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Bill Gates, one of the world's richest men, was offered the chance to buy Liverpool - but he did not respond to the overture. The approach to the co-founder of Microsoft, who is believed to be worth around £70bn, has...

Luis Suarez is hoping an appeal will save him from missing the Copa del Rey final after being sent off for Barcelona in a bad-tempered semi-final, second leg against Atletico Madrid. Suarez scored the vital goal as three players were...

Cristiano Ronaldo has stepped in to save a dog kennel - and the 80 dogs that are housed there. The Real Madrid superstar offered to help when he heard that the shelter in the Guarda district of Portugal was in...

Rivaldinho, the son of former Brazil international Rivaldo, has joined Dinamo Bucharest. The 21-year-old has moved to Romania after being released by Internacional in his homeland. Rivaldinho began his career at Mogi Mirim in the Brazilian second tier, making 47 appearances,...

Fox drew an audience of 111.3 million viewers for the first Super Bowl to go into overtime, a smaller audience than the game has had in the last two years but still ranking among the biggest for a television...

SAN FRANCISCO, Fabruary 05, (THEWILL) - Cameroon produced a stunning comeback to beat Egypt in the final of the 2017 African Cup of Nations (AFCON), held in Gabon's capital Libreville on Sunday. Cameroon came from behind to beat Egypt 2-1...

SAN FRANCISCO, February 02, (THEWILL) - Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has announced his retirement after more than two decades in football. Lampard, 38, made his debut 1995 at West Ham and spent most of his playing career...

BEVERLY HILLS, January 29, (THEWILL) - Roger Federer has defeated Rafael Nadal in five outstanding sets before a rapturous Rod Laver Arena crowd in the Australian Open 2017 final The 35-year-old Swiss star prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 against...

The English Football Association has banned Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger from the touchline for four matches after an altercation with a match official. Wenger escaped a stadium ban for shoving fourth official Anthony Taylor in the tunnel area at Emirates...

Another Roger vs. Rafa final is still in the mix at an Australian Open with an almost retro vibe. They're on opposite sides of the draw, and each is a semifinal win away from a classic showdown at Melbourne Park,...