European League closing down
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The NFL announced on Friday that it  would shut down its six-team European league, describing the  decision as a sensible move that would help it focus attention  on U.S. league games played outside the United States.
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NHL owners carried out their threat to  lockout players on Wednesday, shutting down the league after  the two sides were unable to reach a new labor deal.
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Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio announces his retirement from international rugby.
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Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - The Scottish Claymores, an NFL Europe franchise, folded Thursday due to decreasing attendance.
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GLASGOW  - Celtic crashed out of European competition for another season with a goalless draw at home to AC Milan leaving them bottom of Group F in the Champions League.
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UEFA is threatening to remove soccer's 2008 European Championship from joint hosts Austria and Switzerland.
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Celtic defender Darren O'Dea says the players are gutted after their Champions League exit.
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THE CURTAIN came down on Celticâs European season last night, as they wrapped up their Champions League campaign by failing to grasp the lifeline into the Uefa Cup.
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With an NHL lockout in place, more than 150 players have signed to play in European leagues, including Peter Forsberg and Markus Naslund with Modo (Sweden).
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Dynamo Kiev was given a 3-0 forfeit victory over AS Roma on Tuesday by European soccer's governing body, which also ordered the Italian team to play two homes games in an empty stadium because a referee was hurt by an object thrown from the stands during a Champions League game.
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The NHL may do what no other major pro sports league has done in the US: shut down for an entire season.
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The European Football Union has given Dynamo Kiev a 3-0 forfeit victory and ordered the Italian club AS Roma to play two games in empty stadiums after a fan injured a Swedish referee during a Champions&#39; League match.
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Contract talks broke off today between the National Hockey League and its locked-out players union, leaving the sport a step closer to wiping out its whole season.
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England captain Lawrence Dallaglio announced his international retirement, bringing an end to a decade with the national team that peaked with a World Cup triumph.
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Soccerâs international governing body has decided to end a practice of rotating the site of the quadrennial World Cup among different regions.
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The Scottish Claymores NFL Europe franchise has folded due to falling attendance, leaving the league with only one team outside of Germany.
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Scottish club Rangers lost 2-0 against visiting Auxerre to exit European soccer&#39;s UEFA Cup, while Middlesbrough beat Partizan Belgrade 3-0 to top its group.