Football: Van Gaal snubs Nigeria job
Nigeria’s short-list of targets for the vacant national manager’s job has been cut by one after Bayern Munich coach Louis Van Gaal distanced himself from the role.
Substitute Mario Bolatti scores in the 85th minute to give Argentina a 1-0 victory away to Uruguay and send the struggling South American football heavyweights through to next year’s World Cup finals in South Africa.
Timo Glock has been ruled out of next Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos after tests revealed he sustained a cracked vertebra from his crash in Japan last weekend.
Ghana overcome the first-half dismissal of Daniel Addo to defeat Brazil 4-3 on penalties in the U-20 World Cup final in Cairo — becoming the first African side to ever win the tournament.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called for the resignation of the nation’s top Olympic officials Monday after the country’s worst performance in a Winter Olympics in nearly a hundred years.
Sachin Tendulkar confirms his status as one of cricket’s all-time great batsmen, adding the highest individual one-day international innings to his list of world records as he becomes the first player to score a double century in India’s victory against South Africa.
The United States and Mexico should both legalize marijuana in an attempt to break the power of the Mexican drug cartels and end the spiraling violence south of the border, a former Mexican foreign minister said Tuesday.
Barcelona made sure they will stay top of the Spanish La Liga with a 4-2 home win over Real Mallorca in the Camp Nou on Saturday.
Pre-tournament favorites the Ivory Coast qualify for the last eight of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 3-1 victory against Ghana in Angola, despite having Emmanuel Eboue sent off.
Felipe Massa has been forced to backtrack on comments he made claiming that new Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso was aware of Renault’s plans to deliberately crash at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce kept away from his players during their 5-2 English League Cup win over Peterborough as the Premier League club battles swine flu.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter claims the Football Association of Ireland asked to be included in the World Cup finals as an extra team following the Republic of Ireland’s controversial play-off exit to France.
American skating star Apolo Anton Ohno snatches a record-breaking silver medal at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver after a final-lap crash by his South Korean rivals in the 1,500 meters race, while skier Hannah Kearney gave the United States a first gold medal in Saturday’s final event.
A shoeless Tiger Woods snored on their lawn while the golfer’s wife stood silently by in the minutes after his SUV crashed into a tree, neighbors told Florida investigators.
NFL’s Chris Henry dies from injuries suffered in fall from moving truck, Charlotte, North Carolina, police say.
Chelsea are seeking to have the English club’s worldwide transfer ban put on hold until an appeal is heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Gael Kakuta, the player at the center of the furor, is also appealing his own suspension.