http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291296,champions-league-brings-gloom-to-madrid-teams--feature.html Madrid - Wednesday was a horrible night in the Champions League for both Madrid teams, with Real crashing 3-2 at home to old enemies AC Milan and Atletico being blown away 4-0 by Chelsea. Thursday's papers are extremely critical of both teams - and e... Sports Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:40:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291296,champions-league-brings-gloom-to-madrid-teams--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291213,milan-stun-real-madrid-united-and-chelsea-in-control--summary.html Hamburg - A late goal from Alexandre Pato saw AC Milan come from behind to stun Real Madrid 3-2 in the Champions League Wednesday while Manchester United remained on track for the knockout stages after a late Luis Valencia goal secured a 1-0 win over... Sports Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:58:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291213,milan-stun-real-madrid-united-and-chelsea-in-control--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290298,preview-bundesliga-summit-showdown-as-leverkusen-take-on-hamburg.html Hamburg - Leaders Bayer Leverkusen travel to second-placed SV Hamburg in a Bundesliga summit clash between the German league's only two unbeaten sides on Saturday. Hamburg coach Bruno Labbadia comes up against the side he led last season and meets a ... Sports Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:40:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290298,preview-bundesliga-summit-showdown-as-leverkusen-take-on-hamburg.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293378,bomb-blast-hurts-three-in-bangladeshi-capital.html Dhaka - At least three people, including a ruling Awami League party leader, were injured Thursday in a bomb blast near the party's headquarters in Dhaka, police said. The bombing followed an October 21 blast in which a bomb was thrown at the car of ... Asia,World Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:46:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293378,bomb-blast-hurts-three-in-bangladeshi-capital.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292215,cristiano-ronaldo-out-for-at-least-another-week.html Madrid - Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo will be out of action for at least another week, the troubled Spanish giants Real Madrid said Wednesday. It means he will miss Saturday's Liga match at home to Getafe and Tuesday's Champions League clash away ... Sports Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:28:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292215,cristiano-ronaldo-out-for-at-least-another-week.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292202,struggling-portsmouth-hit-with-transfer-ban.html London - The Premier League imposed a transfer embargo on Portsmouth on Wednesday, preventing them from bringing in new players until debts to other English clubs have been paid off. The club's finances have been in chaos following two takeovers in t... UK,Sports Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:28:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292202,struggling-portsmouth-hit-with-transfer-ban.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291047,sevilla-and-lyon-close-in-on-next-round-barcelona-stunned.html Hamburg - Sevilla and Olympique Lyon on Tuesday closed in on the knock-out stage of the Champions League by winning their third group game in a row in the lucrative competition, while Barcelona were stunned at home by rookies Rubin Kazan. Sevilla won... Sports Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:58:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291047,sevilla-and-lyon-close-in-on-next-round-barcelona-stunned.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291049,sevilla-and-lyon-close-in-on-next-round-barcelona-stunned.html Hamburg - Sevilla and Olympique Lyon on Tuesday closed in on the knock-out stage of the Champions League by winning their third group game in a row in the lucrative competition, while Barcelona were stunned at home by rookies Rubin Kazan. Sevilla won... Sports Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:34:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291049,sevilla-and-lyon-close-in-on-next-round-barcelona-stunned.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291035,arab-league-chief-refuses-to-rule-out-egypt-presidential-bid.html Cairo - Arab League chief Amr Mussa did not rule out the possibility that he might run for president of Egypt in 2011, in remarks published on Tuesday. Every capable and effective citizen has the right to serve the homeland, including by occupying i... Middle East,World Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:16:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291035,arab-league-chief-refuses-to-rule-out-egypt-presidential-bid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293286,olympique-lyon-and-sevilla-advance-in-champions-league--update.html Hamburg - Olympique Lyon on Wednesday scored an injury time goal by Lisandro Lopez to secure the draw they needed at home against Liverpool to advance to the knock-out stages of the Champions League. Liverpool substitute Ryan Babel thought he had giv... Sports Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:58:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293286,olympique-lyon-and-sevilla-advance-in-champions-league--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293290,olympique-lyon-and-sevilla-advance-in-champions-league--summary.html Hamburg - Olympique Lyon on Wednesday needed an injury time goal by Lisandro Lopez to secure the draw they needed at home against Liverpool to advance to the knock-out stages of the Champions League. Liverpool substitute Ryan Babel thought he had giv... Sports Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:28:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293290,olympique-lyon-and-sevilla-advance-in-champions-league--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293280,big-leaguer-vicente-padilla-hurts-himself-in-shooting-accident.html Managua - Major League Baseball pitcher Vicente Padilla accidentally hurt himself as he practiced shooting at a range in his native Nicaragua, police said Wednesday. Nicaragua's National Police said Padilla, 32, suffered a slight wound to his right l... Sports Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:22:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293280,big-leaguer-vicente-padilla-hurts-himself-in-shooting-accident.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293276,kazan-hold-barcelona-to-a-goalless-draw.html Kazan, Russia - Russian champions Rubin Kazan managed to hold the Champions League holders Barcelona to a goalless draw in their Group F match played in Kazan on Wednesday. Playing the Champions League match in bitterly cold conditions with temperatu... Sports Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293276,kazan-hold-barcelona-to-a-goalless-draw.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292585,taiwan-baseball-team-fires-four-players-for-match-fixing.html Taipei - A Taiwan baseball team on Friday fired four players and said it would not renew contracts with another player and a coach because of match fixing. Brother Elephants, one of the four teams of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), s... Sports Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:04:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292585,taiwan-baseball-team-fires-four-players-for-match-fixing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291525,adriano-of-sevilla-out-of-action-for-four-weeks.html Madrid - Spanish giants Sevilla announced on Friday that left-back Adriano will be out of action for around four weeks, after tearing the femoral biceps muscle in his left leg in Tuesday's 3-1 Champions League win away to VfB Stuttgart. Sevilla's oth... Sports Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:34:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/291525,adriano-of-sevilla-out-of-action-for-four-weeks.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293205,van-gaal-on-the-brink-as-european-dream-is-all-but-extinguished.html Munich - Louis van Gaal tried to put a brave face on it but Bayern Munich's home loss to Girondins Bordeaux in the Champions League has sent shockwaves through Germany's biggest club. The 2-0 defeat at the Allianz Arena Tuesday night is only the seco... Sports Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293205,van-gaal-on-the-brink-as-european-dream-is-all-but-extinguished.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293697,pedro-the-hero-as-barcelona-thrash-mallorca--update.html Madrid - Pedro Rodriguez was the hero as Barcelona thrashed Mallorca 4-2 on Saturday to extend their lead at the top of the Spanish league to four points. The little winger shot Barca ahead after 12 minutes, then restored their lead in the 41st minut... Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293697,pedro-the-hero-as-barcelona-thrash-mallorca--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293696,imperious-arsenal-go-second-spurs-into-top-four--summary.html London - Arsenal moved up to second in the English Premier League on Saturday after a thumping 4-1 win at lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers. Two own goals and good finishes from Cesc Fabregas and Andrey Arshavin gave Arsenal a convincing win and lifted t... UK,Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293696,imperious-arsenal-go-second-spurs-into-top-four--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293063,arsenals-clichy-bendtner-out-for-up-to-a-month-with-injury.html London - Arsenal could be without defender Gael Clichy and striker Nicklas Bendtner for up to a month because of injuries, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. France left back Clichy has a suspected stress fracture in his lower back, while Bendt... UK,Sports Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:40:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293063,arsenals-clichy-bendtner-out-for-up-to-a-month-with-injury.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293686,tottenham-hotspur-move-into-top-four-villa-hit-five.html London - Tottenham Hotspur climbed to fourth place in the English Premier League on Saturday after a hard-fought 2-0 win over Sunderland at White Hart Lane. Robbie Keane and Tom Huddlestone scored the goals for Spurs as they moved alongside Arsenal o... UK,Sports Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293686,tottenham-hotspur-move-into-top-four-villa-hit-five.html