Hans-Joachim Eckert, right, who heads the adjudicatory arm of FIFA’s ethics committee, released his 42-page summary after reviewing the work of Michael J. Garcia, left, the head of the investigatory chamber of the committee.
A summary of an investigation found potential ethics violations but said they were far from requiring a new bidding process. The conclusions were immediately contested.
Somewhere, Sepp Blatter, the FIFA president, is having a good laugh over FIFA’s ethics summary report, which has already been attacked by the inquiry’s main investigator.
Andy Murray walked through dry ice before his match Tuesday against Milos Raonic at the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray won, 6-3, 7-5.
Murray has struggled since undergoing what his management team called “minor back surgery” in September 2013, but has shown flashes of his old self at the ATP World Tour Finals, where he will play Roger Federer on Thursday.
Anna Fenninger, left, Mikaela Shiffrin and Eva-Maria Brem are part of the wave of young skiers taking over the World Cup tour.
In her dreams, the American teenager sees herself not just winning during this World Cup season, but dominating.
The documentary “Red Army” shows a style of hockey played by the Soviets in the 1970s and ’80s that remains unsurpassed for its grace, speed and intricacy.
A result of exporting so many players — more than 2,700 Argentines now play in foreign leagues — is that club soccer in the South American nation is blighted by a lack of continuity.
Jimmy Greaves is the latest player from England’s 1966 World Cup-winning team to put his medal up for auction.
Connor McDavid, 17, a top prospect for the 2015 N.H.L. draft, is expected to miss five to six weeks after injuring his hand in a fight during a game with his junior team, the Erie Otters.
In her dreams, the American teenager sees herself not just winning during this World Cup season, but dominating.
Because it sought to delay the championship, fearing a spread of Ebola, Morocco was barred from the 2015 Cup, another disruption to soccer related to the outbreak.
Kenta Maeda allowed two hits over five innings, combining on a three-hitter that led Japan over the Major League Baseball All-Stars 2-0 Wednesday in the opener of a five-game postseason tour.
A French distance runner, Laila Traby, underwent a doping test after the police found the banned performance-enhancer erythropoietin in her apartment in the Pyrenees and held her in custody, the French Athletics Federation said.
Women’s basketball players say the money is overseas, but the adjustment can be tough, especially if you’re not in a metropolis, say the first-timers Bria Hartley and Kayla McBride.
In an attempt to enliven the mood and build attendance in one of the N.H.L.'s smallest markets, the Senators are trying to foster the atmosphere of an avid soccer crowd for home games.
Thierry Henry’s illustrious career may be nearing an end, but he is keeping his mind on the task at hand: winning an M.L.S. title.
With a depleted grid and uncertain finances, the racing series looks inward as it heads to the Brazilian Grand Prix near São Paulo this weekend.
A report on the circumstances surrounding the winning World Cup bids by Russia and Qatar has not been released, and the men at the center of the investigation disagree about whether it should ever be made public.
The Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo failed an initial doping screening, raising questions about doping enforcement in that African nation.
Hamilton Academical, excelling in the Scottish Premier League after an unlikely ascent, hosts regular meetings for recovering addicts and gives away tickets for the families of those affected.
Hugh Jessiman, the 12th pick of the 2003 draft, who played for eight minor league teams and in two N.H.L. games, is now in Austria and planning his next steps.
