Soccer: Indonesians pay 75 million euros, take on debt for Inter stake
MILAN (Reuters) – Indonesian investors paid 75 million euros ($101 million) and took on all of Inter Milan’s 180 million euros debt in exchange for a 70 percent stake in the Serie A soccer club, former owner Massimo Moratti said on Friday.
Rossi and Balotelli would be ideal pair, says Prandelli
ROME (Reuters) – Mario Balotelli and Giuseppe Rossi are Italy’s ideal attacking combination, according to manager Cesare Prandelli who said he was sad that illness prevented him using the pair together in the friendly against Germany on Friday.
Soccer: South Korea stun Swiss 2-1 in Seoul friendly
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea delivered a dominant second half performance to fight back from a goal down and beat Switzerland 2-1 in a friendly in Seoul on Friday, Lee Chung-yong heading the winner with five minutes remaining.
Del Bosque to stay on as Spain coach until 2016
(Reuters) – Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has agreed a two-year contract extension with the world and European champions which ties him until the 2016 European championship in France, the 62-year-old said on Friday.
Guangzhou captain Zheng nominated for AFC top honor
(Reuters) – Asian Champions League winners Guangzhou Evergrande dominated the shortlist for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) awards on Friday with captain Zheng Zhi nominated for the Player of the Year.
Motor racing: AT&T renews sponsorship of F1 champions Red Bull
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. telecoms company AT&T Inc has renewed a sponsorship deal with Formula One motor racing champion team Infiniti Red Bull, extending a partnership that started in 2012.
Golf: Birdie blitz carries Donald into Dubai contention
DUBAI (Reuters) – Former world number one Luke Donald recorded six successive birdies in a second round 66 at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai on Friday to bolster his chances of claiming a first win of the year on the European circuit.
Messi marks 10th anniversary of Barca first-team debut
MADRID (Reuters) – Saturday marks the 10th anniversary of Lionel Messi’s first-team debut with Barcelona, when the Argentine came on as a 16-year-old substitute during a friendly against Porto in Portugal.
Former Sunderland manager hits back at O’Neill ‘charlatan’ criticism
(Reuters) – Former Sunderland manager Paolo Di Canio hit back at Martin O’Neill’s criticism of his time at the Premier League club by saying the new Ireland manager was ‘not very big’.
Six bidders make list for 2022 Winter Games
BERLIN (Reuters) – Six cities, including former Summer Games hosts Beijing and Stockholm, have launched bids to host the 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday.
