Mali lodge complaint over Angola vs Algeria draw
[ 2010-01-19 ] |
Angola finished top on five points, one ahead of Algeria and Mali. |
Dismissals triggered Pfister exit
[ 2009-05-29 ] |
Otto Pfister says he resigned as Cameroon coach after the dismissal of his assistant Gweha Ikoum. |
MOSCOW WELCOMES OLYMPIC WINNERS
[ 2008-08-27 ] |
A ceremony to welcome home the Russian Olympic team makes a major headline in electronic media across Russia. 23 gold medals in Beijing have earned Russia third place in total scoring and made the Russian fans endlessly proud and happy for domestic sports. |
AND SO THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES IN BEIJING ARE OVER
[ 2008-08-24 ] |
And so the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing are over. The last events were contested on Sunday. All that remained was the grandiose closing ceremony at the Birds Nest Stadium in China’s capital with thousands of fireworks exploding in the sky. It was the Chinese who invented fireworks and it was the Chinese, predictably in a way, who came out the overall winners in the numbers of medals won at these games. |
RUSSIAN SPORTSMEN WIN FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL
[ 2008-08-10 ] |
Lyubov Galkina has won the first Olympic medal for the Russian team. She won the silver medal in the women’s 10 meter air rifle event. She finished just a point behind Katerina Emmons of the Czech Republic who claimed the gold medal. Here are more details from S. Andreeva. |
SOLEMN OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 29TH SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES IS UNDER WAY
[ 2008-08-08 ] |
The solemn opening ceremony of the 29th Summer Olympic Games is under way at the National Stadium in Beijing. Symbolically, it began on the 8th day of the 8th month of 2008, at 8 hours 8 minutes past meridian.
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SPORTSMEN SETTLING DOWN IN OLYMPIC VILLAGE
[ 2008-08-08 ] |
The main inhabitants of the Olympic village – the sportsmen themselves – are gradually settling down in their quarters. Forty two high-rises have gone up on the 66 acres of its grounds. Sixteen thousand people will inhabit them during the Games. That’s the number of athletes who will compete. |
RUSSIA BURST INTO EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ELITE
[ 2008-06-28 ] |
The “bronze” won by Russia at the Euro-2008 football championships is dearer than the “gold”. This is how Russian fans assess their team’s performance. Despite its disappointing defeat in the semi-final match with Spain, Russia made it into the European top four.
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FOOTBALL - EURO 2008
Germany squeeze past Turkey to reach final
[ 2008-06-26 ] |
Germany qualified for the Euro 2008 final after a late goal by Philipp Lahm sealed a thrilling 3-2 win over Turkey. Despite controlling vast swathes of the game, the injury-wrecked Turkish side proved unable to stage yet another upset. |
FOOTBALL - EURO 2008
Spain edge past Italy to reach semi-finals
[ 2008-06-23 ] |
Spain reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals by beating Italy 4-2 in overtime penalty kicks. Spain will meet Russia in the semi-finals in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday. |
FOOTBALL - EURO 2008
Spain edge past Italy to reach semi-finals
[ 2008-06-23 ] |
Spain reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals by beating Italy 4-2 in overtime penalty kicks. Spain will meet Russia in the semi-finals in Vienna, Austria, on Thursday. |
FOOTBALL - EURO 2008
Russia advance to semi-finals beating Netherlands 3-1
[ 2008-06-23 ] |
Russia bettered Netherlands 3-1 in overtime play, reaching the tournament's semi-finals for the first time in history. They will face the winner of Spain vs Italy in Vienna on Thursday. |
Russia beats Sweden 2:0 in Euro 2008 match
[ 2008-06-19 ] |
Russia beat Sweden 2:0 in the Group D match of Euro-2008 on Wednesday evening in Innsbruck and thus advanced to the quarter finals. |
RUSSIA’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM IS AMONG EIGHT BEAT TEAMS IN EUROPE
[ 2008-06-19 ] |
Russia’s national football team has for the first time qualified for the quarter finals of the European championship. On Wednesday, it beat Sweden 2-0 in a decisive match in the Group D. |
US Open 2008
[ 2008-06-17 ] |
Tiger Woods clinched his 14th major title by defeating valiant veteran Rocco Mediate at the first sudden-death hole of an absorbing US Open play-off. |
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