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August 12, 2015

Harald Nielsen, who scored 6 at 1960 Olympics, dies at 73

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Harald Nielsen, a Denmark center forward known as ''Gold Harald'' after scoring six goals at the 1960 Rome Olympics, has died. He was 73.

August 12, 2015

Footballer treated for cancer wins case over stopped pay

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) The Court of Arbitration for Sport has awarded ''moral damages'' of around $60,000 to a football player whose contract was suspended while he was treated for cancer.

August 11, 2015

Fenerbahce player Topal unhurt following attack

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) Turkish club Fenerbahce says assailants fired shots at midfielder Mehmet Topal while he was driving, but the player escaped the attack unhurt.

August 11, 2015

Russia's CSKA signs Doumbia back from Roma on loan

MOSCOW (AP) Russia's CSKA Moscow has signed Ivorian striker Seydou Doumbia from Roma on loan less than a year after he left CSKA to join the Italian club.

August 11, 2015

FIFA picks Olympic veteran Carrard to lead reform task force

ZURICH (AP) FIFA says former Olympic official Francois Carrard will chair a task force overseeing reforms of football's governing body in the wake of corruption scandals.

August 11, 2015

NBC renews deal with English Premier League for 6 years

NEW YORK (AP) Traditionally a three-year deal, the English Premier League's extension with NBC is for double that.

August 11, 2015

Struggles and surprises as Premier League gets moving

LONDON (AP) It is, of course, much too early to try to read something into the first round of matches in a Premier League season that has another 37 games and more than eight months to run.

August 11, 2015

A-League relaxes salary cap restrictions

SYDNEY (AP) Salary cap rules have been eased in Australian football's A-League to allow clubs to recruit more than one foreign-born marquee player.

August 10, 2015

Arsenal still 1,2 players short of reaching former heights

MANCHESTER, England (AP) The FA Cup. The Community Shield. The Asia Trophy. The Emirates Cup.

August 10, 2015

Cech falters as Arsenal loses; Bayern advances in German Cup

LONDON (AP) Petr Cech's league debut with Arsenal couldn't have gone much worse as the former Chelsea goalkeeper was at fault for both goals in a 2-0 home loss to West Ham on the opening weekend of the Premier League.