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Lowly Freiburg win in Bundesliga

Saturday, 12 April 2014, 18:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Freiburg improved its chances of avoiding relegation while hurting those of Eintracht Braunschweig with a 2-0 victory in the Bundesliga on Saturday.   Nuremberg also had a setback by going...

Ultimate test for Liverpool as they take on City

Saturday, 12 April 2014, 11:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Liverpool's Premier League title ambitions will receive their ultimate test on what is sure to be a poignant weekend for the club as English football pauses to remember the 96 people who died in...

Buffon to face touted 17-year-old successor

Saturday, 12 April 2014, 09:50 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Gianluigi Buffon will face 17-year-old Simone Scuffet when Juventus visits Udinese on Monday in what is being billed as a matchup of the present and future Italy goalkeepers.   It's also...

Liverpool meet City in Premier League showdown

Friday, 11 April 2014, 18:15 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

On a day of mourning at Anfield, Liverpool will be playing in one of its biggest matches this century.   The mood on Sunday will be somber as the country pauses to remember the 96 Liverpool...

Atletico's Liga hopes boosted after Barca win

Friday, 11 April 2014, 17:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Atletico Madrid can dismiss any pretender label when it comes to challenging for the Spanish league after eliminating Barcelona from the Champions League on Wednesday, a victory that should provide it...

5 things to know about Bundesliga weekend

Friday, 11 April 2014, 14:55 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Normally, a Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund showdown in mid-April could be decisive for the Bundesliga title. There is little more at stake in Saturday's match in Munich, however, than...

Real Madrid to meet Bayern, Chelsea up against Atletico

Friday, 11 April 2014, 12:35 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Real Madrid will play defending champion Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals, and Atletico Madrid will face Chelsea.   Madrid and Bayern have combined to win 14 European Cup or...

Valencia fight back from 3-0 down to win 5-3

Friday, 11 April 2014, 06:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

Valencia fought back from a three-goal first-leg deficit Thursday to beat Basel 5-0 and qualify for the Europa League semifinal, while competition favorite Juventusadvanced after a tense 2-1 win...

Doping ban for Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell

Thursday, 10 April 2014, 19:22 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

A Jamaican disciplinary panel on Thursday banned former 100-meter world record holder Asafa Powell from athletics for 18 months after the veteran sprinter tested positive for a banned...

United losing luster on Europe's biggest stage

Thursday, 10 April 2014, 17:26 Last update: about 12 years ago Malta Independent

As Manchester United waved goodbye to the Champions League for almost certainly 18 months at least, the reality is dawning on England's biggest club of the last 20 years that it has now sunk to...

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