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Maradona's past haunts bid for FIFA presidency

Argentine icon has a long history of ruffling feathers

Double delight for Spieth

Jordan Spieth is halfway home to the grand slam, a prize only three of the biggest names in modern golf have ever chased.

Johnson finds solace in arms of his family

Dustin Johnson had his baby in his arms, a smile of sorts frozen on his face. There would be plenty of time later to sort through the pain and the what-ifs.

Aussies dump Brazil out of Cup

A second-half goal from substitute Kyah Simon put Australia through to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup on Sunday at the expense of star-studded Brazil.

Dunga faces old friend in Copa last 8

Brazil coach Dunga says he is good friends with his Paraguay counterpart Ramon Diaz and has shared a bottle of wine or two with the Argentine, but only one of them will be in the mood to celebrate after their Copa America quarterfinal this week.

Scolari facing first test at Evergrande

Lee Jang-soo, Marcelo Lippi, Fabio Cannavaro and now Luiz Felipe Scolari.

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Andy's dandy after Queen's win

Andy Murray set his sights on ending his barren run against Novak Djokovic after the world No 3 wrapped up his Wimbledon preparations with a sublime demolition of Kevin Anderson in the Queen's Club final.

Great eight for feisty Federer

Double defending champion Roger Federer trumped Italian Andreas Seppi 7-6 (1), 6-4 to win an eighth title at the Halle tournament on Sunday.

Dizzy Day overcomes vertigo in epic Open performance

The toughest test in golf met one tough player on Saturday at the US Open.

Putter lets down Rory on 'cauliflower' greens

Rory McIlroy endured one of the most agonizing putting displays of his career at the US Open on Saturday as his hopes of a fifth major title were badly dented.