Adidas: Spain's FA has no grounds for ending contract
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 11:19
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Adidas says Spain's soccer federation has no grounds for terminating its contract with the sports apparel company, and will fight to keep the agreement in place. The Spanish soccer federation...
Phelps honoured for honesty on mental health, helping others
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 05:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
While swimming to Olympic glory, Michael Phelps found comfort in the pool and quite a bit of angst out of it. His bout with depression reached its nadir in 2014 after a second DUI arrest. That's...
FIFA working on solution for World Cup ticketing issue
Wednesday, 22 May 2019, 02:18
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Responding to criticism after some fans buying tickets for the Women's World Cup were not given seats together, FIFA said it was working toward a solution with the local organizing committee in...
Diego Costa injures ankle in Atletico Madrid friendly
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 22:43
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Atletico Madrid says Diego Costa sprained his left ankle in the team's 2-1 loss in a friendly against Beitar Jerusalem on Tuesday. Costa left the field on a stretcher in the first half of the...
Mkhitaryan to miss Europa League final for political reasons
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 22:07
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The choice of Baku as host of the Europa League final provided Arsenal with further grounds for discontent Tuesday when one of the team's most talented players pulled out of the game for political...
Messi, Aguero and Di Maria in Argentina's Copa America squad
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 20:44
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Argentina included Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria in its Copa America squad, while Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi was left out. Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni announced his list...
Cycling: Demare wins crash-affected Stage 10; Conti keeps Giro lead
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 18:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Arnaud Demare of France sprinted to victory after a crash affected the end of the 10th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, while Italian cyclist Valerio Conti kept the overall lead. Demare,...
English Premier League broadcast rights rise to $12 billion
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 18:47
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The cost of English Premier League broadcast rights has risen almost 8% to 9.2 billion pounds ($12 billion) for the next three seasons. Despite a drop in the value of domestic rights, interim...
World Cup ticket buyers discovering seats aren't together
Tuesday, 21 May 2019, 07:40
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Fans planning to attend the Women's World Cup in France are finding out that the seats they bought might not be together. Tickets were made available to print Monday and ticket holders learned...