WORLD CUP : Portugal out to break habit of opening defeats Marienfeld, June 10 :Portugal has a habit of choking in its opening games at major tournaments.So when people say tournament rookie Angola will be easy prey when Portugal plays its first Group D game on Sunday, coach Luiz Felipe Scolari is having none... 10 Jun, 2006
WORLD CUP 2006: Best Young Player BERLIN: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina’s Lionel Messi are among the six candidates for Best Young Player at the World Cup.Other finalists are Tranquillo Barnetta of Switzerland, Cesc Fabregas of Spain, Lukas Podolski of Germany and Luis... 07 Jun, 2006
WORLD CUP : PLAYER TO WATCH Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)Manchester United broke the world record transfer fee for a teenager when they paid Sporting Lisbon £12.24m for the youngster in August 2003 — handing the then 18-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo a five-year deal. Ronaldo is... 22 May, 2006
Arsenal win, finish season fourth London, May 8 :Thierry Henry scored a hat trick for Arsenal in the team’s final match at Highbury, beating Wigan 4-2 on Sunday to capture fourth place in the English Premier League.The victory meant that the Gunners moved ahead of Tottenham, ending... 08 May, 2006
Shearer landmark goal lifts Magpies London, February 5: Alan Shearer became Newcastle’s record scorer on Saturday when he scored in a 2-0 win over Portsmouth in the English Premier League. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to help Manchester United trim Chelsea’s lead to 12 points with... 02 May, 2006
Gerrard, Rooney clinch awards London, April 24:Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney picked up two more honours to add to their glittering collections.Gerrard was named the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year at a... 24 Apr, 2006
Arsenal hold Man Utd; Barca win London, January 4: Arsenal and Manchester United ground out a tedious 0-0 draw on Tuesday for a result that delighted runaway English league leader Chelsea. Needing a victory to cut Chelsea’s lead to 11 points, United was frustrated by a Gunners side... 01 Apr, 2006
Man United beat Wigan London, March 7:An own-goal by Pascal Chimbonda two minutes into second-half injury time rallied Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Wigan on Monday.The victory lifted Man United into second place in the Premier League with 57 points — two ahead... 07 Mar, 2006
A star is BORN Cristiano Ronaldo became Manchester United’s newest young hero when he signed from Sporting Lisbon in August 2003 and was immediately given David Beckham’s number 7 shirt.On August 12 2003, Ronaldo held up the famous Red shirt, with his favourite... Travel Abroad 06 Jan, 2006
Crespo, Robben strike as Chelsea win easily London, January 1:Hernan Crespo and Arjen Robben scored first-half goals on Saturday to lift Chelsea to a 2-0 win over 19th-place Birmingham City and keep it 11 points clear in the English title race.Second-place Manchester United outplayed Bolton 4-1... 01 Jan, 2006
Ronaldo held on rape allegation London, October 20: Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo was arrested on Wednesday and questioned on suspicion of rape, reports said. Scotland Yard said two men went to a police station in Manchester and were questioned in connection with an... 20 Oct, 2005
TIME OUT: Ronaldo sidelined LISBON: Manchester United’s star winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been sidelined from Portugal’s international football friendly against Egypt on Wednesday because of a sprained ankle. Earlier, Sporting Lisbon midfielder Custodio Castro was dropped... 16 Aug, 2005
