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To some it will be a statement of the obvious, to others an admission that should ring alarm bells. Responding to the assertion of the Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, that the Qatar 2022 World Cup was a “political” choice by European voters, the Uefa president, Michel Platini, has confirmed that “political and economic influences” were …

Jurgen Klinsmann has changed both the culture and the depth chart as coach of the U.S. national soccer team, but on Friday night he was unable to alter one stubborn truth: The Americans can’t beat Costa Rica on the road in World Cup qualifiers. The U.S. was ambushed by two goals in the first 10 …

As in any good sports event — eSports or the flesh-and-blood kind — the League of Legends World Championship tournament is not without its own storylines and narratives. Regional styles will clash, expected powerhouses will face off with dark-horse underdogs and the very best players in the world will face off against each other. First, …

The adventures of Maxwell, and his notepad on which anything written comes to life, have proven quite the lucrative run of games for 5th Cell. This latest version – out on Steam now for a sizeable £27 – comes with a massive DC tie-in, pitting the kid hero alongside the biggest (and smallest) names in …

You would think that for $135 million, Gareth Bale could work more than 61 minutes and perhaps get a few more touches. Seriously, if Real Madrid was looking for a part-time midfielder who makes little to no impact on the field, they could have just kept Kaka and saved a fortune. But fear not, eventually …

West Virginia is reigniting one of its regional rivalries. Just not for awhile. The Mountaineers will play a home-and-home in 2023 and 2024 against border rival Penn State. The meeting will be the first between the two former rivals since 1992. West Virginia announced plans in July to play a two-game series beginning in 2021 …

There was this point in the second set between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, as much of a point as Arthur Ashe Stadium could ever see between two tennis players like this, 54 shots between them, the place finally exploding when Djokovic won a game that felt like some prize fight that had gone the …

LONDON: State-rescued Royal Bank of Scotland promoted New Zealander Ross McEwan, its head of retail business, to be the new chief executive on Friday when it also announced a return to profit. RBS, 81-percent owned by the British taxpayer, said that McEwan would take charge from October, replacing Stephen Hester who recently announced he would …

Sony kicked off its gamescom press conference with a live stream where a release date was announced for PS4 as well as price drops for Vita and the 12GB PS3 Super Slim.The firm announced last week it was set to reveal unannounced games as well as its release plans for PlayStation 4 and it did …

TUCSON, Ariz. — Gerhard De Beer has been in Tucson all of three weeks and what he’s learned on the football field is, well, priceless.Who knows? Maybe one day it’ll all be worth millions.But first, De Beer, a 6-foot-7, 250-pound native of Pretoria, South Africa, must take baby steps (can a man that large take …