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FIFA fines Egypt $50K for prohibited World Cup warmup game

Thursday, 19 July 2018, 15:37 Last update: about 9 years ago

FIFA has fined Egypt's soccer federation 50,000 Swiss francs ($50,000) for playing a World Cup warmup game during a prohibited period. No international friendlies were allowed from May 21-27...

Women getting a second bobsled event at 2022 Olympics

Thursday, 19 July 2018, 14:27 Last update: about 9 years ago

Women's bobsledders wanted a second medal event at the Olympics, and it's going to happen. It just isn't exactly what everyone wanted. Monobob — a one-person sled — is getting...

IOC adds 7 medal events to 2022 Beijing Winter Games program

Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 22:19 Last update: about 9 years ago

Planning for its next three Olympic Games on Wednesday, the IOC added seven medal events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, published a 2020 Tokyo Olympics schedule with no agreement on when to race...

Former Wales, Lions captain Warburton retires from rugby

Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 20:00 Last update: about 9 years ago

Sam Warburton, a former Wales and two-time British and Irish Lions captain, announced his retirement from rugby for health reasons at the age of 29 on Wednesday, ending the career of one of the...

Oxlade-Chamberlain to miss most of next season for Liverpool

Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 19:45 Last update: about 9 years ago

Liverpool says midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to miss the "vast majority" of next season as he recovers from a serious knee ligament injury. Oxlade-Chamberlain was injured in the first...

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