FIFA president Sepp Blatter vowed on Monday to press ahead with controversial plans to restrict the number of foreign players in club football despite continued opposition from the EU Commission.
Russia grabbed an unexpected place in the Euro 2008 semi-finals with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 extra-time win over Netherlands on Saturday. Goals from substitute Dmitry Torbinsky and playmaker Andrei Arshavin finished off a subdued Netherlands team in the extra period after the teams finished level at 1-1 on 90 minutes.
UEFA's executive committee will discuss the precise definition of own goals on Friday in an issue of huge importance to Europe's top strikers and defenders. European soccer's governing body is keen to end confusion over whether a goal should be credited to an attacking player, even when it has been diverted into the net by a member of the defending team.
FIFA is banning third-party ownership of players and outlawing the practice of clubs buying licences from teams in higher divisions to secure promotion, its president Sepp Blatter said on Monday.
The Belgian has won all but four of the 13 tournaments she has entered this year and is now unbeaten in 20 matches -- her last loss coming against Marion Bartoli in July's Wimbledon semi-finals.
Women's world number one Justine Henin shrugs off comparisons to male counterpart Roger Federer and says she is giving little thought to her place in sporting history.
Former world number one Martina Hingis has called an early end to her 2007 season after failing to recover from a string of injuries and health problems.
Football's world governing body FIFA is to experiment with two additional goalmouth referees at the Club World Cup competition in Japan in December.
The Brazilian football association (CBF) formally submitted its plans for staging the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday but kept the details close to its chest.
They stretched their unbeaten run under new coach Dunga to five matches on Wednesday.
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