Published on April,23 2012 - by Agence France Presse
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque says that former glories will count for little when they go to the European Championships in Poland and Ukraine in June.Spain won the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 and the last European ...
Published on February,04 2012 - by Agence France Presse
World Cup finalists France will bid to get their Six Nations campaign off with a resounding bang when they host Italy at the Stade de France on Saturday.But the French, 8-7 losers to New Zealand in rugby's showpiece ...
Published on January,27 2012 - by Agence France Presse
South Korean footballer Ahn Jung-Hwan, famous for his dramatic goal in the 2002 World Cup, will retire next week, his agency said Friday.In a press release quoted by Yonhap news agency, Moro Sports Korea said Ahn would ...
Published on December,19 2011 - by Agence France Presse
The Club World Cup final between Barcelona and Santos was billed as a showdown between Lionel Messi and Neymar, but the Argentine wizard put the young upstart firmly in his place.Messi, widely acknowledged as the best ...
Published on November,11 2011 - by Agence France Presse
The 152-fixture African journey to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil begins Friday with Djibouti and Namibia first into action on a 10-game schedule.Former World Cup qualifiers Democratic Republic of Congo -- called Zaire ...
Published on November,05 2011 - by Agence France Presse
Swimming great Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for Singapore's World Cup short-course 100m butterfly final on Saturday as his keenly awaited comeback from a five-year retirement ended in disappointment.The five-time Olympic ...
Published on October,24 2011 - by Agence France Presse
Hundreds of thousands of jubilant New Zealanders packed central Auckland for the All Blacks victory parade Monday, celebrating their "ultimate achievement" in winning the Rugby World Cup."It's such a small trophy but ...
Published on October,21 2011 - by Agence France Presse
Thierry Dusautoir faces his hardest task in more than two years since he became France captain when he leads his country into a World Cup final against New Zealand at Eden Park on Sunday. Dusautoir has been at the helm ...
Published on October,21 2011 - by Agence France Presse
Australia are looking to an injection of eight changes to revitalise their battle-weary team for Friday's third place World Cup playoff with Wales at Eden Park.The Wallabies' title hopes were flattened by the All Blacks ...