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An Italian youth soccer team has backtracked from a controversial plan to play in blackface as a protest against racism in the sport. The Aurora…

Social unrest in the Chilean capital of Santiago has forced the final of the Copa Libertadores to be moved to Lima in Peru. The match between…

It now seems that after every round of Italian football action, racist incidents dominate the headlines. Over the last weekend, both Italy and…

Liverpool has confirmed it will field two different teams in as many days as it attempts to play in the English League Cup quarterfinal and FIFA Club…

Two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Nicola Adams has retired from the sport to prevent any long-term damage to her eye sight. The 37-year-old…

Australia’s top women soccer players will now earn the same as their male counterparts after a landmark deal Wednesday that aimed to close the…

Eight goals, two red cards, two penalties and a three-goal comeback. Many were expecting Chelsea and Ajax, two of this season’s most exciting…

Italian football club Hellas Verona has been given a one-match partial stadium closure following racist abuse aimed at Brescia striker Mario…

Dutch Olympian Madiea Ghafoor has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail after being found with more than 110 pounds of drugs in her car.…

It’s been a sleep-sapping few days for South Africa’s World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi. The Springbok skipper admits the aftermath…

Théo Curin is no ordinary teenager. At the age of six, he contracted meningococcal meningitis, a rare bacterial disease that can sometimes lead to…

If not one small step for man, it was one giant leap for two racing drivers. Today they are drivers for Toro Rosso’s Formula 1 team, but…

Vow and Declare has won Australia’s most prestigious horse race, the Melbourne Cup, giving Australian jockey Craig Williams his first win at…

Kim Clijsters will have to wait a little longer to make her high-profile return to tennis. Clijsters sustained a knee injury and said she won’t…

Everton is investigating a supporter’s alleged racist behavior during the club’s English Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur…

Bayern Munich has parted ways with manager Niko Kovac after just 18 months in charge, as Saturday’s 5-1 hammering at the hands of Eintracht…

Francois Pienaar, South Africa’s victorious Rugby World Cup captain in 1995, had until recently never spoken to Siya Kolisi, the man who lifted…

The New England Patriots lost their first game of the season on Sunday, falling 37-20 to the Baltimore Ravens. The reigning Super Bowl champions, who…