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02 September 2010 09:09
ANKARA - Greece secured a spot in the second round of the basketball world championship and eliminated Ivory Coast with a 97-60 win on Wednesday, spurred by 15 points from Nick Calathes.
A day after a disappointing 76-65 loss to rival Turkey, Greece (3-1) took a commanding lead from the start to...
01 September 2010 09:05
ANKARA - Ersan Ilyasova scored 26 points and buried all his six shots from the three-point range as Turkey claimed an emotional 76-65 win over perennial rivals Greece.
Wearing a mask to protect a facial injury, the Milwaukee Bucks forward carried his team throughout a rip-roaring contest in...
31 August 2010 09:28
IZMIR - Archrivals Turkey and Greece will meet in the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championships on Tuesday night with first place in Group C up for grabs. Both teams are off to perfect starts in the championships with wins in the first two matches, but only one of them can remain unbeaten.
Both...
30 August 2010 09:22

LONDON - Paul Casey and Justin Rose will not be part of Europe's bid to win back the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor in just over a month.
Colin Montgomerie, faced with arguably the most difficult decision any captain has had regarding wild cards has named Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald and...

30 August 2010 09:21

BRUSSELS - Lewis Hamilton is convinced he will not receive any preferential treatment from McLaren despite opening up a significant lead over team-mate Jenson Button following yesterday's Belgian Grand Prix.
Hamilton chalked up his third win of the season and 15th of his career to move a...

27 August 2010 10:17

BRUSSELS - Jenson Button fears Red Bull may have "stolen a march" on McLaren this season that has left his hopes of back-to-back world titles hanging in the balance.
Button goes into Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix just 14 points adrift of championship leader Mark Webber, but aware McLaren are...

27 August 2010 10:14

NEW JERSEY - Tiger Woods responded to his divorce this week by shooting a 65 to take a share of the lead at the Barclays in New Jersey.
The world number one, whose marriage to Elin was formally dissolved three days ago, opened his round in the best possible fashion with a birdie at the first...

26 August 2010 09:26

BRUSSELS - Cycling fan Fernando Alonso returns to four wheels this weekend in a buoyant mood as he targets a third Formula One world title.
According to Alonso, who has previously said he would love to set up a cycling team to one day compete in the Tour de France, he "had some fun doing a...

25 August 2010 09:28

NEW JERSEY - Dustin Johnson returns to golf on Wednesday believing he was simply involved in a "freak" incident at the US PGA Championship two weeks ago.
Johnson led by one on the final hole of the year's final major when he incurred a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club on what to him...

24 August 2010 18:08
SINGAPORE - Cypriot athlete Alexandros Poursanides won the silver medal for Cyprus in the hammer throw with 70,30m in the 1st Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

 

''Poursanides' achievement indicates once more that Cyprus has the talent to reach high in sports,'' the Cyprus Olympic...

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