DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Alastair Cook rued England's first-innings collapse after his team came within 39 balls of forcing a draw in the second test against Pakistan on Monday, the second time the tourists have endured a bitter finale.
By MIKE FITZPATRICK and HOWIE RUMBERG AP Baseball Writers A position-by-position look at the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals going into the World Series, starting Tuesday night at Kauffman Stadium:
Tom Brady and the New England Patriots needed three quarters to figure out the New York Jets.
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Nothing brings out the I-told-you-so crowd in college football like a surprising team losing for the first time.
When the New York Giants blew leads and lost their first two games of the season, coach Tom Coughlin said the difference between winning and losing is often one player on one play.
The Carolina Panthers are 6-0 for the first time in franchise history.
With Michel Platini expected to be ruled out of the FIFA presidential election because of his suspension, UEFA made a surprising last-minute decision Monday to throw its support behind the Frenchman's right-hand man.
By KURT VOIGT AP Sports Writer Paxton Lynch might not have a seat at the Heisman Trophy presentation in December, thanks to a star-studded group of contenders led by LSU running back Leonard Fournette.
LONDON (Reuters) - Welshman Nigel Owens has been named as the referee for Saturday's Rugby World Cup final between Australia and New Zealand at Twickenham.
Duke Energy will spend about $4.9 billion in cash to acquire Piedmont Natural Gas, adding about a million new customers in the Carolinas and Tennessee.
LONDON (Reuters) - It remains to be seen whether Australia have the best team at the Rugby World Cup, but there is no doubt they are one of the most interesting, both on and off the field.
Charleston County Sheriff's deputies responded to Storage Road after a man showed up to a nearby fire station with a gunshot wound to his face.
LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - New Zealand and Australia know each other extremely well and can both point to a win in their last two meetings but All Black assistant coach Ian Foster says everything in the past will count for nothing in Saturday's Rugby World Cup final.
(Reuters) - Chelsea are the "perfect" opponents for Stoke City to return to winning ways, manager Mark Hughes said ahead of welcoming the struggling champions in the League Cup on Tuesday.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - West African nations need stronger laws and better data to fight the trafficking of thousands of people for sexual exploitation, forced labour, recruitment in armed groups and even begging, said the regional head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
رادیو آزادی به همکاری شبکهء تلویزیونی آریانا از روز دوشنبه تا جمعه خبر های تلویزیونی منطقه و جهان را پخش می کند. این خبر ها را در سرویس های ساعت شش شام و هشت شب در تلویزیون آریانا ببینید. اخبار امروز را جاوید نعیمی تقدیم می کند.
BERLIN (Reuters) - Hoffenheim have sacked coach Markus Gisdol and brought in Dutchman Huub Stevens until the end of the season, hoping he can lift them away from the Bundesliga's relegation zone.
* Coach's inclusive approach a key attribute -Wallabies captain
MTN Nigeria has been fined $5.2 billion for failing to disconnect 5.1 million unregistered cellphone subscribers.
Four exit polls from Ukraine's local elections released Monday indicated the governing coalition would retain its dominant position in the west and center of the country despite widespread disappointment with the...
Poland's Law and Justice party will have to wait for the final vote tallies before deciding whether to seek a formal political partner after crushing the incumbent pro-EU government in elections on Sunday. But as Ciara Lee reports, markets are already bracing for a promised bank assets tax.
Poland's Law and Justice party will have to wait for the final vote tallies before deciding whether to seek a formal political partner after crushing the incumbent pro-EU government in elections on Sunday. But as Ciara Lee reports, markets are already bracing for a promised bank assets tax.
LONDON (Reuters) - Georgia must play more games against top tier teams to continue their development as a rising force in the game and the World Cup should be expanded to 24 teams, the head of Rugby Europe told Reuters.
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Mercedes will take a firm line with Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg to make sure their clash at the U.S. Grand Prix has no repercussions for the team, says motorsports director Toto Wolff.
NAMUR, Belgium (Reuters) - A man wearing a balaclava tried to force his car through the gates of a military base in Belgium on Monday, but prosecutors said there were no signs of a terrorist motive.
