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Football star Wayne Rooney charged with public intoxication

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 23:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Soccer star Wayne Rooney was arrested last month on a public intoxication charge and taken to jail to sober up after he triggered a door alarm at a Washington-area airport, authorities said...

Bayern fines Ribery for comments after gold-leaf steak furor

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 22:56 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Bayern Munich has fined winger Franck Ribery for posting expletives and insults on social media after receiving criticism online for posting a video of being served a gold-leaf steak. "He used...

Real Madrid signs young winger Brahim Diaz from Man City

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 20:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Real Madrid has signed Brahim Diaz from Manchester City after the 19-year-old winger failed to get enough first-team opportunities at the Premier League champions. Diaz is the latest highly rated...

Asian Cup: Jordan stuns defending champ Australia in 1-0 win

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 20:30 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

If Australia is going to retain the Asian Cup, the champions will have to do it the hard way. In the first big shock of the 2019 tournament, Jordan — the world's 109th-ranked team —...

FA Cup: Fan-turned-coach helps 3rd round deliver 3 big upsets

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 19:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Until 11 days ago, Pete Wild had been planning to cheer on Oldham as a fan with his pals in its FA Cup third-round match at Premier League club Fulham. Wild was indeed at Craven Cottage on Sunday...

Egger gets first World Cup luge win; US medals in team relay

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 19:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Snow piled up in Germany this weekend, and so did Summer Britcher's medal collection. Britcher and USA Luge got a bronze medal in a World Cup team relay Sunday, her second medal from a weekend...

Coupe de la Ligue: Marseille humiliated by 4th-tier Andrezieux

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 19:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Marseille has lost 2-0 at fourth-tier club Andrezieux in an embarrassing performance in the French Cup for the Ligue 1 team. The loss Sunday increases pressure on Marseille coach Rudi Garcia,...

Skiing: Austrian Hirscher gets 30th career World Cup slalom win

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 19:00 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Marcel Hirscher returned to winning ways Sunday, triumphing in the first men's World Cup slalom of 2019 after he had missed the podium in the last two races. The seven-time overall champion...

Basketball, Men's BOV National League: Starlites claim victory in last stages of the match

Sunday, 6 January 2019, 18:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Willie Vassallo

Luxol were in control for most of the encounter, even enjoying good advantages throughout the match. It was still not enough, as the league leaders showed their mettle, as the game came to a close, surpassing their opponents, and then their new face, American, William Darley, shot a triple, to seal the game. ...

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