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Botev Vratsa coach Antoni Zdravkov didn't take overly kindly to referee Alexandre Kostadinov sending off one of his men for a deliberate handball during the 12th minute his relegation-bothering side's Bulgarian Premier League game against CSKA Sofia ...

It was an eventful match for Sergio Ramos. How many times have we heard those words with the Spanish international in a Real Madrid shirt? A starting role at right back, rather than his preferred centre back role, a goal and two yellow cards in the s...

Luis Suarez' goal against Mansfield Town in the FA Cup should have been disallowed. I'm assuming we can all agree on that. What divides opinion is whether what he did was inevitable, because footballers are conditioned to do everything in their power...

Luis Suarez burnished his reputation this weekend as the English football player most akin to a silent movie villain. His controversial goal proved the difference in Liverpool's hard-fought 2-1 win over non-league charmers, Mansfield Town. The ...

A plucky Augsburg side valiantly faced league leaders Bayern in the latest incarnation of their Bavarian derby. An unfortunate handball in the box by die Fuggerstaedter would give Bayern a penalty before the half and die Roten would go on to double t...

Irrespective of instinct or mischief, Luis Suarez's handball against Southampton on Saturday solved one dilemma for Brendan Rodgers. First, the problem: Steven Gerrard's pull-back evaded Suarez's head, but not his hand. The ball still sailed over,...

Honestly, I've taken my eye off most things Arsenal in the last week and a half with the London 2012 Olympic Games meaning I've been trying to understand the rules of judo and have been getting massively over-excited about track cycling and handball....

LONDON -- I came to England almost three weeks ago to tell the stories of some of the greatest Olympic athletes in the world. Michael Phelps. Missy Franklin. Jordan Burroughs. But along the way, I fell in love. Not with a woman, an ideal, a plate of ...

Honestly, I've taken my eye off most things Arsenal in the last week and a half with the London 2012 Olympic Games meaning I've been trying to understand the rules of judo and have been getting massively over-excited about track cycling and handball....

Close your eyes as you read this and try to picture in your mind what I describe to you. Got 'em closed? All right, now imagine a sport that basically combines all of your favorite sports and sort of resembles that Powerball game from American Gladia...

The complete roster for the 530-member U.S. Olympic team for the 2012 London Games. Athletes listed by sport, with their respective discipline or event.

Football is not a science. There are very few hard and fast rules against which we can make certain judgements. The rules we do have - offside, penalties, handballs - are contested every week by people who disagree. Given this climate it seems amazin...

Has Manchester United lost its edge? Its performance in the past week suggests there are problems.

Handball players are among the world's most explosive and exciting athletes, but the sport's low profile in the U.S. puts the American team at a disadvantage.

Despite a blown handball call and very physical play, Australia held on to defeat Equatorial Guinea, 3-2.

It could go down as the biggest officiating blunder ever -- Bruna's non-called handball, in which she cradled the ball for 3 seconds in the penalty box.