Sports
Blatter calls for alternative to penalty shoot-outs
BUDAPEST, May 25 — FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called on Germany's World Cup winner Franz Beckenbauer and his panel of football experts to try to come up with an alternative to penalty shootouts to settle drawn matches.
Blatter was speaking to delegates at the FIFA Congress on Friday less than a week after Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on ... Read More
A man rides his segway past a house decorated with Euro-related flags on the Prins Hendrikkade in Amsterdam in this picture taken May 23, 2012. — Reuters pic
Martinez talks to Liverpool owners — Whelan
LONDON, May 25 — Wigan Athletic's Roberto Martinez has flown to Miami to talk to the American owners of Liverpool about the vacant manager's job at Anfield, Wigan chairman Dave Whelan said on ... Read More
F1 feels at home in Monaco
MONACO, May 25 — It is hard to improve on Nelson Piquet's description of the Monaco Grand Prix as like trying to ride a bicycle around his living room.Not only are the twisting, metal-fenced streets of ... Read More
Wade takes charge as Heat reach East final
MIAMI, May 25 — Dwyane Wade turned on the style as the Miami Heat clinched a place in the NBA Eastern Conference finals with a 105-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game Six yesterday.The Heat sealed the ... Read More
James and Durant headline All-NBA selections
LOS ANGELES, May 25 — Most Valuable Player LeBron James of the Miami Heat and top scorer Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder headlined the list of players selected for the All-NBA team, the league ... Read More
Wigan’s Martinez made offer by Liverpool, says Wigan chairman
LONDON, May 25 — Wigan Athletic's Roberto Martinez has been "made an offer" by Liverpool's American owners who are searching for a new manager after sacking Kenny Dalglish, Wigan chairman Dave Whelan said ... Read MoreGuardiola calms waters ahead of Cup final and exit
MADRID, May 25 — Outgoing Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola sought to make the succession of his No. 2 Tito Vilanova as smooth as possible as he gave his last Nou Camp news conference yesterday, ahead of the ... Read More
Torres excited about future after Chelsea talks
MADRID, May 25 — Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has put a difficult season behind him and is itching to be part of the European champions’ future plans, the player said yesterday following talks with the ... Read More
England friendly to trial goalline technology
LONDON, May 24 — England's home friendly against Belgium at Wembley next month will be used to test the Hawk-Eye goalline technology system, world governing body FIFA said on Thursday.Independent testers ... Read More
Hodgson a better communicator than Capello, says Lescott
LONDON, May 24 — England coach Roy Hodgson has made an instant impression on his players simply by speaking in his mother tongue after Fabio Capello's struggle to get to grips with the English ... Read More
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