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PSG travels at Marseille amid security fears

Police forces will be on alert to prevent new clashes when bitter rivals Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain face off in the French league on Friday. Eighth-place Marseille hosts PSG at the Velodrome stadium amid security fears in a game postponed last m...
20-11-2009 - 02:57

Australia rests Pocock in only change for Scotland

Australia made just one change to its team for Saturday's match at Scotland, drafting in George Smith to replace David Pocock at openside flanker. Wallabies coach Robbie Deans said Thursday he was resting Pocock after the 21-year-old forward's man-of-t...
20-11-2009 - 02:52

As Henry shows, footballers can't be trusted

Football players just can't be trusted to be honest and Thierry Henry proved that by choosing to play volleyball against Ireland, blatantly handling the ball for the goal that sent France to the World Cup. Cheating, plain and simple. More proof, if it ...
20-11-2009 - 02:51

German cycling union: Pollack 'B' sample positive

The German cycling union says Olaf Pollack's "B" sample confirmed that the former track Olympic champion tested positive for doping. The union did not reveal which substance was involved. Pollack was suspended two months ago and now faces a two-year ba...
20-11-2009 - 02:38

Rebellin to appeal to CAS in doping case

Italian cyclist Davide Rebellin plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after being stripped of his Olympic silver medal for doping. Rebellin's lawyer, Fausto Pavone, told the Gazzetta dello Sport on Thursday that they would wait the requ...
20-11-2009 - 02:33

Bosnians despondent after failing to reach WCup

The hangover from their World Cup elimination has left many Bosnians feeling disappointed in more than just the national football team. Bosnia failed to score over two legs of the World Cup playoff against Portugal, losing both matches 1-0 and going ou...
20-11-2009 - 00:36

Ferrero is first Spain reserve for Davis Cup final

Spain captain Albert Costa has named Juan Carlos Ferrero as the first substitute for the defending champion's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic. Ferrero, who won singles matches in Spain's quarterfinal and semifinal victories, joins Rafael Nad...
20-11-2009 - 00:36

Ex-Australia captain sees test cricket shrinking

Greg Chappell fears competition in test cricket could shrink to as few as four countries. The former Australia captain said Thursday that the growth in the Twenty20 game and diminishing public interest in the traditional five-day game could see test cr...
19-11-2009 - 19:31

Algerians celebrate 1st World Cup berth since '86

Algerians burst onto streets in celebration after the national team earned its first World Cup berth since 1986 with a 1-0 victory over bitter rival Egypt on Wednesday. The Algerian flag was brandished by women in hijabs, a rare sight in this North Afr...
19-11-2009 - 14:16

Uruguay grabs final World Cup berth

Uruguay claimed the final spot in next year's 32-team World Cup in South Africa by drawing with Costa Rica 1-1 to take the two-leg playoff 2-1 on aggregate on Wednesday. Substitute Sebastian Abreu gave Uruguay a 1-0 lead on a header in the 70th minute,...
19-11-2009 - 13:11

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