Rooney paces England comeback

England manager Roy Hodgson conceded his side played some "sterile" soccer but still felt it was a worthy winner after recovering to beat Slovenia 3-1 in its Euro 2016 Group E qualifier at Wembley on Saturday.

Advocaat quits Serbia; Ranieri's status in limbo

Much-traveled Dutchman Dick Advocaat resigned as Serbia coach on Saturday, a day after a 3-1 Euro 2016 qualifying loss at home to Denmark, the national soccer federation said.

European clubs could go it alone

The head of the German soccer league (DFL) said the crisis at FIFA over the 2022 and 2018 World Cup bid process could raise questions about its credibility and thoughts of Europe breaking away from world soccer's governing body.

Aussies bristle atvote-buying allegations

Football Federation Australia hit back on Friday at a FIFA report that alleges taxpayer money went to buy votes during its bid for the 2022 World Cup, insisting it conducted a clean bid campaign.

Building on two cultures

Dutch architect John van de Water came to Beijing in 2004 with the belief that architects have a responsibility to explain to people and convince them what is good and what is not.

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Djokovic in full demolition mode

Defending champ wallops Wawrinka in straight sets at the ATP Finals

Nowitzki savors 'amazing ride'

German-born Dirk Nowitzki's journey to become the National Basketball Association's highest scoring non-American player was anything but traditional but the Dallas Mavericks forward still calls it an "amazing ride".

'Harry Hectic' poised for Germany debut

With less than a dozen Bundesliga games to his credit and bearing the nickname 'Harry Hectic', Cologne's Jonas Hector admits feeling unsettled about his Germany debut against Gibraltar on Friday.

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Amateur boxing gets a heads up

AIBA says removal of protection reduces likelihood of concussions