Recent Posts by babuchutkan

November 01, 2004

Brazil face Greece in 2005 Confed Cup: World champions Brazil will face European champions Greece in the group stage of the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup while hosts Germany meet Argentina. Monday's draw put Brazil, who won the Confederations Cup in 1997, in Group B with Japan, Mexico and Greece while Germany are joined in Group A by Tunisia and Australia plus Argentina.

posted by babuchutkan to football at 01:05 PM - 7 comments

June 20, 2004

Yet another feather in Schumacher's hat: Ferrari's Michael Schumacher screamed to his eighth win in nine races on Sunday in an action-packed U.S. Grand Prix that left younger brother Ralf in hospital.

posted by babuchutkan to other at 03:38 PM - 1 comment

June 17, 2004

Russians set to take over women's tennis: With Belgium's best two players unfit, the women's singles at Wimbledon will boil down to a contest between Russian grace and American gristle. The withdrawal of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters, the world numbers one and two respectively, due to nagging health and fitness problems has left a big hole in the draw.

posted by babuchutkan to tennis at 03:22 AM - 2 comments

June 16, 2004

Admiring Beckham to frame Zidane's shirt: David Beckham plans to frame the shirt worn by Zinedine Zidane when the French captain scored his two injury-time goals to sink England 2-1 at Euro 2004.

posted by babuchutkan to soccer at 06:09 AM - 3 comments

June 13, 2004

Schumacher wins Canadian Grand Prix: It was the German's 77th career victory and third in a row at the Gilles Villeneuve circuit. The world champion punched back from his lowest start position of the season to beat younger brother Ralf to the chequered flag and become the first Formula One driver to win the same Grand Prix seven times.

posted by babuchutkan to other at 05:47 PM - 2 comments

June 12, 2004

Scolari apologises for loss: Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari apologised for performance of the team and said the next game will be a life or death affair.

posted by babuchutkan to football at 11:14 PM - 1 comment

June 07, 2004

England win Test and series: England's pace attack skittled New Zealand for 161 runs on a difficult Headlingley surface before cruising to a nine-wicket triumph in the second Test to seal the series. Matthew Hoggard, with four wickets, and Steve Harmison, with three, ended the tourists' resistance after an entertaining opening to Monday's final day before England knocked off their target of 45 on an increasingly erratic pitch.

posted by babuchutkan to other at 09:14 AM - 9 comments

June 05, 2004

Myskina wins French Open: Named after a Russian royal, Anastasia Myskina took her place on the throne of claycourt tennis on Saturday, thrashing Elena Dementieva in an all-Russian French Open final.

posted by babuchutkan to tennis at 12:14 PM - 15 comments

May 24, 2004

Real Madrid sack coach Queiroz: Real Madrid have sacked coach Carlos Queiroz after a disappointing season and appointed former Spain national coach Jose Antonio Camacho to replace him.

posted by babuchutkan to football at 11:08 AM - 8 comments

Bradman bat sells for $18,000: A BRITISH collector snapped up a cricket bat used by Donald Bradman for $18,000 at a Sydney auction. Great cricketer, great bat and a good price.

posted by babuchutkan to other at 04:31 AM - 3 comments