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Dakar fan dies after accident
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 10:48 am
Spectators and firemen help people who were injured after being hit by a Dakar rally truck during the first stage of Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally 2010 in Alpa Corral, Cordoba province, January 2, 2010.(/Reuters Photo)
Read More >>Real Madrid crashes to defeat in Bilbao
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:36 am
MADRID, Jan. 17 — Multi-million Euro Real Madrid crashed to a 1-0 defeat in Athletic Club Bilbao’s San Mames Stadium on Saturday night. The most expensive team in the world lost to a side [...]
Read More >>I’m not the favourite, says Nadal
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:32 am
MELBOURNE, Jan. 16 — Defending champion Rafa Nadal said on Saturday that he didn’t deserve to be considered the favorite for the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. “For sure, I’m not the [...]
Read More >>Bayer Leverkusen recaptures Bundesliga top position
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:28 am
BERLIN, Jan. 16 — Powerhouse Bayer Leverkusen defeated new boys Mainz 4-2 in a thrilling match to regain first position of Bundesliga on Saturday. The 4th positioned Hamburg won 2-0 against Freiburg, while powerhouse [...]
Read More >>Botafogo start season off with victory
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:25 am
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 16 — Brazilian soccer team Botafogo won their opener of the 2010 Rio de Janeiro state championship after beating Macae 3-2 on Saturday. All five goals of the match came [...]
Read More >>Bebeto loses first game as head coach of America
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:22 am
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 16 — In his debut as a head coach, Bebeto and America fell to Madureira on Saturday by the score of 2-1. The game was the first match of the [...]
Read More >>Barcelona take revenge after beating Sevilla 4-0 in Spanish soccer league
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:19 am
MADRID, Jan. 17 — Leo Messi scored twice as FC Barcelona avenged its exit from the Copa del Rey with a 4-0 thrashing of Sevilla in the Camp Nou Stadium. Barca had beaten Sevilla [...]
Read More >>Olympic skiing champion Hoffman retires
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:16 am
VIENNA, Dec. 31 — Former Olympic cross-country ski champion Christian Hoffmann announced retirement Thursday after Austria’s national anti-doping agency NADA suspended him for his alleged involvement in blood doping. “I won’t have a chance [...]
Read More >>Portsmouth delay players’ salaries
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:10 am
LONDON, Dec. 31 — Crisis-laden Premier League bottom club Portsmouth said Thursday their players’ December salaries would not be paid until Jan. 5. “Portsmouth Football Club expects to pay their first team squad’s December [...]
Read More >>2010 Xiamen Int’l Marathon starts off on seaside scenic course
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:07 am
Athletes start off at the Xiamen International Conference Exhibition Center at the Xiamen International Marathon in Xiamen, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Jan. 2, 2010. (/Shen Rufa)
Read More >>Murray pulls out of British Davis Cup tie: report
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:06 am
LONDON, Jan. 3 — Andy Murray has withdrawn from Britain’s Davis Cup tie against Lithuania in March and will in future discuss his participation with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) before every match, the [...]
Read More >>Arsenal down West Ham at FA Cup
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:04 am
LONDON, Jan. 3 — Arsenal came from behind to beat West Ham 2-1 in a thrilling London derby at Upton Park for the third round of FA Cup here on Sunday. With just 12 [...]
Read More >>Leeds stun Man. Utd at FA Cup
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 5:01 am
LONDON, Jan. 3 — English League One club (third-division) Leeds United advanced into the fourth round of FA Cup on Sunday in the cost of Premier League champions Manchester United with a 1-0 stunning [...]
Read More >>Beckham regrets leaving Manchester United
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 4:58 am
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 — Los Angeles Galaxy Midfielder David Beckham said in remarks published on Sunday that he regrets ever leaving Manchester United, the English club that catapulted him into the international spotlight. [...]
Read More >>Real Madrid wastes chance to go top in Spanish soccer league
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 4:54 am
MADRID, Jan. 3 — Real Madrid could only draw 0-0 away to Osasuna this Sunday night to help FC Barcelona maintains its two point lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga. Real [...]
Read More >>Barcelona coach Guardiola expects no new signing
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 4:50 am
MADRID, Jan. 4 — FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola said on Monday that he is not expecting his side to make any signings during the winter transfer window. Speaking on the eve of his [...]
Read More >>Wizards’ Arenas regrets gun jokes
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 4:47 am
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 — Washington Wizards NBA guard Gilbert Arenas said on Monday that he should not have taken his guns out as a joke on his teammates. The Wizards guard met with federal [...]
Read More >>Arsenal’s midfielder Merida to sign five-year deal with Atletico
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 4:45 am
MADRID, Jan. 5 — Spanish first division side Atleticode Madrid will sign Arsenal’s Fran Merida, local media reported Tuesday. It will be a five-year deal for the 19-year-old Spanish midfielder. Merida’s contract with the [...]
Read More >>Stuttgart signs Italian defender Molinaro on loan
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 4:43 am
BERLIN, Jan. 5 — German Bundesliga giant Stuttgart has signed Juventus’ Italian defender Cristian Molinaro, 26, on loan until the end of the season. The German club are thought to have paid one million [...]
Read More >>Around 700,000 fans applying for soccer World Cup tickets
By admin at 14 January, 2010, 4:41 am
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 6 — FIFA has received nearly 700,000 ticket applications for the World Cup in South Africa, the Cape Argus newspaper reported on Wednesday. These applications come from more than 170 countries. There [...]
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