England winger James Milner hopes his versatility will convince Fabio Capello to take him to next year's World Cup. Milner has a chance to impress Capello on Saturday when England face Brazil in a glamour friendly in Doha and the Aston Villa star will be happy to feature against the South Americans in any number of positions. Although he has been mostly used by Villa boss Martin O'Neill on the right-wing, Milner has often switched to the left flank during matches and can also play up front... Read Full Story
Rescue workers have tried to reach survivors of floods and landslides unleashed by late-season storms, as common graves were being dug around the country to handle the growing death toll that now stands at 152. "Why did God take you before me," sobbed Catarino Arevalo looking down at the coffin bearing his five-year-old daughter Besy. Two other daughters are still missing after the rains hit, and his wife Ana is recovering from injuries in hospital. Another five unidentified bodies in black... Read Full Story
American goalkeeper Zach Thornton and Colombian forward Fredy Montero claimed Major League Soccer season awards on Tuesday, just days after their teams were ousted from the title chase. Seattle Sounders striker Montero took MLS Newcomer of the Year honors while 36-year-old Thornton of Chivas USA captured the league's Comeback Player of the Year award to join his MLS Goalkeeper of the Year trophy. Montero, 22, led the first-year club in scoring with 12 goals, four of them game winners. He... Read Full Story
Tottenham Hotspur's latest financial results published Tuesday showed the club had spent nearly 150 million pounds (251 million dollars) on transfers in the last 16 months, surpassing the English Premier League's 'Big Four'. Spurs's spending topped that of English champions Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool in the same period and was only bettered by cash-rich Premier League rivals Manchester City. Yet Tottenham were still able to announce record pre-tax profits for the year... Read Full Story
Real Madrid's Portuguese star star Cristiano Ronaldo was ruled out on Tuesday of his country's crucial World Cup play-off matches after undergoing medical tests on a troublesome ankle injury. Portugal coach Carlos Queiroz had insisted he intended to call up the world's most expensive player for the matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 14 and 18 despite opposition from Real but in the end the Portuguese Football Federation admitted that Ronaldo would not be fit enough. "The player... Read Full Story
Rescue workers in El Salvador on Tuesday tried to reach dozens of towns cut off by torrents of mud and debris unleashed by devastating late-season storms that killed at least 144 people. The total number of dead rose to 144, civil protection authorities said after landslides and overflowing rivers swept away homes, while a raging torrent ripped through part of the town of Verapaz, where bodies -- covered in mud-caked sheets -- were stored in a local chapel, waiting to be identified. Rescue... Read Full Story
Alleged computer hackers from Estonia, Russia and Moldova have been indicted in a scheme that netted nine million dollars from cash dispensers, the US Justice Department said on Tuesday. "This investigation has broken the back of one of the most sophisticated computer hacking rings in the world," said acting US attorney Sally Quillian Yates of the Northern District of Georgia. Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, Estonia, Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, of St. Petersburg, Russia, and Oleg Covelin, 28, of... Read Full Story
Glasgow rivals Celtic and Rangers have won backing for their bid to join the English Premier League from Tottenham coach Harry Redknapp. The long-standing Old Firm campaign to join the English setup was given a boost last week when both Everton's David Moyes and Aston Villa's Martin O'Neill endorsed Bolton chairman Phil Gartside's plan for them to be included in a new two-tier top flight. Gartside's proposal is expected to be discussed at a meeting of Premier League clubs this week and... Read Full Story
Cameroon football supporters were contemplating the unthinkable just two months ago - a second consecutive World Cup without their national team. The country that had qualified a record five times from Africa were bottom of Group 1 in the final elimination phase for the 2010 tournament in South Africa. Minnows Gabon had six points after two rounds, shock 2006 qualifiers Togo four and Morocco and Cameroon one each with the 'Indomitable Lions' last on goals scored. A 1-0 away defeat by Togo... Read Full Story
Gus Poyet was named Tuesday as the new manager of English lower league strugglers Brighton and Hove Albion. The 41-year-old Uruguayan, a former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder, left Spurs as assistant manager in October 2008 when Juande Ramos was forced out of White Hart Lane. Poyet has signed a deal with south coast side Brighton, batting to avoid relegation from League One, English football's third tier, until the end of next season. He will be assisted by former Tottenham team... Read Full Story
