Stans slams Blake to earn second straight semi-final spot
Rome - Stanislas Wawrinka ended the improbable clay odyssey of American James Blake with a laboured 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 victory into the semi-finals of the Rome Masters on Friday. The struggle in two hours, 31 minutes sends Wawrinka onto a care...
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Wolfsburg hire Italy defender Zaccardo
Wolfsburg, Germany - VfL Wolfsburg have hired Italy defender Cristian Zaccardo from Serie A club Palermo from next season onwards until 2011, the German Bundesliga club announced on Friday. No details were released, but the transfer fee has been esti...
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Ferrari on top in Turkey as Raikkonen edges Hamilton - Summary
Istanbul - Ferrari underlined their position as favourites to win the Turkish Grand Prix after defending champion Kimi Raikkonen and team-mate Felipe Massa won both of Friday's two practice sessions. Finnish driver Raikkonen set the pace in the day's...
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England have additional UEFA Cup hopeful through fair play success
Nyon, Switzerland - England will have one extra berth in the UEFA Cup next season as the Premier League teams came top in the fair play rankings from the European football body UEFA. UEFA said on Friday that two further UEFA Cup entries from the fair...
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Rosicky to miss Euro 2008 in Czech blow
Prague - Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky will miss the Euro 2008 football tournament because of nagging knee problems over the past months. Rosicky said Friday the knee injury required an operation. ...
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Lothar Matthaeus obtains German coaching licence
Frankfurt - Lothar Matthaeus can officially call himself a football coach after obtaining the necessary licence on Friday in his native Germany. Matthaeus, 47, passed the final test after a special three-month course only for him, conducted by Erich ...
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Bremen's Vranjes banned for two games over red card
Hamburg - Jurica Vranjes of Werder Bremen will miss the last two matches of the German Bundesliga football season as he was on Friday banned for two games by the ruling body DFB over a red card offence. Vranjes was sent off in the final minute of Bre...
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Massa sets early pace in Turkey
Istanbul - Felipe Massa started his bid for a third straight victory at the Turkish Formula One Grand Prix in style on Friday when the Ferrari driver edged the McLaren-Mercedes duo of Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton in the first free practice se...
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PREVIEW: Federer seeks fifth title in possibly last Hamburg Masters
Hamburg - Another dream final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, big crowds and more sunshine are what local organizers hope for at the Hamburg Masters Series tennis tournament. The possibly last edition of the event in its current form starts o...
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Diogo blow for troubled Zaragoza
Madrid - Zaragoza will be without defender Carlos Diogo for the rest of the season, the struggling Spanish football club announced on Friday. The tall Uruguayan right-back has torn the cruciate ligament in his right knee, tests revealed. He will be s...
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