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BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian captain Cristian Chivu announced his retirement from international
football on Saturday citing age and a succession of injuries as his reasons. The 30-year-old Inter
Milan star capped 75-times since making his debut in 1999 said that he was not able to play both
for the national team and his [.
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt want a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa during
March postponed until mid-year because of recent political upheaval that led to President Hosni
Mubarak being toppled. The record seven-time winners of the premier Pan-African national team
competition are scheduled to play the Group G leaders at an unannounced [.
LONDON, England Tom Hicks has won the right to launch a damages claim over the sale of Liverpool
yet the Reds are delighted with the High Court's verdict. High Court judge Mr Justice Floyd ruled
Hicks must bring any claims he has in the UK and is not able to pursue a lawsuit [...]
LONDON, England - The court battle over the sale of Liverpool resumed Wednesday with the former
American co-owners seeking approval to pursue a $1.6 billion damages claim for what they called a
"giant swindle." The case in London comes as Liverpool's fortunes on the field have been revived
for the first time since Tom Hicks [.
LONDON, England — Edin Dzeko opened his goalscoring account for Manchester City to salvage a 1-1
draw with Notts County as Tottenham were sent crashing out of the FA Cup in a humiliating 4-0 rout
by Fulham on Sunday. Bosnian striker Dzeko netted in the 80th minute to rescue City, who were left
staring down [.
DOHA, Qatar — Reigning champions Iraq set up a quarter-final clash with Australia after beating
North Korea 1-0 Wednesday, condemning the Koreans to an early exit having failed to score in the
tournament. The 2007 champions finished second in Group D behind Iran, but will be underdogs
against an Australian team out for revenge after [.
DOHA, Qatar Ji Dong-won grabbed a brace as South Korea outclassed India at a wet Al Gharafa Stadium
to set up a mouth-watering Asian Cup quarter-final against Iran. Koo Ja-cheol and substitute Son
Heung-min also found the back of the net for South Korea, but Cho Kwang-rae's men will be left
kicking themselves after [.
DOHA, Qatar Mile Jedinak's first-half goal against Bahrain at Al Sadd Stadium was enough to send
Australia through to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup. The Genclerbirligi midfielder scored his
second goal in as many games to ensure the Socceroos finish top of Group C and go through to the
last eight unbeaten following [.
DOHA, Qatar Jordan came back from a goal down to beat Syria 2-1 Monday to qualify for the Asian Cup
quarterfinals and deny Syria its first trip to the knockout stage. Striker Odai al-Saify scored the
winning goal in the 59th minute, slipping past Syria defender Ali Dyab and chipping the ball over
the [.
DOHA, Qatar — Shinji Okazaki scored a hat trick and Ryoichi Maeda struck twice to give Japan a
5-0 victory over Saudi Arabia on Monday and a place in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup. Japan
will play host Qatar on Friday after completely dominating its last Group B match. "We improved
with every game [.
DOHA, Qatar — Uzbekistan reached the Asian Cup quarter-finals after drawing 2-2 with China in a
topsy-turvy and fiercely contested final Group A game at the Al Gharafa Stadium here on Sunday.
Having fallen behind early on, Uzbekistan equalised and then went ahead early in the second period
through a fine long-distance effort from one-time [.
DOHA, Qatar — Qatar stormed into the Asian Cup quarter-finals for only the second time in their
history on Sunday with a commanding 3-0 victory over Gulf champions Kuwait, who were eliminated
from the tournament. They went through after Uzbekistan drew 2-2 with China to top Group A,
allowing Qatar to finish second and make [.
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The king of Saudi Arabia has fired the country's football federation
president following the national team's disappointing performance at the Asian Cup. A statement
from King Abdullah's office on Saturday says Sultan bin Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz has been removed from
his post and replaced by Prince Nawaf bin Faisal bin Fahd [.
DOHA, Qatar — Three-time champions Iran swept aside North Korea 1-0 at the Asian Cup Saturday to
become the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals in their bid to end a 35-year title
drought. Karim Ansari Fard struck the winner in the 62nd minute as Team Melli fought hard to crack
a tight North [.
DOHA, Qatar — Australia and South Korea shared the spoils 1-1 in the battle of the big guns at
the Asian Cup on Friday as both sides inched closer to the quarter-finals. The two Asian
heavyweights are both seen as potential champions but neither could find the winner at the
three-quarters full Al-Gharafa Stadium.
DOHA, Qatar — Bahrain's Ismaeel Abdulatif scored a remarkable four goals as his side thrashed
India 5-2 here on Friday to stay in contention for an Asian Cup last-eight berth and consign the
Indians to elimination. The 24-year-old forward scored three times in just 19 minutes in a
devastating first-half spell, after Faouzi Aaish's penalty [.
DOHA, Qatar — Jordan dumped three-times champions Saudi Arabia out of the Asian Cup on Thursday
with a 1-0 victory courtesy of a goalkeeping howler by Waleed Abdullah. It has been a traumatic few
days for Saudi Arabia, whose quest for a first Asian Cup since 1996 got off to a disastrous start
when they [.
DOHA, Qatar — Yusef Ahmed fired a brace to help restore Qatar's pride and their hopes of reaching
the Asian Cup knockout rounds in an entertaining 2-0 victory over China on Wednesday. It was a
badly needed morale boost for the host nation after their opening defeat to Uzbekistan and leaves
Group A finely poised [.
DOHA, Qatar— A thunderbolt from captain Server Djeparov gave Uzbekistan a 2-1 win over Kuwait
that took them to the brink of the Asian Cup last eight here on Wednesday and left Kuwait on the
verge of elimination. Djeparov cracked home a first-time shot from 20 yards in the 65th minute to
continue Uzbekistan's 100 [.
DOHA, Qatar — Three-times champions Iran stormed back from the shock of losing an early goal to
grab a 2-1 victory over arch rivals and holders Iraq at the Asian Cup Tuesday. With United Arab
Emirates and North Korea playing out a 0-0 draw earlier, Iran top Group D after the first round of
games. [.
DOHA, Qatar — Saudi Arabian football chiefs sacked coach Jose Peseiro on Sunday immediately
after his demoralised side slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat at the hands of unfancied Asian Cup
outsiders Syria. The 2007 finalists and three-time champions announced that Nasser Al Johar will
take over from the 50-year-old Portuguese for the remainder of the [.
DOHA, Qatar — Syria shocked 2007 finalists and three-time champions Saudi Arabia 2-1 at the Asian
Cup on Sunday in Group B, piling yet more pressure on their underfire coach Jose Peseiro. Syria,
who had to hold on for grim life in the end and survived several scares, had Abdulrazak Al Husein
to thank for [.
DOHA, Qatar — Japan's World Cup hero Keisuke Honda is ready to orchestrate attacking football
against largely defensive rivals at the Asian Cup, as the Blue Samurai aim for a record fourth
continental title. "My personal goal and the team's goal are one and the same. We are targetting
the title no matter who we [.
DOHA, Qatar Gulf Cup champions and strong contenders Kuwait never recovered from a 35th minute
marching orders of their inspirational defender Mesaed Nada and succumbed to a 0-2 defeat to China
in a Group A match of the Asian Cup here on Saturday. Kuwait became the second Gulf team to suffer
a loss after [.
HOFFENHEIM, Germany Hoffenheim owner Dietmar Hopp has confirmed the sale of Luiz Gustavo was one of
the main reasons for Ralf Rangnick's departure from the club. Rangnick and Hoffenheim parted
company after four and a half years together by mutual consent after the Brazilian midfielder was
sold to Bayern Munich behind the coach's back.
