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The Spain football fans were definitely never confident of seeing their team winning the dream World Football cup 2010 last week, but that is what fate had planned. The team that has never been into a world cup football finals, not only reached it this time, but also won the cup in style.
Spain won 1-0 [...]

David Beckham is due to hand over the 1,752-page book outlining England’s 2018 World Cup bid to Fifa in Zurich with promises of a commercial bonanza.
The world footballing body is due to decide by 2 December on who will host the 2018 and 2022 tournaments.
“We have fantastic stadiums, training grounds, transport and hotels,” says Beckham, [...]

Ian Bell’s 10th Test century allowed England to ease into a narrow lead which severely dented Bangladesh’s hunt for a rare Test victory in Mirpur.
England did suffer an early setback on day three when Jonathan Trott fell without adding to his overnight 64.
But Bell (138) added 98 with Matt Prior (62) and 143 with Tim [...]

Playing a few rounds of golf is fine but for this to happen, you need to go in search of a golf course. Similarly, surfing on the waves is fine but for this to happen, you need to go on a vacation to a beach front. Can you combine both?
Can you combine a few [...]

The French Open could be forced into a “heartbreaking” move away from Paris in the next few years due to problems with the infrastructure at Roland Garros.
Organisers have long considered ways of extending the current stadia but these have stalled because of opposition from the public and environmentalists.
And tournament director Gilbert Ysern explained: “We have [...]

German police have arrested a man they suspect of being the mastermind of an armed raid on a poker tournament in Berlin.
The heavily-armed gang made off with the tournament jackpot of 242,000 euros ($327,000; £217,000) in early March.
Police said a 28-year-old Lebanese man, the fourth arrested in connection with the raid, had been detained on [...]

Real Madrid have topped the league table of the world’s richest football clubs for the fifth straight year, according to Deloitte’s sport unit. They have proved once again that if the team has the guts and the ability, it can consistently top the riches.
Its Football Money League, based on data for season 2008/09, also [...]

When you play, you should play very safely. There is no point risking your security and health when you play. Similarly, even when you play in a casino, you should ensure that you play in the most safest of the places. Similar principle holds good even while playing in an online casino.
Most of the [...]

A group of financiers – dubbed the “Red Knights” – have met for the first time to discuss taking over Manchester United, BBC Sport understands.
United are owned by the Glazer family, but the club’s high level of debt – now at £716.5m – has prompted much unease.
Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill, who was acting in [...]

One of the secrets of mixing business and pleasure is where the betting begins. It is one area where you put your money where your mouth is. Especially when it comes to sports, if you know your game and you are the expert that is there, then it is relatively easier to make money by [...]