Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sport

Neville defends Henry over World Cup handball - Today, 11:22
Manchester United defender Gary Neville has insisted that it ias wrong to brand France striker Thierry Henry a cheat for handling the ball in his...

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Stories from The Sunday Times

Obituary - Former Hibs stalwart Privitera passes away
Former Hibernians FC and Malta defender John Privitera passed away yesterday at the Mater Dei Hospital following a short illness. Privitera, who...

2008 FISEC Games - Malta win six medals in track and field events
Maltese track and field athletes took centre stage in the fourth day of competition at the FISEC Games after they won six medals at the Matthew...

Waterpolo - BOV League - Sliema ease past Saints to maintain perfect run
San Ġiljan 8Sliema 14(1-3, 4-4, 2-4, 1-3) Sliema McDonald's maintained their 100 per cent record in the BOV National League after they strolled...

Cold turkey in the heat of summer - James Calvert
To normal people summer is a time of great happiness and joy. There are sunny beaches to be sprawled on, warm seas to be dipped in, cold beers to...

Tottenham report United and Liverpool to Premier League - Reuters
Tottenham Hotspur have reported Manchester United and Liverpool to the Premier League over their pursuit of strikers Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie...

Inter striker Ibrahimovic does not need surgery - Reuters
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's nagging knee injury does not require surgery and Inter are hopeful the Sweden striker will be ready for the start of the...

Man. United force draw with Kaiser Chiefs in Cape Town - Reuters
Manchester United came from behind to force a 1-1 draw with the Kaiser Chiefs in the first match of an exhibition series yesterday. The Chiefs...

Olympics tournament - Djukic threatens to step down over player row - Reuters
Serbia's Olympic soccer team coach Miroslav Djukic threatened to quit if he cannot take the best players available to next month's Beijing...

Totti not ruling out Italy return - Reuters
Francesco Totti is not ruling out a return to the Italian national team, the Roma captain said. The 31-year-old, who picked up a World Cup...

Intertoto Cup - Reuters
Played yesterday - Bnei Sakhnin vs Deportivo La Coruna 1-2; Grasshoppers vs Chernomorets Burgas 3-0; Neftci vs Vaslui 2-1; Rennes vs Tavriya 1-0;...

Football news - Reuters
Aston Villa are no longer interested in signing Blackburn winger David Bentley, manager Martin O'Neill said yesterday. Villa had been keen to...

Formula One - Hamilton puts McLaren on pole in Germany - Reuters
Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton put McLaren on pole position for engine partners Mercedes' home German Grand Prix yesterday. The...

Brawn says Honda to keep Button and Barrichello - Reuters
Formula One's most experienced driver Rubens Barrichello can look forward to another season with Honda after team boss Ross Brawn said there would...

Cycling - Tour de France - Freire shows sprinting prowess to win stage - Reuters
Three-times world champion Oscar Freire honoured his green jersey with victory in the 14th stage of the Tour de France, a 194.5-km trek from...

Cycling - Ricco vows to return after failed drugs test - Reuters
Italy's Riccardo Ricco, who was sacked from his team after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug EPO on the Tour de France, has vowed to...

MotoGP - Rossi extends Yamaha contract to 2010 - Reuters
MotoGP championship leader Valentino Rossi has extended his contract with Yamaha for two more years until the end of 2010, the Japanese...

Rugby - Tuqiri and Mortlock steer Australia to victory - Reuters
A pair of tries by Lote Tuqiri and Stirling Mortlock carried Australia to a 16-9 victory over South Africa in the Tri-nations yesterday. The...

Athletics - Paris Golden League - Robles gives further warning to Liu Xiang - Reuters
Cuban Dayron Robles demonstrated once again the struggle Olympic champion Liu Xiang will face at next month's Beijing Games by clocking the joint...

Athletics - Veteran Privalova fails to make Olympic team - Russia's number one sprinter Yevgenia Polyakova won the 100 metres final in 11.30 seconds. Reuters
Former Olympic and world champion Irina Privalova failed in her attempt to qualify for the Beijing Olympics at the Russian championships on...

Basketball - Olympic qualifiers - Reuters
Croatia's Marko Popovic is fouled by Germany's Demond Greene during the FIBA Olympic basketball qualifier in Athens. Croatia secured a spot in the...

Sporting briefs - Reuters
Kaboul: Portsmouth have confirmed their interest in Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul but will not pay over the odds for him. Kaboul has been told...