Brett Lee starred with bat and ball as New South Wales Blues stunned Trinidad & Tobago to win the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 final in Hyderabad by 41 runs.
A few minutes after Conor Casey bullied in the U.S.' first goal against Honduras on Saturday night, after the cheering died down at the bar where I watched the game, someone shouted out: "Well done, but we still don't rate you!" A few chuckles rang out. Obviously, we weren't in Denver.
Mired in mediocrity, the U.S. nevertheless pushed to the brink of qualification for the 2010 World Cup when it posted critical wins over Hexagonal minnows El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago last month. Yet questions of selection, confidence and leadership persist.
Kenwyne Jones scored a double as Sunderland fought off a Wolves comeback to register a 5-2 victory in the only English Premier League match on Sunday.
Mexico and the United States both secured narrow 1-0 victories in their North and Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) zone games to maintain their momentum towards qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
"Please don't worry," Dr. Conrad Murray tells supporters in a taped message. "I will be fine. I have done all I could do. I told the truth"
Brazil need just three more points to clinch qualification for the 2010 World Cup after beating former South American Group leaders Paraguay on Wednesday, but Argentina's hopes suffered a big blow.
Mexico bounced back from two successive defeats to beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 on Wednesday and keep alive hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Once again, Mexico will usher in a new era and again it will start with a World Cup qualifier. Much like last August, a new coach will debut in a qualifying game in charge of El Tri and he'll either be crowned the conquering hero or will leave many wondering why a change was made in the first place.
The "border czar" named Wednesday to help deal with drug cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border held a similar post in the Clinton administration.
Brett Lee starred with bat and ball as New South Wales Blues stunned Trinidad & Tobago to win the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 final in Hyderabad by 41 runs.
A few minutes after Conor Casey bullied in the U.S.' first goal against Honduras on Saturday night, after the cheering died down at the bar where I watched the game, someone shouted out: "Well done, but we still don't rate you!" A few chuckles rang out. Obviously, we weren't in Denver.
Mired in mediocrity, the U.S. nevertheless pushed to the brink of qualification for the 2010 World Cup when it posted critical wins over Hexagonal minnows El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago last month. Yet questions of selection, confidence and leadership persist.
Kenwyne Jones scored a double as Sunderland fought off a Wolves comeback to register a 5-2 victory in the only English Premier League match on Sunday.
Mexico and the United States both secured narrow 1-0 victories in their North and Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) zone games to maintain their momentum towards qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
"Please don't worry," Dr. Conrad Murray tells supporters in a taped message. "I will be fine. I have done all I could do. I told the truth"
Brazil need just three more points to clinch qualification for the 2010 World Cup after beating former South American Group leaders Paraguay on Wednesday, but Argentina's hopes suffered a big blow.
Mexico bounced back from two successive defeats to beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 on Wednesday and keep alive hopes of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Once again, Mexico will usher in a new era and again it will start with a World Cup qualifier. Much like last August, a new coach will debut in a qualifying game in charge of El Tri and he'll either be crowned the conquering hero or will leave many wondering why a change was made in the first place.
The "border czar" named Wednesday to help deal with drug cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border held a similar post in the Clinton administration.
Surely by the time he returns to Spain, Jozy Altidore will be a must-use for his club Xerez, seeing as how he drilled four goals in two hours of action for the U.S. against El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago in World Cup qualifying matches.
Unlike people in many professions, soccer players seldom sulk or mope after a disappointing game, usually because there's another one right around the corner. Except for those rare occasions when a season or cup run ends in excruciating fashion, players must get on with it.
Last August, the U.S. began the semifinal round of CONCACAF 2010 World Cup qualifying by winning in Guatemala for the first time. Its first away test in the Hexagonal comes Saturday (9 p.m. ET, ESPN2, TeleFutura) in San Salvador, a city in which it has won and tied in two previous qualifying visits, so a victory won't be as historic. But it will be no less important, especially should Mexico, which lost 2-0 to the U.S. in Columbus, Ohio, last month, fail to beat Costa Rica in Azteca Stadium.
Jim Furyk took a one-shot lead after the opening round of the $5.4 million Transitions Championship on the PGA Tour.
After a nearly four-month break, the CONCACAF Champions League came back in full force this week. Four quarterfinal series kicked off with games held in Canada, the U.S., Puerto Rico and Mexico with return legs slated for Mexico and Honduras next week.
In the next few days, names of players summoned by U.S. coach Bob Bradley for the next two CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers will begin to leak out, with the inclusion or lack thereof of Freddy Adu, Jozy Altidore, Eddie Johnson and Kenny Cooper drawing the most interest.
Newly-crowned European champions Spain retained their status as world number one in the latest FIFA world rankings.
On Thursday evening, the U.S. national team arrived at the Hotel Melia Cohiba, two blocks from Havana's charming Malecón, the four-mile waterfront walkway. Before heading for the team dinner, coach Bob Bradley discussed the significance of Saturday's Cuba-U.S. game (8 p.m. ET, ESPN Classic and Galavision), which will most likely be one of the U.S.' 18 games in 2010 World Cup qualifying.
Add another variable to the perplexing task of predicting which MLS team is best suited to running the gauntlet of playoff matches that determine the league champion: attrition from yet another competition.
Sprint king Usain Bolt won his third gold medal of the Games as he helped Jamaica win the men's 4x100 meter relay gold medal, shattering the world record in the process.
Usain Bolt helped Jamaica win the 400-meter relay final in 37.10 seconds Friday night for his third gold medal and third world record of the Olympics
Not too long ago, the U.S. hung a big number on Guatemala, but by all indications it won't happen Wednesday in Guatemala City when the nations kick off the semifinal round of CONCACAF 2010 World Cup qualifying (10 p.m. ET, ESPN2 and Galavision). The U.S. has won only once in nine trips to the Central American nation of 13 million people, and that lone 1-0 victory came 20 years ago on a goal by Jeff Agoos, a rarity indeed. It tied 0-0 three years ago and 1-1 in 2000 on its last two qualifying visits.
Usain Bolt smashed his own world record in winning the Olympic 100 meters title in Beijing with one of the most remarkable performances in the history of track and field.
Three men accused of plotting to bomb New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York.
Three men accused last year of a plot to bomb New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport were headed to the United States late Tuesday after their fight against extradition from Trinidad and Tobago was rejected by an appeals court there, Trinidad and U.S. officials said.
West Ham striker Dean Ashton has signed a new five-year contract to keep him at the Premier League club until 2013.
Gareth Barry scored his first England goal and striker Jermaine Defoe added two others as England strolled to a 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly international.
David Beckham will captain England in their friendly game against Trinidad and Tobago in the Port of Spain on Sunday.
Seven players involved in last week's Champions League final have been excused from England's trip to Trinidad and Tobago for their friendly international on Sunday.
The 88-year-old author of The Golden Notebook is an inexhaustible and defiantly unique literary phenomenon
Poland are scheduled to host the European Championships jointly with Ukraine in 2012 but, barring a disaster, the eastern European nation should be making their debut in the final stages of the competition next year in Austria and Switzerland.
The sixth tropical depression of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Friday, while Tropical Storm Henriette drenched parts of Mexico's Pacific coast, the National Hurricane Center said.
Forgive Steve Ralston if he looked a little disoriented on Saturday. After all, the veteran New England Revolution midfielder only rolled into U.S. national-team camp a few days ago, nearly a week later than his teammates.
LONDON -- The biggest goal ever scored by an American? That honor probably belongs to Paul Caligiuri, whose "Shot Heard 'Round the World" against Trinidad and Tobago in 1989 sent the U.S. to its first World Cup in 40 years.
Second division St Johnstone caused an upset by beating Motherwell 2-1 in their Scottish FA Cup quarterfinal clash on Wednesday,
Celtic opened a six-point lead in the Scottish Premier League with an emphatic 4-1 defeat of Dundee United on Saturday.
Italian striker Benito Carbone will start a four-week guest stint with Australian A-League champions Sydney FC next week, the club has announced.
England were ill prepared for the World Cup and will not win the trophy until the Football Association undergoes radical changes, says Sir Clive Woodward, an Englishman who has lifted the top prize in rugby.
England defender Gary Neville returned to full training on Wednesday and looks set to take his place for their quarterfinal tie against Portugal in Gelsenkirchen on Saturday.
Paraguay ended World Cup debutants Trinidad & Tobago's slim hopes of reaching the last 16 with a 2-0 victory on Tuesday.
Trinidad & Tobago defender Cyd Gray will miss their final World Cup Group B match against Paraguay on Tuesday.
Sweden midfielder Freddie Ljungberg scored a priceless late goal to grab a 1-0 Group B win that eliminated Paraguay from the World Cup.
England had to endure 83 minutes of frustration against Trinidad & Tobago before Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard powered them into the second round with a hard-earned 2-0 Group B win on Thursday.
Wayne Rooney is in line for his World Cup debut as a substitute against Trinidad & Tobago on Thursday but England colleague Gary Neville is a big doubt because of a calf injury.
Shaka Hislop will play in goal for Trinidad & Tobago against England in their World Cup Group B match on Thursday, coach Leo Beenhakker said on Tuesday.
With the World Cup under way, CNN's Fan Zone has been flooded with e-mails and photos from excited supporters in Germany and around the globe.
England's Football Association will approach FIFA after match officials in their Group B opener against Paraguay prevented players getting all the water they needed during the match.
Trinidad and Tobago played nearly the whole of the second half with 10 men yet held Sweden 0-0 in their first World Group B match in Dortmund.
Paraguay goalkeeper Justo Villar is likely to miss the rest of the World Cup after limping off early in the 1-0 defeat by England on Saturday.
The Czech Republic will make a decision on Sunday over the fitness of Milan Baros for their opening World Cup match with the United States a day later.
Goalkeeper Andreas Isaksson will miss Sweden's World Cup opener against Trinidad and Tobago because of a mild concussion.
Midfielder Gennaro Gattuso has been ruled out of Italy's World Cup opener, adding to the team's already significant injury problems.
Czech striker Jan Koller has signed a two-year deal with ex-Champions League finalists Monaco from Borussia Dortmund, the player's agent Pavel Paska announced on Monday.
Jan Koller scored two goals and set up another to lead the Czech Republic to a 3-0 win over fellow finalists Trinidad and Tobago in the final warmup international for both sides ahead of the World Cup.
Sweden drew 1-1 with Chile in their final warm-up match before the World Cup finals.
World Cup finalists Paraguay notched their first win in five outings by beating Georgia 1-0 in their last warm-up on Wednesday.
England ground out a 3-1 victory over Hungary in a World Cup warm-up on Tuesday, with substitute striker Theo Walcott becoming their youngest player.
Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky is expected to recover in time for the World Cup finals after a medical check-up showed his leg injury was not serious.
Tomas Rosicky will miss the Czech Republic's World Cup warm-up against Costa Rica on Tuesday because of a thigh injury.
Goalkeeper Rami Shaaban will make his Sweden debut in Thursday's friendly against Finland in Gothenburg, the Swedish FA announced on Wednesday.
Paraguay warmed up for next month's World Cup opener against England with a 2-2 draw against physical Norway in Oslo on Wednesday.
Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz will miss the World Cup warm-up with Norway on Wednesday with an inflamed right knee.
Fabian Estoyanoff's 35 meter shot in the 33rd minute gave Uruguay a 1-0 victory over Northern Ireland 1-0 in a friendly international in East Rutherford.
Trinidad and Tobago coach Leo Beenhakker has unveiled his squad of 23 for the World Cup, axing utility player Anthony Rougier from his preliminary line-up.
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Rangers fought back from a goal down at Kilmarnock to win 3-1 in their Scottish Premier League encounter and kept their Champions League hopes alive.
The top two teams in each group advance to the 16-team knockout round.
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Group B | World ranking: 47
Group B | World ranking: 33
Group B | World ranking: 10
Dwight Yorke, former Manchester United and Aston Villa striker, will captain Trinidad and Tobago, whose provisional 24-man World Cup squad was announced by coach Leo Beenhakker on Thursday.
Scottish international striker Paul Hartley scored a hat-trick as Hearts hammered Edinburgh city rivals Hibernian 4-0 at Hampden Park on Sunday, to reach their first Scottish FA Cup final in eight years.
Paraguay striker Roque Santa Cruz returned to action in a training match at Bayern Munich on Monday, boosting hopes he will be fit for the World Cup.
Just days after his man-of-the-match display in Australia's A-League grand final, striker Dwight Yorke has been told he can leave Sydney FC.
World record holder Asafa Powell shrugged off injury concerns with a strong run at an IAAF world tour event in Melbourne, his final race before the Commonwealth Games.
Trinidad/Tobago will play Peru in Port of Spain on May 10 as a send off for Europe and their first World Cup finals appearance, their Dutch coach Leo Beenhakker has announced.
Rangers beat Kilmarnock 3-2 to end a wretched run of 10 games without a win in all competitions.
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England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson breathed a sigh of relief after the World Cup draw in Leipzig handed his team a relatively easy first round group.
Defending champions Brazil will face 1998 semifinalists Croatia in their opening match of the 2006 finals in Germany.
Bahrain have appealled to FIFA to have their World Cup playoff defeat by Trinidad & Tobago annulled because a late goal was disallowed for dangerous play.
Trinidad & Tobago reached the World Cup finals for the first time after beating Bahrain 1-0 away in Wednesday's Asian/CONCACAF playoff second leg.
Trinidad and Tobago were held to a 1-1 draw by Bahrain in an entertaining World Cup playoff first leg.
Hosts West Indies will begin the 2007 World Cup by playing Pakistan in a Pool 4 encounter at the newly-renovated Sabina Park ground in Kingston, Jamaica.
Tropical Storm Emily arrived in the Windward Islands at the eastern edge of the Caribbean Wednesday evening.
Mexico and the USA took one step nearer the World Cup finals in Germany next year with convincing victories in CONCACAF qualifying on Wednesday.
Former Real Madrid, Ajax and Netherlands national coach Leo Beenhakker has been named as the new coach of Trinidad & Tobago.
The United States will open the home portion of the final round of World Cup qualifying with a home game against Guatemala in Birmingham, Alabama, on March 30.
Denny Landzaat scored the only goal as Dutch hopes AZ Alkmaar inflicted this season's first UEFA Cup defeat on Rangers in Group F on Thursday.
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada (AP) -- Emergency officials began the total evacuation of the Florida Keys on Thursday because Hurricane Ivan, which has killed 18, could hit the island chain as early as Sunday.
Three deaths in Grenada are being blamed on Hurricane Ivan after the powerful storm swept across the Caribbean island nation devastating its capital, St. George's, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA).
Oil prices eased further Tuesday as the head of OPEC said there was plenty of crude on the market and U.S. gasoline demand passed its summer peak with the close of the Labor Day holiday.
CONCACAF officials have sent a video of the United States-El Salvador World Cup qualifier to FIFA, following Saturday's ill-tempered match between the two teams.
South African Ernie Els took advantage of calm conditions to fire a flawless six-under 66 for a two-shot lead after the third round of the Memorial Tournament on Saturday.
First an Australian became a royal princess in Denmark and now a fellow countrywoman has earned another crown of sorts, with Miss Australia Jennifer Hawkins winning the Miss Universe 2004 pageant.
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