Beckham looks to the future to improve Chinese game
SHANGHAI - Chinese football ambassador David Beckham drew a line under the country's shady football history on Thursday, saying he hoped to inspire the local children back to the sport.
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England ease into final as South Africa choke again
LONDON - Hosts England sauntered into the Champions Trophy final after South Africa 'choked' in yet another semi-final when they were bowled out for 175 in fairly benign conditions at The Oval on Wednesday.
Spain B team unlikely to show amateurs Tahiti any mercy
RIO DE JANEIRO - World champions Spain will field a second-string side against Oceania champions Tahiti in the Confederations Cup on Thursday but are unlikely to show any mercy in what is expected to be a one-sided carnival of football at the Maracana stadium.
Neymar strikes again as Brazil beat Mexico
FORTALEZA, Brazil - Neymar struck with a stunning early volley for the second Confederations Cup game in a row and brilliantly set up the second goal to give Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico on Wednesday.
Gatlin says win over Bolt prelude to bigger things
- Olympic bronze medallist Justin Gatlin is not willing to call his surprising 100 metres victory over world record holder Usain Bolt a fluke.
Serena Williams apologizes for rape case remark
- Serena Williams has apologized for comments she made in a forthcoming interview in which she appeared to assign blame to the 16-year-old victim in the Steubenville, Ohio, rape case for being drunk.
Champions League final live blog – Bayern Munich v Borussia Dortmund
The first all German final of the world's most prestigious club soccer competition comes to Wembley in London as some of Europe's finest look to put on a show.


