Irish football officials have finally conceded that there will be no replay of the controversial World Cup playoff against France.
World champion Carlo Janka of Switzerland adds the men’s Olympic giant-slalom title to his list of honors on Tuesday — after Bode Miller skies out in his attempt to claim a record fourth medal at the Vancouver Games.
Bolivia used their home advantage to claim another big scalp in South American World Cup qualifying as they beat Brazil 2-1 in La Paz.
Top seed Rafael Nadal is given a scare before being handed a place in the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters. Nadal is 3-6 6-3 with Ivan Ljubicic before the Croat is forced to retire with a thigh injury.
Diego Maradona has threatened to quit as Argentina coach next week unless certain terms and conditions are met.
Tiger Woods takes the halfway lead in the Tour Championship after a second round two-under par 68 at East Lakes. The world number one is headed for the $10 million FedEx Cup bonus.
Big-spending Manchester City have made a surprise move to sack manager Mark Hughes, above, and appoint former Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini in his place.
Frenchman Richard Gasquet is cleared of any wrongdoing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after testing positive for cocaine last March.
England football fans will only be able to watch Saturday’s World Cup qualifier in Ukraine on the Internet after negotiations to broadcast it on TV collapsed. The news has outraged supporters.
The West Indies need a heroic effort from their last two batsman to snatch a courageous series-saving victory in the third Test against Australia in Perth.
Algeria sent a star-studded Ivory Coast side crashing out of the Africa Cup of Nations with a dramatic 3-2 win in extra-time in their quarterfinal in Cabinda on Sunday night.
