New Ghana coach Avram Grant opened the door for Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari to return to the national team on Thursday after they were banned indefinitely for indiscipline at the World Cup.

The pair was excluded by former coach Kwesi Appiah following the problems at the World Cup, when both were thrown out of Ghana's team camp.

From American Eagle to Apple Stores, beacons are popping up everywhere. Are they a shopper's best friend or another pesky Big Brother monitoring our every move?

The square or rectangular devices, smaller than a smartphone, can hang on a wall or be placed on a machine and communicate with your phone via Bluetooth signals. Accessed through apps you download to your smartphone, beacon technology can do everything from guide you to the correct airport terminal to turn on your coffee maker as you sleepily enter the kitchen. In retail, beacons aim to entice you to spend money. As you enter a store, your smartphone might light up with a sale alert. Stand in the dress section for a while and a coupon may pop up for something on a nearby hanger.

UEFA has confirmed its Nations League format which replaces most international friendlies from 2018.

The tournament guarantees top-ranked UEFA teams playing each other more often, and offers a second qualifying route through playoffs for the World Cup and European Championship.

France coach Didier Deschamps has hinted that he could give Thierry Henry a final game as a "tribute" to his playing career.

The 37-year-old Henry is contemplating his future after ending his career with the New York Red Bulls, and he has been linked to a potential coaching role at Arsenal under his former coach Arsene Wenger.

Spanish football clubs must commit to eradicating violent groups among their fans or face fines and penalties, league president Javier Tebas said on Thursday.

Tebas planned to draft a list of clubs that collaborate with radical "ultra" groups, and proposed sanctions including "points deductions or relegation."

The IOC is prepared to take action against any Russian Olympic athletes or officials involved in doping if allegations of systematic cheating and corruption in the country are proven to be true, IOC President Thomas Bach said Thursday.

Bach met with World Anti-Doping Agency President Craig Reedie to discuss the allegations of Russian doping made on Wednesday by German television channel ARD and French sports daily L'Equipe.

The English Football Association released proposals on Thursday designed to enhance England's prospects which have been inspired by models from Germany and Belgium.

The "England DNA" program will be rolled out to more than 1,500 coaches at the national team's St. George's Park base in central England.

Brazilian football club Santos has signed a lifetime contract to use the image of former player Pele.

The club said Thursday it will "continue using Pelé's image in its marketing, publicity and social media campaigns."

Golden State stretched its winning streak to 11 games by beating New Orleans 112-85 on Friday, matching the longest run of wins in franchise history.

The Warriors' 1971-72 team also won 11 straight.

Veteran comic Bill Cosby counter-sued a woman Thursday who says he sexually abused her, accusing her of trying to extort up to $250,000 from him.

Judy Huth, 55, filed a lawsuit against Cosby in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, claiming sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress in an alleged assault at the Playboy Mansion in 1974.