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Tens of thousands of protesters marched on the streets of Spain's capital Thursday to demand better protection for workers hit hard by the economic crisis.
Luxembourg's Andy Schleck secured the biggest victory of his career by powering clear to win the marathon 261km Liege-Bastogne-Liege, cycling's oldest one-day classic, in Belgium on Sunday.
An injury-time goal from Albert Riera earned European champions Spain a 2-1 victory against Turkey in Istanbul to retain their 100 per cent record in World Cup qualifying Group Five.
Europe's major stock markets hovered around the break-even point Tuesday even as lingering concerns over the credit crisis continued to haunt world markets and financial institutions.
Dexia became the second Belgian bank this week to get a government and shareholder bailout Tuesday when Belgium, France and Luxembourg said they would inject almost $9.2 billion to keep it afloat
Denmark scored three goals in the last eight minutes to upset Portugal 3-2 in Lisbon on Wednesday and hand home coach Carlos Queiroz his first defeat since taking charge.
Saunier Duval's Leonardo Piepoli won the 10th stage of the Tour de France as Australia's Cadel Evans took over the race leader's yellow jersey in a dramatic finale on the cruel slopes of the Hautacam on Monday.
Italian climber Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the 195.5km sixth stage of the Tour de France in the Massif Central on Thursday, with Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg taking the race leader's yellow jersey.
Roman Kreuziger of the Czech Republic produced a stunning performance in Saturday's 25 kilometer time trial from Altorf to Klausenpass to leave himself in pole position to win the Tour of Switzerland.
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Tens of thousands of protesters marched on the streets of Spain's capital Thursday to demand better protection for workers hit hard by the economic crisis.
Luxembourg's Andy Schleck secured the biggest victory of his career by powering clear to win the marathon 261km Liege-Bastogne-Liege, cycling's oldest one-day classic, in Belgium on Sunday.
An injury-time goal from Albert Riera earned European champions Spain a 2-1 victory against Turkey in Istanbul to retain their 100 per cent record in World Cup qualifying Group Five.
Europe's major stock markets hovered around the break-even point Tuesday even as lingering concerns over the credit crisis continued to haunt world markets and financial institutions.
Dexia became the second Belgian bank this week to get a government and shareholder bailout Tuesday when Belgium, France and Luxembourg said they would inject almost $9.2 billion to keep it afloat
Denmark scored three goals in the last eight minutes to upset Portugal 3-2 in Lisbon on Wednesday and hand home coach Carlos Queiroz his first defeat since taking charge.
Saunier Duval's Leonardo Piepoli won the 10th stage of the Tour de France as Australia's Cadel Evans took over the race leader's yellow jersey in a dramatic finale on the cruel slopes of the Hautacam on Monday.
Italian climber Riccardo Ricco of Saunier Duval won the 195.5km sixth stage of the Tour de France in the Massif Central on Thursday, with Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg taking the race leader's yellow jersey.
Roman Kreuziger of the Czech Republic produced a stunning performance in Saturday's 25 kilometer time trial from Altorf to Klausenpass to leave himself in pole position to win the Tour of Switzerland.
Germany's Markus Fothen won the 190-kilometer fifth stage of the Tour of Switzerland on Wednesday, but the main talking point was the miraculous escape of fellow breakaway rider Franck Schleck of Luxembourg.
Tanya Gray, 28, works at a preschool in Florence, where she has lived for the last two years. She first moved to the city seven years ago from her home in Luxemburg, when she and a friend decided to travel to Italy's cultural capital to enroll as students.
Luxembourg cyclist Kim Kirchen claimed the biggest win of his career with victory in pouring rain in the Fleche Wallonne classic race in Huy, Belgium, on Wednesday.
Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg won the second stage and Alberto Contador kept the overall lead of the Tour of Basque Country race on Tuesday.
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The Czech Republic sealed their place in Euro 2008 with a superb 3-0 Group D victory over Germany, who had already secured their qualification.
Courts in the Netherlands and France refused Monday to grant injunctions blocking Mittal Steel Co. NV's proposed $41 billion acquisition of rival steel maker Arcelor SA.
Italian star Damiano Cunego claimed his first victory in the Tour of Germany as he outsprinted a small breakaway group to win the fourth stage into the foothills of The Alps.
Colombian Rigoberto Uran, of the beleaguered Unibet team, made a late break to win the eighth stage of the Tour of Switzerland over 152km from Innertkirchen to Schwarzsee on Saturday.
Russian Vladimir Gusev of the Discovery Channel team won the seventh stage of the Tour of Switzerland from Ulrichen to the summit of the Grimselpass on Friday.
The Netherlands beat Slovenia 1-0 with a goal five minutes from time by Giovanni van Bronckhorst in a Euro 2008 Group G qualifier on Wednesday.
Germany's Andreas Kloeden won the Tirreno-Adriatico cycling race on Tuesday and said his main target for the year is a Tour de France triumph.
Romania coach Victor Piturca has named captain Cristian Chivu in his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Netherlands and Luxembourg later this month, even though the defender has had surgery after breaking his nose.
Serena Williams overcame a stuttering start before moving into the third round of the Australian Open with a 7-6 6-2 win over Luxembourg's Anne Kremer in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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Netherlands booked a 2-1 win over Albania on Wednesday to regain the lead in Euro 2008 qualifying Group G.
A passenger train collided head-on with a freight train in northeastern France on Wednesday, killing at least five people, rail officials said.
Romania scored twice in the opening 10 minutes on their way to a 3-1 defeat of Belarus in Bucharest and top place in Euro 2008 Group G.
Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanksa caused her second big shock in as many days when she defeated top seed Elena Dementieva of Russia 7-5 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Luxembourg Championship on Friday.
Venus Williams made a successful return after almost three months out through injury as she upset sixth seed Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the Luxembourg Championship.
Eighth seed Mary Pierce has been sent packing in the first round of the Luxembourg Championship -- beaten 6-3 6-3 by Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.
27: The number of European Union member states from January 1, 2007, in the event of Bulgarian and Romanian membership being approved on Tuesday.
Daniela Hantuchova set up a clash with Dinara Safina at the Luxembourg Championship following a 7-6 6-3 win over Tatiana Golovin in the first round on Monday.
Bulgarian international striker Dimitar Berbatov has suffered an injury setback and is highly unlikley to play against the Netherlands or Luxembourg in his country's Euro 2008 qualifiers next month.
Netherlands washed away the bad taste of their poor weekend performance to beat Belarus 3-0 in a Euro 2008 Group G qualifier on Wednesday.
Central defender Joris Mathijsen's 17th minute goal gave Netherlands a 1-0 win over Luxembourg in their Euro 2008 Group G qualifier.
Chelsea winger Arjen Robben is set to miss the Netherlands' first two Euro 2008 qualifying matches with a calf injury, coach Marco van Basten said on Friday.
Simao Sabrosa scored two goals and Luis Figo added a third as Portugal eased to a 3-0 World Cup warmup win over Luxembourg in Metz, France on Saturday.
Miroslav Klose, Lukas Podolski and Oliver Neuville struck two goals apiece as World Cup hosts Germany enjoyed a 7-0 win over Luxembourg in Freiburg on Saturday.
Germany captain Michael Ballack will miss the World Cup warm-up match against Luxembourg on Saturday because of an ankle strain..
Theo Bos won his second gold medal of the world track cycling championships in Bordeaux when he claimed victory in the speed event.
The dispute over whether Dubai Ports should be able to buy a British company that operates several U.S. ports may be about national security; the rights of Congress; and the quality of decision-making about foreign investment, as the many critics of the deal say it is. But it is sure looking like a xenophobic catfight, too.
In late January the world's largest steel producer, Mittal Steel of Rotterdam, launched a $23 billion hostile bid for Luxembourg's Arcelor, the world's current No. 2 in steel. The Arcelor board has...
Luxembourg -based steel maker Ternium S.A. on Wednesday filed to raise about $434 million in an initial public offering of 24.8 million shares.
A deal on the European Union's long-term budget is possible during crunch talks to be held next week, EU Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday.
Luxembourg have declined to help fund next year's Formula One grand prix at Belgium's famous circuit in Spa - a race hit by financial problems.
The European Union opened historic membership talks with Turkey, after Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul arrived in Luxembourg.
U.S. Open winner Kim Cljsters is closing on the world number one spot after a comfortable 6-2 6-4 win over Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld to win the Fortis Championships for the fifth time in Luxembourg.
Second seed Nadia Petrova strolled into the Luxembourg Open quarterfinals with a 6-3 6-1 win over Czech Kveta Peschke.
Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen produced his best performance in an individual time trial to win the Tour of Poland on Sunday.
F91 Dudelange have become the first team from Luxembourg to win a tie in Europe's premier club competition for 42 years.
Rafael Nadal's hopes of becoming the first man since Bjorn Borg to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year were shattered by Gilles Muller of Luxembourg.
European Union nations are struggling to find a way forward after the failure of a two-day summit that produced neither a budget for the years ahead, nor a clear sign that the EU constitution will ever be ratified.
French President Jacques Chirac has called for an emergency summit to discuss the future of the European Union, reeling after French and Dutch rejections of is first constitution.
The leaders of France and Germany were set to hold crisis talks following the twin French and Dutch rejections of the proposed European Union constitution.
In a sign of growing frustration over a voter backlash to a proposed European Union constitution, Luxembourg's prime minister has threatened to resign if his country rejects the charter in a referendum next month.
Europe's leaders are agonizing over the future of the EU constitution after voters in the Netherlands joined the French in rejecting it.
Sparta Prague playmaker Lukas Zelenka has been named in a Czech Republic squad for the first time for their World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Macedonia next month.
EU leaders are urging Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw to reconsider his threat to use the veto to protect Britain's multi-billion pound rebate.
Paul Wolfowitz, Washington's nominee to head the World Bank, will be in Brussels Wednesday to meet with European Union officials, diplomats said.
As David Perry left a cyber-security conference in Luxembourg in 2004, an airport terminal handling international flights was in chaos.
Much of Europe fell silent for three minutes on Wednesday as busy rail stations, stock exchanges, offices and shops paused to mourn the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.
The world's richest nations are likely to agree to freeze debt repayments for nations devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, according to Britain's treasury chief.
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Third seeded Italian Silvia Farina Elia has eased into the second round of the $225,000 SEAT Open after a 6-3 6-2 win over Stephanie Foretz of France.
Tiny Liechtenstein recovered from two goals down at halftime to salvage a shock 2-2 draw with Euro 2004 finalists Portugal in their World Cup qualifier.
England striker Michael Owen took part in a full training session on Thursday, but keeper David James missed out as they prepared to face Wales.
Voters in Latvia and Malta have begun casting ballots in their first European Parliament elections.
Max Mirnyi and Vladimir Voltchkov beat Agustin Calleri and Lucas Arnold 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to give Belarus an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tie against Argentina in Minsk.
Kazahkstan's Alexander Vinokourov, Paris-Nice winner for the last two years, clinched his second win of the 2004 race with a fine solo effort in Saturday's seventh stage.
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