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United drawn with Celtic, Torres in Atletico return
MONACO AFP — Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase. United, who also won the English Premiership title, were drawn in Group E while Chelsea will meet AS Roma, Bordeaux...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, France, Games, INTERNET, Spain, United
Research articles 2008-08-28
Mourinho looking forward to Champions League opener
ROME AFP — Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho cannot wait to get started after his side drew Germans Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos of Greece and Cyprus's Anorthosis Famagusta in Thursday's Champions League group stage draw. Italian champions Inter will be one of the favourites for this season's competition but Mourinho...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, team
Research articles 2008-08-28
Top talent on tap at US Open tennis
NEW YORK AFP — A heavyweight bill is on tap during day three of the US Open as a pair of rising Serbian stars and a slate of former champions see action at Flushing Meadows. Novak Djokovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic and Lindsay Davenport take to the court as...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, Davenport Co., talent
Research articles 2008-08-27
Aussie golfer Kulacz triumphs in Brunei Open
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN AFP — Australian rookie Rick Kulacz holed a stunning bunker shot for birdie to defeat Taiwan's Lu Wen-teh in a play-off and win the Brunei Open on Sunday. Kulacz, the 2001 world junior champion, produced one of the shots of the season to capture his maiden...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, Leadership, Thailand
Research articles 2008-08-24
Diogo signs with Olympiakos
ATHENS AFP — Greek champions Olympiakos Piraeus announced Tuesday that they have signed Brazilian striker Diogo Luis Santo on a five-year contract from Portuguesa. No financial details of the deal for the talented 21-year-old forward were revealed by Olympiakos although local press reports said the transfer from the Portuguese...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, FINANCE
Research articles 2008-08-19
Robinho 'wants Chelsea move', Real opposed
MADRID AFP — Brazil international Robinho is determined to join English Premiership side Chelsea but Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon does not want to let him go, Spanish media reported Thursday. The 24-year-old, accompanied by his agent Wagner Ribeiro, met with Calderon on Wednesday to express his desire to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, AJAX, Benefits, champion, Chelsea, INTERNET, salary
Research articles 2008-08-14
AS Roma sign Baptista from Real Madrid
MADRID AFP — AS Roma have signed Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Julio Baptista, the Spanish club announced Thursday. In a statement on its website, Real did not indicate the transfer fee for the 26-year-old but Roma said on their site it was nine million euros (13 million dollars). No...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, INTERNET
Research articles 2008-08-14
Van der Vaart seals Real move
BERLIN AFP — Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart confirmed Monday he has sealed a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. "Last night everything came together, and I am now moving to Real Madrid," the 25-year-old Hamburg captain announced on his website. According to reports the playmaker...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Berlin, champion, FINANCE, INTERNET, Investment, Spain
Research articles 2008-08-04
Real confirm Van der Vaart transfer from Hamburg
MADRID AFP — Real Madrid confirmed Monday they have signed Dutch international midfielder Rafael van der Vaart from Hamburg. The Spanish champions did not reveal the amount they paid for the player, but Spanish and German media put the figure at 13 million euros (20 million dollars). "Real...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, agreement, champion, INTERNET
Research articles 2008-08-04
Sneijder out for three months: Real Madrid
MADRID AFP — Real Madrid said Monday that Dutch international Wesley Sneijder would be out of action for three months but did not have to undergo surgery after injuring his knee during a match in London. "Sneijder avoids the surgeon," the Spanish champions said on their website after the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, AJAX, champion, INTERNET, London
Research articles 2008-08-03
Cannavaro keen to commit to Real
MADRID AFP — Real Madrid's Italian international defender Fabio Cannavaro said Friday he was keen to extend his contract with the Spanish champions beyond its 2009 deadline. "Of course without any problem," the 35-year-old World Cup-winning captain said in an interview with El Mundo. Cannavaro's agent said recently...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion
Research articles 2008-07-25
Muntari 'to sign for Inter' on Thursday
ROME AFP — Italian press reports claimed that Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari will sign for Inter Milan on Thursday. With Chelsea refusing to let Frank Lampard leave for the Italian champions, Inter coach Jose Mourinho is said to have turned his attentions to Muntari with a 14 million euro...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion
Research articles 2008-07-24
Cantona to have stadium named after him
TIGNES, France AFP — Former French international footballer Eric Cantona on Saturday inaugurated a football stadium named after him in the French town of Tignes, local authorities said. French champions Lyon train at the facility, as do the French national team, but it recently underwent a facelift and former...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, champion, France, tournament, turf
Research articles 2008-07-05
Wimbledon dream time for Federer and Nadal
LONDON AFP — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their epic rivalry on Sunday when the world's two greatest players meet in a third successive Wimbledon final. Five-time champion Federer will become the first man in history to win six consecutive titles, and move to within one victory...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, Games
Research articles 2008-07-04
Federer and Nadal cruise as Safin and Murray fire up Wimbledon
LONDON AFP — Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday, but it was charismatic Marat Safin and home hope Andy Murray who fired up All England Club passions. Five-time champion Federer saw off 2002 champion, and father-to-be Lleyton Hewitt, 7-6 (9/7), 6-2, 6-4 and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, champion
Research articles 2008-06-30
Serena sees off hobbling Mauresmo at Wimbledon
LONDON AFP — Serena Williams won the battle of former champions when she beat France's Amelie Mauresmo 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 on Friday to reach the Wimbledon last 16. Williams, the 2002 and 2003 champion, goes on to face Bethanie Mattek for a place in the quarter-finals after her fellow...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, champion, Serena, Williams
Research articles 2008-06-27
Serena relieved to avoid curse of Court Two
LONDON AFP — Two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams admitted she was relieved to have avoided the curse of Court Two after beating Polish teenager Urszula Radwanska 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday. Williams, who won Wimbledon in 2002 and 2003, was in cruise control against the 17-year-old wildcard and never looked...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion, Games, Williams
Research articles 2008-06-25
Champion Radwanska hopes for speedy Wimbledon recovery
EASTBOURNE, England AFP — Agnieszka Radwanska tuned up for Wimbledon in dramatic style, winning a war of attrition over Nadia Petrova 6-4, 6-7 (11/13), 6-4 on Saturday to claim the Eastbourne Championships. Both finalists were feeling the pain near the end of a struggle lasting 2hr 37min, with each...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, CAREER, champion, England, recovery
Research articles 2008-06-21
Sharapova's shorts sharp shock
LONDON AFP — Maria Sharapova, who once wore diamond-encrusted shoes at Wimbledon, is keeping her style simple at this year's championships - she'll be wearing shorts. "I'm going with the traditional shorts, believe it or not," said Sharapova, the 2004 champion. "I've never worn shorts at a Grand...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion
Research articles 2008-06-21
Puel to take over at Lyon
LYON, France AFP — French champions Lyon are set to name Claude Puel as their new manager later Wednesday, club sources said. The 48-year-old Puel, who was in charge of first division rivals Lille last season, will sign a four-year-contact to take over from Alain Perrin who pulled off...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, champion
Research articles 2008-06-18
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