The Hague: Portugal had difficulties while qualifying for Euro 2012, but will nevertheless start the forthcoming tournament in Ukraine and Poland with high expectations, thanks to Real Madrid's ace Cristiano Ronaldo. The 27-year-old forward enjoyed a terrific season with Real Madrid, leading the Spanish giants to the La Liga title. He even improved on his personal record of 40 goals of the 2010/2011 season by netting 46 times in the...
02:14 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Portugal are unfortunate enough to find themselves in the Euro 2012 'Group of Death' and the odds are stacked up against the 2004 runners-up as they will have to face Germany and Netherlands who are seen as the clear favourites to go through to the next round. Portugal are known for their free-flowing and attacking football, but they are highly dependent on Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani. The two wingers have...
12:11 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Having missed out on the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Sweden will be eyeing to make amends in this year's European Championships. They have made it to the finals after finishing as best runners-up in the qualification campaign. Needing a win against the Netherlands to qualify, Sweden produced the goods, a 3-2 victory at home, against a team that won every match of their group till that point. It's...
12:07 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Once again the Netherlands go into a tournament with a reputation as one of the red-hot favourites. Over the years, they have been one of the best sides in the world, be it at the Euro or the World Cup. The 2010 World Cup runners-up have got some quality players in their ranks but the question is whether they have enough fire in their belly to go all the way?...
12:01 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Ipoh: Indian striker SV Sunil was on Saturday reprimanded but escaped a ban for showing his middle finger to spectators after scoring the match-winner against Pakistan in the ongoing Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament here. Tournament Director Sarinder Dillon of Hong Kong issued an "official reprimand" after a disciplinary hearing at the team hotel where Sunil and the Indian team manager Manoj Bhore were present. Sunil's action of throwing...
09:50 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Zurich: Italy's troubles mounted as they produced some slapstick defending in a 3-0 defeat by fellow Euro 2012 finalists Russia on Friday in their only warm-up match for the tournament. The game at the Letzigrund in Zurich was played against the backdrop of a match-fixing scandal back home that prompted Italy coach Cesare Prandelli to say he would not mind his side pulling out of the European Championship if it...
08:46 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Hoenderloo: Netherlands playmaker Wesley Sneijder believes Euro 2012 will be more difficult to win than the World Cup, where the Dutch finished as runners-up two years ago. Bert van Marwijk's side have tricky draw with Denmark, Germany and Portugal awaiting in Group B. "It will be very difficult, because for me, the Euros is more difficult than the World Cup because you don't have the teams from Africa or wherever...
11:20 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Madrid: A scan on Cesc Fabregas's hamstring injury has shown "very satisfactory results" although he will miss Spain's final Euro 2012 warm-up match against China on Sunday, the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) said on Friday. Fabregas picked up the injury when he came on for the last 10 minutes of Barca's 3-0 King's Cup final win over Athletic Bilbao last week before he was named in Spain's final 23-man squad...
10:38 PM, Jun 01, 2012
London: Scott Parker is fit for England's final Euro 2012 warm-up against Belgium on Saturday, handing coach Roy Hodgson a much-needed boost after his midfield was ravaged by injury. Experienced duo Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry have both been ruled out of this month's tournament in Ukraine and Poland and British media reports had said Parker was a doubt with a nagging Achilles problem. "No not particularly," Hodgson told a...
07:54 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Paris: Maria Sharapova won another easy match at the French Open on Friday, beating Ayumi Morita of Japan 6-1, 6-1. The second-seeded Sharapova won her opening match 6-0, 6-0 on Tuesday. The Russian has won three major titles in her career, but she still needs to win at Roland Garros to complete a career Grand Slam. Last year, she lost in the semi-finals at the French Open. Sharapova and Morita...
06:48 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Poland have not played a competitive match since 2009 and a dismal World Cup qualifying campaign which saw them finish second from bottom in their group. They have been drawn up with the likes of Greece, Russia and Czech Republic. On paper it's one of the easier group but Poland still remain outsiders to reach the second round. Coach Franciszek Smuda has plenty of experience to call upon for the...
05:26 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Since Greece delivered the biggest shock they ever could to world football in 2004 - by winning the European Championships - the team's fortunes haven't witnessed the upswing that one would expect after such a big win out of the blue. But that it's the country's third consecutive appearance at the European Championships says a lot about a team that had qualified for the competition just once between 1960 and...
05:14 PM, Jun 01, 2012
After a disastrous World Cup campaign in 2010, the French scraped into Euro 2012 courtesy of topping one of the weaker qualifying groups, where they edged Bosnia and Herzegovina for the top spot. But as the Euro nears there is a feel-good factor around the squad once again, with players motivated to play as a unit than focusing on individuals. Laurent Blanc's team, which lost just once in 10 qualifying...
05:10 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Munich: Joachim Low has insisted that Germany still have to improve in the wake of their 2-0 friendly win over Israel on Thursday. The national team coach was generally pleased with his side's performance after they had lost their previous match 5-3 against Switzerland, but he was adamant that they need to be better if they are to have success this summer. "It was a pretty decent final test, this...
02:11 PM, Jun 01, 2012
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