milner 66, 90+1) Sheffield Wednesday 1...

Football: French Cup results 04 Jan 2015 - 08:40 pm

PARIS--Selected French Cup results on Sunday: Round of 64 Epinal 1 (Touati 11) Metz 2 (Milan 15, N'Daw 50) Bordeaux 2 (Toure 10-pen,...

Cricket: South Africa v West Indies scoreboard 04 Jan 2015 - 07:38 pm

CAPE TOWN--Close of play scores on the third day of the third and final Test between South Africa and the West Indies at...

Rallying: Qatar's Al-Attiyah makes winning start to Dakar Rally 04 Jan 2015 - 07:19 pm

VILLA CARLOS PAZ, Argentina--Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Mini won the first stage of the Dakar Rally on Sunday between Buenos Aires and...

Football: Spanish league table 04 Jan 2015 - 05:11 pm

MADRID--Spanish league table after Sunday's early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Real Madrid 15 13 0 2 55...

Gerrard announces move to United States 04 Jan 2015 - 11:03 am

Steven Gerrard LONDON---Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard revealed on Saturday that he will join an as-yet unnamed team in the United States when he...