Ever since they were introduced by UEFA in 2012, fans all over Europe have been asking the same question: what does the official behind the goal do?
A study of American nurses found that one additional serving of fries per week at ages three to five increased the risk of breast cancer by 27 percent.
Ronaldo was named in the Real Madrid squad for Saturday's home league match against Espanyol after a month out with a calf strain.
FIFA's disciplinary committee has banned Worawi Makudi, former president of the Football Association of Thailand and a former member of the FIFA Executive Committee, for three months for failing to comply with an earlier suspension, FIFA said.
Czech midfielder Vladimir Smicer has joined Girondins Bordeaux as a free agent on a two-year deal
A gunman armed with a Kalashnikov had opened fire on train and was overpowered by several passengers including off-duty American servicemen.
Did we miss the DeepState's Brazil Model in action in India in 2004 and 2009, asks Rajeev Srinivasan.
The unity by the opposition parties is likely to reflect inside Parliament as well.
Former Brazil international Kaka made the most of his first appearance in the Major League Soccer All-Star Game as he helped lead his team past English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Wednesday.
The Dutch driver Jos Verstappen had asked the F1 team to decide on his future by a Friday deadline.
World player of the year Zinedine Zidane should retire from international football, former France coach Michel Hidalgo said on Wednesday.
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Paris security forces will receive reinforcements to protect fan zones during Euro 2016 soccer matches held in the French capital, the city's police force said on Thursday.
The marathon is the ultimate Olympic race and has captured the popular imagination from the outset.
An internal investigation of suspended FIFA President Joseph "Sepp" Blatter has found no evidence of corruption over a 2 million Swiss franc (1.3 million) payment to European football head Michel Platini, the Swiss newspaper Handelszeitung said on Wednesday.
Real Madrid kept the Primera Liga title race alive by beating Malaga 1-0 in the Bernabeu on Sunday.
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'I am aware of the problems and difficulties faced by many during the NRC process but I assure you that no injustice will be done to any genuine Indian citizens'
A play set in India and to be performed at an American university has been cancelled after its Korean-American playwright objected to casting of white actors as Indian characters and sending a "dehumanising" message to minority students.
Few would have expected a duel between Milan Baros and Traianos Dellas to be decisive to the outcome of Euro 2004.
Founded in 1992, Qarabag's Imarat Stadium is reduced to rubble and they play their home games 440km away in the capital Baku.
After weeks of haggling, Monday's version of the resolution was the fourth presented by the United States and Britain.
A round-up of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifying matches.
Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski and Arjen Robben scored twice each as the champions crushed Hanover 96 4-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday to go four points clear at the top of the table as rivals Borussia Dortmund lost to Hamburg SV.
The humility with which the BJP deals with these 10 lessons will determine the outcome of 2019, says Shekhar Gupta.
Brazil unfurled a vast canvas celebrating its rainforest and the creative energy of its wildly diverse population in welcoming the world on Friday to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, all to the pounding beat of samba, bossa nova and funk.
Tears spilled as friends, family and strangers gathered in solidarity at Brussels' main square to hold vigils for loved ones lost in Tuesday's terror attacks.
Cameroon's Issa Hayatou will take over as interim FIFA president following the provisional suspension of Sepp Blatter in a corruption scandal.
Germany's third straight win put them on top with nine points in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament.
The top seed won two matches on Thursday to advance to the last eight at the RCA Tennis Championships in Indianapolis.
The top seed was leading 6-4, 2-5 against Michel Kratochvil before heavy rain suspended play at the RCA Tennis Championships.