Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo matched each other blow for blow at the Camp Nou on Sunday night, grabbing two goals apiece as Barcelona and Real Madrid battled out an entertaining draw in the first Clásico of the Primera Division season. Tito Vilanova's Barça headed into the game eight points clear of their arch rivals and boasting a 100 % winning record from their first six matc ...
Former England footballer Gary Lineker apologized after describing a prayer celebration by two Muslim Montpellier players on Wednesday night as “eating grass” on an Arab sports TV channel, a report posted by Goal.com reported on Thursday. Lineker’s was commenting on the 2-2 draw between Montpellier and Schalke when he made the remark about Karim Ait-Fana and Younes Belhanda. The ...
Nineteen-year-old Stephan El-Shaarawy is hailed as AC Milan’s youngest player to score in the Champions League game on Wednesday over a 3-2 success against Zenit St. Petersburg, reported by Ahram online. “It was a very tough game in which we struggled until the end, but we’re very satisfied and will enjoy this victory,” El-Shaarawy told reporters after the game, as quoted b ...
Reuters - Carles Puyol's dislocated elbow will keep him out of action for about two months and means Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova faces another unwelcome defensive conundrum for Sunday's La Liga "El Clasico" at home to Real Madrid. In his first game back after a knee injury, Puyol landed heavily in the second half of yesterday's 2-0 Champions League Group G victory at Benfica, and the L ...
Lionel Messi wants to be remembered as a good friend and colleague to his team mates rather than as the best player in the world, the unassuming Argentine said in an interview on Monday. The 25-year-old Barcelona forward has won three consecutive World Player of the Year awards, and is expected to be in the running for a fourth this year, after scoring an unprecedented 73 goals in all competitions ...
Former Palestinian football player and hunger-striker Mahmoud al-Sarsak said that he would attend the FC Barcelona’s game against Real Madrid next month, but not in the same stand as former Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Sarsak told AFP that the invitation is very precious to him but would have to opt not to attend the game if he has to share the same stand with Shalit. “This invitation ...
Nadia Petrova wrenched the Pan Pacific Open title from holder Agnieszka Radwanska as the Russian shocked the world number three 6-0, 1-6, 6-3 in a topsy-turvy final in Tokyo. "I feel amazing. This is the biggest tournament I ever won and this is a great accomplishment," said a jubilant Petrova, ranked 18th in the world. "At the beginning of the tournament I didn't expect to be here ...
AFP- Chelsea captain John Terry was given a four-match ban by the English Football Association (FA) after being found guilty of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers' Anton Ferdinand on Thursday. An FA statement said an independent regulatory commission had issued a suspension for a period of four matches and a fine of $356,722 pending appeal. Terry has 14 days from receiving the written reasons fo ...
Two-time champion Maria Sharapova overpowered Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 7-6 (5) to advance to the Pan Pacific Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The second-seeded Sharapova was coming off a tough, three-hour win over British qualifier Heather Watson on Tuesday, while Safarova advanced to the third round on a walkover. Sharapova coasted through the first set and led 3-0 before Safarov ...
Yemen Youth National Football Team lost to Iranian counterpart in Asia Cup finals with four goals against one goal within the second round of the first group at Asia Cup finals for players U-17. The Yemeni team scored its goal in the first half of the match, however it received four goals by players of the Iranian team before the referee gave whistle of the end of the match to bring Iranian goals ...
