FIFA backs English players' social media boycott over racism
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 20:33
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
FIFA is backing a 24-hour social media boycott by professional players in England in a protest against racial abuse and revealed plans for a new global campaign to eradicate discrimination in...
Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic reach quarterfinals at Monte Carlo Masters
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 19:21
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Defending champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic eased into the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals on Thursday, remaining on course to meet in the final of the clay-court tournament...
Scotland fires coach after 1 of worst results in its history
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 14:52
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Scotland has fired coach Alex McLeish after one of the worst results in the national team's history. A 3-0 loss to Kazakhstan in a European Championship qualifier last month was highlighted by...
Ticket sales: The least understood side of the Olympics
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 11:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
It's Olympic ticket sales time again, perhaps the least understood side of the games. "Time flies," said Kosuke Kitajima, a four-time Olympic swimming gold medalist from Japan. "It's as if the...
Tennis: Nadal opens clay season with easy win at Monte Carlo Masters
Wednesday, 17 April 2019, 19:19
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Back on his favorite surface, Rafael Nadal showed no lingering effects of a recent injury as he breezed into the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Roberto...