McIlroy answers big questions

Rory McIlroy has built a record that would seem to make him immune from too much skepticism about his golf game.

Stricker felt both sides of powerful Ryder Cup allure

The Ryder Cup loss at Medinah is what accelerated Steve Stricker's plan to reduce his schedule after 2012.

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Neymar scores as Brazil marches on

Brazil's march towards the 2018 World Cup gathered pace on Tuesday with a Neymar-inspired win over Colombia as Uruguay surged to the top of the South American qualification standings with a 4-0 rout of Paraguay.

Slick teen lifts China's World Cup hopes

Teenage forward Zhang Yuning has given China's World Cup hopes a lift after a bustling competitive debut confirmed his emergence as one of the country's most exciting new soccer talents.

Shilton says Rooney should have quit international game after Euros

England great Peter Shilton said on Tuesday that Wayne Rooney should have retired from international soccer after this year's European Championships.

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Wozniacki drops injured Sevastova

It doesn't matter to Caroline Wozniacki that she's ranked 74th. Or that she didn't win a Grand Slam match all year until she got to the US Open. She was sure she was capable of another deep run at a major - and she was right.

Another free pass for Djokovic

That Novak Djokovic would reach his 10th consecutive US Open semifinal should surprise no one. That he's done it by playing only two complete matches because three opponents pulled out of the tournament with injuries is as odd as can be.

Costa: I knew Spain goals would come

Diego Costa said he always knew he would score again for Spain after netting twice in an 8-0 rout of Liechtenstein in its World Cup qualifying opener on Monday.

Kosovo players beat clock to play debut World Cup qualifier

Amid last-minute confusion about which players are eligible to play for Kosovo, soccer's newest national team started its first World Cup qualifying campaign convincingly with a 1-1 draw against Finland, which has tried to reach the finals 18 times before.