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From left, Northern Ireland's manager Michael O'Neill, Scotland's manager Craig Levein, England's manager Roy Hodgson and Wales' manager Chris Coleman talk to the media in central London during a press conference of four home nations soccer managers in a preview to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Sang Tan) (Is This The Way To) The World Cup
(Is This The Way To) The World Cup UCI asks USADA to explain case against Armstrong
The International Cycling Union says it will wait for the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to explain why Lance Armstrong should lose his seven Tour de France titles before commenting on the case. Pak team need to keep their heads, says coach Whatmore
Islamabad, Aug 24 (ANI): Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore, whose team is headed for the United Arab Emirates, has said the team needs to keep their heads and close the deal after playing themselves into winning positions.
KP expected to judge England's performance at T20 WC after landing TV pundit job
London, Aug 24(ANI): England batsman Kevin Pietersen will work as a television pundit during the Twenty20 World Cup, starting next month, which would also give him an opportunity to comment on England’s performance at the mega event and make public remarks about his ongoing row with the England and Wales Cricket Board, and some of the players.
If you don't want to know the score, look away now: What to expect in Serie A this season, month by month
With the 2012-13 Italian top-flight season set to kick off this weekend, Goal.com takes a satirical look at what to expect in the coming campaign South Africa to take on Mozambique at Mbombela Stadium
The Rainbow Nation will host their southern African neighbours in a friendly encounter that will be played in the 2010 World Cup host city (Is This The Way To) The World Cup
(Is This The Way To) The World Cup Falcao: Villas-Boas will do well at Tottenham but I'm not dreaming of the Premier League
The Colombian striker has backed his former coach to do the business at White Hart Lane, but told Goal.com that he has no immediate desire to swap La Liga for a move to England Ryder Cup chatter rules the day at Bethpage
There has been talk about Bethpage Black being an ideal place for the Ryder Cup, so it was fitting that the Ryder Cup consumed so much chatter after the opening round at The Barclays. Akin and His Critics
Todd Akin would do his party and his country a service by stepping aside. The rest of the campaign will be dominated by this side issue, possibly denying Republicans a key Senate seat. To use the words “legitimate” and “rape” in the same phrase betrays a serious lack of judgment. Only about 1 percent of women undergoing abortions report that they were raped, according to the Alan Guttmacher Institute. One percent is not zero.
Telecinco Marks Highest Ratings Since World Cup
Meanwhile, box office earnings plummet as Spanish national soccer team performs well on the field.
A new generation of Chinese athletes arrived in London this week with hopes of dominating the Paralympics, but officials are downplaying chances the streamlined team can match its mammoth 2008 medal haul. 
Lance Armstrong's longtime coach says the seven-time Tour de France winner is the victim of an "unjust" legal case that could cost him his victories in cycling's greatest race. 
All Blacks prop Wyatt Crockett's future looks promising due to law changes which will allow teams to have two props on the bench. 
Australia will be desperate to end 26 years of Auckland hurt when they run out to face an ominous-looking All Blacks side on Saturday. 
Partially paralyzed marathon participant Claire Lomas has lit the Paralympic cauldron in central London. 
Cedric Benson didn't want to leave. 
The Baltimore Ravens probably wouldn't mind if the regular season began a week from Sunday. 
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina's chance of a first victory in the Rugby Championship at home to South Africa in Mendoza on Saturday has taken a dramatic turn for the worse with the loss of flyhalf Juan Martin Hernandez through injury. The Pumas dream of ending a record of 14 defeats in as many meetings with the Springboks, the last a stinging 27-6 loss in their debut in the southern hemisphere tournament last weekend. … 
With the 2012-13 Italian top-flight season set to kick off this weekend, Goal.com takes a satirical look at what to expect in the coming campaign 
The Tennessee Titans' only complaint about their quarterback situation is finding a way to keep Jake Locker on the field longer to get more practice. Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt, meanwhile, will need to check the tape to see where his quarterbacks stand. 
Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday. 
Nicolas Sanchez has been chosen as the Pumas fly-half for Saturday's clash with South Africa. But who is he? 
Controversial National Prosecuting Authority strongman Lawrence Mrwebi is at the centre of new claims of trying to interfere with an investigation. 
Goal.com's Managing Editor in Asia reflects on the sorry state of Italian football and the media's role in it as the new season kicks off 
Despite being heavily criticised for the Brazilian national football team's shock 2-1 defeat to Mexico in the men's Olympic final, Brazil coach Mano Menezes said on Thursday that the team is on track for success at the World Cup to be held on home turf in 2014. 
It is just 16 years since South Africa first played in Mendoza, but the rugby landscape has changed fundamentally since then. 
It seems peculiar that a mountain-climbing polar explorer should make such a material difference to winning a cricket Test series. 
Despite being heavily criticised for the Brazilian national football team's shock 2-1 defeat to Mexico in the men's Olympic final, Brazil coach Mano Menezes said on Thursday that the team is on track for success at the World Cup to be held on home turf in 2014. 
Despite being heavily criticised for the Brazilian national football team's shock 2-1 defeat to Mexico in the men's Olympic final, Brazil coach Mano Menezes said on Thursday that the team is on track for success at the World Cup to be held on home turf in 2014. 
Despite being heavily criticised for the Brazilian national football team's shock 2-1 defeat to Mexico in the men's Olympic final, Brazil coach Mano Menezes said on Thursday that the team is on track for success at the World Cup to be held on home turf in 2014. 
Despite being heavily criticised for the Brazilian national football team's shock 2-1 defeat to Mexico in the men's Olympic final, Brazil coach Mano Menezes said on Thursday that the team is on track for success at the World Cup to be held on home turf in 2014. 
Barry Zito took a three-hit shutout into the ninth inning, Hector Sanchez's two-run double highlighted a four-run fifth and the San Francisco Giants rolled past the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win. 
(Reuters) – The Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a three-run deficit to stun the high-flying Cincinnati Reds when John Mayberry's walk-off single in the bottom of the 11th inning completed an unlikely 4-3 victory on Thursday. The Reds led 3-0 after Cy Young hopeful Johnny Cueto pitched a solid five innings but he left two men on in the sixth, both of whom made it home, before Jimmy Rollins drove in another run for the Phillies to tie the game in the eighth. … 
Last season, Duke broke free from UNC's shadow, won the ACC regular season title and reached the NCAA championship game. The Blue Devils and Tar Heels are loaded again and ready to renew their race to the title game. 
(Reuters) – Australia utility back Kurtley Beale has been named on the bench for the Wallabies' Rugby Championship clash against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday. Beale was dropped from the starting side after having a game to forget in the Wallabies' opening loss to the All Blacks last week, fumbling the ball repeatedly and finishing with blood streaming down his face from a cut to the head. … 
Alex Cobb pitched a four-hitter for his first major league shutout and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 on Thursday night to pull within 2½ games of the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East. 
Hance Smith hit two homers, including a first-inning grand slam, to lead Petaluma, Calif., to an 11-1, five-inning victory over San Antonio on Thursday night and a berth in the U.S. championship game in the Little League World Series. 
Lance Armstrong said Thursday night he is finished fighting a barrage of drug charges from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, putting his unprecedented string of seven Tour de France titles at risk along with his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists in history. 
Afghanistan's cricketer Mohammad Shahzad walks back to the pavilion after being dismissed during the first One Day International (ODI) match against Pakistan in Sharjah in February 2012. The Afghan national team was formed in 2001 after the ICC awarded the country their affiliate membership, opening the doors for more development of the game. (AFP Photo/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi) 
Afghanistan's cricketer Mohammad Shahzad walks back to the pavilion after being dismissed during the first One Day International (ODI) match against Pakistan in Sharjah in February 2012. The Afghan national team was formed in 2001 after the ICC awarded the country their affiliate membership, opening the doors for more development of the game 
World Cup skier Lindsey Vonn, right, presents Jens Voigt, from Germany, with a lifetime ski pass for Vail resorts during the awards ceremony after Voigt won the fourth stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Vail Daily, Dominique Taylor) 
Russia has dropped plans to extend its existing high-speed rail links to 2018 World Cup host cities because of budget constraints, a newspaper report said on Thursday. 
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods overshadowed playing partner Rory McIlroy while Padraig Harrington stole the limelight by taking overall command in Thursday's opening round of the Barclays tournament in Farmingdale, New York. Wielding a red-hot putter, Irishman Harrington covered his final nine holes in a blistering six-under-par 29 to card a seven-under 64 in the first of the PGA Tour's four lucrative FedExCup playoff events. In pursuit of his first victory on the U.S. … 
Coffee is one of Africa's great gifts to the world. Brent Meersman rounds up the best local offerings. 
After a thrilling Test series, the two teams have switched gears and it's time for South Africa's new blood to step up and give England a run for their money, writes ANT SIMS. 
The story being told by Penn State president Graham Spanier as he defends himself against accusations that he covered up a sex abuse allegation runs contrary into his own reputation as a detail-oriented manager. 
Alexander Pato and unsettled midfielder Paulo Henrique Ganzo were the major names missing from Brazil coach Mano Menezes's 22-man squad to face South Africa and China next month.