Bastian Schweinsteiger said he was pleased to make up for his group stage sending off by inspiring Germany to a 3-2 win over Portugal in their Euro 2008 quarter-final on Thursday.
Children of Netherlands' players wait before their Group C Euro 2008 soccer match against Romania at the Stade de Suisse stadium in Bern, June 17, 2008. [Agencies]
The Boston Celtics captured a record 17th NBA championship by trouncing the Los Angeles Lakers 131-92 on Tuesday to seal the best-of-seven series 4-2.
China's top driver and two-time Dakar Rally participant Xu Lang died of head trauma after an accident yesterday during the fifth leg of the ongoing Transoriental Rally in Russia.
Cuba's Dayron Robles broke the world 110m hurdles record by clocking 12.87sec at the IAAF Grand Prix meeting on Thursday. Liu's Gold Leads Wish List
Greece's Paraskevas Antzas (R) heads the ball under pressure from Sweden's Henrik Larsson during their Group D Euro 2008 soccer match at the Wals-Siezenheim Stadium in Salzburg, June 10, 2008. [Agencies]
Czech Republic destroyed the party of co-hosts Switerland with a 1-0 win while Portugal crushed hard-core Turkey 2-0 in another Group A match on Saturday, the opening day of Euro 2008.