From: Reuters on Fri, Feb 08 2008 1:41 PM

Feb. 8 - The English Premier League has announced plans to take fixtures abroad in a move that's sparked outrage among domestic fans.

From: Reuters on Fri, Feb 08 2008 9:40 AM

Feb. 8 - Fans have given a mixed reaction to plans to have each team in the top English soccer league, the Premier League, play one regular season match abroad.

From: Reuters on Tue, Feb 05 2008 1:32 PM

Feb. 5 - The German football team swap their kit for traditional alpine climbing gear in a promotion for sponsor Mercedes Benz.

From: Reuters on Mon, Feb 04 2008 1:05 PM

Feb. 4 - Manchester United stopped being just another football club on the afternoon of February 6 1958 when the plane carrying the team home from Belgrade crashed after a refuelling stop at Munich.

From: Reuters on Fri, Feb 01 2008 12:03 PM

Feb. 1 - Beijing's Olympic swimming pool, built inside a cube, pleases audiences at swim test events.

From: Reuters on Tue, Jan 29 2008 11:11 AM

Jan. 29 - Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been cleared of racial abuse after charges against him were dropped.

From: Reuters on Sat, Jan 26 2008 9:05 AM

Jan. 26 - This year, 16 teams are competing for the Africa Cup of Nations.

From: Reuters on Fri, Jan 25 2008 11:54 AM

Jan. 25 - Fans of the latest extreme sport, Speedriding, hit the steep slopes of Austria.

From: Reuters on Thu, Jan 24 2008 1:19 PM

Jan. 24 - Japanese golf sensation Ryo Ishikawa is being tipped as the next Tiger Woods after turning professional at just 16 years of age.

From: Reuters on Fri, Jan 18 2008 9:12 PM

Jan. 18 - Ex-world chess champ Garry Kasparov remembers Fischer as a pioneer of the game.

From: Reuters on Fri, Jan 18 2008 2:38 PM

Jan. 18 - English footballer Kevin Keegan said he was undaunted by the task ahead when he was presented as Newcastle United's manager at St James' Park.

From: Reuters on Thu, Jan 17 2008 9:42 AM

Jan. 17 - Spanish artists bring an old tradition to the Chilean capital by forming a tall, human tower.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jan 16 2008 11:03 AM

Jan. 16 - Police use pepper spray on Greek tennis fans in Australia 0pen.

From: Reuters on Wed, Jan 16 2008 3:59 AM

Jan. 16 - Major League Baseball kicks off its new season in Japan, a nation worth hundreds of millions of dollars in TV and marketing rights, and home to a still growing talent pool.

From: Reuters on Tue, Jan 15 2008 7:58 PM

Jan. 15 - Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and leader of the investigation told Congress that Major League Baseball's players and owners must come together to remove steroids from the sport.

From: Reuters on Mon, Jan 14 2008 10:51 AM

Jan. 14 - Athletics chiefs rule a double amputee, who runs on carbon fibre blades, will not be allowed to compete at this year's Beijing Olympics.

From: Reuters on Sun, Jan 13 2008 7:44 AM

Jan. 13 - Two Australian men have received a heroe's welcome after becoming the first people to kayak from Australia to New Zealand.

From: Reuters on Sat, Jan 12 2008 12:42 PM

Jan. 12 - Car enthusiasts from across Japan have come together for Tokyo Auto Salon 2008.

From: Reuters on Fri, Jan 11 2008 10:09 PM

Jan. 11 - The Detroit International Auto Show gets underway this weekend, with major car makers vying to make the biggest impression with their latest wheels.

From: Reuters on Fri, Jan 11 2008 8:28 PM

Jan. 11 - Track star Marion Jones was sentenced in a federal courthouse in White Plains, NY, to 6 months in jail for lying to federal prosecutors.