Boxing referee Frank Cappuccino dies aged 86
Long-time boxing referee Frank Cappuccino has died at the age of 86. Cappuccino, who died in Yardley, Pennsylvania on M...
Long-time boxing referee Frank Cappuccino has died at the age of 86. Cappuccino, who died in Yardley, Pennsylvania on M...
F.C. Barcelona wins UEFA Champions League 2014/15
On Saturday, F.C. Barcelona football club of Barcelona, Spain won the UEFA Champions League 2014–2015 which was held in...
On Saturday, F.C. Barcelona football club of Barcelona, Spain won the UEFA Champions League 2014–2015 which was held in...
F.C. Barcelona wins Copa del Rey 2014-2015On Sunday, at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, Spain, F.C. Barcelona won the Copa del Rey((en)). The team defeated Bilbao based football club Athletic Bilbao 3–1 to clinch the title. Uruguayan striker Suárez was fit to play this final after recovering from hamstring injury. Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini scored 2 goals, one in each half. And Brazilian Ney...
FIFA president 'on a mission of peace'FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) president Sepp Blatter is touring the Middle East, making efforts to stop the Palestinian motion for the suspension of Israel from FIFA. As part of his visit, Blatter met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, and yesterday was due to meet the president of the Palestinian National Authority...
F.C. Barcelona wins La Liga 2014-2015On Sunday, at Calderón Stadium in Madrid, Spain, F.C. Barcelona association football club won the Spanish La Liga title. The team defeated Atlético Madrid 1–0 to clinch the title for the 23rd time. Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi Cuccittini scored the only goal of the match. A victory in this match ensured the title for Barcelona. Uruguayan striker Suárez was rest...
German journalists detained in Qatar while investiga...ss="published">Tuesday, May 5, 2015 Qatar Related articles 5 May 2015: German journalists detained in Qatar while investigating controversial 2022 FIFA World Cup hosting win 15 September 2014: Libya accuse Qatar of intervening on side of rebels 28 August 2014: US says Egypt and UAE responsible for air attacks on Tripoli 28 July 2014: Fighting in Gaza spar...
US Soccer: Seattle Sounders defeat Portland TimbersIn Seattle, on Sunday, Seattle Sounders FC beat the Portland Timbers 1–0 in the Cascadia Cup battle. Stefan Frei notched his fourth shutout this season while Clint Dempsey scored the winning goal in the 77th minute with an assist from Andy Rose. Seattle is now 1–0 in the cup while Portland falls to 0–2. Portland almost scored minutes later when sub Fanendo Ad...
US Soccer: Seattle Sounders fall to LA Galaxy 1-0California-based soccer club LA Galaxy triumphed 1–0 over Seattle Sounders FC of Washington on Sunday with a header from Alan Gordon. Both sides were missing a key player; Clint Dempsey was out for the Sounders with a hamstring injury while Robbie Keane missed the match with a groin injury. This was LA's first win since opening day and are now 2-2-2 while S...
US soccer: Sounders 2 maintain win streak with 2-1 v...Seattle Sounders FC 2 (S2) association football club have maintained a streak with their third home win at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Washington on Saturday night, this time against Portland Timbers 2 (T2). T2 struck first when defender Harrison Delbridge headed the ball in from a free kick in the 30th minute. Seattle responded with Pablo Rossi converting...
Ian Holloway sacked as manager of Millwall F.C.Ian Holloway has been sacked as manager of Millwall football club. His sacking, announced on Tuesday, has come after a 1–4 defeat to Norwich City F.C. on March 7. He had managed Millwall since January 2014. Former player Neil Harris has been placed in charge until season's end. An official statement was released by club chairman John Berylson. He said "This w...
Cricket World Cup 2015: New Zealand defeats Afghanis...New Zealand maintained their dominant position in this year's cricket world cup as they defeated Afghanistan by six wickets at home in Napier on Sunday. It is New Zealand's fifth consecutive victory and the fourth consecutive defeat for Afghanistan. Afghanistan batted first and were bowled out in 47.4 overs, setting the target of 186 runs for New Zealand to...
Scottish footballer Dave Mackay dies aged 80Scottish footballer Dave Mackay died in an English hospital on Monday. He was 80. "Dave was one of the most influential players of his era[...] a superb player who possessed all the technique, passing ability and talent to be the complete footballer", said Tottenham Hotspur, an English team Mackay played for in the late fifties and early sixties. Mackay's ca...
Peterborough United F.C. manager Darren Ferguson lea...Darren Ferguson resigned yesterday as the manager of Peterborough United Football Club. His departure comes after a 3–0 defeat yesterday to MK Dons. Peterborough United are currently in fifteenth position of League One, the third tier of English football. Peterborough United's chairman, Darragh MacAnthony, released a statement on the club's website regarding ...
Scottish university football club under investigatio...A Scottish university is investigating after several dozen members of its football club reportedly used blackface as part of costuming for a social event yesterday. Representatives from the University of Stirling, located in central Scotland, has said it has "zero-tolerance" for racism and is "disappointed that the actions of a few are tarnishing the [universi...
Japanese Olympic judoka Hitoshi Saito dies aged 54Japanese judoka Hitoshi Saito, winner of two Olympic gold medals, has died at the age of 54. The cause of death was announced as intrahepatic bile duct cancer. He died in Osaka on Tuesday. As well as a former Olympic and World champion, Saito was the All Japan Judo Federation training committee chairman at the time of his death. He had been hospitalized sin...
2014/15 Australia, India cricket Test schedule reshu...The 2014/15 Test cricket series between Australia and India has been reshuffled, announced Monday night, after the scheduled first match was postponed. Adelaide Oval is now scheduled to host the first match from December 9. "Players will look to prepare themselves with the dedication and commitment that is a trademark of our Australian Test cricketers. Ther...
2014 Gabba cricket Test postponedThursday's cricket Test match between Australia and India at the Gabba in Brisbane has been postponed to accommodate players attending the funeral of batsman Phillip Hughes on Wednesday. "These are extraordinary circumstances and we simply couldn't or wouldn't expect our players to be emotionally ready to start a Test match the day after farewelling one of ...
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