China Guangzhou Evergrande’s Muriqui, right, tussles for the ball against Australia Central Coast Mariners’ Trent Sainsbury during the AFC Champions League round of 16 match at the Tianhe Sport Center in Guangzhou, southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday. Guangzhou beat Mariners 3-0. (AFP)
SINGAPORE: Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande marched into the AFC Champions League quarterfinals and underlined their strong title credentials with a convincing 3-0 win over Central Coast Mariners...
BUENOS AIRES, 18 July 2004 — Peugeot’s Marcus Gronholm fended off a fierce challenge from Citroen’s Carlos Sainz to lead the Rally of Argentina on Friday as two of the title challengers retired.
BEIJING, 18 July 2004 — Hosts China were held to a surprise 2-2 draw by Bahrain in the opening game of the Asian Cup yesterday after a late strike by substitute Husain Ali.
STUTTGART, Germany, 18 July 2004 — French Open champion Gaston Gaudio will face fellow Argentine Guillermo Canas in the final of the Mercedes Cup today after a three set victory over Spaniard David
SACRAMENTO, California, 18 July 2004 — Olympic champion Marion Jones eased through the quarterfinals of the women’s 200 meters after Shawn Crawford ran the fastest men’s 200 of the year at the U
JEDDAH, 17 July 2004 — Hosts China kick off AFC Asian Cup today by meeting Bahrain as final touches to the staging of the premier Asian event are under way in China.
PIURA, Peru, 15 July 2004 — Argentina set up a Copa America quarterfinal against hosts Peru after their 4-2 win over neighbors Uruguay on Tuesday, while Mexico sent unhappy Ecuador packing.
COLOMBO, 15 July 2004 — India and Pakistan will look beyond their traditional rivalry to enhance their reputation when the Asia Cup limited-overs cricket tournament starts here tomorrow.
CAIRNS, Australia, 14 July 2004 — Australia’s Shane Warne took a world record-equaling 527th wicket yesterday but Sri Lanka held on to draw the second Test.
JEDDAH, 13 July 2004 — Ibrahim Khalufa, who won the recently organized Triathlon 2004 event, has been nominated the ‘iron man’ for the ongoing Jeddah Summer Festival 2005.