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Brazilians try to digest the upset at Interlagos

Brazilians try to digest the upset at InterlagosSao Paulo - Brazilians were still trying to digest Monday the hard blow they took a day earlier, when they saw the Formula One world championship - which they have not celebrated since Ayrton Senna's triumph in 1991 - slip away from their hands within seconds.

For less than one minute - during the last lap of the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo - the legion of Brazilian fans of motorsport revived the joy of celebrating an F1 title.

Struggling Bologna replace Daniele Arrigoni with Sinisa Mihajlovic

Daniele ArrigoniMilan - Promoted Serie A side Bologna have called Sinisa Mihajlovic in to replace coach Daniele Arrigoni after he presided over the club's eighth defeat in 10 games.

The central-Italy club announced their decision Monday, in the wake of a 5-1 defeat suffered at Cagliari at the weekend.

Arrigoni, 49, steered Bologna to promotion last summer and seemed to be in for a good top-flight season after a 2-1 win at giants AC Milan in the opening round of the season.

A bad record of two wins and eight defeats, however, dropped Bologna to second-last position.

Cologne and Leverkusen fined over flares

Cologne and Leverkusen fined over flaresFrankfurt - German Bundesliga clubs Bayer Leverkusen and Cologne were both fined by the German Football Federation (DFB) Monday after flares and firecrackers landed on the pitch in the recent derby match between the sides.

Cologne have been hit with a fine of 23,000 euros (29,500 dollars) while Leverkusen, which hosted the game on October 24, have to pay 10,000 euros.

The missiles were fired from the Cologne fan section at the BayArena ground in the direction of a linesman and a Leverkusen player.

Muhammad Yousuf joins ICL

Muhammad Yousuf joins ICLLahore, Nov 3 : Senior Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf has flown to India to join the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) despite his selection on Monday in the national team for three one-day internationals.

''He didn''t tell us he was going to India. We heard about it ourselves two hours back. We called up his home and his wife has confirmed he has gone to India to play in the ICL,'' Pakistan Cricket Board operations director Zakir Khan told a news conference on Monday.

Loew set to meet Frings to resolve dispute

Germany coach Joachim LoewHamburg - Germany coach Joachim Loew appears set to meet Torsten Frings on Tuesday in order to resolve another national team conflict after making peace with captain Michael Ballack.

Kicker sports magazine said that Loew wanted to meet Frings around Werder Bremen's Champions League match with Greek club Panathinaikos. The German football federation (DFB) only confirmed that the meeting was due this week.

Italian marathon runner Di Cecco tests positive for EPO

Italian marathon runner Di Cecco tests positive for EPO

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