Keegan back as Newcastle's manager

LONDON: Newcastle United dramatically turned the clock back more than a decade on Wednesday by naming Kevin Keegan as manager.

WADA boss not impressed by MLB efforts

MONTREAL: The new World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief blasted Major League Baseball's resistance to independent drug testing on Wednesday, labeling the sport's reaction to the Mitchell Report on steroids as baffling.

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Former 400m world champion Guevara retires

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FIFA decides G-14 should be deep-sixed

BERNE, Switzerland: World soccer's governing body FIFA says it has reached agreement with top European clubs to dissolve the controversial G-14 group and end a long-standing row over player compensation.

Gerrard's hat-trick gives Benitez a boost

LONDON: Rafa Benitez finally got some good news as Steven Gerrard's hat-trick helped Liverpool cruise into the FA Cup fourth round with a 5-0 win against crisis-ridden League One outfit Luton on Tuesday.

Rasmussen linked to suspect Austrian laboratory

BERLIN: Disgraced Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen, excluded from the 2007 Tour de France when likely to win, was one of the cyclists who visited an Austrian laboratory presently the subject of two separate investigations, German television station ARD reported on Tuesday.

Barcelona knocks out holder Sevilla

BARCELONA: Barcelona knocked holders Sevilla out of the King's Cup on the away-goals rule on Tuesday after a battling 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp.

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Chelsea agrees to fee for Lokomotiv's Ivanovic

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Not end of the road for father-son Team Pistorius

Double amputee Oscar Pistorius did not get where is today by listening to people tell him what he can and can't do. He got there, at least in part, thanks to his dad.

England coach Capello warns Beckham not to expect any favors

ZAGREB, Croatia: Fabio Capello has warned David Beckham he won't be influenced by sentiment when he decides if the England midfielder deserves to win his 100th cap against Switzerland.