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French international striker Djibril Cisse is poised to join Lazio from Greek giants Panathinaikos, the Roman club's coach Edy Reja confirmed on Thursday.

Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler is heading to Thailand to play for Muang Thong United, according to the club, in a surprise move just weeks after the ex-England striker quit Australia's A-League.

LONDON, July 6 - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday called for an official inquiry into a phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News International that has prompted national outrage.

The Copa America saw its fourth draw in only five games as Uruguay and Peru parted 1-1 in Group C.

French international midfielder Alou Diarra has completed his move from Bordeaux to Marseille, the first division runners-up announced on their website on Monday.

Harry Kewell's prospects of playing in Australia's A-League have fallen through after a breakdown in talks with the Football Federation Australia, his manager said on Monday.

Government pension reforms will provoke the biggest wave of industrial action in 85 years, the leader of Britain's largest public sector union said on Saturday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Two men were remanded in custody in Britain on Thursday in connection with an alleged plot targeting soul singer Joss Stone.

¶The spirited discussion is all about the Beatles, and you feel this conversation could wind on as long as the long and winding road itself. ¶ Giles Martin is talking of resurrecting ample, yet-released footage of the Beatles' concert performances. He's reviewing the material for a Martin Scorsese-directed documentary about George Harrison. As always in these sorts of Beatles projects, it is a labor of love. ¶ "A lot of the live footage that you see ? and he knows a lot better than I do, because he was there ? is of an incredibly good, tight rock band. A lot of people don't think of the Beatles as live players, but they could really play."

With his team almost assured of a place at Euro 2012, Germany coach Joachim Loew is relaxed about his side's qualifier against minnows Azerbaijan on Tuesday despite mounting injury problems.

With his team almost assured of a place at Euro 2012, Germany coach Joachim Loew is relaxed about his side's qualifier against minnows Azerbaijan on Tuesday despite mounting injury problems.

Senior Australian international Harry Kewell is considering an offer to return home and play for A-League club Melbourne Victory, according to reports.

Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler will not be returning to Perth Glory for the next Australian A-League season for family reasons, the club has said.

Descendants of the men who built the Titanic marked the 100th anniversary Tuesday of its launch in Belfast in a moving ceremony aimed at restoring the city's maritime pride after years of shame.

Germany warmed up for their up-coming Euro 2012 qualifiers with a 2-1 friendly win over Uruguay on Sunday in a rematch of last year's World Cup third-place play-off.

British WBO light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly will take on Poland's Aleksy Kuziemski on Saturday after his fight against Tony Bellew was scrapped when the challenger failed to make the weight.

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's Juergen Braehmer has been stripped of his light heavyweight world title after pulling out of his defense against Nathan Cleverly in London at the weekend, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) said on Thursday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists studying the tsetse fly-borne disease "sleeping sickness" and a devastating version found in cattle say they have found two genes that may in future help rescue the livelihoods of millions of farmers in Africa.

Sri Lanka will have to adjust quickly to the Test format as well as different wickets if they are to challenge England in their backyard, batting coach Marvan Atapattu said Tuesday.

Sri Lanka will have to adjust quickly to the Test format as well as different wickets if they are to challenge England in their backyard, batting coach Marvan Atapattu said Tuesday.