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Dennis Rodman appears in British League again
12:50 01.02.2006 |
World
Dennis Rodman is set to play a second game in the British Basketball League. The 44-year-old former Chicago Bulls and Detroit Pistons star played for the Brighton Bears last Saturday, scoring four points and getting seven rebounds in a 91-88 win over the Guildford Heat. Rodman had signed to play just one game, but the Bears' team sponsor offered...
South Africa fires trainer as players return in vexation from Egypt
09:30 01.02.2006 |
World
South Africa's soccer federation fired interim coach Ted Dumitru on Wednesday after the national squad's first-round exit from the African Cup of Nations. Bafana Bafana players were greeted by jeers and scuffles as they arrived at Johannesburg airport following their lackluster, scoreless performance in Egypt. Police formed protective shields...
Andre Agassi benefits opening match of the year at Delray
08:05 31.01.2006 |
World
Andre Agassi won his opening match of the year 6-4, 6-4 over Ricardo Mello of Brazil on Monday at the International Tennis Championships. Agassi had played only one match since reaching the U.S. Open final last September. He sprained his left ankle playing racquetball Oct. 12 and aggravated the injury during the season-ending Tennis Masters Cup in...
Liverpool to meet Manchester United in fifth round of FA Cup
11:55 30.01.2006 |
World
Liverpool will play 11-time champion Manchester United in the fifth round of the FA Cup
Maria Sharapova returns to Tokyo to support Pan Pacific title
10:25 30.01.2006 |
World
Defending champion Maria Sharapova of Russia will be among the favorites at the Pan Pacific tournament this week but she'll have to contend with a resurgent Martina Hingis, who has a long history of success here. Sharapova, who lost to Justine Henin-Hardenne in the semifinals of the Australian Open, defeated American Lindsay Davenport in last...
Colombian Nobel laureate Garcia Marquez says he has stopped writing
07:39 29.01.2006 |
Showbiz
Colombian Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who rarely offers glimpses into his private life, was quoted as saying in an interview published Sunday that he has stopped writing, at least for the time being.
Cyprus feasts Baghdatis' semifinal victory at Australian Open
10:20 26.01.2006 |
World
Jubilant crowds rang church bells and fired shots in the air Thursday after Marcos Baghdatis advanced to the Australian Open final. The unseeded Greek Cypriot upset fourth-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in Melbourne, and relatives at the family's home in Paramytha, near Limassol, were overcome with joy
