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  • Safe, legal doping to become routine for future athletes?

    A safe and even beneficial gene-altering therapy may become routine in the future of athletes around the world. More Sports,Bioethics,Doping,Drugs in sport,Gene doping,gene therapy,Human behavior,Lee Sweeney,Performance-enhancing drugs,World Anti Doping Agency,Kellin Bliss

    A safe and even beneficial gene-altering therapy may become routine in the future of athletes around the world.
  • Say what you will about the voting process, but the Ballon d'Or was given to the right man this year: Cristiano Ronaldo.
    Cristiano Ronaldo deserves Ballon d’Or

    Say what you will about the voting process, but the Ballon d'Or was given to the right man this year: Cristiano Ronaldo.Soccer,Andres Iniesta,Arjen Robben,Association football,Champions League,Cristiano Ronaldo,Dani Alves,Didier Deschamps,European League,FIFA,FIFA Ballon d'Or,FIFA Puskás Award,FIFA World Cup,Franck Ribéry,Gareth Bale,Hugo Lloris,Jacque Rogge,Jupp Heynckes,Lionel Messi,Manuel Neuer,Mesut Ozil,Nadine Angerer,Neymar Jr.,Paulo Bento,Philipp Lahm,Radamel Falcao,Sabella Alejandro,Sergio Ramos,Silvia Neid,Thiago Silva,Xavi,Xavi Hernandez,Kellin Bliss

    Published Date : Jan 13, 2014, 5:10 PM EST
  • France's soccer team celebrate after defeating Ukraine during the World Cup qualifying playoff second-leg soccer match between France and Ukraine at Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, outside Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. France beats Ukaine 3-0 in playoff second leg to qualify for World Cup.
    France, Portugal reach World Cup

    Greece, Ghana and Algeria also earned berths, and Mexico took a 5-1 lead into the second leg of its playoff against New Zealand.

    LAST UPDATE : Nov 19, 2013, 11:04 PM EST
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  • Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during their quarterfinal match at the Paris Masters tennis at Bercy Arena in Paris, France, Friday, Nov. 1, 2013.
    Djokovic vs Federer in semifinals in Paris

    Novak Djokovic won his 15th straight match and Roger Federer avenged last week's loss to Juan Martin del Potro, setting up a semifinal match between the two at the Paris Masters.

    LAST UPDATE : Nov 01, 2013, 2:26 PM EDT
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  • Nadal, Williams advance at French Open

    No. 2-seeded Roger Federer was broken in the opening game but held the rest of the way and eased into the fourth round.

    LAST UPDATE : May 31, 2013, 10:42 AM EDT
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  • Team France's Sacha Treille celebrates after the match when they beat Russia 2-1 during the 2013 Ice Hockey World Championships preliminary round match Russia vs France in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday, May 9, 2013. At back is France's goalie Florian Hardy.
    Defending champ Russia upset by France

    Defending champion Russia was upset 2-1 by France, which shocked a team dominated by NHL and KHL players at hockey worlds on Thursday.

    LAST UPDATE : May 09, 2013, 4:34 PM EDT
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  • Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins of Britain poses for a photograph during a media opportunity ahead of the Giro d'Italia cycling race which begins in Naples, Italy on May 4, at at a hotel in Wigan, England, Monday, April 29, 2013. Wiggins will be hoping to complete a childhood dream when the 96th Giro d’Italia starts in Naples on May 4. The Tour de France winner has made no secret of the fact the Giro is his main aim for this year and he will be supported by a strong Team Sky lineup.
    Wiggins, doping in spotlight as Giro starts

    With cycling again shadowed by doping, Bradley Wiggins begins his possible attempt Saturday to accomplish that rarest of doubles — victories in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same year.

    LAST UPDATE : May 02, 2013, 11:46 AM EDT
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  • In this Feb. 15, 2011 file photo, Lance Armstrong pauses during an interview in Austin, Texas. The Justice Department laid out its case in a lawsuit against Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, Apriil 23, 2013 saying the cyclist violated his contract with the U.S. Postal Service and was "unjustly enriched" while cheating to win the Tour de France.
    Justice: Armstrong was 'unjustly enriched'

    The government had previously announced it would join a whistle-blower lawsuit brought by former Armstrong teammate Floyd Landis under the federal False Claims Act.

    LAST UPDATE : Apr 24, 2013, 11:15 AM EDT
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  • In this July 25, 2024 file photo, United States' Alex Morgan, center, is challenged by France's Wendie Renard, left, during their women's group G soccer match before the start of the London 2012 Summer Olympics in Glasgow. Morgan and Abby Wambach are to headline the National Women's Soccer League, the third incarnation of a women's professional soccer league in the United States. The season kicks off Saturday, April 13, 2013, with FC Kansas City hosting Morgan and the Portland Thorns FC in Kansas. Wambach,
    Stars highlight new pro soccer league

    Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan headline the National Women's Soccer League, the third incarnation of a women's professional soccer league in the United States.

    LAST UPDATE : Apr 12, 2013, 10:32 AM EDT
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