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AC Milan seek rebirth with Chinese investment

Both clubs in the Italian city of Milan now belong to Chinese investors and mastermind of the AC Milan sale Yonghong Li has met the Italian press alongside CEO Marco Fassone.

14/04/2017

Sport

Dortmund courageous, Monaco, Real and Atletico victorious

Dortmund show metal, Monaco, Real and Atletico win

12/04/2017

Sport

Borussia Dortmund show courage in Monaco match

Borussia Dortmund and Monaco in five goal feast

12/04/2017

Sport

Man United in Brussels for Anderlecht Europa League clash

Man United face Anderlecht in Brussels in the Europa League

12/04/2017

Sport

Alonso's super-speedway dream the Indy 500

Fermando Alonso to drive the Indy 500

12/04/2017

Sport

Bayern Munich take on holders Real Madrid

Bayern Munich are taking on holders Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

11/04/2017

Sport

Juventus thump Barcelona in Turin

Barcelona are left with a mountain to climb after Juventus smashed them 3-0 in their Champions League quarter final

11/04/2017

Sport

North Pole hosts 'world's coolest race'

It’s billed as the world’s coolest race.

11/04/2017

North Korea

Pyongyang Marathon offers rare opportunity to visit North Korea

On Sunday, April 9, over 1,000 foreign runners were on hand for a rare glimpse of one of the world’s most secretive countries.

11/04/2017

Sport

US, Mexico, Canada announce joint bid for World Cup 2026

In a rare show of unity, the US, Mexico and Canada have announced a joint bid to stage the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

11/04/2017

USA

Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in

García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose.

10/04/2017

Sport

Westbrook's 42nd triple-double breaks 56-year record

Russell Westbrook has scored his 42nd triple-double of the season, smashing a 56-year record.

10/04/2017

Sport

MotoGP: Maverick Vinales on a roll

It’s two for two for Maverick Vinales.

10/04/2017

USA

Sergio García wins first major at US Masters, congratulations flood in

García won the Masters, his first major title, after staging a sensational comeback against his friend and European Ryder Cup team mate Justin Rose.

10/04/2017

Sport

Uzbekistan's Mirzahid Farmonov gets the gold on second day of Antalya Grand Prix

Turkey's hopes for gold rested on 73 kilo contender Hasan Vanlioglu but Uzbekistan's Mirzahid Farmonov's beat him to it.

08/04/2017

Sport

Olympic gold medalist Jemima Sumgong EPO positive

Olympic gold winner Jemima Sumgong tests EPO positive

07/04/2017

Sport

Japanese Olympians join schoolchildren for education programme launch

Hundreds of children take part in official launch ceremony for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic education programme

06/04/2017

Sport

NHL stars won't shine at Pyeongchang Winter Games

The IOC says it regrets the NHL's move not to release its players for the Winter Games

04/04/2017

Sport

Fencing's number ones take gold at the Seoul Grand Prix

Double Olympic champion and world number one Yana Egorian convincingly won the women's sabre final in the International Fencing Federation's Seoul Grand Prix.

01/04/2017

China

It's International Pillow Fight Day

April 1 may be best known as April Fools Day, but it also has another, equally frivolous significance.

01/04/2017