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Austria snatch top spot in Group D with 3-2 win over Dutch in thriller
Reuters, Published on 26/06/2024
» BERLIN: Austria’s aggressive and hard running approach propelled them into the last-16 of the European Championship on Tuesday as a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Netherlands saw them not only progress but also snatch first place in Group D.
Dramatic scoring spree earns promotion for Pirates
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 14/05/2022
» One of the great things about football is its never-ending capacity to surprise as witnessed by Real Madrid's extraordinary injury-time comeback against Manchester City recently.
Ireland beat New Zealand in Test thriller
AFP, Published on 14/11/2021
» DUBLIN: Ireland beat New Zealand for the third time in the past five years in a stunning 29-20 victory at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
Lights, camera, Wrexham: Film stars bring glamour to Welsh football outpost
AFP, Published on 21/08/2021
» PARIS - Wrexham will bring a rare sprinkling of stardust to the fifth tier of English football when they belatedly kick off their National League campaign at Solihull Moors on Saturday.
Quartet of clubs take a leap in the dark
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 11/08/2021
» If the MLB World Series chase were a poker game, the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and San Francisco Giants would have each raised the stakes and gone all at the end of last month, while the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals would have folded.
US investors bet on 'sleeping giant' Serie A's return to glory days
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» ROME: Parma and Spezia have become the most recent Italian clubs to pass into US ownership with more than a quarter of Serie A outfits now in the hands of north American owners.
Kershaw, Dodgers dominate Rays to win World Series opener
AFP, Published on 21/10/2020
» ARLINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Clayton Kershaw pitched a post-season gem and Mookie Betts backed him up with a scintillating offensive effort as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-3 in game one of the 116th World Series.
Life goes on for 72 clubs in lower leagues
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 19/09/2020
» Although interest last weekend was understandably focused on the Premier League -- and what a cracking match Liverpool and Leeds United served up with the Reds winning 4-3 -- we must not overlook the remaining 72 clubs in the three lower divisions of the Football League which were also kicking off their 2020/21 campaigns.
Player divide threatens Premier League's restart plan
AFP, Published on 16/05/2020
» LONDON: The Premier League's bid to restart the season in June is in danger of being derailed by a heated debate between players about the risks of playing amid the coronavirus crisis.
Schmidt's semi-final dream will be 'step too far' for Ireland: Ward
AFP, Published on 16/09/2019
» LONDON - Joe Schmidt's dream of bowing out as Ireland coach after guiding them to their first Rugby World Cup semi-final is set to be dashed, Irish rugby great Tony Ward predicts.