Euro 2012
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France and England draw 1-1 at Euro 2012
Football | Jun 12, 2012, 07:02 AM ISTDonetsk (Ukraine), Jun 12: England held on for a 1-1 draw with France today at the European Championship, giving the Group D favorites one point each. Joleon Lescott put England in the lead with a
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Greece has another absentee scare at Euro 2012
Football | Jun 10, 2012, 08:13 PM ISTPoland, Jun 10: Already struggling with its absentees, Greece was hit by another setback on Sunday ahead of its Euro 2012 game against the Czech Republic when Giorgos Fotakis pulled out of training with a
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Poland suffering from lack of depth in squad
Football | Jun 09, 2012, 07:41 PM ISTPoland, Jun 9: Even with his starting 11 clearly tiring in the second half of their Euro 2012 opener against Greece, Poland coach Franciszek Smuda didn't turn to his bench.The simple reason: Smuda's squad is
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Greece earns 1-1 draw against Poland at Euro 2012
Football | Jun 09, 2012, 08:54 PM ISTPoland, Jun 9 : Greece missed its chance for a stunning comeback victory, botching a penalty kick, then hanging on for a 1-1 draw with co-host Poland in the opening match of the European Championship
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Ukraine's prostitutes hope to cash in on Euro 2012
Football | Jun 09, 2012, 09:23 AM ISTUkraine, June 8 : Yulia, a 20-year-old call girl, is awaiting Euro 2012 with a mix of excitement and dread. She's upped her fare in the hope of earning enough to go to college next
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Referees put on spot to police Euro 2012 racism
Football | Jun 07, 2012, 11:20 PM ISTWarsaw, Jun 7: After UEFA put referees on the spot to help police racism in European Championship stadiums, the 47-nation Council of Europe on Thursday praised co-hosts Poland and Ukraine for their efforts to combat
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Euro 2012 has full barn of animal prognosticators
Football | Jun 07, 2012, 11:16 PM ISTWarsaw, Jun 7: With a pig in Kiev, an elephant in Krakow and now, believe it or not, a ferret in Kharkiv, sports prognosticating has truly gone wild.Two years after Paul the Octopus became a
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Polish leader tries to ease Euro 2012 racism fears
Football | Jun 07, 2012, 11:08 PM ISTWarsaw, Jun 7: Poland's prime minister traveled on a new highway and dined on African yams and beer with a Nigerian-born lawmaker Thursday, a symbolic visit on the eve of the European Championship aimed at
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Elephant says Poland to win Euro 2012 first game
Football | Jun 06, 2012, 09:43 PM ISTPoland, Jun 6 : A supposedly psychic elephant has made her first Euro 2012 prediction and indicated that co-host Poland will beat Greece in the tournament's opening game on Friday.While the players are toiling in
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Boring tag doesn't bother Greece at Euro 2012
Football | Jun 06, 2012, 01:12 PM ISTWarsaw (Poland), June 6: Being called boring doesn't bother Greece players, as they prepare to take on co-host Poland in Friday's Euro 2012 opener.Defender Stelios Malezas said after training Tuesday that his teammates were concerned
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France beats Estonia 4-0 in Euro 2012 warm-up
Football | Jun 06, 2012, 01:02 PM ISTLe Mans (France), June 6: Karim Benzema scored twice and brilliantly set up Franck Ribery for his third goal in three games as France beat Estonia 4-0 Tuesday to boost confidence ahead of next week's
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Denmark underdog role motivates team at Euro 2012
Football | Jun 05, 2012, 10:42 PM ISTKolobrzeg (Poland), June 5: Denmark's status as the underdog in Group B has motivated the team to try to repeat history and seek inspiration from winning the 1992 European Championship.The shock victory over Germany 20
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Obraniak defends his Euro 2012 place in Poland
Football | Jun 05, 2012, 10:35 PM ISTWarsaw (Poland), June 5: Poland midfielder Ludovic Obraniak defended his place in the national team at the European Championship, saying Tuesday he is proud to play for the country despite being born in France.The issue
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England hit by pre-Euro injuries from Belgium win
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:02 AM ISTWembley (England), June 3: Roy Hodgson picked up his second win as England coach on Saturday but also left Wembley Stadium with two new injury concerns barely a week before the team's European Championship campaign
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Denmark beats Australia in Euro 2012 warmup game
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:01 AM ISTCopenhagen (Denmark), June 3: Denmark beat Australia 2-0 in the last exhibition match on Saturday before the European Championship.Daniel Agger hit a penalty shot in the 31st and Andreas Bjelland scored the second from a
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Coach says Italy could stay home from Euro 2012
Football | Jun 01, 2012, 08:55 PM ISTRome, June 1: Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says it wouldn't bother him if his team withdraws from the European Championship while Italian football is engulfed in a huge match-fixing scandal.The investigation led to 14 arrests
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Foley ruled out of Ireland squad for Euro 2012
Football | May 29, 2012, 09:22 PM ISTDublin, May 29: Kevin Foley became the second player to be sent home from Ireland's training camp in Italy with an injury, ruling him out of the squad for the European Championship.The Wolverhampton Wanderers defender
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Greece drops Tziolis, Kone from Euro 2012 squad
Football | May 29, 2012, 09:11 PM ISTAthens (Greece), May 29: Greece coach Fernando Santos has dropped midfielders Alexandros Tziolis and Panagiotis Kone from his final 23-player squad for the European Championship.Santos announced the move late Monday after both players had competed
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Ukraine beats Estonia 4-0 in Euro 2012 warmup game
Football | May 29, 2012, 09:02 PM ISTKufstein (Austria), May 29: Ukraine warmed up for the European Championship in style on Monday, beating Estonia 4-0 in a friendly after scoring three first-half goals.Dynamo Kiev midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko scored for the Euro 2012
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Russia names 23-man squad for Euro 2012
Football | May 26, 2012, 03:54 PM ISTMoscow, May 26: CSKA Moscow defender Kirill Nababkin was picked for the first time while Lokomotiv Moscow midfielder Magomed Ozdoyev and Spartak Moscow striker Artem Dzyuba were dropped for Russia's final squad for the European