Friday, September 3, 2010
Sport
Beckham sets target for return to action
David Beckham has targeted an earlier-than-expected return to action with the Los Angeles Galaxy on September 11.
The England midfielder, 35, has...
Football Euro 2012 - Below-par Malta fall to Benayoun’s hat-trick
ISRAEL-3 MALTA-1
Malta’s Euro 2012 qualifying campaign began with a 3-1 defeat to Israel at the Ramat Gan Stadium this evening.
Yossi...
FIFA praise for Rooney
Wayne Rooney may have been viewed as one of the biggest disappointments of the World Cup but FIFA's technical experts today praised him out as one...
Mourinho: Milan are contenders
Former Inter coach Jose Mourinho believes Milan can emerge as Champions League contenders this season following the arrivals of Zlatan Ibrahimovic...
Juventus announce roster
Juventus have announced their Europa League roster with recent signings Alberto Aquilani and Fabio Quagliarella excluded from the team.
Italian...
Friday, September 3, 2010
Stories from The Times
Football - Euro 2012 - Benayoun treble floors Malta
Israel 3 Benayoun 8, 64 pen., 76 Malta 1 Pace 38
For a very short period late in the first half, Malta dared to dream. Pitched in a confrontation...
Football - European Championship - Spain eye treble as major powers rebuild
Conquerors of Europe and then the world, Spain will be seeking to complete an unprecedented treble when they embark upon their qualifying campaign...
Football - Hart plans to play for keeps with England
Joe Hart believes he has the ability to finally end England’s long search for a goalkeeper capable of earning headlines for heroics rather than...
Football - Euro coaches give thumbs up to extra refs
Top European club coaches yesterday welcomed the experiment with two extra assistant referees in the Champions League this season.
“The...
Football - Marwijk ‘mystified’ over Robben injury
Holland coach Bert van Marwijk yesterday reacted to criticism from Bayern Munich over Arjen Robben’s injury, insisting that he had been “very...
Football - In Portugal - Six-month ban for Queiroz confirmed
Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz was yesterday handed a six month ban by the Portuguese Anti-doping Authority (AdoP) for insulting anti-doping...
Football - Arteta hopes dashed
Mikel Arteta’s dreams of playing for England are destined to end in disappointment.
In recent weeks there has been a campaign growing around the...
Football - In England - Ferdinand ready to return after United reserves outing
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is set to return from the knee injury that wrecked his World Cup after emerging unscathed from a reserve...
Football news
Georgios Samaras insists he would rather stay at Celtic and challenge for silverware than play for a team who are simply making up the...
Waterpolo - BOV National League - Tussle to avoid bottom place as Saints play Sirens
Local waterpolo enthusiasts will be hoping focus shifts quickly back to the pool this evening following the mayhem at the end of last weekend’s...
Triathlon - Galea continues 2012 quest as Magri secures London podium
Keith Galea and Brian Magri continued to register excellent results outside Maltese shores this summer.
At great personal sacrifice, Galea is...
Fishing - Three-day marathon starts today in Vittoriosa
The 15th fishing marathon in aid of Cash for Cancer, organised by Kingfisher Sport Fishing Association (KSFA) with the assistance of Mister...
Delhi Games 2010 - A month away, India seeks a Commonwealths miracle
The Commonwealth Games are often known as the “friendly games” but New Delhi has little to smile about one month before the opening...
Swimming - Australia’s Trickett back for shot at London Games
Triple Olympic gold medallist swimmer Libby Trickett has come out of retirement for a crack at the 2012 London Games, but Australia’s head coach...
Cricket - Three Pakistan players declare innocence in betting scam
Three Pakistan cricketers accused of involvement in an illegal betting scam maintained their innocence yesterday after withdrawing from their...
Athletics - Gatlin not looking back in anger
Disgraced former Olympic and world champion Justin Gatlin says he has turned a corner and is not looking back.
Gatlin was the fastest man on the...
Formula 1 - No place like Rome
Rome’s hopes of staging a Formula One grand prix would appear to rest on the level of opposition from local residents.
A race through the...
Tennis - Roddick out but US hopes still alive
On a day when the stifling New York summer heat again had players reaching for their ice-packs at the US Open, hopes of a first US men’s Grand...
Basketball - USA cruise past Tunisia into worlds second round
The USA cruised into the second round of the world basketball championships unbeaten after a big second-half effort saw them pull away 92-57 from...
Sporting briefs
Morgan: Wales defender Craig Morgan is a slight doubt for today’s opening Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro. Manager John Toshack revealed today...
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