Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Uruguay beats Argentina to qualify for Olympics

Uruguay beats Argentina to qualify for Olympics

Uruguay beats Argentina to qualify for Olympics

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 07:36 PM PST

Uruguay earned a berth at the 2012 London Olympics after beating Argentina 1-0 in second round South American qualifying for the Under-20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Mexico welcomes new coach with 2-0 win

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 07:27 PM PST

Javier Hernandez and Edgar Pacheco scored second-half goals to give Mexico a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina in an international friendly on Wednesday and give new coach Jose Manuel de la Torre a winning debut.

Corruption fears haunt tennis

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 07:20 PM PST

Persistent corruption fears are troubling tennis after several players were contacted by investigators and as rumours fly of unusual results and suspicious betting patterns.

Capello faces striking dilemma as Danes downed

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:58 PM PST

England manager Fabio Capello has admitted he faces tough decisions over his first-choice strikers after Ashley Young and Darren Bent scored the goals to beat Denmark 2-1 in a friendly international.

Royals slap Rs 120cr suit on BCCI

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST

With two months to go for Indian Premier League's fourth edition to begin, Rajasthan Royals are batting on the front foot in their legal game against BCCI.

Real Madrid, Barcelona top football's money list

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:31 PM PST

Real Madrid and Barcelona are world football's biggest moneymakers for the second successive year as the combined revenues of Europe's top 20 clubs exceeded euro4 billion ($5.5 billion) for the first time.

Silva goal saves Spain's blushes

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:01 PM PST

David Silva scored just four minutes from full time to earn Spain a 1-0 win over Colombia and end the world champions' embarrassing streak of winless friendlies.

Dev Samaj takes paddler crown

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:55 PM PST

Table tennis team of Dev Samaj college of Education brought laurels to the college by winning the Panjab University 'C' division competition.

Messi earns Argentina win over Portugal

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:38 PM PST

Lionel Messi scored a 90th-minute penalty to give Argentina a 2-1 win over Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the first international meeting of the two players.

Rossi strikes as Germany fail to break Italy curse

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:19 PM PST

Germany failed to break their 15-year-old run without a win over Italy as Giuseppe Rossi came off the bench to score a late equaliser and seal 1-1 friendly draw.

Villa duo rescue England as Denmark beaten

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:13 PM PST

Ashley Young scored his first goal for England as Fabio Capello's side came from behind to beat Denmark 2-1 in a morale-boosting win ahead of their Euro 2012 qualifier.

French flop in Paris Open

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:07 PM PST

French women have flopped this week at the WTA Paris Open with none of their players getting past the opening round for the first time after Russian fifth seed Nadia Petrova sent Virginie Razzano packing 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday.

Beckham helps motorist in car breakdown incident

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:08 PM PST

David Beckham put other motorists to shame by stopping to help a stranded family whose car had broken down during a school run.

Clijsters survives scare to progress in Paris Open

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:58 PM PST

Top seed Kim Clijsters lost the first set but roared back to beat Germany's Kristina Barrois 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the Paris Open.

Nadal set to resume training from leg injury

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:54 PM PST

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal can train again after recovering from a leg muscle injury sustained during his quarterfinal loss at the Australian Open.

Tevez dropped by Argentina for missing friendly

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:45 PM PST

Carlos Tevez was dropped from the national team as a punishment for missing the previous friendly match, the president of the Argentine Football Association said Wednesday.

Iran stun Russia 1-0 with late winner

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:34 PM PST

Mohammad Reza Khalatbari scored a late winner and was then sent off as Iran shocked Russia 1-0 in an international friendly Wednesday.

Hosts Chhattisgarh face TN in Federation Cup opener

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:15 PM PST

After cementing their place in the Indian team following the Senior National Basketball Championship at New Delhi, the players will now shift their focus to money matters.

BEML, SBT fail to make cut

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:08 PM PST

Navratna company Bharat Earth Movers Limited's (BEML) sojourn in the I-league came to an abrupt halt on Wednesday with the All India Football Federation denying them entry in the second division tournament for failing to fulfill the criteria laid down by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

State's leading amateurs for Grover Vineyards golf

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 12:01 PM PST

Western India's leading amateur golfers, representing the four major golf clubs, will fight it out for the title of champion club for the year 2011 when the 15th Grover Vineyards Inter-Club Golf Championships.

Ashray scare for seeded Keo

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST

Sixth seed Malaysia Elvin Keo survived a scare at the hands of Delhi's Ashray Ohri, before his superior fitness saw him win the decider 12-10 to enter the men's singles quarterfinals of the Rs 11 lakh prize money ISP-Squash Carnival.

World Cup: Do Lanka flatter to deceive?

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

As finalists in the last edition of the World Cup in the West Indies, and now playing at home, Sri Lanka is another team that begins as favourites.

Do Sri Lanka flatter to deceive?

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:52 AM PST

As finalists in the last edition of the World Cup in the West Indies, and now playing at home, Sri Lanka is another team that begins as favourites.

Yuvraj Singh: Big cat on the prowl

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:39 AM PST

On the field, Yuvraj Singh moves at his own pace, on his own whim; it's almost like the world doesn't matter. But stray into his territory, and he comes alive ferociously. In an instant, he moves from somnolence to alacrity.

Greece beat Canada 1-0 in international friendly

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:44 AM PST

Yiannis Fetfatzidis scored the lone goal in the second half Wednesday to help Greece beat Canada 1-0 in an international friendly.
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