"A few months ago, it seemed liked nothing could stop Iraqi sprinter Dana Hussain from representing her country in the upcoming Summer Olympics. Then, the International Olympic Committee banned Iraq from competing...
New Zealand is regularly ranked in the top four teams in limited-overs cricket but has never made the final of the World Cup, the showpiece event in the 50-over format, despite making the semifinals in five of the nine editions. " New Zealand has begun...
"A mechanic described his shock after finding a cat had travelled 300 miles from Scotland to Yorkshire in the engine compartment of a coach.The young ginger tom, who has been nicknamed Gulliver because of his...
It's going to be an interesting couple of weeks for Chelsea with Inter chasing Frank Lampard and Inter Didier Drogba. It seems now Michael Ballack is in no rush to sign -- maybe he's waiting for the dust to settle? " Chelsea's new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is set to face...
In a deplorable incident an Indian woman was thrown out of running train because she was travelling without ticket. "In a shocking incident, a 35-year-old woman died after being allegedly thrown out of 2003 Delhi-bound Shatabdi Express by the catering and ticket-checking on...
Great start...let the game begin... " Chelsea have signed Portugal midfielder Deco from Spanish giants Barcelona on a two-year deal for a fee of about £8m. The 30-year-old was recently told by Barca's new coach...
It is now clearly evident that Greg Chappell, during his tenure as the National Cricket Coach of India, was early in his times. All the suggestions he had come up with, are slowly being incorporated in the team.
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There are crazy soccer fans all over the world but no country disband their team after loss. " It was less than a year ago that Iraqis poured into the streets in a rare show of unity and celebration after the...
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Not the result the Whitecaps wanted."Impact conquer Whitecaps in Canadian Champions League Last Updated: Thursday, June 26, 2008 | 5:42 AM ET Comments6Recommend14 CBC Sports The visiting Montreal Impact edged the Vancouver Whitecaps for a second...
Tournaments like this are always a shop window for the big clubs in the summer, and the clubs will be falling over themselves to get hold of this player."Arshavin puts Euro elite on alert ...
Spain coach Luis Aragones is likely to revert to his first-choice XI having fielded his reserves in the 2-1 win over Greece.Spain and Italy have played each other on 27 previous occasions. Spain have won eight, Italy nine and there have been 10 draws. In competitive matches,...
Germany in to the Semis again, Portugal just not firing this time."Portugal 2-3 Germany BBC Radio 5 Live commentary Basel, 19 June 2008 606 debate | Blog Match report Live text Photos Player Rater Match stats ...
Russia through and Spain win all the group matches. Spain have a tough draw against Italy now, and the way the Russians are going Holland will have to be careful."Russia beat Sweden in Innsbruck to set up a clash...
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"BREAKING GOSSIP Aston Villa are on the verge of agreeing a £4.5m deal for Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell. (Press Association, 2002 BST) Germany striker Lukas Podolski has revealed Juventus and Tottenham are interested in signing him and that he would be willing...
"Big Phil will bid £40m for Liverpool striker Fernando Torres. (News of the World) But the Spanish international has reassured Liverpool fans that he has no desire to leave Liverpool. (Sunday Express) Ronaldinho would love to sign for Chelsea and be reunited with Scolari,...