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Russian skaters dominate at Cup of China

BEIJING (AP) Russian skaters dominated at the Cup of China on Saturday to take the men's and women's titles.

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Beauden Barrett to lead All Blacks against Barbarians

LONDON (AP) Flyhalf Beauden Barrett will captain the All Blacks for the first time Saturday in the opening match of their European tour ag...

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Jedinak returns for Australia's World Cup match vs Honduras

SYDNEY (AP) Skipper Mile Jedinak has been recalled to Australia's squad for the first time since June to prepare for next month's World Cu...

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Jedinak returns for Australia's World Cup match vs Honduras

SYDNEY (AP) Skipper Mile Jedinak has been recalled to Australia's squad for the first time since June to prepare for next month's World Cu...

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Jedinak returns for Australia's World Cup match vs Honduras

SYDNEY (AP) Skipper Mile Jedinak has been recalled to Australia's squad for the first time since June to prepare for next month's World Cup intercontinental playoff against Hondu...

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Co-hosts Papua New Guinea, New Zealand win World Cup openers

New Zealand and Papua New Guinea joined co-hosts Australia in making winning starts to the Rugby League World Cup, posting emphatic victori...

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Second division proposed for Australian soccer by 2019

SYDNEY (AP) The Association of Australian Football Clubs says it hopes that a second division below the A-League will be running by late 2019 with a promotion and relegation syst...

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Sentencing latest chapter in FIFA scandal

NEW YORK (AP) The upcoming sentencing of a former Guatemalan judge in a federal court in New York City is the latest chapter in the sprawling corruption scandal that's engulfed F...

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Tryscorer Israel Folau to miss Australia's end of year tour

SYDNEY (AP) Israel Folau will miss Australia's end-of-year tour to Japan and Britain after electing to take an extended break from rugby following next weekend's exhibition match...

OCTOBER 22, 2017

FIFA says deal close to resolve transfer system complaint

ZURICH (AP) A complaint to the European Commission challenging soccer's transfer market is set to be withdrawn by the global group of players' unions, according to FIFA.

OCTOBER 19, 2017

FIFA says deal close to resolve transfer system complaint

ZURICH (AP) FIFA says a complaint to the European Commission challenging soccer's transfer market is set to be withdrawn.

OCTOBER 19, 2017

House Democrats question safety efforts in youth football

WASHINGTON (AP) After hearing from brain trauma researchers who said playing football at a young age is unsafe even for kids who don't suffer obvious injuries, members of Congres...

OCTOBER 17, 2017

FIFA World Rankings List for October

ZURICH (AP) FIFA rankings published for October (last month's rankings in parentheses):

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Australia, Honduras set dates for inter-continental playoff

SYDNEY (AP) Australia and Honduras have agreed dates for their inter-continental World Cup qualifying playoff.

OCTOBER 15, 2017

City beat Victory 2-1 in Melbourne A-League derby.

SYDNEY (AP) Bruce Kamau scored his third goal in two games to lift Melbourne City to a 2-1 derby win over Melbourne Victory in Australian football's A-League, leaving the star-st...

OCTOBER 15, 2017

He's out: Bruce Arena resigns as coach of USMNT (VIDEO)

'We didn’t get the job done, and I accept responsibility.'

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Syria preparing for World Cup playoff against Australia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) Torn apart by war, Syria's national soccer team is coming together for a spot at next year's World Cup.

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Panama faces United States in World Cup qualifying showdown

The United States may have a population that's 80 times the size of Panama's, but the two countries have an equal chance of moving closer t...

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Putin mocks Russian team Zenit over foreign players

MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday mocked top club Zenit St. Petersburg for not fielding enough Russian players.

OCTOBER 3, 2017

FIFA fines Germany for Nazi chants at World Cup qualifier

GENEVA (AP) FIFA fined the German soccer federation 32,000 Swiss francs ($33,000) on Monday because fans chanted Nazi slogans at a World Cup qualifying game in the Czech Republic...

OCTOBER 2, 2017