SALZBURG: Greece will be eager to prove its surprise 2004 triumph was no fluke when it launches its European Championships title defense against Sweden on Tuesday.
NEUSTIFT, Austria: Russia's chances of upsetting highly fancied Spain in its Euro 2008 opener on Tuesday will be undermined by the absence of playmaker Andrei Arshavin and striker Pavel Pogrebnyak.
NEUSTIFT, Austria: The most successful footballing nation in history has no place at the European Championships - but one Brazilian is still hoping to triumph on the Old Continent at Euro 2008.
VIENNA: Croatia coach Slaven Bilic claimed his team would improve after narrowly hanging on to a 1-0 win over co-hosts Austria in their opening Group B clash in Vienna.
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania: The Detroit Red Wings clinched the Stanley Cup with a nail-biting 3-2 Game 6 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.
PARIS: Russia's Dinara Safina moved one victory away from joining big brother Marat as a Grand Slam title winner when she reached the French Open final yesterday.
BASEL: Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just won a Champions League and Premier League double with Manchester United, could complete a remarkable treble of winners' medals by leading Portugal to victory in Euro 2008 this month.
WASHINGTON: The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers will square off in the NBA Finals for a record 11th time this week, evoking either glorious or painful memories for generations of basketball fans.
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