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    Football: Schweinsteiger seals German win over Ukraine
    Jun13

    Football: Schweinsteiger seals German win over Ukraine

    LILLE (AFP) – World champions Germany were bailed out by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer as goals by Shkodran Mustafi and Bastian Schweinsteiger secured a 2-0 win over Ukraine in their Euro 2016 opener in Lille.Valencia defender Mustafi powered home the opener from Toni Krooss free-kick after just 19 minutes of Sundays game.And Schweinsteiger...

    Football: Poland’s Milik breaks Northern Ireland hearts
    Jun13

    Football: Poland’s Milik breaks Northern Ireland hearts

    NICE (AFP) – Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik broke Northern Ireland hearts on Sunday after rifling home the only goal in a 1-0 win in their Euro 2016 Group C opener in Nice.Poland had never won a game before at the European Championship, with three draws and three losses over two appearances in 2008 and 2012 — the latter a tournament...

    Brexit ‘disastrous’ for EU global role: analysts
    Jun12

    Brexit ‘disastrous’ for EU global role: analysts

    Brussels (AFP) – Britain leaving the European Union would strip the bloc of a nuclear-armed global player and prove disastrous for its presence on the world stage, analysts say.The timing could hardly be worse, as the EU struggles with its biggest migration crisis since World War II and the continent facing a growing threat from terrorism...

    Football: Payet delivers France win to launch Euro 2016
    Jun11

    Football: Payet delivers France win to launch Euro 2016

    PARIS (AFP) – Dimitri Payet struck a sublime late winner to earn hosts France a 2-1 victory over Group A rivals Romania in the opening match of the European Championship, but more violence broke out between rival fans in Marseille.Thousands of police surrounded the Stade de France ahead of the gala opener amid widespread security fears,...

    Day of history arrives for Bale and Wales
    Jun10

    Day of history arrives for Bale and Wales

    BORDEAUX (AFP) – Gareth Bale and Wales will play their inaugural European Championship finals game on Saturday mixing the joy of a special day with nerves over whether they can get back to winning ways.The Group B game against Slovakia will be the first time that a Wales team has appeared at a major tournament since June 19, 1958 in...

    Ali casts long shadow over lackluster heavyweight ranks
    Jun05

    Ali casts long shadow over lackluster heavyweight ranks

    LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The death of Muhammad Ali was a sharp reminder of a glittering era of heavyweight boxing that contrasts starkly with the anemic state of the sport’s marquee division today.Ali, who died of septic shock on Friday at the age of 74 after decades of battling Parkinson’s disease, was the cornerstone of a...

    Russian man sues ex for $600 spent on romance
    Jun03

    Russian man sues ex for $600 spent on romance

    MOSCOW (AFP) – A man has taken his ex-girlfriend to court to recover $600 he spent on wooing her including a romantic break to Crimea, she told Russian media on Thursday.The woman, Nina Zgurskaya, told Business FM radio station their relationship had initially gone well with dates and gifts.But she broke up with him while they were on...

    Tennis: Muguruza, Stosur into Paris semis, Serena calms schedule fears
    Jun02

    Tennis: Muguruza, Stosur into Paris semis, Serena calms schedule fears

    PARIS (AFP) – Garbine Muguruza and Samantha Stosur set up a semi-final clash at the French Open on Wednesday, while defending champion Serena Williams brushed aside concerns about a busy playing schedule in Paris.Muguruza, last years Wimbledon runner-up, had reached the quarter-finals on her last two visits to Roland Garros but went a step...

    Athletics: Gatlin in the shade of Kenyan steeplechasers
    Jun01

    Athletics: Gatlin in the shade of Kenyan steeplechasers

    ROME (AFP) – American sprint star Justin Gatlin might be used to hogging the limelight, but theres a strong chance hell be overshadowed at Thursdays Diamond League meet in Rome by one of the strongest ever Kenyan steeplechase line-ups.With no less than 50 Olympic, world or European medallists or Diamond League winners at the Golden Gala...

    Tennis: Players blast rain-hit French Open as Djokovic, Serena face epic schedule
    Jun01

    Tennis: Players blast rain-hit French Open as Djokovic, Serena face epic schedule

    PARIS (AFP) – Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep blasted French Open organisers Tuesday for forcing them to compete in pouring rain as Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams were left facing a four-day playing stretch.Radwanska, the second seed, and sixth seed Halep both lost their last-16 clashes after opening healthy leads on Sunday...