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Colin Horgan: A Canadian prospect’s punches cause a furore and expansion is set for the home of boxing’s big bouts, not Quebec. Does NHL have its priorities straight?
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Cleveland Cavaliers star, who has called football his first love, says ‘Only basketball, baseball and soccer are allowed in my house’
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Standing in for the injured Milos Raonic, David Ferrer won the first set, before Kei Nishikori’s extra class told; he finished with a flourish to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
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The lawyer tasked with investigating Fifa’s bidding processes, Michael Garcia, has played a leading role in a number of major corruption and anti-terrorism prosecutions
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Waiters finds himself the odd man out in Cleveland; Rubio and Smart go down; Warriors unbeaten streak ends; Sacramento is ready to Boogie
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NFL: Seattle’s star running back scores four touchdowns against the Giants; first-placed Browns get a head rush in AFC North; Jets avoid a franchise-record ninth loss; and Niners do what they have to in New Orleans
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Veterans play big part as Red Bulls and LA Galaxy advance, while Sounders find balance at the back and the Revolution should be wary of their own hype
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Anthony Mundine beat Sergey Rabchenko to make himself the WBC’s No1 challenger to Floyd Mayweather
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Owen Gibson: The Football Foundation is spending £30m per year to build 3G pitches across the country, yet two are being ripped up
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DA says ‘we do not have evidence sufficient to convince a jury’ in case of San Francisco 49ers defensive end arrested on 31 August
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USA squad to play Colombia and Republic of Ireland in Europe includes Ibarra and Morris selected from outside MLS
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Graham Parker: The league won’t admit it and Dallas, New England and Seattle stand in the way. But romance demands a New York-LA MLS Cup final
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As it happened: England have been castigated by the Fifa report into the bidding process for the next two World Cups and Qatar have been cleared to host in 2022
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Robin van Persie and Diego Costa all made it on to Fifa’s 10-goal shortlist for the Puskás Award but where were Preston North End, Ecuador Under-16s and Paderborn?
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In today’s Fiver: Fifa is Fifa, Wigan have a change of heart and not-playing-the-position-I-want knack
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Podcast: Fifa in crisis following its report into the decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup. Plus: David Moyes at Real Sociedad, and previews of Scotland v Ireland and the rest of the Euro 2016 qualifiers
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Chelsea are confident Cesc Fàbregas will be fit to start their next Premier League game despite the midfielder withdrawing from the Spain squad
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Fifa’s ethics investigator has attacked the conclusions reached by Fifa’s judge into his 2018 and 2022 World Cup bid inquiry
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The findings of the report by the Fifa ethics committee’s investigation released on Thursday regarding the conduct of the bids for the 2018-2022 World Cups
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Fifa’s ethics committee judge has not uncovered any evidence that would justify stripping Qatar of the 2022 tournament
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England’s 2018 World Cup bidding team have been castigated by a Fifa report which accuses them of ‘violating bidding rules’
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The Arsenal forward Mesut Özil has admitted that he will be unavailable for another seven weeks with the knee ligament injury that has ruled him out since early October
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The Republic of Ireland manager O’Neill says he has been fully briefed and both he and the FAI are behind Keane after the incident
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The ultimate goal is to help USA win the World Cup but Jürgen Klinsmann tells James Riach he has not ruled out managing Spurs one day
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The Republic of Ireland manager tells Peter Lansley that the Euro 2016 qualifier at Celtic Park is just another away fixture
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South Africa’s captain believes the injuries that blighted his early international career were real-life lessons and, he tells Donald McRae, if he had not gone through them he would not have reached more than 100 Tests
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The big difference between Southampton and Serbia is that you get the right kind of pressure here, Dusan Tadic tells Jacob Steinberg
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Two months before turning 50, Bernard Hopkins faces the fearsome Sergey Kovalev. He spoke to Donald McRae
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Jacksonville’s quarterback wasn’t supposed to start this year – he also wasn’t supposed to be a No3 NFL draft pick. Simon Veness talks to those who know him and the man himself
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Muhammad Ali has been the subject of some of the most celebrated photographs ever taken. Our sport picture editor, Jonny Weeks, has talked exclusively to several of those who have shot Ali – among them, Neil Leifer, Carl Fischer and Thomas Hoepker – to learn the stories behind their iconic photos
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New Zealand’s captain Richie McCaw is one of rugby’s sufferers, he tells Martin Pengelly, but his focus is firmly fixed on lifting a second World Cup for his country in 2015
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Irish runner Gary Thornton takes first place in the men's event in the annual volcano race in Chile's Atacama desert
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Corey 'Thunder' Law of the Harlem Globetrotters sets a new world record for the farthest basketball shot
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Leonardo Zappavigna of Australia punches Michael Castillo of Mexico during their WBO Oriental light welterweight title fight
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Barcelona forward Luis Suárez says he is going to take extra care during matches to ensure his desire to win doesn't lead to rash actions
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England captain Wayne Rooney reflects on his life and career as a professional footballer
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Our picture editor, Jonny Weeks, has selected his favourite photographs of Muhammad Ali from the archives. The selection includes pictures of some of Ali’s most memorable fights as well as many distinctive portraits from his life outside the ring
Fifa’s ethics report summary showcases a warped sense of integrity