All Posts Tagged With: "european"
Rugby: Thorn achievement 'awesome' says Hansen
Brad Thorn’s latest achievement in winning a Heineken Cup trophy with Irish club Leinster has been labelled “awesome” by All Blacks coach Steve Hansen. The former All Blacks lock added to his long list of accomplishments by being part of a team that beat Ireland rivals Ulster 42-14 in the final of the European club competition in front of almost 82,000 spectators at Twickenham
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Chelsea beats Bayern Munich in penalty shootout
By GRAHAM DUNBAR | Associated Press – MUNICH (AP) — You can’t keep Didier Drogba down.
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Rugby: IRB ignores the little guys again
Rugby’s elite nations are celebrating their World Cup windfall just as the extent of the injustices being suffered by second tier countries is coming to light. The game’s richest nations have secured almost $20 million each in compensation payments, while the likes of near-bankrupt Samoa, Fiji and Namibia can’t gain any traction to even talk about introducing a basic minimum payment for all players at the next World Cup.
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Rugby: New Zealanders key in an all-Irish final
Time was, when any meeting of Irish provincial rugby teams was little more than a storm in an Irish tea cup. Irish television might cover it for the Guinness guzzlers in the pubs of Ireland but no one got terribly excited. How times change.
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Chelsea plays for high stakes in Champions League (The Associated Press)
MUNICH (AP) Chelsea is playing for a place in European soccer history as well as next season’s competition when it meets Bayern Munich on Saturday in the Champions League final. After nine straight seasons among Europe ‘s elite, Chelsea’s sixth-place finish in the Premier League means its only entry to next season’s Champions League is as title holder. The price of defeat is therefore higher
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Chelsea plays for high stakes in Champions League
By GRAHAM DUNBAR | Associated Press – MUNICH (AP) — Chelsea is playing for a place in European soccer history as well as next season’s competition when it meets Bayern Munich on Saturday in the Champions League final. After nine straight seasons among Europe ‘s elite, Chelsea’s sixth-place finish in the Premier League means its only entry to next season’s Champions League is as title holder
18May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
NHL provides NHLPA notice to change CBA
The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association, as expected, are officially headed towards a labour showdown in the months ahead.
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Terry on England Euro roster despite racism trial (The Associated Press)
WEMBLEY, England (AP) Former captain John Terry was included in England ‘s European Championshipr roster on Wednesday despite facing trial immediately after the tournament for racially abusing an opponent. The Football Association’s decision to strip Terry of the England captaincy in February over the alleged racial abuse of Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand led to coach Fabio Capello quitting. Capello’s replacement, Roy Hodgson , has included the Chelsea defender in his 23-man group
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Kenny Dalglish fired as Liverpool manager (The Associated Press)
LONDON (AP) Kenny Dalglish ‘s second stint as Liverpool manager ended Wednesday when he was fired following the club’s disappointing eighth-place finish in the Premier League . Dalglish lasted less than 500 days in charge, as the club owners decided to terminate his contract despite having ended the team’s six-year trophy drought with the League Cup triumph in February. ”Results in the Premier League have been disappointing and we believe to build on the progress that has already been made, we need to make a change,” Liverpool chairman Tom Werner said
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Geno: Griner had ‘pretty good’ chance at US team
Associated Press – DALLAS (AP) — U.S. coach Geno Auriemma says Baylor standout Brittney Griner ‘s chances of making the team for the London Olympics were “pretty good” had she not withdrawn. Auriemma says there aren’t many other Americans — or players in other countries, for that matter — who are Griner’s size and have her skills
14May2012 | admin | 0 comments | Continued