Co-hosts Poland tied 1-1 with Russia in Euro 2012

2012-06-13 09:12:02

Poland skipper Jakub Blaszczykowski blast home from the box edge to drag the co-hosts back from the bliss, tying 1-1 with Russia in the second round of the Euro 2012 Group A here on Tuesday.

Heat scorches Celtics to reach NBA finals

2012-06-11 14:33:38

The Miami Heat secured a berth in the National Basketball Association (NBA) finals for a second consecutive year with a series-clinching 101-88 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday.

Spain held 1-1 tie with Italy

2012-06-11 06:32:29

World champions and Euro 2008 champions Spain were held to a 1-1 tie by Italy in the Euro 2012 Group C opener here on Sunday.

Euro Kick-off: Poland held by Greece, two sent off

2012-06-09 03:02:49

Greece substitute Dimitris Salpingidis scored a second-half equaliser to earn a 1-1 draw with Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland in a pulsating opening match on Friday in which the Greeks missed a penalty and both sides finished with 10 men.

Official ball of the Euro 2012

2012-06-08 13:40:59

A couple sit next to a giant model of Tango 12, the official ball of the Euro 2012 soccer tournament, in a shopping center in Kiev, April 19, 2012.

'Psychic' pig to predict Euro 2012 results

2012-06-08 12:57:44

Funtik, a psychic pig, is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland.

Thunder down Spurs to advance to finals

2012-06-07 17:45:19

The Oklahoma City Thunder booked their place in the National Basketball Association finals on the back of a furious second-half comeback led by Kevin Durant to take a series-clinching 107-99 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

German Chancellor has dinner with soccer team

2012-06-07 13:46:53

German Chancellor Angela Merkel had dinner with the German national team in their Euro 2012 headquarters in Sopot of Poland on Wednesday.

Athletics head says 'Plastic Brits' will learn anthem

2012-06-07 09:58:52

Britain's foreign-born Olympic athletes, dubbed 'Plastic Brits' by some in the media, will not be lost for words when the national anthem is played at the London Games.

Olympic torch spotlights Northern Ireland coast

2012-06-05 16:00:29

Olympic torchbearers carried the symbolic flame of the London Games to some of Northern Ireland's most beautiful coastal attractions Monday.

Federer says Goffin has bright future

2012-06-05 07:50:48

Roger Federer believes baby-faced David Goffin, who gave him an almighty French Open scare on Sunday, has the weapons to become a future Grand Slam contender.

Cautious Tsonga aiming for Djokovic

2012-06-05 07:50:48

Having just secured his maiden French Open quarterfinal spot, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga threw the gauntlet down to world No 1 Novak Djokovic on Monday but did not exactly sound full of confidence.