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Uncapped batsman James Shannon is the one surprise name in Ireland's squad for their trip to the United Arab Emirates.

Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman says the team has "no intent" of trading wide receiver Percy Harvin.

In 2004, something beautiful happened. Injury-prone footballer and son of the manager Harry Redknapp, Jamie Redknapp decided to start dabbling with being a studio-based soccer pundit. After he retired, he went on to make...

Glasgow Warriors ran in eight tries as they inflicted a record 60-3 defeat on a shell-shocked Newport Gwent Dragons in the RaboDirect PRO12 on Friday night.

After a dodgy first half AC Milan bossed the second, and have jumped above rivals Inter Milan and Lazio to third in the league. No matter what happens in the other games this weekend, Parma will hold onto tenth place. Bu...

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The youth movement is in full swing in Indianapolis. The Colts announced on Friday that they have released seven-time Pro Bowler Dwight Freeney and wideout Austin Collie. Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star had the news...

Go home, Titus Young, you're...well, you're lots of things. But seriously, go home. Your NFL career is over. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Rams have cut the wide receiver "just nine days after b...

There is nothing else quite like Daytona 500 qualifying in the NASCAR realm. As the cars hit the track on Sunday at 1 p.m. E.T., they will put tires-to-asphalt posting speeds nearing 196 mph, which is a number unseen at ...

One of the most intriguing matchups in the Ohio State Buckeyes' 26-21 win over the Michigan Wolverines last November was not between players. It was really about defensive coordinator Greg Mattison of Michigan and head c...

The Rising Stars Challenge kicks off the NBA's All-Star Weekend with a Friday night tip-off, featuring some of the NBA's best young talent. The game features 20 selected players, each in either their first or second seas...

Ross Taylor's return and Kevin Pietersen's leave suggest that the forthcoming one-day series will be another tight affair It perhaps slipped under the radar that the former Somerset off-spinner Brian Langford died this w...

Julien Benneteau upset an out of sorts Roger Federer 6-3, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

The Toronto Raptors finally have a legitimate star player in Rudy Gay and the former UConn Husky will help take the team to the next level next season. In seven games since being traded from the Memphis Grizzlies on Janu...

When Arsenal host Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie, the Gunners will be firm underdogs against the German giants.But that doesn't mean Arsenal have no chance. Manag...

Don Domingue of Lafayette, LA is the only man on the planet who saw a Lamborghini Gallardo and thought, "You know, that could use some LSU-themed tiger stripes." While waiting to shoot a video in the car at LSU, he spoke...

Joel Monaghan scored two tries as Warrington Wolves inflicted a first defeat of the Super League season on Catalan Dragons at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

• Former Chelsea striker hits the opener in 2-1 win• Istanbul club take eight-point lead over Besiktas Didier Drogba wasted no time announcing his arrival in Turkish football as he struck the opening goal in Galatasa...

South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis should not have been given out on day two in the second Test against Pakistan, the International Cricket Council has admitted.

Kim Kardashian has a due date for her baby and now a trial date for her divorce from NBA player Kris Humphries.

Ulster bounced back from last week's home defeat to Ospreys with a 26-3 bonus-points victory over bottom side Zebre.

It seems James Harrison has given this offseason dodgeball thing a try before. A reader named Kristofer just emailed me the action shot you see above; the photo shows the Steelers' linebacker following through on one of ...