Tbilisi: Spain needed 86 minutes to break down Georgia's defense in a 1-0 win on Tuesday as the World Cup champions took the first step to defending their title in 2014 with a 23rd consecutive victory in qualifying. Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Loria kept Spain from converting their overwhelming possession into a goal until he was forced off with a leg injury. Substitute Cesc Fabregas then found Roberto Soldado to slot...
01:43 AM, Sep 12, 2012
London: Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia won an Olympic judo gold medal on Sunday in the men's 66-kilogram category. The 20-year-old Shavdatuashvili defeated Miklos Ungvari of Hungary in a tense final. Shavdatuashvili managed to score with a throw after sweeping his opponent's foot in the first few minutes of the match. It is Shavdatuashvili's first Olympic medal. Shavdatuashvili defeated one of the favorites, Masashi Ebinuma of Japan, in the semifinals with...
10:17 PM, Jul 29, 2012
Mardin, Turkey: India scored an emphatic 4-0 victory over South Africa and jumped to joint second spot after the third round of the World Women's Team Chess Championship on Wednesday. Taking it easy, mainstay Koneru Humpy was rested for tougher battles ahead while D Harika, Tania Sachdev, Padmini Rout and Soumya Swaminathan scored fine victories to keep the team in contention for a medal in the premier team event. On...
12:58 PM, Dec 21, 2011
Freiburg striker Mohamadou Idrissou missed two chances for Cameroon, which struggled to find any fluency. ...
10:26 AM, May 26, 2010
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