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Messi squanders chance to join the greats
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Argentina captain Lionel Messi ended the World Cup final with a golden trophy in his hands, but it was not the one he wanted.
Messi squanders chance to join the greats
AFP, Published on 14/07/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Argentina's 1-0 defeat by Germany in Sunday's World Cup final prevented Lionel Messi, who was named Player of the Tournament, from cementing his place in the pantheon of the truly great.
Broad calls for life ban for all fixers
AFP, Published on 01/07/2014
» England all-rounder Stuart Broad called Tuesday for all those found guilty of match-fixing to be given the same lifetime ban as handed down to former New Zealand batsman Lou Vincent.
Brazil through as Chile pay penalty
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» Brazil survived a huge scare to edge past Chile into the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday as Colombia's James Rodriguez produced a wonder-goal to help send Uruguay packing.
Brazil, Colombia through as Chile pay penalty
AFP, Published on 29/06/2014
» Brazil survived a huge scare to edge past Chile into the World Cup quarter-finals on Saturday as Colombia's James Rodriguez produced a wonder-goal to help send Uruguay packing.
Messi magic, France, Swiss advance
Published on 26/06/2014
» SAO PAULO - Lionel Messi lit up the World Cup again Thursday to inspire Argentina as France and Switzerland both booked their places in the last 16.
Bouchard suffers pre-Wimbledon setback, Halep advances
AFP, Published on 17/06/2014
» Rising Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard saw her pre-Wimbledon preparations go awry after losing to Vania King in the first round of the WTA/ATP 's-Hertogenbosch Open on Tuesday, but there were no such problems for Simona Halep.
Italy's Balotelli sinks England in muggy Manaus
AFP, Published on 15/06/2014
» Mario Balotelli's second-half header earned Italy a 2-1 victory over an enterprising England side in an engaging World Cup Group D opener in Manaus on Saturday.
Argentina, Uruguay get easy wins - England, Italy held to late draws
dpa, Published on 05/06/2014
» BUENOS AIRES/MADRID - Argentina, Uruguay and Chile secured relatively comfortable wins against lowly rivals in pre-World Cup friendlies Wednesday, while Italy drew with Luxemburg and England also drew, but against fellow World Cup participants Ecuador.
England draw Ecuador 2-2 in World Cup warm-up
AFP, Published on 05/06/2014
» MIAMI, Florida - Wayne Rooney and Rickie Lambert were on target for an experimental England side in a 2-2 draw with Ecuador on Wednesday which turned testy with two late red cards.