Soccer-Serbian FA asks fans to behave during Italy qualifier
BELGRADE, Sept 29 (Reuters) – Serbia’s Football Association
(FSS) has appealed to fans to be on their best behaviour during
the national team’s Euro 2012 qualifier at home to Italy on Oct.
7.
The reverse fixture in Genoa last October was abandoned
after six minutes when visiting Serbia fans caused a riot. Italy
were awarded a 3-0 walkover while Serbia had to play their home
group game against Northern Ireland behind closed doors.
United get rude awakening
The plain sailing Manchester United would have expected in the group stage of their Champions League campaign has turned into a rough ride after Tuesday’s 3-3 home draw with Swiss side Basel, who were unlucky not to have come away from Old Trafford with the three points.
Two draws in their last two games, away to Stoke City in the Premier League and the late escape against Basel, will have rooted out any complacency that might have crept into Alex Ferguson’s men after their flying start to the season which included an 8-2 drubbing of Arsenal.
Spain eye Olympic glory after Euro gold
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Spain will enter next year’s Olympic basketball tournament with their sights set on the only trophy missing from the cabinet after winning a second European championship title in a row.
A talented generation led by Los Angeles Lakers centre Pau Gasol confirmed their supremacy in Europe with a 98-85 win over France in Sunday’s spectacular final in Lithuania, having finished the tournament with an impressive 10-1 record.
Argentina beat Serbia after Djokovic retires
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Argentina beat holders Serbia 3-2 in their Davis Cup semi-final after world number one Novak Djokovic retired with a rib and lower back injury against Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday.
Del Potro was leading 7-6 3-0 when Djokovic fell to the ground with a scream of pain and then retired, giving Argentina an unassailable 3-1 lead before Janko Tipsarevic beat David Nalbandian in the dead rubber.
Argentina reach final after Djokovic retires
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Argentina beat holders Serbia 3-2 in their Davis Cup semi-final after world number one Novak Djokovic retired with a rib and lower back injury against Juan Martin Del Potro on Sunday.
Del Potro was leading 7-6 3-0 when Djokovic fell to the ground with a scream of pain and then retired, giving Argentina an unassailable 3-1 lead before Janko Tipsarevic beat David Nalbandian in the dead rubber.
Tennis-Argentina reach final after Djokovic retires hurt
BELGRADE, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Argentina beat holders Serbia
3-2 in their Davis Cup semi-final after world number one Novak
Djokovic retired with a rib and lower back injury against Juan
Martin Del Potro on Sunday.
Del Potro was leading 7-6 3-0 when Djokovic fell to the
ground with a scream of pain and then retired, giving Argentina
an unassailable 3-1 lead before Janko Tipsarevic beat David
Nalbandian in the dead rubber.
Holders Serbia win doubles to keep tie alive
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia kept alive their hopes of retaining the Davis Cup when Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor Troicki beat Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 6-4 6-2 on Saturday to leave Argentina 2-1 up going into the final day.
The hosts will now be hoping world number one Novak Djokovic, who did not play in Friday’s singles, can inspire a remarkable semi-final turnaround in the noisy Belgrade Arena which staged Serbia’s final triumph against France last year.
Tennis-Holders Serbia win doubles to keep tie alive
BELGRADE, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Serbia kept alive their hopes
of retaining the Davis Cup when Nenad Zimonjic and Viktor
Troicki beat Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela 7-6 6-4 6-2 on
Saturday to leave Argentina 2-1 up going into the final day.
The hosts will now be hoping world number one Novak
Djokovic, who did not play in Friday’s singles, can inspire a
remarkable semi-final turnaround in the noisy Belgrade Arena
which staged Serbia’s final triumph against France last year.
Nalbandian and Del Potro put Argentina 2-0 up
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Argentina took a big step towards reaching the Davis Cup final when David Nalbandian and Juan Martin Del Potro secured a 2-0 lead over holders Serbia on Friday.
The home team’s hopes of advancing to their second successive final suffered a huge blow before a ball was hit as world number one Novak Djokovic pulled out of the opening singles rubber with pain in his lower back and ribs.
Tennis-Nalbandian and Del Potro put Argentina 2-0 up
BELGRADE, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Argentina took a big step
towards reaching the Davis Cup final when David Nalbandian and
Juan Martin Del Potro secured a 2-0 lead over holders Serbia on
Friday.
The home team’s hopes of advancing to their second
successive final suffered a huge blow before a ball was hit as
world number one Novak Djokovic pulled out of the opening
singles rubber with pain in his lower back and ribs.
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