UEFA opens internal probe into Bayern allegations
GENEVA: European football's governing body said Thursday that it had opened an internal inquiry following reported remarks by a UEFA official allegedly suggesting corruption at German giants Bayern Munich. UEFA…
French anti-doping boss to collaborate with probe
PARIS: The head of France's anti-doping agency is ready to collaborate fully with a US federal investigation into seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong. Pierre Bordry said Thursday he…
Portugal, seeking new coach, approaches Mourinho
LISBON: Portugal's football chief says his search for a new national coach "is still wide open" after he held talks with Real Madrid's Jose Mourinho. Portuguese Football Federation president Gilberto…
Nadal wraps up end-of-year world top spot
PARIS: Rafael Nadal will finish as the world's number one for the second time in three years, the ATP announced on Thursday, just three days after the Spaniard won the…
FIFA inspection head says Qatar faces challenges
DOHA: The head of the FIFA inspection team said Thursday that Qatar faces logistical challenges in attempting to host the 2022 World Cup, raising doubts about the nation's proposal. Chile…
Israelis, Palestinians unite on sports field Tia Goldenberg Associated Press
JERUSALEM: In one of the Middle East's key flashpoints, a group of Israelis and Palestinians are putting asides their differences and teaming up on the sports field to chase a…
Islamic Art Museum receives extensive face lift
Officially listed as a landmark, the Islamic Art Museum in Cairo has just undergone a complete overhaul; restoration of the building was a painstaking, complicated and exorbitant process. The structure…
Freed American stays out of spotlight in Oman
MUSCAT: American Sarah Shourd stayed out of the spotlight for a second day Thursday, resting privately in Oman's sunny seaside capital after more than 13 months in an Iranian…
Iran MP says defecting diplomats have ‘mental’ problems
TEHRAN: An Iranian MP accused three diplomats who have defected in Europe to join the anti-government opposition of having "mental" problems, ILNA news agency reported on Friday. "Some of these…
Influential Israeli rabbi no longer damning Palestinians
JERUSALEM: Three weeks after saying God should smite the Palestinian people, the spiritual head of a religious party in Israel's ruling coalition sent out a conciliatory message wishing a "long…