Gdansk: Joachim Loew's bold decision to completely overhaul his forward line will be viewed as a resounding success after Germany crushed Greece 4-2 on Friday to claim a place in the last four of Euro 2012. Replacing Mario Gomez, the tournament's joint top-scorer, with Miroslav Klose and omitting the experienced Lukas Podolski and Thomas Mueller in favour of the relatively green Marco Reus and Andre Schuerrle may have raised eyebrows...
10:05 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Greece coach Fernando Santos conceded Germany had squeezed the life out of his side after they were thumped 4-2 in the second Euro 2012 quarter-final on Friday. The Greeks held out for 39 minutes under relentless pressure before Philip Lahm rewarded Germany's domination, only for Giorgos Samaras to finish off a fine move to equalise 10 minutes after half-time. Greek celebrations were quickly snuffed out when Sami Khedira thundered...
09:52 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Germany are planning to bide their time and eventually wear down defensive-minded Greece when they meet in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals on Friday. The Germans advanced through Group B with three wins from three games but are bracing for a much tougher defence than what they faced against Portugal, Netherlands and Denmark. Greece conceded only five goals in 10 qualifiers, though they also let in three goals in three...
12:48 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Gdansk: A day before their European Championship quarter-final against Greece, the one thing on German minds was patience. Both coach Joachim Loew and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer believe composure will be the key to success. The Germans expect Greece to erect a defensive wall in front of its goal. Breaking it down will need a lot of hard work, while taking care not to be exposed to counterattacks. Loew says one...
12:08 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Luxembourg/Madrid: Independent auditors said Spanish banks may need up to 62 billion euros in extra capital, to be filled mostly by a euro zone bailout, after Spain's medium-term borrowing costs spiralled to a euro-era record on Thursday. Euro zone finance ministers met in Luxembourg to discuss how to channel up to 100 billion euros in aid to Spanish lenders weighed down by bad debts from a burst property bubble. Madrid's...
10:14 AM, Jun 22, 2012
Legionowo: Greece captain Costas Katsouranis is hoping for a minor miracle when his team goes looking for their first ever victory against Germany in the European Championship quarter-finals on Friday. A convincing Germany side advanced to the last eight after three straight group wins, while Greece's 1-0 victory over Russia " their first win at a European Championship since lifting the trophy in 2004 " saw the team scrape through....
10:03 AM, Jun 21, 2012
With the end of the group stage, Euro 2012 is more than two-thirds complete, with 24 matches played and just seven left, culminating with the July 1 final in Kiev. And, like a regular service on a car, this European Championship has provided a neat opportunity to lift up football's lid, inspect its innards and assess its health. So, in 12 days between co-host Poland's opening 1-1 draw on June...
11:05 AM, Jun 20, 2012
Donetsk: From the moment Poland's Robert Lewandowski scored the opening goal of the tournament with a brilliant header against Greece, Euro 2012 has served up one great moment after another during a thrilling group stage. Superb goals have followed, including Mario Balotelli's volley against Ireland, German Mario Gomez's first strike against the Netherlands and Jakub Blaszczykowski's stunning equaliser for Poland against Russia. The quality remained until the end with Zlatan...
10:12 AM, Jun 20, 2012
While Ronaldo led Portugal's victory over the Dutch, Germany outclassed Denmark to progress to the Euro quarter-finals. ...
10:28 AM, Jun 18, 2012
Lviv: Both Germany and Portugal have been fined by UEFA after their opening game at Euro 2012. German supporters threw missiles during the Group B clash and the German Football Association has been fined 10,000 as a result. Seleccao players were targeted by paper bombs, most notably at corners, while a smoke bomb was also let off in the stands, despite die Mannschaft's fans being continually warned as the game...
11:23 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Gdansk: Germany's second group game defeats in the past two tournaments should act as a warning when they face the Netherlands in their Euro 2012 Group B match on Wednesday in Kharkiv, team manager Oliver Bierhoff said on Tuesday. The Germans, among the title favourites, go into the game on the back of a 1-0 win over Portugal with the Dutch having their backs to the wall following a surprise...
07:40 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Gdansk (Poland): Whether it's Robin van Persie or Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, one of the Dutch star strikers had better start scoring if the Netherlands is to live up to its billing as a European Championship favorite. With its back to the wall, the Netherlands has to beat Germany on Wednesday in Kharkiv, Ukraine, to have a chance of advancing from Group B. Neither Van Persie nor Huntelaar scored in the 1-0...
06:32 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Washington: The Obama administration on Monday exempted India and six other nations from US economic sanctions after they significantly reduced their imports of Iranian oil. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton also granted waivers to Malaysia, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Taiwan, meaning that banks and other financial institutions based there won't be hit with penalties under US law for a renewable 180-day period. They join 11 countries - Belgium,...
10:06 AM, Jun 12, 2012
Krakow (Poland): Both are ranked in FIFA's top four. They finished second and third at the last World Cup. If that were not enough " it's the Netherlands vs Germany, one of the biggest grudge matches in football, and of all sport for that matter. And to compound matters, the Netherlands needs to win Wednesday's Group B game to claw its way back into the European Championship. A loss would...
08:52 PM, Jun 11, 2012
New Delhi: A Group of Ministers (GoM) gave its approval to the Madhya Pradesh government on Friday to dispose 350 metric tonnes of Union Carbide toxic waste in Germany. As per the decision, the Centre will pay Rs 25 crore towards the cost of airlifting the waste which will be removed within a year. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Babulal Gaur said that the GoM under...
08:13 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Warsaw: Uruguay have moved above Germany to become the second-highest ranked team behind world and European champions Spain in the latest FIFA rankings published on Wednesday. Germany, who together with fourth-ranked Netherlands, Denmark (9th) and Portugal (10th) are all in a tough Group B at Euro 2012 which starts on Friday, have slipped to third. Argentina climbed two places to seventh while Brazil (5th) and England (6th) also moved up...
05:02 PM, Jun 06, 2012
CNN-IBN's football experts Novy Kapadia and Karim Bencherifa discuss England and Germany's prospects at Euro 2012. ...
09:11 PM, Jun 05, 2012
Leipzig: Germany worked hard for a 2-0 win over Israel in a Euro 2012 warm-up match on Thursday with Mario Gomez and Andre Schuerrle on target in their final test before next month's tournament. The three-time European champions, among the title favourites, dominated with a performance that was a marked improvement on their 5-3 defeat by Switzerland on Saturday. However, they wasted close to a dozen clear chances on a...
09:16 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Frankfurt: Brazil-born striker Cacau was dropped from Germany's squad for the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine on Monday. Cacau struggled in his Bundesliga club Stuttgart and was mostly coming off the bench during the season. He was in the Germany squad at the World Cup in South Africa two years ago. "It was my great goal to be able to play at the Europeans after being at the World...
02:49 PM, May 29, 2012
