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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - El delantero argentino Lionel Messi marcó el miércoles los tantos con los que el Barcelona venció 2-0 al Ajax, para igualar el récord de Raúl como máximo artillero de la Liga de Campeones del fútbol europeo y darle a su equipo la clasificación a los octavos de final. En tanto, el Bayern Munich, el Paris Saint-Germain y el Porto también se metieron en la instancia de los 16 mejores en la jornada marcada por el logro del capitán de la selección argentina. ...

By Julian Linden BANGKOK (Reuters) - Asia's top Olympic official has ruled out the possibility of the 2022 Winter Olympics being shifted from its traditional February time-slot to avoid clashing with the World Cup, saying FIFA needed to sort out its own problems. Soccer's world governing body is currently considering whether to move the 2022 World Cup, scheduled to be played in Qatar in June and July, to a cooler time of the year to avoid the hottest months in the Middle East. ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - El delantero argentino Lionel Messi marcó el miércoles los tantos con los que el Barcelona venció 2-0 al Ajax, para igualar el récord de Raúl como máximo artillero de la Liga de Campeones del fútbol europeo y darle a su equipo la clasificación a los octavos de final. En tanto, el Bayern Munich, el Paris Saint-Germain y el Porto también se metieron en la instancia de los 16 mejores en la jornada marcada por el logro del capitán de la selección argentina. ...

By Julian Linden BANGKOK (Reuters) - Asia's top Olympic official has ruled out the possibility of the 2022 Winter Olympics being shifted from its traditional February time-slot to avoid clashing with the World Cup, saying FIFA needed to sort out its own problems. Soccer's world governing body is currently considering whether to move the 2022 World Cup, scheduled to be played in Qatar in June and July, to a cooler time of the year to avoid the hottest months in the Middle East. ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - The dates for next year's African Nations Cup will not change and Morocco have until the end of the week to confirm they will go ahead with hosting the tournament, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday. CAF said it was sticking to its plans to host the 16-team tournament from Jan. 17 to Feb. 8 next year despite Morocco seeking a postponement because of fears over the Ebola virus. CAF said it would consider other possible host countries and take a further decision next week when the executive committee meets in Cairo. ...

KIEV, Nov 4 (Reuters) - FIFA has apologized to Ukraine for an error during last week's presentation of the 2018 World Cup logo in Moscow which showed the Crimean peninsula as a part of the Russian Federation. The incident added tension to relations between the countries after Ukraine's Crimea peninsula was annexed by Russia in March, sparking the ongoing military conflict between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists. The Football Federation of Ukraine published a letter of apology from FIFA on its official website. ...

By Victoria Cavaliere KIRKLAND Wash. (Reuters) - The domestic violence trial of U.S. women's soccer star Hope Solo was delayed on Tuesday after a judge in Washington state ruled that her attorney had not had adequate interview access to the two family members she is accused of assaulting. Solo, a goalkeeper for the U.S. women's soccer team, has pleaded not guilty to striking the family members - her sister and nephew - during a June dispute at her home in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. Her trial, scheduled to begin this month, was continued until Jan. ...

By Siphiwe Sibeko DURBAN (Reuters) - Thousands of weeping South Africans wearing red or black soccer jerseys said farewell to murdered national team goalkeeper and captain Senzo Meyiwa at a packed stadium in the Indian Ocean city of Durban on Saturday. The mood was in part somber, with red-eyed fans sobbing or blowing into tissues as a hearse carrying the 27-year-old's flag-draped coffin drove around the stadium, and at times festive as they blew vuvuzela horns and sang soccer chants. ...

(Reuters) - Charlie Davies scored twice as the New England Revolution beat the Columbus Crew 4-2 in their Eastern Conference, first leg playoff match on Saturday. An injury time penalty from Federico Higuain gave Columbus a glimmer of hope for the Nov. 9 second-leg but the home team were outclassed for large stretches of the game. Justin Meram hit the bar for the Crew in the 29th minute with a drive from inside the box after good work from Waylon Francis but that served to bring New England to life. ...

AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton has ended a management arrangement with Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment. "The contract expired and I am going to be doing something different," the 29-year-old Mercedes driver told reporters at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday. "I don't know what yet, but I will decide at the end of the year. ...

(Reuters) - Thierry Henry created both goals as New York Red Bulls beat D.C United 2-0 in their Major League Soccer Eastern Conference semi-final, first leg game on Sunday. The 37-year-old former France international, whose contract with the Red Bulls ends this season, showed plenty of his class playing in a withdrawn role on the left flank. It was a delightful back-heel from Henry that found Bradley Wright-Phillips in the 40th minute and the English striker made no mistake, firing in his 30th goal of the season. D. ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - The dates for next year's African Nations Cup will not change and Morocco have until the end of the week to confirm they will go ahead with hosting the tournament, the Confederation of African Football said on Monday. CAF said it was sticking to its plans to host the 16-team tournament from Jan. 17 to Feb. 8 next year despite Morocco seeking a postponement because of fears over the Ebola virus. CAF said it would consider other possible host countries and take a further decision next week when the executive committee meets in Cairo. ...

By Siphiwe Sibeko DURBAN (Reuters) - Thousands of weeping South Africans wearing red or black soccer jerseys said farewell to murdered national team goalkeeper and captain Senzo Meyiwa at a packed stadium in the Indian Ocean city of Durban on Saturday. The mood was in part somber, with red-eyed fans sobbing or blowing into tissues as a hearse carrying the 27-year-old's flag-draped coffin drove around the stadium, and at times festive as they blew vuvuzela horns and sang soccer chants. ...

(Reuters) - Charlie Davies scored twice as the New England Revolution beat the Columbus Crew 4-2 in their Eastern Conference, first leg playoff match on Saturday. An injury time penalty from Federico Higuain gave Columbus a glimmer of hope for the Nov. 9 second-leg but the home team were outclassed for large stretches of the game. Justin Meram hit the bar for the Crew in the 29th minute with a drive from inside the box after good work from Waylon Francis but that served to bring New England to life. ...

AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton has ended a management arrangement with Simon Fuller's XIX Entertainment. "The contract expired and I am going to be doing something different," the 29-year-old Mercedes driver told reporters at the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday. "I don't know what yet, but I will decide at the end of the year. ...