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Marcel Hirscher earns Austrian-record 63rd World Cup ski win

Thursday, 20 December 2018, 15:31 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Marcel Hirscher returned to a hill where he raced as a kid to become the most successful Austrian skier of all time. The seven-time overall champion won a World Cup slalom in his native province...

Arsenal finds footage of fan throwing bottle at Dele Alli

Thursday, 20 December 2018, 13:55 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Arsenal says it is working with police to find the fan who threw a plastic bottle at Dele Alli during the League Cup loss to Tottenham. The bottle was hurled at the Tottenham midfielder about 12...

Atletico denies Bayern wants defender Lucas Hernandez

Thursday, 20 December 2018, 13:38 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Speculation linking defender Lucas Hernandez with a move to Bayern Munich is false, Atletico Madrid said Thursday. Atletico said the France defender "denies the existence of an agreement with the...

Belgium edges France to end 2018 on top of FIFA rankings

Thursday, 20 December 2018, 10:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Belgium ends 2018 atop FIFA's rankings with World Cup winner France at No. 2. FIFA says Belgium is a single ranking point — 1,727 to 1,726 — ahead of a French team which won their...

Coupe de la Ligue: Respite for struggling Monaco with win

Thursday, 20 December 2018, 00:21 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Giulian Biancone's goal gave Thierry Henry's struggling Monaco side a 1-0 win over second-division side Lorient in the French League Cup on Wednesday. Monaco is second from the bottom in the...

Gareth Bale scores 3, Madrid beats Kashima 3-1 at Club World Cup

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 20:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Gareth Bale put Real Madrid back in the final of the Club World Cup by scoring a hat trick to lead a comfortable 3-1 win over Japan's Kashima Antlers on Wednesday. Madrid had qualified for the...

Olympic Swimmer Missy Franklin retires, citing chronic pain

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 20:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Five-time Olympic champion Missy Franklin is retiring from swimming at age 23, citing chronic shoulder pain that has affected her for the last 2½ years. She announced her plans Wednesday...

Skiing: Stuhec sweeps downhill and super-G races in Val Gardena

Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 16:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Slovenian skier Ilka Stuhec overcame an error in the middle of her run to win a World Cup super-G on Wednesday and sweep the speed races on the Saslong course. Following her downhill victory from...

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