Usain Bolt's hamstring has healed. So, too, have any other nagging injuries that have been holding him back in recent months.

The fastest man on the planet feels completely healthy heading into the world championships in Moscow next week.

The official World Cup countdown clock in Rio de Janeiro has stopped in time.

Although there's less than 11 months before the 2014 World Cup begins, the clock set up by local organizers at Copacabana Beach still shows there are 365 days to go before football's showcase event.

Oscar and Eden Hazard scored first-half goals, leading Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over ten-man Inter Milan on Thursday in a quarterfinal of the Guinness International Champions Cup, a preseason friendly competition.

Despite not starting four of its stars that played in the Confederation Cup, including Brazil's David Luiz and Spain's Juan Mata, Chelsea nonetheless at times looked to be in midseason form before a crowd of 41,983 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Karim Benzema scored two second-half goals to lead Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Thursday in the preseason Champions Cup friendly tournament.

"In general it was a good performance from the team," Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said. "We played well. We had a good combination in the front. We had a lot of opportunities."

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard on Thursday urged unsettled striker Luis Suarez to stay with the club for one more season to help them regain Champions League status.

Suarez is "the best footballer I've ever played with", Gerrard told the Daily Telegraph, launching a renewed plea for the Uruguayan to spurn moves from Arsenal to sign him.

Portugal's navy is honoring Hawaii surfer Garrett McNamara for what it took to ride the tallest wave ever.

The navy awarded the big-wave surfer its Medalha Naval de Vasco da Gama in a ceremony this week in Lisbon.

A second half strike by Kris Commons gave Celtic a 1-0 victory over Elfsborg, while Fenerbahce needed an injury-time penalty to draw 1-1 in its first leg match at Salzburg in the third round of Champions League qualifying on Wednesday.

After a balanced first half, Celtic had more possession in the second and made the breakthrough when Commons headed home a cross from Emilio Izaguirre in the 76th minute.

After a near six-year absence, former world No. 1 Martina Hingis is ready for a comeback to the WTA Tour.

But Hingis, a five-time Grand Slam singles champion, insists her return will only be in doubles and not singles.

Three-time Olympian Stacy Sykora has decided to formally retire from the U.S. national volleyball team, two years after she sustained a serious brain injury in a bus accident while playing in Brazil.

Sykora has played on a limited basis since the injury, which impacted her vision.

Major League Soccer plans to add four new teams by the 2020 season.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber announced the league's plans during halftime of its annual All-Star game Wednesday.