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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The Boston Celtics raised their National Basketball Association championship banner in a stirring pre-game ceremony, then sealed a stirring season-opening victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.Published: 10/29/2008 at 06:35:42 GMT |
QUANZHOU, China (AFP) - Two months after China's elite athletes dazzled the world at the Beijing Olympics, the sporting prowess of its 900 million peasant farmers is getting its turn in the spotlight this week at China's 6th National Peasant Games.Published: 10/29/2008 at 03:30:50 GMT |
QUEBEC CITY (AFP) - Top-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova cruised into the second round of the 175,000-dollar Challenge Bell WTA tournament here, but a string of other seeds were less fortunate.Published: 10/29/2008 at 03:21:01 GMT |
NEWCASTLE (AFP) - Joey Barton justified the faith of Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear by scoring the opening goal as the Magpies beat West Brom 2-0 for only their second Premier League win this season.Published: 10/28/2008 at 22:14:05 GMT |
BERLIN (AFP) - Werder Bremen's defence leaked two late goals in quick succession to hand Bayer Leverkusen a 2-0 victory and three points to put them top of the Bundesliga on Tuesday night.Published: 10/28/2008 at 21:37:30 GMT |
BUENOS AIRES8 (AFP) - Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona was named coach of the national side here on Tuesday according to 1986 World Cup winning coach Carlos Bilardo after he came out of a meeting with Argentinian Football Association president Julio Grondona.Published: 10/28/2008 at 20:57:38 GMT |
WARSAW (AFP) - Under scrutiny from FIFA, UEFA and Polish authorities, Poland's corruption-riddled PZPN football federation is set to elect new leaders Thursday expected to red card graft as Poland gears up to co-host Euro-2012 with Ukraine.Published: 10/28/2008 at 19:38:36 GMT |
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - ATTENTION - ADDS comment from commissioner ///Published: 10/28/2008 at 19:19:21 GMT |
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AFP) - ATTENTION - ADDS comment from commissioner ///Published: 10/28/2008 at 18:29:14 GMT |
ROME (AFP) - Inter coach Jose Mourinho has dropped strikers Julio Cruz and Adriano for Wednesday's Serie A clash with Fiorentina, following the side's poor 0-0 draw against Genoa at the weekend.Published: 10/28/2008 at 18:16:03 GMT |
