FIFA set to revive corruption inquiry

FIFA will further review the 2018 and 2022 World Cup corruption investigation, putting the status of hosts Russia and Qatar back in question.

Sixers flirt with historic futility

Television talk show host Ellen DeGeneres used her monologue on Wednesday to speak right to the heart of Philadelphia 76ers fans.

Forsberg humbled by Hall induction

Peter Forsberg spent his playing days thinking about winning, not about the Hall of Fame.

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Wilshere's resurgence earns high praise from Hodgson

Starry midfielder's return from injury gives England manager more options

Limping United facing tough task against Gunners

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will delve into the depths of his squad for its visit to Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday, as an injury crisis engulfs Old Trafford.

Ex-Juventus star a goal machine for UAE squad

When Mirko Vuini left Italy's Juventus for Abu Dhabi's Al Jazira in July, skeptics wondered if it was a bulging pay packet rather than the prospect of slugging it out for the United Arab Emirates' league title that lured the Montenegrin to the Gulf.

Conte frustrated by Azzurri's complacency

Angry Azzurri coach Antonio Conte responded to Italy's critics following a 1-0 friendly win over Albania by claiming the once-feared Italian soccer player is now "dying out."

Time bomb in Asia-Pacific

Prior to his departure from the recently concluded G20 Summit in Australia, US President Barack Obama, in a speech at the University of Queensland on Saturday, stressed that the Asia-Pacific region would remain a "fundamental focus" of US foreign policy and pledged to deepen the US' military engagement in the region.

Spotlight on safe havens for corrupt officials

The United States has been waging wars all over the world trying to deny safe haven to extreme terrorists. But to many Chinese, the US itself has for too long been a safe haven for a large group of bad guys - corrupt Chinese officials on the run.

Internet, our future driver

EVEN LOOKING BACK ON THE REVOLUTIONARY changes the Internet has brought to our lives, the future its development will create for us is still probably beyond imagination. But what is clear is making the best use of the Internet will be of ever-greater importance to promoting sustainable economic development and social progress.