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Spain, Germany struggle for points
Spain stretched its winning run in tournament qualifiers to 23 as it began the journey to the 2014 World Cup with a 1-0 victory in Georgia Tuesday but along with Germany and Italy it struggled to take the points.
Peru frustrates Argentina as Messi fails to score
Lionel Messi’s recent goal spree came to an abrupt halt.
US Open champ Murray hopes ‘it’s not the only one’
If it’s true, as they say, that the toughest Grand Slam title to win.
‘Afridi carries Pakistan hopes’
Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez expects Shahid Afridi to recover from injury.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
West Indies’ opening batsman Chris Gayle rates the bowling of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and reckons the Olympics and world gold medallist has what it takes to excel at the game.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero will retire from professional tennis in October after a 14-year career in which he won 16 tour titles, he said Wednesday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Marco Estrada pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, and Rickie Weeks and Aramis Ramirez homered as the streaking Brewers shut out the Atlanta Braves 5-0 in Milwaukee.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Thong Asuncion unleashed one of his fiery performances to help Air21 emerge as bag the the Team of the Week and also claim the best bowler awards in the 14th Week of the IBG Friday Bowling League, 2nd Conference at the Universal Bowling Center (UBC).
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
The four players whose suspensions for their roles in the New Orleans Saints’ bounty case were set aside by an arbitration panel will meet with National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Roger Goodell, the league said Tuesday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
The women’s shot put gold medal from the London Olympics will be presented for a second time next week after the disqualification and suspension of its original recipient for doping.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Former light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is set to come out of retirement after three years, having called a news conference to make a “major announcement” Friday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
New Caledonia scored three goals inside five minutes on the way to a comfortable 4-0 win over Oceania champion Tahiti in Papeete Tuesday in the third round of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Herculez Gomez scored a second-half free-kick as the USA got its 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a 1-0 win over Jamaica Tuesday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Mohammad Zia-ur-Rahman, former Indian national table tennis player and coach of New Middle East International School Table Tennis Academy in Riyadh, is being felicitated by world and European champion Peter Karlsson and Indian national champion Kamlesh Mehta (L) at a ceremony in Riyadh.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Jerry Blevins got Howie Kendrick to ground into a game-ending double play with two runners on in the ninth inning, and the Oakland Athletics held off the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 Tuesday for their fifth straight victory.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the owners and players are both to blame for their failure to reach a new collective bargaining agreement before the Saturday deadline for a work stoppage.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Next month’s Andalucia Masters tournament in southern Spain has been canceled, the European PGA Tour confirmed Wednesday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Chicago Sky moved into a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot in the WNBA’s Eastern Conference by beating the defending champion Minnesota Lynx 83-70 Tuesday.
Thursday, 13 - September 2012
Cleveland Browns cornerback Joe Haden has been suspended four games for violating the National Football League’s (NFL) policy on performance enhancing substances, the team said Monday.
