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Del Bosque defends benched birthday boy Casillas
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has spoken out in defence of his captain Iker Casillas and confirmed that the Real Madrid goalkeeper will be part More »
Reuters - 1 hour 10 minutes ago
Dortmund's Hummels likely to be fit for final
BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund central defender Mats Hummels looks set to be fit for Saturday's Champions League final against German rivals Bayern Munich More »
Reuters - 3 hours ago
Carlo Ancelotti's future still in doubt - reports
PARIS (Reuters) - Carlo Ancelotti's future at Paris St Germain was in doubt on Sunday when Qatar-owned television channel BeIN Sport reported that he was leaving More »
Reuters - Sun 19 May, 2013Bayern edge past Gladbach 4-3, Schalke grab fourth
By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Champions Bayern Munich needed some Franck Ribery magic to end the Bundesliga season with a dramatic 4-3 win at Borussia More »
Reuters - Sat 18 May, 2013
Wrestling makes drastic changes to please IOC
By Gennady Fyodorov MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wrestling has introduced drastic changes designed to keep the ancient sport in the Olympic programme, the newly-elected More »
Reuters - Sat 18 May, 2013Bayern sell out stadium for Cup final screening
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich fans queued for more than 12 hours and snapped up all 45,000 tickets to watch a live screening at their Allianz Arena of the More »
Reuters - Fri 17 May, 2013
Landon Donovan left out of U.S. squad for World Cup …
By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) - Landon Donovan has been left out of the United States squad for next month's block of World Cup qualifiers, but remains hopeful he More »
Reuters - Fri 17 May, 2013
Carroll earns England recall for friendlies
REUTERS - England manager Roy Hodgson recalled Andy Carroll to his squad on Thursday for friendlies against Ireland and Brazil after the striker's recent good club More »
Reuters - Thu 16 May, 2013
Lyon can secure Champions League return
PARIS (Reuters) - Third-placed Olympique Lyon will be pleased to grab one point at fellow Champions League hopefuls Nice in Ligue 1 on Saturday, although victory More »
Reuters - Thu 16 May, 2013
FIFA says Sao Paulo stadium will be ready on time
REUTERS - Sao Paulo's World Cup stadium will be ready on time, FIFA said on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after warning the city it could lose the right to stage More »
Reuters - Thu 16 May, 2013
FIFA says World Cup without Sao Paulo "out of the …
REUTERS - FIFA backed down from its warning that 2014 World Cup matches could be moved away from Sao Paulo, saying on Wednesday it was "out of the question" to More »
Reuters - Thu 16 May, 2013
Dortmund back from financial brink and out to win
By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund players, having grown up with the club as they turned around their financial fortunes, are ready to step up More »
Reuters - Wed 15 May, 2013
India eyes return to Olympics with government guar …
By Karolos Grohmann REUTERS - India has assured the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the Olympic movement's autonomy in the country in a first step towards More »
Reuters - Wed 15 May, 2013
Dortmund's Goetze winning fitness fight for final - …
DORTMUND, Germany (Reuters) - Borussia Dortmund's Mario Goetze is expected to recover from a muscle injury in time for the Champions League final against German More »
Reuters - Wed 15 May, 2013
Rio Ferdinand calls time on England career
LONDON (Reuters) - England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand announced his retirement from international soccer on Wednesday. The decision, in a More »
Reuters - Wed 15 May, 2013
Corinthians defy FIFA after warning over stadium d …
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian club Corinthians, owners of the stadium which will stage matches in Sao Paulo at the 2014 World Cup, defied FIFA on Tuesday after More »
Reuters - Wed 15 May, 2013
Singapore's Ng Ser Miang to make IOC presidency bi …
By Karolos Grohmann BERLIN (Reuters) - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, More »
Reuters - Tue 14 May, 2013
Time to shake off the loser tag, says Bayern's Mue …
MUNICH (Reuters) - Bayern Munich need to beat Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League title to avoid being stuck with the tag of losers after two defeats in the More »
Reuters - Tue 14 May, 2013
Manchester City in a state of flux but not in cris …
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - When it comes to shooting themselves in the foot, Manchester City have had few rivals over the last 40 years and the messy More »
Reuters - Tue 14 May, 2013
Bayern's Robben dismisses Manchester City speculat …
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben dismissed speculation that he would leave the German champions at the end of the season for Manchester City, More »
Reuters - Tue 14 May, 2013
Overall Medal Count
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 | China | 38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 4 | Russia | 24 | 26 | 32 | 82 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Germany | 11 | 19 | 14 | 44 |
| 7 | France | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 55 | India | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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