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Suarez gives Uruguay victory over France

Suarez gives Uruguay victory over FranceMontevideo, June 6 - Luis Suarez came off the bench to score a second-half winner as Uruguay defeated France 1-0 in their international football friendly here.  Read more »

Suarez, Cavani to spearhead Uruguay's challenge

Suarez, Cavani to spearhead Uruguay's challengeMontevideo (Uruguay), June 5 (IANS) Liverpool's Luis Suarez and Napoli's Edinson Cavani will lead a star-studded attack for Uruguay during this month's Confederations Cup in Brazil.  Read more »

Forlan, Lodeiro named in Uruguay squad

Oscar-TabarezMontevideo, May 25 : Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has included Brazil-based players Diego Forlan and Nicolas Lodeiro in his squad for June internationals against France and Venezuela in addition to the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Forlan double sends Internacional into final

Forlan double sends Internacional into finalPorto Alegre, March 4 - Uruguay striker Diego Forlan struck twice as Internacional progressed to the final of Brazil's Piratina Cup with a 2-0 victory over Esportivo.  Read more »

Uruguay begins 10-day football ban

Uruguay begins 10-day football banMontevideo, Jan 19 : Uruguayan authorities enforced a 10-day nationwide football ban in a bid to stamp out violence on and off the field.  Read more »

No favourites at London Olympics: Uruguayan football coach

No favourites at London Olympics: Uruguayan football coachMontevideo , July 10 - Uruguayan football team coach Oscar Tabarez says there is a lot riding on its performance but there are no clear favourites to win the gold at the London Olympics later this month.  Read more »

Under fire, Suarez gets support from Uruguayan president

Under fire, Suarez gets support from Uruguayan president  Read more »

Montevideo, Feb 17 - Uruguay's President Jose Mujica has expressed his solidarity with the country's world famous football player Luis Suarez, who has been an object of criticism

Forlan becomes highest scorer for Uruguay

Forlan becomes highest scorer for UruguayMontevideo (Uruguay), Oct 13 - Uruguay's football star Diego Forlan has become the leading goal scorer for the country's national team.  Read more »

Even though it lost, Uruguay celebrated

Montevideo, July 7 - Despite the 3-2 loss by Uruguay to the Netherlands Tuesday at the World Cup, tens of thousands rushed into the streets of Uruguay's capital and other cities in the region to celebrate the achievement of their team.  Read more »

Happy ending for Argentina's tortuous route to South Africa

Montevideo  - The suffering is over: coach Diego Maradona managed - just barely - to take Argentina to the 2010 World Cup.

Amid great nervousness from their fans, the team around superstar striker  Read more »

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Hulk determined to win over Brazil fans

Hulk determined to win over Brazil fansFortaleza (Brazil), June 19 - Brazil forward Hulk insists he is unaffected by jeers from the stands and has vowed to win over the hearts and minds of Brazilian supporters during the Confederations Cup.  Read more »

Spain retains UEFA Under-21 crown

UEFA-U-21Jerusalem, June 19 : Spain retained the 2013 UEFA U-21 soccer championship beating Italy 4-2 here at the Teddy Stadium.

Spanish captain Thiago Alcantara hit a hat-trick in the first half  Read more »

Sri Lankans will target Indian bowling: Jayasuriya

Sanath-JayasuriyaCardiff, June 19 : Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya said Sri Lanka will target the Indian bowlers during the Champions Trophy semifinal slated for Thursday at the Sophia Gardens here.  Read more »

Champions Tropny semifinals: England put South Africa in to bat

england-vs-south-africaLondon, June 19 : England opted to field against South Africa in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy at the Kennington Oval here Wednesday.  Read more »

Mahindra's Locatelli takes double win at Misano

Andrea-LocatelliMisano (Italy), June 17 : Both Mahindra Racing riders Andrea Locatelli and Michael Rinaldi performed well in Rounds 5 and 6 of the CIV Moto3 which concluded at the Misano World Circuit here.  Read more »

Gill leads APRC field by 12 minutes

Gaurav-GillNoumea (New Caledonia), June 15 : Gaurav Gill (co-driver Glenn Macneall) took a commanding 12-minute lead for the MRF Tyres Rally team after Day 1 of the Rally of New Caledonia, the second round of the  Read more »