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Sweden beats Serbia 2-1 in pre-Euros friendly
Football | Jun 06, 2012, 01:28 PM ISTStockholm, June 6: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a second-half penalty to give Sweden a 2-1 win over Serbia on Tuesday in the host's final tuneup for the European Championship.Ibrahimovic calmly slotted the ball into the left
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Venezuela scores late to draw Uruguay 1-1
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:06 AM ISTMontevideo (Uruguay), June 3: Jose Rondon scored on a header in the 84th minute to give surprising Venezuela a 1-1 draw with Uruguay in South American World Cup qualifying on Saturday.Diego Forlan scored in the
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Poland defeats Andorra 4-0 in football friendly
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:04 AM ISTWarsaw (Poland), June 3: Poland defeated Andorra 4-0 in Warsaw on Saturday in a football friendly that marked its final test on the pitch before it opens the European Championship on Friday against Greece.Poland led
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Netherlands thrashes Northern Ireland 6-0
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:03 AM ISTAmsterdam, June 3: The Netherlands thrashed Northern Ireland 6-0 in a morale boosting friendly on Saturday before heading to the European Championship.The mismatch pitted the fourth-ranked Netherlands against No. 100 in FIFA's world rankings, but
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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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Chile defeats Bolivia 2-0 in World Cup qualifying
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 10:00 AM ISTLa Paz (Bolivia), June 3: Charles Aranguiz scored in first-half injury time and Arturo Vidal added another in the second half to lead Chile to a 2-0 victory over Bolivia in South American World Cup
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Bulut scores twice as Turkey upsets Portugal 3-1
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 09:58 AM ISTLisbon (Portugal), June 3: Turkey upset Portugal 3-1 in a friendly on Saturday, a week before the Portuguese start their campaign at the European Championship against Germany.Portugal is winless in its last three matches and
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Messi, Aguero, Higuain score in rush for Argentina
Football | Jun 03, 2012, 09:30 AM ISTBuenos Aires (Argentina), June 3: Argentina scored three goals in nine minutes to overpower Ecuador 4-0 and move atop the South American World Cup qualifying standings on Saturday.Argentina looked like the team it's expected to
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Boca, Velez win first-leg quarterfinals
Football | May 18, 2012, 12:09 PM ISTBuenos Aires (Argentina), May 18: Pablo Mouche's goal in the 52nd minute lifted Boca Juniors to a 1-0 victory over a 10-man Fluminense of Brazil on Thursday in a first-leg quarterfinal of the Copa Libertadores.In
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Ten-man Boca settles for 0-0 draw and loses first
Football | May 14, 2012, 02:25 PM ISTBuenos Aires (Argentina), May 14: A 10-man Boca Juniors settled for a lackluster 0-0 draw against Velez Sarsfield on Sunday, a result that handed first place to Newell's Old Boys in Argentina's first division.Newell's defeated
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Montpellier edges Lille 1-0 to keep 3-point lead
Football | May 14, 2012, 02:20 PM ISTParis, May 14: Montpellier scored in injury time to beat defending champion Lille 1-0 Sunday and retain its three-point lead over Paris Saint-Germain, moving within one game of its first French league title.PSG kept its
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400,000 fans celebrate at Juventus parade
Football | May 14, 2012, 02:16 PM ISTTurin (Italy), May 14: More than 400,000 fans packed the streets of Turin on Sunday night as Juventus celebrated its Serie A title victory with an open-top bus parade.The parade was meant to finish at
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Madrid caps season with win for record 100 points
Football | May 14, 2012, 02:12 PM ISTBarcelona (Spain), May 14: Real Madrid capped its dominant Spanish league campaign with a 4-1 win over Mallorca on Sunday to give the champions a record 100 points this season, while Villarreal and Sporting Gijon
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Del Piero scores as Juve celebrate title
Football | May 14, 2012, 02:06 PM ISTMilan, May 14: Alessandro del Piero scored in his last league appearance for Juventus as the newly crowned Serie A champion defeated Atalanta 3-1 on Sunday to become only the second Italian side to win
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Neymar's Santos wins 3rd straight Sao Paulo title
Football | May 14, 2012, 01:37 PM ISTSao Paulo, May 14: Neymar scored a pair of goals Sunday to help Santos beat Guarani 4-2 and become the first team in 43 years to win three straight Sao Paulo state championships.In Rio de
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Guidolin could quit as Udinese coach
Football | May 14, 2012, 01:27 PM ISTMilan, May 14: Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin says he may leave the club in the offseason.Udinese qualified for the Champions League for the second successive year as a 2-0 win at Catania saw the team
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Cooper scores in 78th to lift Red Bulls over Union
Football | May 14, 2012, 01:20 PM ISTChester (Pennsylvania), May 14: Kenny Cooper scored in the 78th minute to lift the New York Red Bulls past the Philadelphia Union 3-2 in Major League Soccer on Sunday.Joel Lindpere and Markus Holgersson also scored
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Santos Laguna to face Monterrey in final
Football | May 14, 2012, 01:16 PM ISTMexico City, May 14: Santos Laguna drew 2-2 with Tigres on Sunday to book a spot against Monterrey for Mexico's first-division championship.Oribe Peralta scored two late goals to rally Santos to the draw with Tigres.
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Man City has played best football, says Mancini
Football | May 13, 2012, 01:36 PM ISTManchester (England), May 13: Manchester City would be a deserved winner of the Premier League after playing the most attractive football in England, according to manager Roberto Mancini.City hosts struggling Queens Park Rangers in the