Italy boot Germany
DORTMUND, Germany (AP): FABIO GROSSO and Alessandro del Piero each scored late in extra time yesterday to put Italy in the World Cup final after beating Germany 2-0. Grosso curled a left-footed shot past the diving Jens Lehmann in the 119th minute...
Veterans seek big finale
MUNICH, Germany (AP): TWO SOCCER legends lead their teams on to the pitch today looking for a last bit of glory. France's Zinedine Zidane and Portugal's Luis Figo are retiring from international soccer after the tournament...
Mexico pounce on Jamaica in Centrobasket opener
Staff Reporter THE JAMAICA men's team got its 2006 Centrobasket tournament campaign off to a rocky start when it fell 85-69 to Mexico in the event's opening day in Panama City yesterday.
Juventus face massive fall
ROME (Reuters): CHAMPIONS JUVENTUS should be relegated to the third division and three other top clubs thrown out of Italian soccer's top league, the prosecutor in a sports match-fixing trial said yesterday.
German wins fourth stage
VALKENBURG, Netherlands (Reuters): GERMAN MATTHIAS Kessler surged from the peloton to win the 216.5-km third stage of the Tour de France yesterday after one of the race favourites, Alejandro Valverde, pulled out following a crash.
India coach cool on victory
KINGSTON (CMC): INDIA'S COACH, Greg Chappell, has cautioned against overstating the success of the team's Test series triumph over the West Indies in the recent four-match rubber in the Caribbean.
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