Soccer

Organized crime gangs have fixed or tried to fix hundreds of soccer matches around the world in recent years, including World Cup qualifiers, European Championship qualifiers and and two UEFA Champions League games, Europol announced Monday. The European Union's police agency said an 18-month review found 380 suspicious matches in...

Tottenham has temporarily put aside its pursuit of Internacional striker Leandro Damiao, a source with knowledge of the deal tells Press Association Sport. Spurs reopened negotiations with Internacional over the potential transfer of long-term target Damiao, but the Brazilian club does not want to sell the 23-year-old, who was top...

Lionel Messi started the comeback with two first-half goals, and Barcelona overwhelmed AC Milan 4-0 Tuesday night to reach its sixth straight Champions League quarterfinal and become the first team ever to advance after losing the first leg 2-0 on the road. Messi scored in the fifth and 40th...

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has questioned the recent widespread criticism of Jose Mourinho in Spain, reminding fans and journalists that they were happy to ignore his behaviour when Real Madrid were winning. Recent months have seen the Madrid based media, in particular sports dailies AS and Marca, take an increasingly...

Tournament favorite Ivory Coast crashed out of the African Nations Cup at the quarterfinal stage after it was ousted 2-1 by Nigeria at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Emmanuel Emenike gave the Super Eagles the lead just before the break and although Cheick Tiote equalized early in the second half, Sunday...

Nice won for the third time in the past four league games as it beat struggling Reims 2-0 on Friday to consolidate fourth place in the French league and move provisionally one point behind Marseille. Midfielder Valentin Eysseric put Nice ahead in the 11th minute from the penalty spot and...

David Beckham pledged to donate his salary to a children's charity Thursday after signing a five-month contract with French Ligue 1 powerhouse Paris-Saint Germain, the latest stop on his globe-trotting career. The 37-year-old former England captain joined PSG after turning down several other offers and pledging to effectively play...

Gareth Bale lived up to his billing as Tottenham's own Cristiano Ronaldo after firing Andre Villas-Boas' side to an entertaining 2-1 victory over Newcastle at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Villas-Boas was at pains to point out the similarities between Bale and Ronaldo during the week, and the Welshman put...

Manchester City have decided not to appeal against Samir Nasri's controversial sending-off at Norwich at the weekend. The France midfielder was dismissed in the first half of the defending champions' 4-3 Barclays Premier League win at Carrow Road for an alleged headbutt at Sebastien Bassong. Manager Roberto Mancini indicated after the...

The Premier League's struggling teams were scrambling around on the final day of the January transfer window for players to help save them from relegation. Last-place Queens Park Rangers was the most active, signing defender Christopher Samba from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala for a reported club-record fee of 12 million...

Champion Manchester City lost more ground in the title race as it was held to a 2-2 draw in a thrilling encounter at home to Liverpool. Edin Dzeko's 12th goal of the season put the hosts ahead from close range midway through the first half only for Daniel Sturridge to...

Chelsea's hopes of signing Newcastle striker Demba Ba have suffered an early blow after unproductive discussions over his future, according to multiple reports. Chelsea officials met the 27-year-old's representatives on Sunday night and the deal on the table reportedly did not come close to meeting the point where he would...