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Precarious Spain must peak at the right time
6 Dec 2013 4:21 AM ISTHowever, in contrast to the build up to their recent triumphs, doubts surround the number one ranked side in the world’s chances of retaining the...
UEFA boss denies Sarkozy deal on Qatar
6 Dec 2013 4:18 AM ISTBut Platini, the French head of the ruling body for European football, said Sarkozy’s wishes were clear. In an interview published in Spanish sports...
Ronaldo to open museum dedicated to himself soon
6 Dec 2013 4:18 AM ISTThe 28-year-old Real Madrid player will use the museum to showcase memorabilia from his hugely successful career, which began in the 1990s in...
Miguel Jimenez hunts fourth Hong Kong title
6 Dec 2013 4:16 AM ISTThe Spanish veteran is gunning for a record-equalling fourth title but will be up against Chinese teenager Guan Tianlang, 34 years his junior. The...
New Jersey, Mexico, S Korea off F1 calendar
6 Dec 2013 4:15 AM ISTAll three grands prix had been listed provisionally, with asterisks against them, on a previous calendar published in September by the sport's...
Detroit pensions at risk as judge allows ‘bankruptcy’
5 Dec 2013 5:44 AM ISTSaddled with more than $18 billion in debt and a tax base depleted by decades of population loss and urban blight, the birthplace of the US auto...
Spain exits 2-year recession... rather feebly
30 Nov 2013 5:23 AM ISTGross domestic product (GDP), or total economic output, edged up by 0.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, the National Statistics Institute said,...
Gritty Pakistan in sight of more history in South Africa
30 Nov 2013 4:21 AM ISTSunday: A first one-day international win at Cape Town’s historic Newlands ground. Wednesday: A first ODI series win anywhere over South Africa, also...
British football fixing allegations lead to arrest of players
30 Nov 2013 4:12 AM ISTMore damagingly, at least three players are believed to have been detained as part of the alleged betting syndicate, as well as Delroy Facey, a former...
I don’t need Ballon d’Or to know I’m the best: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
30 Nov 2013 4:10 AM ISTThe Swedish striker has been in superb form this year for Paris St Germain, scoring eight goals in this season’s Champions League - as many as Real...
Ronaldo goals lift Portugal to No. 5 in FIFA rankings
30 Nov 2013 4:08 AM ISTPortugal’s 1-0 and 3-2 wins fueled a nine-place jump in the standings published Thursday as rivals played only friendly matches which score fewer...
Five-star United shine bright
30 Nov 2013 4:08 AM ISTA volley from right-back Antonio Valencia and an own goal from Leverkusen centre-back Emir Spahic gave United a commanding early lead before defender...


