Two killed in attack on Guatemalan police
Lethal assaults on police and prison guards in Guatemala continued over the weekend, with an attack on a national police patrol that killed two officers and left one wounded, authorities said.
FIFA announce the seedings for Friday’s 2010 World Cup finals draw in a statement on their official web site, leaving former champions France unseeded.
Prosecutors asked Wednesday for a 25-year sentence for Argentina’s last dictator, who is on trial on charges that he violated human rights during his 17-month rule in the early 1980s.
A series of clashes between Egyptian and Algerian football fans has led to a diplomatic row between the two north African countries, with Egypt recalling its ambassador to Algiers.
David Beckham has confirmed that he is almost certain to return to Italian club AC Milan on loan when the transfer window re-opens in January.
Zaheer Khan completed a five-wicket haul as India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs in the final Test in Mumbai, achieving victory inside the first hour on the fifth and final day.
Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice on his return from a ban as Real Madrid cut the gap on Spanish leaders Barcelona to two points with a 3-0 victory at bottom club Xerez on Saturday night.
A lawyer who left a videotape saying Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would be responsible if anything happened to him masterminded his own death last year, a special United Nations commission said Tuesday after an eight-month investigation.
Justine Henin has revealed she will make her comeback from tennis at the Brisbane International in January 2010.
A French judge has issued an arrest warrant for U.S. cyclist Floyd Landis for allegedly hacking into the computer system of the French anti-doping agency’s laboratory, the agency’s president said Tuesday.
Shanthakumaran Sreesanth has given India a golden chance to take a 1-0 lead in the Test series against Sri Lanka after the tourists failed to avoid the follow-on and then slumped to 57-4 in their second innings on Thursday.
On the day before the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, and donning vintage jerseys to commemorate the U.S.’s 1960 gold medal-winning team, Team USA defeated the mighty Canadian team, 5-3.
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.
There are days working for CNN when you feel like you are in the final scene of the film “Hotel Rwanda,” hurtling toward an uncertain salvation from a disaster of epic proportions.
New Zealand maxi Alfa Romeo eased to victory in the 65th annual Sydney to Hobart ocean yacht race on Monday.
Hideki Matsui’s MVP-winning role in this year’s World Series highlights the close ties between American and Japanese baseball.