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MADRID: Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho were sifting through the debris of what the Portuguese coach termed a "disastrous" 2012-13 campaign after Friday's King's Cup final defeat left the world's richest club without a major trophy for the season.The 2-1 reverse to Atletico Madrid at their own Bernabeu stadium meant Mourinho, widely expected to move on at the end of this term, finished a season without significant silverware for the first time in his otherwise glittering career.It represents a huge setback for the self-appointed "special one", as well as for Real president Florentino Perez, who lured Mourinho from Inter Milan at great expense in 2010 and has constantly referred to him as "the world's best coach".Obsessed with winning the 10th European crown that has eluded Real since 2002, Perez has splurged more than 400 million euros ($513 million) on players since returning to lead the club in 2009, including a ...
DUBLIN: Ireland's most capped player Ronan O'Gara has retired to take up a role coaching his former international rival Jonathan Sexton at Racing Metro, his province Munster said on Saturday.Scorer of a record 1,083 points for his country, almost twice as many as any other player, O'Gara famously kicked the drop goal that handed Ireland a first Grand Slam in 61 years in 2009.The 36-year-old flyhalf was a twice Heineken Cup winner with Munster, a ...
SYDNEY: Australian batsman David Warner is under investigation following comments on his Twitter account directed against two of the country's leading cricket writers, Cricket Australia said on Saturday.Warner, who is playing in the Indian Premier League, began a fiery exchange via his Twitter account @davidwarner31 against News Ltd's Robert Craddock, who wrote a piece published Saturday critical of the IPL.Cricket Australia neither confirmed nor denied whether the tweets emanated from Warner's account, however a CA ...
KUALA LUMPUR: China look set to confirm their dominance of world badminton when the Sudirman Cup gets under way Sunday as their rivals try to find a way to prevent a ninth Chinese team championship in the event.The 13th edition of the tournament -- held every two years -- is hosted this time by Malaysia, and even without superstar Lin Dan the defending champs may have too much firepower and all-around depth for the other ...
MOBILE: Jessica Korda had seven birdies in her seven-under par 65 on Friday to seize a one-shot second-round lead over surging Hall of Famer Karrie Webb in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.Korda built a 36-hole total of 13-under 131, while Australia's Webb climbed up the leaderboard with a bogey-free nine-under 63 for 132.Chella Choi of South Korea led much of the day, but her six-under 66 finally left her in third place on 133.Webb did ...
NEW DELHI: The arrest of three Indian cricketers for spot-fixing has prompted new fears over the growing influence of betting mafias on the game in the subcontinent and despair about the "cancer" of corruption.Police behind the arrests say the trio were acting under orders from crime syndicates whose bosses are based in the Gulf but are well aware of the rewards if they can manipulate events on the field throughout the cricket-mad region.Commentators meanwhile say ...
MADRID: Atletico Madrid won their 10th Spanish Cup on Friday when they beat bitter city rivals Real Madrid 2-1 in extra-time in a match which saw both Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo sent-off.Real had been unbeaten in the previous 25 meetings between the two sides dating back 14 years and Mourinho's men got off to the perfect start when Ronaldo headed in Luka Modric's corner.However, Diego Costa levelled for Atletico 10 minutes before half-time and ...More Articles...
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