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Football: Spain down Ireland 2-0
NEW YORK: World Cup and European champions Spain defeated Ireland 2-0 on Tuesday in a friendly football match at Yankee Stadium that served as Spain’s last tune-up for the Confederations Cup. Roberto Soldado in the 69th minute and Juan Mata in the 88th scored for Spain, while goalkeeper Iker Casillas contributed two stellar saves in the second half. Although ...Full Article
Hiddink extends Anzhi contract
MOSCOW: Dutchman Guus Hiddink has extended his contract with Russia’s big spenders Anzhi Makhachkala, the club said on Tuesday, after they achieved their best finish with third place in ...Full Article
Unconvincing Dutch sweep 10-man China aside
BEIJING: Goals from Robin van Persie and Wesley Sneijder after China were reduced to ten men early in the first half saw Holland claim an unconvincing victory in Beijing on ...Full Article
Australia crush Jordan to lift World Cup hopes
MELBOURNE: Exciting young winger Robbie Kruse inspired Australia’s old guard to a thumping 4-0 win over Jordan which put them within sight of next year’s World Cup on Tuesday. ...Full Article
Iran win sets up decider with Koreans
SEOUL: South Korea edged a tense encounter against Uzbekistan and Australia finally hit form with a 4-0 win over Jordan as the regional giants took big strides towards next ...Full Article
I want to build Chelsea legacy – Mourinho
LONDON , June 11 : Jose Mourinho says he has returned to Chelsea because he wants to leave a long-lasting legacy for the first time in his managerial career. ...Full Article
Sex-for-fixing referees jailed in Singapore
SINGAPORE, June 11: Three Lebanese football referees pleaded guilty Monday to accepting free sex from a gambling-linked global syndicate in return for rigging a match in Singapore, with two ...Full Article
Football: Alonso injury may force reshuffle
MADRID: Spain manager Vicente Del Bosque has admitted that Xabi Alonso’s absence may force him into a change of formation for the Confederations Cup later this month. Alonso’s partnership ...Full Article
Football: Mourinho returns as the ‘Happy One’
LONDON: A reflective Jose Mourinho on Monday transformed himself into the “Happy One” as he embarked on his second spell in charge of Chelsea, outlining his hunger for fresh glory at the ...Full Article
Cricket: Windies’ Ramdin banned for two matches
LONDON: West Indies’ wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin was on Monday suspended for two one-day matches and fined 100 per cent of his match fee for wrongly claiming a catch in ...Full Article