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The Italian soccer federation is considering employing an advanced listening device used in anti-terrorism operations to identify fans who sing racist chants

A Russian hockey club has been fined after its coach threatened to set fire to a referee’s car

North Korea has lost the right to host the final of Asia’s second-tier club competition, the AFC Cup

Hotel challenges pale in comparison to Boks threat for Welsh

Gerrit Cole and Houston will host Washington in Game 1 of the World Series

The Seattle Sounders host Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference semifinals

The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to face the Boston Bruins

Florida hosts Pittsburgh after the Panthers beat Nashville 3-2 in a shootout

Joe Smith goes through 13 seasons and 782 relief appearances to finally be in the World Series, among several Astros and Nationals who waited a long time

So bad for so long, does DC stand for District of Champions?

England coach Eddie Jones believes his squad’s training session at the Rugby World Cup on Tuesday was filmed by someone in a nearby apartment block.

All Blacks ready for anything if semifinal goes to shootout

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Australia names Nick Kyrgios for Davis Cup finals, despite ATP probation

Government to investigate treatment of retired racehorses

Jets’ Sam Darnold says he’s ‘seeing ghosts’ in embarrassing loss to blitz-happy Patriots

Anaheim preview on Thursday

Riley Nash, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alexander Wennberg scored in regulation for Columbus, while Joonas Korpisalo stopped 28 shots.

Joe Pavelski scored a power-play goal midway through the second period, and the Dallas Stars beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 for their second straight win