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Dakar Rally: Price and Loeb enjoy muddy victory

After a cancelled opening leg, the Dakar Rally really got going on Monday with the first full stage between Villa Carlos Paz and Termas de Rio Hondo

04/01/2016

Sport

Zidane takes over at Real Madrid

Rafael Benitez has been sacked by Real Madrid after just seven months in charge. He will be replaced by club hero Zinedine Zidane. The 55-year old

04/01/2016

Sport

Tinkering, repairs and kitesurfing at the Africa Eco Race rest day

Drivers, mechanics and backup staff on the Africa Eco Race spent the day in Daklha in Morocco getting some much needed "R&R," before setting off towards the Moroccan border with Mauritania and the No

03/01/2016

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Wingsuit flyers really do soar

Breathtaking Chamonix in France is fast becoming the place for Wingsuit flying.

02/01/2016

Sport

Africa Eco Race: Reigning champions shine on stage four

Day four of the Africa Eco Race was a day for the reigning champions. Bikes title holder Pal Anders Ullevalseter of Norway took stage four honours on

01/01/2016

Sport

Best of 2015 Bloopers

It has been a year of in scandal in football , but 2015 also featured Barcelona’s treble, Australia’s first victory in the Asian Cup, a battle of

30/12/2015

Sport

Manchester United held by Chelsea, Arsenal go top

Manchester United’s winless streak reached eight matches in all competitions after they were held to an entertaining but goalless draw by Chelsea in

28/12/2015

United Kingdom

British adventurer becomes first to row from North America to Australia

A British adventurer has become the first person to row solo, non-stop from North America to the Australian mainland. John Beeden notched up 7,400

27/12/2015

Sport

Favourites retire from Sydney to Hobart race

There were blustery conditions and a strong north easterly wind for the start of the annual Sydney to Hobart race – the wind and conditions almost

26/12/2015

Sport

Russia's sports minister Mutko denies doping cover-ups

Russia’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko has defended his country’s anti-doping practices, strongly denying it had anything to do with the covering-up

23/12/2015

Sport

Guardiola to be replaced by Ancelotti at Bayern

Reigning German champions Bayern Munich have announced that Pep Guardiola is to leave the club at the end of this season and will be replaced by

20/12/2015

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Surfing: World number Fanning moves closer to fourth title despite brother's death

The Worlds greatest surfers gathered in Hawaii for the season-ending Billabong Pipe Masters. Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning, Gabriel Medina Adriano de

17/12/2015

Sport

Cuban baseball stars return home for goodwill tour

A group of Major League Baseball players and executives took advantage of improving diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba to visit the island

16/12/2015

Sport

Pigneter shines in Natural Track Luge World Cup season opener

The latest edition of the Natural Track Luge World Cup kick-started with round one in the Austrian resort of Kuehtai. In a thrilling spectacle

15/12/2015

World News

Holders FC Barcelona get Arsenal in mouthwatering Champions League draw

European champions Barcelona will play Arsenal in the last 16 of the Champions League after the draw for the knock-out stage was made in Nyon

14/12/2015

Sport

F1 Powerboat: Philippe Chiappe retains world title

France’s Philippe Chiappe held his nerve to retain his F1 Powerboat World Championship title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Friday. The 52-year-old

11/12/2015

Sport

FAI World Air Games

The world’s top Air Sport athletes gathered in Dubai for the spectacular FAI World Air Games. The adrenaline was pumping as 854 competitors took part

08/12/2015

Sport

She's the one! Lindsey Vonn claims three wins at Lake Louise

Why not ski for free with ‘Gravity’ as euronews sports correspondent Vincent Ménard guides us down the mountain. “Hello and welcome to ‘Gravity’ our

06/12/2015

Sport

Twenty-six Italian athletes face ban for doping offences

Italy’s Olympic chiefs have called for two-year bans for 26 of its athletes for failing to provide doping samples. The country’s National Anti-Doping

03/12/2015

Sport

Real Madrid face King's Cup expulsion for fielding ineligible player

Real Madrid could be facing expulsion from the Copa Del Rey after the club fielded an ineligible player during their fourth-round win over Cadiz

03/12/2015