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World Cup would mean mid-season shutdown

The AFL and NRL will have to take mid-season breaks of up to eight weeks should Australia host the soccer World Cup in 2018 or 2022.

World Cup success key to bid

The head of South African organizers for next year's World Cup thinks a successful tournament could lead to the Olympics being hosted on that continent for the first time in 2020.

UKPats ready to cheer on New England

...is still very much a minority niche, far adrift in popularity behind the domestic staples of soccer, rugby, cricket and cycling. The NFL -- which previously funded two British teams in the defunct NFL Europe League...

Africa hitches hopes to Drogba, I.C.

Which Didier Drogba will show up at the World Cup? His countrymen had better hope it's the dynamic, level-headed version, because Drogba and the Ivory Coast might be host continent Africa's best hope in 2010.

'They give me back my hope'

The lessons of apartheid still resonate for Dwight Howard, Dirk Nowitzki, Chris Bosh and others on a Basketball Without Borders trip to South Africa.

Rebecca Mehra: State Girls Athlete of the Week

Just a freshman, Palos Verdes cross country runner wins race in New York By Harold Abend, Special to CalHiSports.com Note: Remember, we are looking fo...

New Zealand slash prices for crucial World Cup play-off

New Zealand soccer authorities have slashed ticket prices for the crucial World Cup qualifier in November in a bid to draw a full house at the Wellington stadium despite the economic downturn.

This Sporting Life: The Nationals

Turns out President Obama isn't planning to overhaul just health care; he's planning to overhaul American sports as well.

Saturday, July 25

...better-finish matchup between Justin Allgaier and Mike Bliss. Today's Preview A typical Saturday melange, with rugby, soccer, baseball, women's basketball, NASCAR, cycling, and CFL all making the slate. As the Tour de...

Ollie on the ball in Borneo

Jason Dasey tracks down former Australia striker Scott Ollerenshaw, who now lives in Borneo.

...game which began at Middlebury College in 2005. The sport is a cross between soccer, dodgeball, and rugby. A player from Middlebury rushes past a player from Emerson on Sunday afternoon

...game which began at Middlebury College in 2005. The sport is a cross between soccer, dodgeball, and rugby. A player from Vasser College runs past a player from Princeton on Sunday afternoon. (Photo by Christopher...

The NCAA road less glorified

Student-athletes in NCAA emerging sports don't know the usual fanfare of college athletics. With few scholarships, little exposure and no NCAA-recognized championships, these women are playing for passion.

South Africans insist they will be ready

In anticipation of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it is impossible to contemplate the future for South Africa without considering this nation's past, writes ESPN's Bob Ley.