One-time whipping boys Venezuela dream of first World Cup

Premier League leaders CSKA Moscow had their lead at the top of the table cut to three points after they were beaten 2-0 at fourth-placed Rubin Kazan. Jose Salomon Rondon put the home side ahead after 49 minutes before Roman Eremenko made sure of ...

MOSCOW, April 11 (R-Sport) - A never-say-die performance from Rubin Kazan tested Chelsea Thursday as the Londoners secured their place in the Europa League semifinals, losing 3-2 in Moscow but going through 5-4 on aggregate. Chelsea, cheered on by a ...

Substitution Emboaba Oscar joins the action as a substitute, replacing Yossi Benayoun. Victor Moses takes a shot from just outside the penalty area clears the crossbar. 74:26 Goal scored Goal - Bebras Natcho - R Kazan 3 - 2 Chelsea Placed ...

Chelsea produced an efficient display to comfortably beat Rubin Kazan 3-1 in their Europa League quarter-final first-leg game at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening, courtesy of two goals from Fernando Torres.The hosts took the lead early on after ...

The ball is crossed by Gokdeniz Karadeniz, clearance by John Terry. 76:47 Pablo Orbaiz takes the direct free kick. 76:47 Substitution Substitution Emboaba Oscar is brought on as a substitute for Juan Mata. 76:47 Booking Booking Yossi Benayoun ...

Malaga's players celebrate after defeating Porto in their Champions League round-of-16 second-leg match at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga, southern Spain, on March 13. Porto played its quarterfinal first-leg match against Dortmund on Thursday and is ...

Spanish football just gets better and better. The national team's defeat of France last week extended a phenomenal unbeaten run in World Cup qualifying games, a 50-match streak that goes back to 1993. This week, the nation has three clubs in the ...

Malaga are in no mind to have their memorable debut Champions League campaign brought to an end as they prepare to face Borussia Dortmund in the quarterfinals. Reuters Manuel Pellegrini is looking to repeat his Champions League success with ...

LONDON: World Cup champion Spain put its title defense back on track Tuesday night by beating France to seize control of its qualifying group, while Germany and the Netherlands claimed big victories to push them closer to the finals in Brazil. Pedro ...