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Van Basten undecided about fielding Boulahrouz

Marco Van BastenLausanne, Switzerland  - Netherlands coach Marco van Basten has not made up his mind yet whether to field tragedy-hit Khalid Boulahrouz in a Euro 2008 quarter-final with Russia on Saturday.

The daughter of Boulahrouz and his wife died in a Lausanne clinic on Wednesday shortly after being born prematurely. But he said Thursday that he will stay with the team and that he wants to play.  Read more »

Van Basten's challenge to transform Dutch into a team

Van Basten's challenge to transform Dutch into a teamAmsterdam  ­ Will national coach Marco van Basten succeed to transform the heterogenous group of Oranje football players into a close-knit team? This is the major question Dutch football fans are asking themselves at the moment.

The Dutch team consists primarily of players who are not used to play together as they are scattered throughout Europe.  Read more »

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Arsenal ready to go to war with Barcelona over Fabregas

Arsenal ready to go to war with Barcelona over FabregasLondon, Feb 9 : Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and the board at Ashburton Grove are reportedly ready to go to war with Spanish giants Barcelona to ensure that skipper Cesc Fabregas does not leave.  Read more »

Premier League title is in Manchester United’s hands: Neville

Premier League title is in Manchester United’s hands: NevilleLondon, Feb 9 : Manchester United defender Gary Neville claims the Premier League title is back in their hands following Chelsea’s slip-up against Hull City on Saturday.  Read more »

Karthik, Raina and Sreesanth in squad for Kolkata Test

Karthik, Raina and Sreesanth in squad for Kolkata TestNagpur, Feb 9 : Shell-shocked by the massive loss to South Africa in the first cricket Test, the Indian selectors dropped two young seamers and brought in Dinesh Karthik and Suresh Raina to  Read more »

ECB may oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire

ECB may oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire  London, Feb 9 : England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is likely to oppose Rajasthan Royals' tie-up with Hampshire.

The Guardian reported that, as per the tie-up, both the  Read more »

Button’s worrying over lagging behind Hamilton may lead to “downward spiral”: Coulthard

Jenson ­ButtonLondon, Feb 6 : Reigning Formula One champion Jenson Button has been advised by his friend David Coulthard that he should not panic if he has to spend half of the season behind teammate Lewis Hamilton.  Read more »

Schumacher having fun, “sleeping like a baby” preparing for F1 return

Schumacher having fun, “sleeping like a baby” preparing for F1 returnLondon, Feb 6 : Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has said that he is having fun and “sleeping like a baby”, as he prepares for his F1 return.  Read more »