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Uruguay claimed the 32nd and final place at next year's World Cup in Brazil with a 0-0 draw against Jordan in the second leg of an intercontinental playoff Wednesday.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was presented with a record third Golden Boot on Wednesday for scoring the most goals in Europe's domestic leagues last season.
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao trains in preparation for his Nov 24 Clash in Cotai against American Brandon Rios at the Venetian Macau on Wednesday.
The irrepressible Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a dazzling hat trick to qualify Portugal for the 2014 World Cup finals at the expense of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Sweden, while France also advanced via the playoffs Tuesday by conjuring a remarkable turnaround against Ukraine.
Chris Bosh shot 19 points, Ray Allen added 17 to help the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks for the fourth straight victory on Tuesday.
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After some early struggles to start the season, the Memphis Grizzlies appear to have found the formula that led to a franchise-record 56 victories in 2012-13.
LeBron James has had "preliminary talks" with David Beckham about possibly bringing a Major League Soccer team to Miami.
While the Los Angeles Lakers have made a better start to this season than many had expected in the absence of Kobe Bryant, there is no question that their 15-time All-Star shooting guard has been sorely missed.
Los Angeles Lakers All-Star guard Kobe Bryant showed up at the shooting drills on Sunday before the Lakers' home game against the Detroit Pistons.
Despite having finished his seven-day detention for driving without a license, China's Olympic champion swimmer Sun Yang remains the center of controversy.
A second-string Spain celebrated coach Vicente del Bosque's two-year contract extension with a 2-1 away win over Equatorial Guinea in a friendly on Saturday that was marred by an injury to Xabi Alonso.
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