Spain end 24-year pain, enter semis Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties after a goalless Euro 2008 quarterfinal on Sunday to end their shoot-out hoodoo and reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time in 24 years.
Luck favours Casillas Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas has suffered the pain of a quarterfinal penalty shootout defeat and he admitted that being on the winning side against Italy on Sunday was more a question of luck than judgement.
Pele robbed at gun-point Football legend Pele has been held at gun point and robbed in full daylight by a group of drugged-out youths on a Brazilian street, EFE news agency reported Monday.
'We've a bright chance' Injury and suspensions may have wreaked havoc on Turkey's squad but they still have a 50-50 chance of beating Germany in Wednesday's semifinal in Basel, midfielder Hamit Altintop said on Sunday.
Onus on young guns as India eye Asia Cup win The Asia Cup, beginning on Tuesday, has been invested with more significance than any other international one-day tournament of late...
Serbian top seed Ana Ivanovic is delighted after racing through her first-round tie against Rossana De Los Rios of Paraguay at Wimbledon on Monday. Reuters
