Football: Irish give up in replay bid
Irish football officials have finally conceded that there will be no replay of the controversial World Cup playoff against France.
The English Premier League has rejected a proposal to bring Scottish Premier League sides Celtic and Rangers into English football’s top flight.
Graeme Swann and Jimmy Anderson led a fight back by England with a record ninth wicket stand of 106 to leave the opening Test against South Africa at Centurion in the balance with two days to go.
Ana Ivanovic was ousted from the Australian Open in the second round by Argentina’s Gisela Dulko, losing in a three-set thriller.
Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic remain on course for a final showdown at the Shanghai Masters as both cruised into the quarterfinals with convincing victories in China on Thursday.
Quarterback Brett Favre threw three touchdowns for the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, to help give his new side a 30-23 victory over former club Green Bay.
Cuban President Raul Castro said Wednesday he regretted the death of a prisoner after a prolonged hunger strike, even as human rights activists reported 30 people were detained on the way to the dissident’s funeral.
Holders Barcelona must overturn a one-goal deficit in the second leg of the Copa Del Rey last-16 clash with Sevilla after a shock 2-1 loss in the home tie on Tuesday night.
The tsunami warning is canceled for the state of Hawaii, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
An overtime goal from Sidney Crosby gives Canada a thrilling 3-2 win over the United States to claim the final gold of the Winter Olympics.
Search-and-rescue efforts at a supermarket in Haiti’s capital have ended after teams determined no one else was alive beneath the rubble, an official told CNN Wednesday.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and foreign ministers from more than a dozen countries will start laying out the groundwork for rebuilding Haiti on Monday, nearly two weeks after a devastating earthquake.
Israeli rescuers pulled a 22-year-old man from the ruins of a three-story building on Friday, 10 days after the massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people.
Jenson Button has emerged a surprise contender to join Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in what would be an exciting partnership for the 2010 season.
Swiss ski-jumper Simon Ammann makes history with his second gold medal of the 2010 Winter Olympics, while Andrea Fischbacher denies downhill champion Lindsey Vonn a double in women’s alpine skiing speed events with a surprise victory in the super-G.
New Zealand beat already-qualified England by four wickets at the Wanderers, Johannesburg on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy semifinals as Group B winners.