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Oprandi beats Kuznetsova in Portugal Open

Oprandi beats Kuznetsova in Portugal OpenOeiras (Portugal), May 3 - Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova failed to reach the Portugal Open semifinals after suffering a straight-sets defeat to World No. 53 Romina Oprandi.  Read more »

China earns first victory at Algarve Cup

China-Women-FootballFerreiras (Portugal), March 12 : China beat Iceland 1-0 in their last group match to gain their first victory at the Algarve Women's Football Cup.  Read more »

China lose 0-5 against US in Algarve Cup

Algarve-CupAlbufeira (Portugal), March 9 : Two-time champions China suffered a 0-5 drubbing by the US in a crucial Group B clash of the Algarve Cup women's football tournament.  Read more »

Coentrao to miss Northern Ireland game

Coentrao to miss Northern Ireland gameLisbon, Oct 13 : Portugal will be without Fabio Coentrao against Northern Ireland in Lisbon Tuesday after the midfielder was hurt in Portugal's defeat to Russia, coach Paulo Bento said.  Read more »

Nani furious at Man U for attempting to ‘offload’ him to Zenit St Petersburg ‘against wishes’

Manchester-UnitedLondon, Sep 9 : Portuguese winger Nani is reportedly furious at Manchester United after the club tried to offload him to Zenit St Petersburg against his wishes.  Read more »

Sporting Lisbon edge past Manchester City

Roberto ManciniLisbon, March 9 - Manchester City's quest for Europa League glory received a setback when the English Premier League leaders lost 0-1 to Sporting Lisbon in the first leg of their last-16 tie.  Read more »

Germany beat Japan to win Algarve Cup

Germany beat Japan to win Algarve CupFaro (Portugal), March 8 : Okoyino da Mbabi scored a hat-trick as Germany beat Japan 4-3 in the women's soccer Algarve Cup final.  Read more »

Benfica in Champions League quarters after six years

Benfica in Champions League quarters after six yearsLisbon, March 7 :  Benfica are back in the Champions League football quarterfinals after six years, the Portuguese team recovering from a 2-3 first-leg disadvantage to put it across Zenit St.  Read more »

Portugal, Ireland book Euro 2012 berth

Portugal, Ireland book Euro 2012 berthLisbon, Nov 16 - Portugal captured a ticket for Euro 2012 football championships after beating Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-2 in a qualifier here Tuesday evening.

The first match in Zenica had ended 0-0.  Read more »

Wenger admits to getting sleepless nights ahead of Arsenal’s season

Wenger admits to getting sleepless nights ahead of Arsenal’s seasonLisbon, August 6 : Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted to having sleepless nights as his team's season appears to be nearing its end even before kicking off.  Read more »

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Seedorf out to revive Botafogo's past glory

Seedorf out to revive Botafogo's past gloryRio de Janeiro, May 23 (IANS) Mention Botafogo to most young Brazilian football fans and the likelihood is the word will conjure images of a battling club with a small, if passionate, supporter base and a sparse trophy cabinet.  Read more »

Pellegrini announces Malaga departure

Pellegrini announces Malaga departureMadrid, May 23 - Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he will leave the Spanish football club at the end of the current season.  Read more »

IPL Playoff: Mumbai take on Rajasthan in the clash of titans

IPL Playoff: Mumbai take on Rajasthan in the clash of titansKolkata, May 23 (IANS) Notwithstanding serious doubts over injured Sachin Tendulkar's availability, Mumbai Indians would look to exorcise their Indian Premier League  Read more »

Royals down Sunrisers for Qualifier spot

Royals down Sunrisers for Qualifier spotNew Delhi, May 22 : Scandal-hit Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by four wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator here at the Ferozeshah Kotla Wednesday to enter Qualifier 2.  Read more »

Mahindra riders looking forward to Le Mans

mahindraMumbai, May 15 : India's only motorcycle Grand Prix team resumes battle in France this weekend with high hopes of strong results after a top-10 start for the all-new Mahindra Grand Prix machine.  Read more »

Disappointing outing for Bolisetti

Sailesh-BolisettiDijon-Prenois (France), May 13 : Indian racing driver Sailesh Bolisetti's second weekend of his 2013 Euro Race Car campaign ended on a disappointing note as he finished 18th and 17th in the two races here.  Read more »