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Earlier in the day, Mr Putin said Russia’s new weapons have proven their worth in Syria, helping turn the tide of the civil war which has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions forced to flee the country. Speaking at a meeting with military officials, Mr Putin said that Russian warplanes have flown more than 10,000 combat missions since the air campaign began on September 30. He said they struck more than 30,000…

A soccer league game in Romania’s top division on Friday (May 6) took a tragic turn after Patrick Ekeng, a 26-year-old Cameroonian player, collapsed after seven minutes in the game as a substitute for his club, Dinamo Bucharest. Ekeng’s collapse, which happened without contact with any other player, prompted treatment on the pitch, and when it became clear he required more medical attention, he was wheeled into an ambulance to…

Washington-Lee senior Lucas Mendes was all smiles Tuesday, and for good reason. (Nick Eilerson / The Washington Post) Lucas Mendes came into his first high school soccer season with supreme expectations. The D.C. United Academy midfielder wanted to help Washington-Lee lift its first state title trophy, a prize that painfully eluded the Generals in the 6A championship two years ago against T.C. Williams. The state tournament is still a month…

Jin Sung-chul/APRivaldo scoring against China in the 2002 World Cup. Brazilian soccer legend Rivaldo offered a foreboding message over Instagram on Sunday to fans considering traveling to Rio de Janeiro for this summer’s Olympics: Stay away. “Things are getting uglier here every day,” Rivaldo posted to his Instagram (via Yahoo). “I advise everyone with plans to visit Brazil for the Olympics in Rio — to stay home. You’ll be putting…

A soccer league game in Romania’s top division on Friday (May 6) took a tragic turn after Patrick Ekeng, a 26-year-old Cameroonian player, collapsed after seven minutes in the game as a substitute for his club, Dinamo Bucharest. Ekeng’s collapse, which happened without contact with any other player, prompted treatment on the pitch, and when it became clear he required more medical attention, he was wheeled into an ambulance to…

Nigel Dawes, who was born in Winnipeg and played 212 games in the NHL, is now representing the nation of Kazakhstan in international hockey. Having played the last five seasons for Astana Barys, the Kazakhstan-based KHL franchise, he managed to gain citizenship to switch his international allegiance on the ice. Well, it’s a good thing he moved far away from Canada, because if Don Cherry ever gets a look at…

The ninth annual Warren Strelow National Goaltending Camp will feature a new look Friday when it opens for the first time at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan. But the location isn’t all that’s new for 2016. The event will also feature a first-time gathering of USA Hockey’s freshly appointed goaltending development coordinators, a group that will serve USA Hockey affiliates locally while also forming a nationwide network tasked with…

RELATED: See The Glen before and after the repave Five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers and their teams will be the first to roll out onto Watkins Glen International following the track’s off-season repaving project this week when they participate in a Goodyear tire test scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.   2014 Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing), Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports), Trevor Bayne (Roush Fenway Racing), Carl Edwards (Joe Gibbs Racing) and Joey Logano (Team Penske) are scheduled to take part in the test….

A soccer league game in Romania’s top division on Friday (May 6) took a tragic turn after Patrick Ekeng, a 26-year-old Cameroonian player, collapsed after seven minutes in the game as a substitute for his club, Dinamo Bucharest. Ekeng’s collapse, which happened without contact with any other player, prompted treatment on the pitch, and when it became clear he required more medical attention, he was wheeled into an ambulance to…

Handout picture released by the Rio 2016 Olympic Committee showing transaction of flames of the Olympic torches in Pirenopolis, Goias State, Brazil, on May 5, 2016.(Photo: RIO2016/Fernando Soutello, AFP/Getty Images) On the morning of April 21, a 150-foot-long section of Rio de Janeiro’s spanking new coastal bike path was lofted into the air by a breaking wave and tossed into the churning ocean below. Several people plunged onto the rocks and waves…

The more things change, the more things remain the same. Last year, the top four teams in NASCAR combined to win 35 of 36 Sprint Cup Series races.  This year, the same four teams have won all 11 Sprint Cup races run so far, with one significant difference: Only one of the four power teams has had more than one driver win in 2016. Here’s how it shakes out: 4….

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Upton Park stages its final competitive match on Tuesday after 112 years TEAM NEWS West Ham goalkeeper Adrian is the only injury absentee for the club’s final game at Upton Park after 112 years. The Spaniard is out with a calf injury so Darren Randolph will deputise. Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is a doubt after withdrawing from Saturday’s win at Norwich because of a tight hamstring. Matteo Darmian is…

By Luke Reilly It looks like Forza Motorsport 6 could be set to receive another expansion, if new images of what appears to be a download card for some unannounced Forza 6 DLC are to be believed. Spotted on Reddit, the supposed card was snapped at a UK retailer. If the card is legitimate the pack will cost £15.99 in the UK. The text on the back of the card…

Michel Platini will resign as UEFA president after failing to overturn his ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which cut his sanction from six to four years. Platini called the verdict a “deep injustice” and said he will now step down from the UEFA position he has held since 2007. CAS effectively removed Platini from world soccer by ensuring his ban “corresponds to the duration of a presidential…

Sheila Lyons recalls the way Oregon used to collect data on how many people rode bikes. “It was very haphazard, two-hour counts done once a year,” said the woman in charge of cycling policy for the state government. “Volunteers, sitting on the street corner because they wanted better bike facilities. Pathetic, really.” But in 2013 a colleague had an idea. She recorded her own bike rides using an app called…

Daniel Stapff was once a chubby, 11-year-old tennis player from Curitiba, Brazil, the son of a former pro whose entire family lived racket-in-hand. But one day Stapff found himself bored and near a golf course. He whacked a few balls. Stapff left the course underwhelmed. Striking the tiny dimpled ball with an awkwardly shaped club was a towering task. The game was tedious to learn — and besides, Stapff’s dream was to turn pro in his father’s sport. The only…

It is no overstatement to say that sport’s integrity is being questioned as it has never been before. It is not just doping issues that confront us – but governance failures and match-fixing claims at the highest level. We face challenges on a number of fronts, but with doping adversely affecting the athletes themselves, it without doubt remains the greatest threat to modern-day sport. In combatting doping, we can be…

Boston College hockey coach Jerry York has won five NCAA titles and is college hockey’s all-time wins leader.(Photo: Charles Krupa, AP) Hockey is serious business at Boston College, whose new federal income tax return shows exactly how serious. Veteran men’s hockey coach Jerry York – who has won five NCAA titles and is college hockey’s all-time wins leader – was credited with nearly $1.25 million in total compensation during the 2014…

The following script is from “Russia’s Dark Secret” which aired on May 8, 2016. Armen Keteyian is the correspondent. Guy Campanile, Andrew Bast and Michael Radutzky, producers. With the Summer Olympics in Rio less than 100 days away, Russia finds itself embroiled in a doping scandal unseen since the days of the East German sports machine back in the 1970s and 80s. In November, the entire Russian track and field…