Football rules board rejects Premier League temporary concussion substitute trial
A proposed trial of temporary concussion substitutes in next season's Premier League has been rejected by football's lawmakers, according to English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham.
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Monastyrsky: minister from Ukraine's wartime generation
Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky, who died in a shock helicopter crash outside Kyiv Wednesday, was a deeply respected politician with a readiness to venture near frontlines.
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Scotland star Hogg's heel injury 'improving' ahead of Six Nations
Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg is expected to be fit for the upcoming Six Nations despite a heel injury, his club Exeter's director of rugby said on Wednesday.
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All-time great Hashim Amla ends long playing career
Hashim Amla, who ended a 22-year playing career on Wednesday, will be regarded as one of South Africa's all-time cricketing greats.
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Ten Chinese snooker players charged in fixing probe
Top 20-ranked Zhao Xintong and Yan Bingtao were among 10 Chinese players charged with match-fixing by snooker's global governing body on Wednesday.
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'Thrilled' Urios replaces ex-All Black Gibbes as Clermont coach
Christophe Urios said on Wednesday he was "thrilled" to take over from sacked former New Zealand back-rower Jono Gibbes as two-time French Top 14 winners Clermont's head coach.
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Bavuma back as South Africa captain after missing T20 tournament
Temba Bavuma will return from the sidelines of South Africa’s new Twenty20 tournament to captain the country in three one-day internationals against England later this month.
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Microsoft says it will axe 10,000 employees over poor economy
Microsoft on Wednesday said it would lay off 10,000 employees in the coming months as the economic downturn continues to punish US tech giants.
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US retail sales shrinks by most in a year as growth engine falters
US retail sales slumped for a second straight month in December, said government data on Wednesday, with its largest drop in a year signaling a key growth engine is faltering.
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In rare attack, polar bear kills two people in Alaska
A polar bear on a rampage killed a woman and a boy in a remote area of Alaska, police said, in a rare attack on humans.
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