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2008-10-12 02:02:00

GLASGOW (AFP) - Scotland manager George Burley believes his side can still qualify for the World Cup finals despite a goalless draw against Norway at Hampden. The Scots have had a difficult start to their Group Nine campaign and sit on just four points fr

2008-10-11 23:44:00

CONSTANTA, Romania (AFP) - The future of France coach Raymond Domenech was left hanging in the balance on Saturday after a spirited Romania took a share of the spoils in a 2-2 draw with the 1998 World Cup winners. Florentin Petre and Dorin Goian scored a

2008-10-11 22:01:00

CARDIFF (AFP) - Wales struggled to clinch a 2-0 victory over minnows Liechtenstein on Saturday to keep their hopes of making the World Cup finals alive. Wales took the points thanks to David Edwards' first goal for his country and a deflected header from

2008-10-11 21:11:00

LONDON (AFP) - Wayne Rooney scored twice as England kept their World Cup show on the road with a 5-1 Wembley win over Kazakhstan that was nothing like as convincing as the scoreline suggested. After the euphoria generated by last month's 4-1 win in Croati

2008-10-11 20:07:00

LONDON (Reuters) - Three goals in the last 14 minutes gave England a 5-1 win over Kazakhstan in their World Cup Group Six qualifier at Wembley on Saturday. Goals from stand-in skipper Rio Ferdinand after 52 minutes, an own goal by Alexandr Kuchma after 62

2008-10-11 19:39:00

GLASGOW (AFP) - Scotland's World Cup qualification on Saturday hung in the balance after a goalless draw against Norway at Hampden. Chris Iwelumo, making his international debut as a second-half substitute, was the villain of the piece as he missed a gold

2008-10-11 19:07:00

LONDON (AFP) - Dubai's Zabeel Investments, who are looking to buy Charlton, on Saturday said the proposed deal would take the Championship strugglers back to the English Premier League. Zabeel said they were investing for the long-term future, but gave no

2008-10-11 18:22:00

GLASGOW (AFP) - Scotland could be a candidate to stage the 2016 European Championships, but in association with another country, according to UEFA general secretary David Taylor. Taylor, who is a former Scottish Football Association chief executive, says

2008-10-11 18:20:00

LONDON (AFP) - Wayne Rooney underlined the confidence surging through England ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan as the striker claimed Fabio Capello's side can hit even greater heights than they reached in the demolition of Croati

2008-10-11 18:19:00

GLASGOW (AFP) - Scotland manager George Burley says his side must beat Norway on Saturday if they are to have any chance of qualifying for the World Cup in South Africa. Burley says that anything other than a victory over Age Hareide's team at Hampden cou