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2008-06-27 09:18:00

LONDON (AFP) - New Zealand quick Mark Gillespie is adamant the run-out row which marred the Black Caps' dramatic one-wicket win in the fourth one-day international against England at The Oval will not leave a legacy of ill-feeling come Saturday's series f

2008-06-27 07:58:00

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP) - The Swiss city of Lausanne, disappointed it would not be hosting a Euro 2008 game, found another way to celebrate the sport -- with artsy, offbeat "interactive" football tables. Twenty-two artists and designers were invited t

2008-06-27 06:21:00

LONDON (AFP) - Golden girl Maria Sharapova and Andy Roddick, the all-American poster boy of men's tennis, suffered their worst Wimbledon defeats on Thursday. Sharapova endured the darkest moment of her sparkling career when world number 154, and Russian c

2008-06-27 00:41:00

VIENNA (Reuters) - The key to Spain's classy 3-0 semi-final win over Russia at Euro 2008 was controlling the midfield after Cesc Fabregas came on for injured striker David Villa, coach Luis Aragones said on Thursday. "When both (Fernando) Torres and Villa

2008-06-27 00:41:00

VIENNA (Reuters) - Coach Guus Hiddink said Russia were simply worn out by Spain and could only keep up with them for an hour in Thursday's 3-0 semi-final defeat at Euro 2008. Russia's exciting run came to an end with a drubbing by the same team that had h

2008-06-27 00:08:00

VIENNA (Reuters) - Driving rain and thunderstorms once again dampened the mood in Vienna's main fanzone with Spain's assured semi-final win over Russia on Thursday attracting mainly local fans to the city centre. The main public viewing area in front of t

2008-06-27 00:08:00

VIENNA (Reuters) - Barcelona have made a bid for the number 10 expected to light up Thursday's Euro 2008 semi-final but it was the one who got away, Spain's Cesc Fabregas, rather than Russia's Andrei Arshavin, who turned the match. Arshavin's club Zenit S

2008-06-27 00:02:00

VIENNA (Reuters) - Spain overcame a torrential downpour, their own record of under-achievement and a feared Russian team to reach the final of Euro 2008 with an inspirational 3-0 victory on Thursday. The raging storm in the Austrian capital engulfed the h

2008-06-26 23:19:00

VIENNA (AFP) - Spain one of the pre-tournament title favourites ensured they made their first final for 24 years when they demolished Russia 3-0 here on Thursday in their Euro 2008 semi-final. Xavi, Daniel Guiza and David Silva scored the goals as Spain b

2008-06-26 23:15:17

Wayne Rooney is to search for the country's best undiscovered footballer in a new TV show. The England and Manchester United player has signed up for the series on Sky One.Wayne Rooney's Street Striker will also give an insight into the newlywed's life an