Spain conceded a late goal at home against Finland, conceding top spot to France in their World Cup qualifying group. ...
06:29 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Xavi is likely to miss the qualifier due to injury and this leaves the Spain coach in a dilemma who to deploy. ...
12:57 PM, Mar 21, 2013
Xavi is a major doubt for World Cup Group I qualifier after he missed Tuesday's training session due to a niggling hamstring injury. ...
08:45 AM, Mar 20, 2013
FIFA is investigating Zambian officials over allegations they allowed eight players banned for match-fixing in a notorious case in Finland to return to football without permission. ...
11:37 PM, Feb 22, 2013
Wimbledon: Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Olympics with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Jarko Nieminen of Finland at Wimbledon on Tuesday. World No. 4 Murray next faces Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus. The Briton lost to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final this year. ...
08:47 PM, Jul 31, 2012
London: Somdev Devvarman failed to provide cheers to the Indian camp at the London Olympics as he bowed out of the men's singles event with a straight-set defeat against Jarkko Nieminen, here on Sunday. Somdev, a wild card entrant, lost the rain-hit first round match 3-6 1-6 to his Finnish rival, who is ranked 41st in the world as against 418 of the Indian. The total duration of the match...
12:26 AM, Jul 30, 2012
Holland: A Kevin Strootman strike in the first half and a goal from Luuk de Jong after the interval helped Netherlands to the full three points in their Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland as the Dutch recorded a 2-0 win in Helsinki. The PSV midfielder slotted home at the half-hour mark after a superb pass from Wesley Sneijder, while De Jong scored from close range well into stoppage time. The...
12:38 AM, Sep 07, 2011
Helsinki: The high-scoring Netherlands can virtually secure a spot in next year's European Championship with another victory against Finland on Tuesday. The top-ranked Dutch are coming off their biggest win ever after demolishing San Marino 11-0 on Friday for their seventh victory in as many games in Group E. The World Cup runners-up are six points clear of second-place Sweden with three rounds remaining and with a vastly superior goal...
08:57 AM, Sep 06, 2011
London: Germany swept to the brink of a place in the 2012 European Championship with a seventh straight qualifying win Tuesday, while Zlatan Ibrahimovic's hat-trick in a 5-0 rout of Finland kept Sweden in the hunt for top spot in its group. Real Madrid playmaker Mesut Oezil scored one goal and set up another as Germany beat Azerbaijan 3-1 in Baku, leaving Joachim Loew's side needing two points from its...
09:33 AM, Jun 08, 2011
Turku, Finland: A Vincent Kompany own goal earned Finland a 1-0 victory over Belgium in an international friendly on Wednesday. The only goal of the game came in the 13th minute, when Mikael Forssell passed to Roni Porokara, whose shot deflected off Kompany, wrongfooting Belgium goalkeeper Logan Bailly. Neither team were able to add to the score in the second half, with both making a number of substitutions. Ahead of...
12:02 AM, Aug 12, 2010
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