≡ We're just champion says Scolari (AFP)
Luiz Felipe Scolari shrugged off the frustration of Chelsea's 1-1 draw against Tottenham by insisting his side are already in title-winning form.
Archive for August, 2008
≡ Barcelona, Real Madrid start off on wrong foot (PA SportsTicker)
By PA SportsTicker
≡ Owen left out of England soccer squad (AFP)
Michael Owen was the major omission from the England squad which plays opening World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Croatia later this month.
≡ Inter benefits from rival draws (PA SportsTicker)
By PA SportsTicker
≡ Inter Milan to sign Porto winger Quaresma (Reuters)
(adds Porto statement and detail)
≡ Togo fetes kayaker who won its first medal (Reuters)
Thousands of cheering Togolese gave
a hero’s welcome on Sunday to kayaker Benjamin Boukpeti, whose
bronze medal in Beijing was the first Olympic medal won by the
tiny West African state.
≡ Cooler start to Pepsi 500 this year (AP)
Everything was cool at the start of the Pepsi 500 — or at least considerably cooler than a year ago.
≡ Negri, Patterson win in New Jersey (AP)
Oswaldo Negri and Mark Patterson won the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series race Sunday at New Jersey Motorsports Park, with Negri crossing the finish line 0.459 seconds ahead in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing Ford. Negri and Patterson gave the Shank team its first victory since the 2006 season-ending race at Miller Motorsports Park [...]
≡ Morneau’s 4 RBIs power Twins by A’s 12-4 (AP)
Justin Morneau feels a lot better this year than he did in 2007 even though he heads into September about as sore as he was at this point last season. The difference? Minnesota’s place in the standings. Morneau homered and drove in four runs, Scott Baker won for only the second time since the All-Star [...]
≡ Hamilton, Byrd help Rangers avoid sweep (AP)
In a game that had as many ejections as home runs — three — the Texas Rangers survived umpire Bill Hohn’s generous strike zone and avoided a four-game sweep by the Los Angeles Angels. Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd went deep against John Lackey, and the Rangers beat the Angels 4-3 on Sunday behind Kevin [...]
