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Flair-less Latins bow out
"We were looking for a miracle in the end - and it was not to be."
Ronaldinho's view was to the point after Brazil's quarterfinal exit to France.

'Shootout exit unacceptable'
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson lambasted his team's failure to score from the penalty spot after a heartbreaking World Cup quarterfinal exit to Portugal here Saturday.

Brazil can hardly believe it
From president to press to players, Brazilians were in shock after France unceremoniously dethroned the champions in a World Cup thriller here.

WC Briefs
Bookies clean up
Bookies cleaned up as British punters put some 50 million euros on the outcome of the England versus Portugal encounter, according to William Hill.

Beckham quits as captain
David Beckham resigned as England captain here Sunday following his side's World Cup quarterfinal exit to Portugal.

Henry, Domenech salute France
Goalscorer Thierry Henry and coach Raymond Domenech saluted the achievement of France after their 1-0 win over holders Brazil in their World Cup quarterfinal here on Saturday.

French riotous in celebration
Thousands of French people streamed onto the streets in jubilation on Saturday whooping for joy and honking car horns to celebrate their country's 1-0 win over holders Brazil in their World Cup quarterfinal.

SL whitewash Eng
Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya's world record opening stand of 286 sent Sri Lanka on their way to a crushing eight-wicket victory in the fifth and final one-day international against England at Headingley

India have upper hand
Harbhajan Singh picked up five Test wickets in an innings for the 19th time to set it up, and captain Rahul Dravid hit his second half-century of the match to consolidate India's position of strengthagainst

Wimbledon
Murray the hope bearer
In just 12 months, Andy Murray has jumped 268 places in the world rankings and will now carry the hopes of a nation on his slim shoulders when he contests his first fourth round match at Wimbledon onMonday.

BD A in bad position
Bangladesh A batting was found wanting in the third and final four-dayer against Zimbabwe A that brightened the home team's chance of squaring the three-match Test series at close of third day's playat

Third Eye
The saying goes, 'Old is gold'.
And the 24-carat gold that good old Zinedine Zidane produced in Frankfurt on Saturday night made the Auriverde look pale. The gold of Brazil was without the gloss.

FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
Scolari hails 'warrior spirit'
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said a newly acquired "warrior spirit" had been behind his team's dramatic World Cup quarter-final victory over England.

FIFA World Cup
Germany 2006
We want more: Metzelder
Host nation Germany is still basking in the glory of their World Cup quarterfinal penalty shootout win over Argentina on Friday but defender Christoph Metzelder said the team was not resting on its laurels.

Ehsan's poor passing shot
In a startling admission, outgoing International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani has said awarding Test status to Bangladesh was a mistake.

BCCI-Dalmiya war intensifies
The letter war between the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Cricket Association of Bengal intensified Sunday with CAB President Jagmohan Dalmiya demanding that the Board withdraw its latest

English rally around Rooney
England's players have rallied round heartbroken striker Wayne Rooney, refusing to blame him for being sent off in their quarter-final penalty loss to Portugal.

Klinsmann given ultimatum
Theo Zwanziger, the president of the German Football Federation (DFB), said Sunday that Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann would be given time to consider his future after the World Cup but must make adecision

FIFA investigating Rooney red card
England striker Wayne Rooney is to be investigated by FIFA after he was sent off in England's World Cup quarter-final defeat against Portugal.

For the first time, the host nation Germany did not take part in the opening match of the 1974 World Cup. Holders Brazil took on Yugoslavia in a fiery clash that finished in a scoreless draw in Frankfurt and included 46 free-kicks.

Oleg Blokhin
(Ukraine football coach)
"I'm disappointed at losing but completely satisfied with our performance considering it was our first World Cup."