World football's governing body FIFA on Friday lifted its suspension on the Iraqi Football Association after a solution was found to a spat over alleged government interference, officials said. "Iraq is fully back as a member of FIFA," said governing body president Sepp Blatter. The Iraqi football association (IFA) was suspended in November 2009 after police seized control of ...

FIFA has lifted a ban on Iraq that excluded the country's teams and officials from taking part in international soccer. FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Friday that Iraq was welcomed back because its Olympic committee reversed a decision to disband the national soccer federation. Blatter said FIFA worked closely with the ...

A surprise extra match added drama to Paralympic wheelchair curling here late Thursday, as Vancouver organizers announced a tie-breaker competition between Sweden and Italy. "The make-or-break game on Friday became necessary after the two teams finished the round robin portion of the tournament tonight with identical 5-4 records," said the Vancouver organizing committee of the Olympics and Paralympics. The winner ...

Consumer prices rose 1.6 percent in the 12 months to February due primarily to higher gasoline prices and Vancouver hotel costs during the Winter Olympics, a government agency said Friday. The February increase was slightly higher than analysts' consensus forecast of 1.5 percent. Statistics Canada said "gasoline prices exerted the most upward pressure" on consumer prices for the ...