Scandal marks 'new low point' in world game

Leading figures in world soccer hit reacted on Monday after Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini were handed eight-year bans from the sport.

Software flagged payment

FIFA investigators used special software for financial watchdogs to catch the $2 million transfer that led to the ban on Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, a source close to soccer's world governing body said.

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Bryant focusing on future impact

For all the NBA titles and All-Star selections Kobe Bryant has piled up during an illustrious career, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar wants his legacy to be judged on how he has impacted the sport's future, not the past.

'Drug-cheat dossier' under fire

The International Association of Athletics Federations was again forced to defend its actions over Russian doping on Monday after a leaked e-mail showed how officials planned a damage-limitation strategy before the 2013 Moscow world championships.

Goodell continues to fumble in addressing player safety

Every NFL fan has their most notorious botched call.

Ancelotti gets Pep's stamp of approval

Pep Guardiola will quit Bayern Munich at the end of the season having already given the stamp of approval to his successor, Carlo Ancelotti.

Real decimates Rayo with 10-goal show

Real Madrid closed to within two points of La Liga leader Barcelona after demolishing nine-man Rayo Vallecano 10-2 on Sunday while Atletico Madrid missed a chance to seize top spot outright by losing 1-0 at Malaga.

EPL courting new 'Special One'

And then there was one.

Klopp's Liverpool honeymoon is over

Last week Liverpool's extrovert manager Juergen Klopp was dancing down the touchline in front of jubilant fans after Divock Origi scored deep into added time to earn a 2-2 draw with West Bromwich Albion at Anfield.

New York gets some Capital punishment

The Washington Capitals are heating up - and growing up.

Zou preparing to storm Shanghai in comeback

Zou Shiming last fought nine months ago, but his hectic schedule in the interim suggests China's two-time Olympic gold medalist might be guilty of resisting a rest.