Donetsk: France has everything to gain by beating a Sweden team which is playing only for pride in their last European Championship group match on Tuesday. The match represents the possible dawn of a new era for France " which has not reached a tournament quarterfinal since the 2006 World Cup " and the end of the road for some of Sweden's veterans. If France manages to keep first place...
07:40 PM, Jun 18, 2012
Donetsk: France boosted their hopes of reaching the Euro 2012 quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukraine in a rain-delayed Group D fixture in Kiev. Having been forced to leave the pitch after only four minutes due to a massive storm, play resumed nearly an hour later, but it wasnt until the second half that the killer blows were dealt, with Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye scoring within four...
12:20 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Donetsk: A partisan home crowd isn't the only thing France have to keep quiet when they play Ukraine at the European Championship on Friday. A resurgent Andriy Shevchenko has shrugged off a combination of back pains and criticism to steal the spotlight at the tournament, scoring two superb headers to give Ukraine a 2-1 win over Sweden in their opening Group D match. The 35-year-old Shevchenko's time on the international...
09:09 AM, Jun 14, 2012
CNN-IBN panel of experts analyses the teams and other factors ahead of the upcoming Euro 2012 opener. ...
08:43 PM, Jun 08, 2012
The Euro 2012 will kick off on Friday, with 16 nations battling for the most prestigious European football trophy. ...
07:31 PM, Jun 08, 2012
Warsaw: UEFA president Michel Platini promised that referees will stop European Championship matches if players suffer abuse from fans, as questions on racism in Poland and Ukraine dominated a news conference on Wednesday to launch the tournament. Platini said UEFA has empowered referees to "temporarily stop the game and finally cancel the game if this racism keeps rearing its head." Concern was fueled by a British television program last week...
10:11 AM, Jun 07, 2012
Warsaw: Now, finally, UEFA President Michel Platini wants the players to take center stage when the European Championship kicks off on Friday. Football has almost been ignored during a turbulent five years for Poland and Ukraine as they sought to vindicate UEFA's decision to take its showpiece 16-nation tournament to eastern Europe. Now the former France great, who captained and coached his country, wants the teams to seize the headlines....
09:11 AM, Jun 07, 2012
London: Capsules on each of the previous 13 European Championship tournaments: France 1960 The Soviet Union scored the first goal in the qualifying tournament for the inaugural European Championship, and then won the maiden title about two years later at Parc des Princes in Paris. Seventeen teams entered the qualifying tournament, which was called the European Nations Cup. After Czechoslovakia eliminated Ireland in a two-leg playoff, the Soviets beat visiting...
10:32 AM, Jun 06, 2012
Warsaw: A brief glance at the 16 teams that have qualified for the European Championship: Group A Poland Euro 2012 Schedule: vs. Greece, June 8; vs. Russia, June 12; vs. Czech Republic, June 16. How the team qualified: Co-host. Euro 2008 Result: First Round. Best Result: First Round (2008). FIFA Ranking: 65th. Coach: Franciszek Smuda (Poland). Top Players: Jakub Blaszczykowski, Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczesny. Greece Euro 2012 Schedule: vs. Poland,...
10:12 AM, Jun 06, 2012
Warsaw: A brief look at the eight stadiums to be used for the European Championship: Warsaw, National Stadium The National Stadium in Warsaw will host the opening match of the Euro 2012 tournament, when Poland plays Greece on June 8. The stadium was built on the site of the Tenth Anniversary Stadium, which hosted football matches and other sporting events from 1955 until the 1980s. The old stadium was partly...
09:53 AM, Jun 06, 2012
Changa Bangial, Pakistan: Disgraced Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Amir will announce his next move when he returns home later this month after his release from a British prison, his brother told AFP. Mohammad Ijaz said the family was delighted that the...
01:23 PM, May 24, 2012
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