Porto: A late equalizer by Helder Postiga earned Portugal a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifying game on Tuesday, sparing the home team's blushes as Cristiano Ronaldo racked up his 100th international appearance. Postiga rescued his team with his 23rd international goal in the 79th minute, tapping in from short range just as the Portuguese were poised to record their second defeat in a row following...
08:58 AM, Oct 17, 2012
Lisbon: When Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo picks up his 100th cap against Northern Ireland on Tuesday, he will reflect on a career which started in central defence and was marked by early shyness before an explosion of attacking flair made him one of soccer's greatest players. "It was on August 20th, 2003, against Kazakhstan, that I put on our national shirt for the first time. It was one of the most...
06:25 PM, Oct 15, 2012
Berlin: Germany's Mario Goetze and Lukas Podolski are nursing minor injuries but will be fit for Friday's World Cup soccer qualifier against Ireland in Dublin, assistant coach Hansi Flick said on Wednesday. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Goetze was rested towards the end of training on Wednesday, feeling the effects of a minor muscle injury. Arsenal winger Podolski is recovering from an ankle injury and both players missed training on Tuesday. "Today...
07:44 PM, Oct 10, 2012
Former West Indies allrounder and current Ireland coach also feels that West Indies have one of the strongest sides on paper and have decent chance to win the title if rain stays away. ...
09:00 AM, Sep 26, 2012
Start of World Twenty20 have been hugely affected by bad weather and both the West Indies game were hampered by rain. ...
09:23 AM, Sep 25, 2012
The Caribbean team couldn't start its pursuit of 130 runs due to heavy rains and advanced on account of a better net run-rate. ...
10:52 PM, Sep 24, 2012
The match has been called off due to rain. Ireland go out as the Caribbean team makes it to the Super Eight stage on account of a better net run-rate. ...
06:44 PM, Sep 24, 2012
West Indies captain Darren Sammy has conceded that his team must improve on bowling. ...
11:06 AM, Sep 24, 2012
Only a win will carry Darren Sammy's team into the Super Eights stage of the tournament. ...
01:33 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Dublin: Facebook has tightened up its privacy controls sufficiently to satisfy a review by the body that regulates the social networking company outside North America, removing the immediate threat of legal challenges. The world's biggest social network makes most of its money from advertising, but has to walk a fine line to avoid giving its over 950 million users the impression it is invading their privacy to boost revenue. It...
11:43 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Watson scalped three wickets for 26 runs from his four overs and then came up with a 30-ball 51 in Australia's successful run chase of 124 runs at the R Premadasa Stadium. ...
07:40 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Watson's 51 and 3 wickets for 26 runs helped Australia beat Ireland by 7 wickets in their World T20 opener. ...
06:21 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Shane Watson's 51 off 30 balls guided Australia to a seven-wicket victory over Ireland with 29 balls to spare. ...
02:45 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Australia would like to start their World Twenty20 campaign on a positive note when they take on Ireland on Wednesday. ...
05:13 PM, Sep 18, 2012
London: The owner of the Irish Daily Star says the newspaper's editor has been suspended following his decision to publish topless photographs of Prince William's wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. Independent Star, the company which owns the newspaper, said on Monday that Michael O'Kane had been suspended and an internal inquiry had been launched. The newspaper printed some of the photographs on Saturday in editions available in Ireland, but...
04:42 AM, Sep 18, 2012
In other warm-up matches South Africa, West Indies and Ireland registered wins. ...
07:00 PM, Sep 17, 2012
Australia, West Indies and Ireland are all capable of making it to the Super Eights, so predicting which two will make it through isn't easy. ...
08:38 AM, Sep 16, 2012
Rome: The British royal family faced a multinational battle to contain the spread of topless photos of Prince William's wife Kate, as an Irish tabloid published them Saturday and an Italian gossip magazine planned to do the same despite the threat of legal action. The royal couple's St. James's Palace office condemned the moves as unjustifiable and evidence of pure greed, and said it was considering "all proportionate responses." The...
02:39 AM, Sep 16, 2012
Niall O'Brien hit two sixes and four boundaries in an aggressive 62 to lead Ireland to a 54-run win. ...
03:14 PM, Sep 13, 2012
Australia will begin this month's Twenty20 World Cup ranked 10th in the world in the shortest form of the game. ...
01:49 PM, Sep 08, 2012
