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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 penalties to win the Champions League final."Football can be a tragedy when you go to penalty kicks. Football is a team game ... 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
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 Thursday."Roberto is in Miami today and you can only assume what he's gone there for," Whelan told the BBC."He is honest and up front and I expect to hear from him in ... 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 the principality narrow and lined with numerous hazardous obstacles ready to trip the unwary, but they bring with them an unexpected homeliness.Silverstone, ... 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 best-of-seven semi-final series 4-2 and will face Boston or Philadelphia for the conference title. The Celtics and 76ers play a deciding Game Seven ... 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 said yesterday.Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers joined James and Durant ... Read More

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