Defending champion Borussia Dortmund slumped to a 2-1 loss at home to bitter rival Schalke in the 141st Ruhr derby on Saturday, while Bayern Munich became the first side to start the Bundesliga with e

Cristiano Ronaldo's 15th goal of the season helped Real Madrid labor to a 2-0 victory over Celta Vigo in the Spanish league before its midweek Champions League visit to Borussia Dortmund.

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With Lionel Messi as a three-time goal-taker and Cesc Fabregas as a three-time goal-maker, 10-man Barcelona outlasted Deportivo La Coruna in a wild 5-4 shootout in the Spanish league on Saturday.

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Britain's Jonathan Brownlee succeeded brother Alistair as triathlon world champion by finishing second in Sunday's grand final of the eight-race series.

Spain's Javier Gomez out-sprinted Brownlee in

The White House says it is prepared to talk one-on-one with Iran to find a diplomatic settlement to the impasse over Tehran's reported pursuit of nuclear weapons, but there's no agreement now to meet.

Pope Benedict XVI added seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models on Sunday, saying their example would strengthen the church it tries to rekindle the faith in places where it's laggin

Juan Mata scored two goals and set up another as Chelsea recovered to beat London rival Tottenham 4-2 on Saturday, consolidating the European champions' lead in the Premier League.

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Caroline Wozniacki and Samantha Stosur both earned three-set victories on Saturday to reach the final of the Kremlin Cup.

Wozniacki advanced to her third final of the season by beating Sofia Arvidsso

Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the Kremlin Cup semi-finals by beating defending champion Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-7 (1), 6-1 on Friday.

Wozniacki won four consecutive games in the first

Third-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain reached the Stockholm Open semifinals when he dispatched former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt 6-1, 6-4 on Friday.

The 12th-ranked Almagro, still contending for a place in