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BERNE: Arsenal’s Eduardo da Silva, playing two days after his diving ban was lifted on appeal, celebrated his reprieve by scoring a late winner in a dramatic 3-2 Champions League win at Standard Liege on Wednesday night.
The Brazilian-born Croatia striker netted from close range with nine minutes [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 England job Capello’s last
london: England manager Fabio Capello said he will coach no other sides, including his native Italy, after his contract with the Football Association ends, a report said yesterday.
Capello, 63, has helped England qualify for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa and is one year into a four-ye [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 Mourinho delighted with football, without the ball
Milan, Italy: Jose Mourinho praised his team for their play without the ball following their opening Champions League group F 0-0 draw at the San Siro against champions Barcelona.
In a chess match of few chances, defensive discipline, little action but great tactical awareness, Inter contained th [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 City fans get set for Manchester derby on Sunday
LONDON: Not since the glory days of 40 years ago have City fans approached a Manchester derby with such high hopes as they will take into Sunday’s Premier League clash at Old Trafford (1230 GMT).
Since winning the league in 1968 and giving United a farewell shove out of the old first division in [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 Davis Cup: Israel ready for first test
PARIS: Israel go into the first day of their Davis Cup semi-final tie with Spain today buoyed by the absence of world number three Rafael Nadal from the defending champions’ line-up.
Nadal, a six-time Grand Slam winner, was named in captain Albert Costa’s original squad but was ordered to rest by [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 Petrova books quarter-final berth
QUEBEC CITY: Russian Nadia Petrova, stung by US teenager Melanie Oudin in the fourth round of the US Open, continued her rebound yesterday by reaching the quarter-finals of the WTA Bell Challenge.
Petrova, the top seed and defending champion in the $220,000 tournament, beat Madison Brengle 6-3, 6 [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 Renault quick to blame Briatore and Symonds
PARIS: Renault blamed departed team bosses Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds for the Formula One race-fixing controversy yesterday and said their behaviour should not reflect on the carmaker or the sport.
“I don’t know all the details but there was a fault and a fault requires a sanction,” Renault [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 Wallabies wary of barbs fired at All Blacks
Wellington: The vitriol aimed at the All Blacks by their own supporters after they lost the Tri-Nations rugby crown to South Africa has the Wallabies on edge ahead of their championship closer.
The Wallabies and All Blacks clash here tomorrow in a battle to avoid the wooden spoon after the Spring [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 Tokyo promises to dazzle IOC officials
TOKYO: Tokyo’s bid leaders have promised to uncork some un-Japanese razzmatazz in the final two weeks before the October 2 vote to decide the 2016 Olympic host city.
“Whoever we have asked in the IOC (International Olympic Committee) believes Tokyo’s plan is the best,” Tokyo’s bid chairman Ichiro [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009 Gay, Powell are set for Shanghai showdown
Shanghai: Jamaican former world record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay will face off in the 100 metres at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix yesterday.
Organisers had previously said the sprint rivals would not participate in the post-season meet, but announced yesterday they would appear, [more...]
Posted on:9/18/2009
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