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Acting Asian football chief 'keen to stay on'
Acting Asian football chief Zhang Jilong, who replaced the corruption-tainted Mohamed bin Hamman last year, is keen to stay as head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), a report said Thursday.

More evidence big football players face heart risks
(Reuters) - The biggest professional football players in America may be more likely than their fellow players to die of heart disease, even though they appear to generally enjoy a longer-than-average lifespan, according to a U.S. study. The report in the American Journal of Cardiology followed more than 3,400 National Football League (NFL) players who were active between 1959 and 1988, and found ...

Teenage girl from Afghanistan to box at Olympics
Besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women.

Olympic official defends Spain after Contador ban
The head of Spain's Olympic committee stepped up to defend Spanish sport Wednesday in the wake of two-time Tour de France champion cyclist Alberto Contador's two-year ban for doping.

FOOTBALL LEAGUE MATCHES POSTPONED
A host of football league matches scheduled for Saturday are off due to the weather.

School sports legacy increasingly at risk as Olympics draw near | Owen Gibson
Lord Coe vowed the London Olympics would connect young people with the inspirational power of the Games, but there are now real fears this goal will not be realised Around two and a half months before the cream of the world's athletes parade around the track at the opening ceremony of the London Games, a rather more low-key event will mark a new phase in the battle to secure an Olympic legacy ...

Tebow Bill May Help Home-School Students Play Football in Virginia: Fan Perspective
Home-schooled children in many states are allowed to participate in sporting events and teams through their local schools. However, this is not the case in Virginia and lawmakers are working to pass what they have called the "Tebow" bill.

Obama grants 10 states leeway on education law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was granting 10 states exemptions from parts of the "No Child Left Behind" education law, a move that could prove popular in an election year with parents and teachers who have criticized the law - but raises concern among some advocates for low-income and minority students. Announcing the change at the White House, Obama said he ...

Federer rules out Hingis Olympic mixed doubles
Roger Federer is looking forward to the "once in a lifetime" opportunity to play in the Olympic Games at Wimbledon in August but revealed he won't be doing so with Martina Hingis.