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Sri Lanka star Jayawardene to retire from Test cricket
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» Star Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene said Monday he would retire from Test cricket after the series against Pakistan in August, drawing the curtain on an almost two decade-long Test career.
China 'busts World Cup gambling rings worth $3bn'
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese police have uncovered a series of illegal World Cup betting cases involving almost $3 billion, media reported Monday, as authorities struggle to control the country's growing gambling problem.
Brazil fires national football coach Felipe Scolari: report
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's football confederation (CBF) will not renew national coach Luiz Felipe Scolari's contract, local media reported early Monday, just hours after Germany defeated Argentina to win the 2014 World Cup.
Brazil celebrates rival Argentina's World Cup defeat
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilians bitter about their team's disastrous World Cup celebrated Argentina's defeat to Germany in the final Sunday by dancing and launching fireworks, relieved that their arch-rivals failed to triumph on their soil.
Messi squanders chance to join the greats
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Argentina captain Lionel Messi ended the World Cup final with a golden trophy in his hands, but it was not the one he wanted.
World Cup goals - five of the best
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Five of the most memorable goals of the 2014 World Cup:
Thorpe's gay revelations earn praise, support
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» Swimming giant Ian Thorpe received support and glowing praise Monday for revealing he is gay in a move advocates believe will help remove the stigma of homophobia in sport.
Joy in Berlin after World Cup thriller
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» BERLIN - Germany erupted in ecstasy Sunday, with fans dancing the night away, after the World Cup final win against Argentina that handed the country its historic fourth title.
Germany basks in World Cup glory as Argentina licks wounds
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» Germany basked in the glory of their fourth World Cup title on Monday after a 1-0 thriller against Argentina made them the first European team to win football's top tournament while in South America.
Germans in Argentina party, then don Messi shirts
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» BUENOS AIRES - Mareike Fuerst had Argentina's colors painted on one cheek, Germany's on the other, and was draped in her home country's flag -- but planned to stash it beneath her Lionel Messi jersey for the trip home.