TIME OUT Spurs beat West Ham BEIJING: Tottenham Hotspur beat London rivals West Ham on Wednesday to book a place in the Barclays Asia Trophy final after England national Jermain Defoe shot through the legs of keeper Paul Green. Defoe managed to hold off... 30 Jul, 2009
Makelele extends Paris stay PARIS: Paris Saint Germain skipper Claude Makelele confirmed Friday that he has extended his contract with the French first division side until 2010. "Staying on in Paris was my aim at the end of last season," explained the 36-year-old... 03 Jul, 2009
Terry rejects claims of Mourinho rift LONDON: Chelsea captain John Terry has rejected claims made by former teammate Claude Makelele that he was responsible for Jose Mourinho being fired in September 2007 after a rift with the manager. Makelele's comments were made in an autobiography... 31 May, 2009
City fall short as Germans, Ukrainians shine Paris, April 17 Ten-man English Premiership side Manchester City bowed out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday, falling short against Hamburg, who advanced to an all-German semi-final against Werder Bremen. City came from behind to win 2-1 on the night,... 18 Apr, 2009
City crash out of UEFA Cup PARIS: Manchester City boss Mark Hughes believes his expensively-assembled side can use their UEFA Cup exit as a launching pad for a fresh European assault next season. Despite being reduced to 10 men and hitting the woodwork twice, City beat ... 17 Apr, 2009
Fulham win at Man City LONDON: Clint Dempsey scored twice as Fulham rallied to beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday, keeping the London club in contention for European qualification. The American midfielder began Fulham’s comeback five minutes into... 13 Apr, 2009
Manchester City beat Aalborg; Zenit lose Paris, March 13:Udinese’s 2-0 victory over defending champions Zenit St Petersburg gave Italy rare cause to celebrate and Manchester City are set fair to reach the UEFA Cup quarter-finals following Thursday’s action.Udine’s Antonio Di Natale... 13 Mar, 2009
Uefa cup : Udinese, Galatasaray thru London, December 4:Udinese, Galatasaray, Standard Liege, FC Twente and Metalist Kharkiv advanced to the UEFA Cup knockout phase on Wednesday.Udinese became the first Group D team to qualify by beating Dinamo Zagreb 2-1. NEC Nijmegen stopped Spartak... 04 Dec, 2008
Udinese outplay Tottenham; Aston Villa win Paris, October 24:English Premiership tailenders Tottenham found no respite from their domestic woes on Thursday in going down 2-0 at Italy’s Udinese in their opening UEFA Cup group match.Udinese won through with goals from Antonio Di Natale - who... 24 Oct, 2008
Sudden death Kuranyi likely starterFRANKFURT: Kevin Kuranyi and Mario Gomez are expected to start as forwards when Germany play Serbia on Saturday in their final warm-up before the European Championship. Germany captain Michael Ballack has urged coach Joachim Loew... 31 May, 2008
Sudden death Sex or football !PARIS: Half of European football fans would seemingly prefer to watch important matches than have sex according to a straw poll sponsored by one of the backers of the Euro championships. However, the results from individual countries... 28 May, 2008
Inter win third straight title Rome, May 18:Inter Milan have won their third straight Italian league title. Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned from a six-week injury layoff and scored twice in a 2-0 win over Parma in the final round of the season on Sunday. Inter finished with 85 points,... 19 May, 2008
