http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with worldwide sports news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205666,paris-saint-germain-fight-for-survival--feature.html Paris - The final weekend of France's top-flight football league, the Ligue 1 (L1), is filled with unusual dramatics this year, with decisions pending at both ends of the table. Olympique Lyon's march towards an unprecedented seventh consecutive leag... Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 11:38:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205666,paris-saint-germain-fight-for-survival--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205662,authorities-investigate-fan-trouble-that-marred-uefa-cup-final.html Manchester, England - Greater Manchester Police were continuing their investigations Thursday into violence that marred the previous evening's UEFA Cup final between Zenit St Petersburg and Glasgow Rangers, which resulted in 42 arrests and one stabbi... UK,Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 11:25:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205662,authorities-investigate-fan-trouble-that-marred-uefa-cup-final.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205649,preview-spanish-relegation-battle-to-reach-dramatic-conclusion.html Madrid - After nine months of sweat, toil and tears - and occasionally even blood - the Spanish relegation battle reaches its grim, dramatic, traumatic conclusion on Sunday. Four teams are fighting to avoid the third relegation berth: Zaragoza, Osasu... Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 10:42:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205649,preview-spanish-relegation-battle-to-reach-dramatic-conclusion.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205643,zenit-strike-a-blow-for-russian-football--with-dutch.html Manchester, England - When former Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Dick Advocaat after the Dutch coach won the UEFA Cup with Zenit St Petersburg on Wednesday night, the politician said that the victory was for the whole of Russia. Earlier, Zen... UK,Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 10:06:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205643,zenit-strike-a-blow-for-russian-football--with-dutch.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205640,barcelona-teenager-krkic-to-miss-euro-2008-for-personal-reasons.html Madrid - Barcelona's teenage sensation Bojan Krkic is to miss the European Championship final for unspecified personal reasons, Spanish media reported Thursday. El Mundo, Marca and Sport all reported that coach Luis Aragones called Krkic on Wednesd... Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 10:06:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205640,barcelona-teenager-krkic-to-miss-euro-2008-for-personal-reasons.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205638,preview-plenty-at-stake-in-bundesliga-climax-as-bayern-celebrate.html Hamburg - The scramble for places in European competition goes to the wire in the Bundesliga Saturday with four teams level on points and fighting for two UEFA Cup slots. Meanwhile Werder Bremen and Schalke battle for the runners-up spot and automati... Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 09:53:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205638,preview-plenty-at-stake-in-bundesliga-climax-as-bayern-celebrate.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205636,sharapova-can-see-the-logic-in-quitting-tennis-early--feature.html Rome - Maria Sharapova says that the surprise retirement of Justine Henin is no surprise, given the pressure on top players. And the Russian number two hinted that she would not be surprised to see herself taking the same path a few more seasons down... Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 09:47:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205636,sharapova-can-see-the-logic-in-quitting-tennis-early--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205614,preview-inter-milan-and-roma-vie-for-title-taking-on-strugglers.html Milan - Leaders Inter Milan and their pursuers Roma vie for glory and money as the race for the Serie A title goes to the line Sunday in the last game of the season. Roma lie a single point behind the title holders when they travel to Catania with a ... Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 08:40:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205614,preview-inter-milan-and-roma-vie-for-title-taking-on-strugglers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205601,celtics-lakers-take-3-2-leads--summary.html Los Angeles - Cleveland's LeBron James brought his A game in the first half, but Boston's Rajon Rondo was the X factor. Kevin Garnett had 26 points with 16 rebounds while Rondo added 20 points with 13 assists, and the Boston Celtics beat the visi... US,Sports Thu, 15 May 2008 08:04:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205601,celtics-lakers-take-3-2-leads--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205534,background-all-uefa-cup-winners.html Manchester, Britain - All UEFA Cup winners since the inception of the competition at the start of the 1971/72 season: ... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 23:10:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205534,background-all-uefa-cup-winners.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205527,dunga-calls-upon-veteran-players-to-fight-to-go-to.html Rio de Janeiro - Brazil national coach Carlos Dunga called upon players who wish to seek the gold medal in the Beijing 2008 Olympics to fight for the authorization of their clubs in Europe. I do not want the players to get into an argument with thos... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 21:49:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205527,dunga-calls-upon-veteran-players-to-fight-to-go-to.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205526,smith-puts-brave-face-on-uefa-cup-final-defeat.html Manchester, Britain - Walter Smith looked to put his side's defeat to Zenit Petersburg behind him Wednesday, saying the club now needed to bounce back from the 2-0 defeat. Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyrianov secured the Russian club's first European... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 21:49:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205526,smith-puts-brave-face-on-uefa-cup-final-defeat.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205524,zenit-prove-too-strong-for-rangers-in-uefa-cup-final.html Manchester, Britain - Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg finally ground down a resilient Glasgow Rangers side to win the UEFA Cup final Wednesday at the City of Manchester Stadium. Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyrianov stunned the massive travellin... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 21:37:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205524,zenit-prove-too-strong-for-rangers-in-uefa-cup-final.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205518,zenit-st-petersburg-win-uefa-cup--update.html Manchester, Britain - Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg finally ground down a resilient Glasgow Rangers side to win the UEFA Cup final Wednesday at the City of Manchester Stadium. Igor Denisov and Konstantin Zyrianov stunned the massive travellin... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 20:54:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205518,zenit-st-petersburg-win-uefa-cup--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205513,thun-players-reinstated-after-sex-crime-convictions.html Thun, Switzerland - Four FC Thun players convicted of having sex with a minor are to be reinstated, the club said in a statement Wednesday. The players, two with the first division club's first team and two with the under 21s, were fined between 2,70... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 20:15:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205513,thun-players-reinstated-after-sex-crime-convictions.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205503,federer-cruises-nadal-struggles-to-win-in-hamburg--summary.html Hamburg - Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal rebounded from recent disappointment in Rome with wins - in contrasting style - in the second round of the Hamburg Masters on Wednesday. The Rome champion Novak Djokovic also advanced as he continued his assau... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 18:54:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205503,federer-cruises-nadal-struggles-to-win-in-hamburg--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205483,top-tennis-players-praise-retiring-henin.html Hamburg - Some of the world's top tennis players praised women's world number one Justine Henin Wednesday following the Belgian's announcement that she is retiring from the sport with immediate effect. Men's world number one Roger Federer said the ne... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 16:25:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205483,top-tennis-players-praise-retiring-henin.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205476,klasnic-to-leave-bremen-after-rejecting-contract-offer.html Bremen, Germany - Croatia striker Ivan Klasnic is to leave German side Werder Bremen after seven years following a dispute with the club's medical staff. Klasnic said Wednesday he had rejected an offer of a new contract from the club and would leave ... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205476,klasnic-to-leave-bremen-after-rejecting-contract-offer.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205475,brutt-takes-fifth-stage-of-giro-as-pellizotti-stays-in.html Contursi Terme, Italy - Russia's Pavel Brutt finished at the head of a five-man breakaway group to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia Wednesday, a 203-kilometre long ride from Belvedere Marittimo to Contursi Terme. The Tinkoff rider was the str... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 16:06:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205475,brutt-takes-fifth-stage-of-giro-as-pellizotti-stays-in.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205468,henin-retirement-hangs-heavy-over-sombre-foro-italico--update.html Rome - The shock retirement of number one Justine Henin cast a pall over the WTA Rome Masters on Wednesday, with top seed Ana Ivanovic crashing to a disheartening defeat in her opening match. The sombre Serb admitted that she could find no energy in ... Sports Wed, 14 May 2008 15:48:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/205468,henin-retirement-hangs-heavy-over-sombre-foro-italico--update.html