GENEVA: Cristiano Ronaldo lived up to expectations he could be the player to dominate Euro 2008 with his match-winning performance in Portugal's 3-1 victory over Czech Republic on Wednesday.
BASEL: Patrick Mueller was in despair after co-host Switzerland became the first side to be eliminated from Euro 2008 when he deflected in Turkey's stoppage-time winner on Wednesday.
SAINT-PAUL-EN-JARREZ, France: Former world champion Tom Boonen, under investigation for suspected cocaine possession, has been barred from competing in the Tour de France, race director Christian Prudhomme said on Wednesday.
ZURICH: World champion Italy, smarting from the 3-0 drubbing by Netherlands, is likely to overhaul its team and maybe its formation for Friday's Euro 2008 match against Romania.
VEVEY, Switzerland: France needs to wake up from a dismal start to avoid being overrun by a confident Dutch side in its second Euro 2008 game on Friday in Berne.
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers battled back into NBA title contention by beating the Boston Celtics 87-81 to trim their deficit in the Finals to 2-1 on Tuesday.
NEW YORK: Lawyers for disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy claim that other referees altered the results of playoff games in 2002 and 2005 in a letter filed on Tuesday.
AkzoNobel's CEO said its new corporate brand "symbolizes the company's fundamental transformation and determination to lead change."
BERNE: Marco van Basten believes Holland has earned the right to dream of glory at Euro 2008 after its 3-0 demolition of world champion Italy kicked the tournament into life.
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