The 2015 Asian Cup knockout stages began in good fashion with tournament favourites South Korea and Australia winning hard-fought quarter-final matches by identical 2-0 margins against Uzbekistan and...

Unfancied Republic of Congo went top of Group A at the African Cup of Nations with a surprise 1-0 win over Gabon on Wednesday after host Equatorial Guinea and Burkina Faso played out a 0-0...

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has joked that he could try to sign Steven Gerrard on loan next season following the former England captain's departure from Liverpool. Gerrard has agreed to sign...

Both the Ivory Coast and Cameroon came into the day as big favorites at the African Cup of Nations, and both finished it happy just to avoid losing. The Ivorians got a late equalizer...

Portugal and Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed Tuesday he has broken up with his longtime girlfriend, Russian model Irina Shayk. "After dating for five years, my relationship...

Keisuke Honda and Shinji Kagawa scored as Japanweathered a determined Jordan to win their final group match 2-0 and advance to the Asian Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. Iraq also qualified...

The latest deadline against the Russian Football Union to pay national coach Fabio Capello has passed without action. Capello last received his wages in June amid financial problems at the RFU,...

Tournament favorite Algeria avoided an unpleasant surprise at the African Cup of Nations on Monday. Four-time champion Ghana did not. Group C kicked off in Mongomo with two comebacks as Algeria...

Substitute Reza Ghoochannejhad scored an injury-time goal to lift Iran to a 1-0 win over UAE and top spot in Group C at the Asian Cup on Monday. Despite a free-flowing game, and a virtuoso...

The new stadium carved out of dense jungle was the only real winner Sunday at the African Cup of Nations. Both Group B matches played at the small venue ended in 1-1 draws, with Congo coming back...