TAMALE - Cameroon superstar Samuel Eto'o will hope the past does not return to haunt him in an African Nations Cup quarter-final against Tunisia today. Two years ago in Egypt the Barcelona striker scored five goals in the group phase before the Indomitable Lions lost a penalty shoot-out against Côte d'Ivoire. It was the second consecutive quarterfinal exit for Cameroon, who have won the biennial tournament four times. Fast forward to this year and Eto'o once again completed the three-match minileague phase with five goals, lifting his overall tally to 16 and making him the leading...
US men open against China
International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
: The United States men's basketball team will face host China in its first game at the Beijing Olympics. In a draw held Saturday in Beijing, the Americans were drawn into...
Guard back for Tall Ferns tour
TVNZ
TVNZ
May 8, 2008 Christchurch Sirens captain Kate McMeeken-Ruscoe has passed a fitness test on an injured knee and will rejoin the NZ Tall Ferns on their upcoming tour of Europe....
US men to open against China in Beijing Olympics
International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune
: The United States men's team will face host China in its first game in the Beijing Olympic basketball tournament. In a draw held Saturday in Beijing, the American men were drawn into Group B with China, defending world...
Venue situation not too shaky
The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
Though the massive killer earthquake in Sichuan province set buildings shimmying in Beijing, nearly 1,000 miles to the northeast, none of the Olympic venues were damaged. Quakes aren't unknown in the capital (more than...
U.S. basketball gets Olympics schedule
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
BEIJING - The United States men's basketball team will face host China in its first game at the Beijing Olympics. In a draw held Saturday in Beijing, the...
China to face US in Beijing Olympics basketball opener
The Manila Times
The Manila Times
YAO MING'S China will take on the mighty United States in the opening round of the Beijing Olympic basketball tournament, organizers said. China will face the USA's NBA stars on August 10 in Group B, which also includes...
Saturday's sports briefs
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
COLLEGES Stanford hires Duke great as coach Johnny Dawkins, a longtime assistant coach at Duke, has been hired as Stanford's new men's basketball coach. Dawkins, 44, was an All-America at Duke and has been on the...
China to meet US in basketball opener at Olympics
China Daily
China Daily
(Xinhua) Updated: 2008-04-26 21:51 BEIJING - The host China's men's basketball team will face the United States Dream Team on the opener of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as the draw of men's and women's basketball...
Basketball
ESPN
ESPN
Updated: April 26, 2008, 8:55 AM ET BEIJING -- The United States men's basketball team will face host China in its first game at the Beijing Olympics. In a draw held Saturday in Beijing, the Americans were drawn into...
China receives a difficult draw
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Yi, Yao could face U.S. in opener Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian will face a stern challenge when they take the court for host China on the opening day of Olympic basketball competition Aug. 10. Staring at them will be their...
BHP Billiton ends Petra partnership �
Business Day
Business Day
GLOBAL resources group BHP Billiton has pulled out of its two diamond exploration joint ventures with Petra Diamonds in Angola, Petra said yesterday. "Our joint venture with BHP Billiton has been rewarding, but we now...


