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Hernandez-Ross tops Bamberg bill

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

This Saturday at the Stechert Arena in Bamberg, Cuban-born Yoan Pablo Hernandez (26-1), IBF world champion and rated by many as the best cruiserweight boxer in the world will defend his belt against Canadian Troy "The Boss" Ross (25-2). Hernandez is the favourite to win against the experienced 37-year old Ross, but he will do well not to underestimate his hard-hitting, fellow southpaw opponent. Ross has fought just once before in Germany when he unsuccessfully attempted to claim the vacant IBF...

Hernandez Beats Ross by UD

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

German boxing received another bloody nose on Saturday night when Yoan Pablo Hernandez beat Troy Ross by unanimous decision after twelve rounds of IBF world cruiserweight championship boxing in Bamberg.

Boos and whistles were heard all around the Stechert Arena as the crowd demonstrated their displeasure at the judges decision. They felt that Ross had troubled Hernandez enough for the majority of the bout to earn favour on the scorecards. The judges scored the bout 114-113, 115-112, 116-112.

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Augsburg rider on course for Rookie of the Year

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Stephan Bradl, 2011 Moto 2 World Champ, and Moto GP 2012 Rookie 4th Mugello, in beautiful Tuscany, was the scene on Sunday for the Italian Moto GP. With an air temperature of 26 degrees and a track temperature of 45 degrees there was a bound to be some pretty hot action from the Moto GP and CRT bikes with 23 laps in total to complete. Mugello, being Ducati's home circuit and test track, could be the boost to recent form they needed, with American Nicky Hayden wanting to stay with Ducati for...

Euro 2012: Ireland dares to dream

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Ask any Munich football fan about current Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trappatoni's time at the helm of Bayern München in the 1990s, and they'll point you to a much viewed You Tube video of a famous press conference in which an overwrought Trappatoni gives vent to his frustrations in language which is colourful, emotive, and has a distant and apparently accidental resemblance to German. This would draw a smile of recognition from Irish football fans, who have become familiar with the...

Germany Hopes to be a Swan against Denmark's Ugly Duckling

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Group B Matchday 3 Germany-Denmark 20:45 CET Portugal-The Netherlands 20:45 CET

Germany will try and bring some semblance of normalcy to a tournament that has seen things which in no way can be described as commonplace. From the deluge in Donetsk, which probably hurt the hosts more than the fleet-footed French, to the fisticufs on a bridge in Warsaw between hard-headed Poles and the only hooligans with harder heads, the Russians, the European Championships 2012 have certainly not been lacking in...

The money mis-match

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Bernie Reeves takes a look at the Champions League final and a clash of two very different financial philosophies.

This Saturday evening sees the pinnacle in the European footballing calendar - the final of the UEFA Champions League. Bayern Munich have already dispatched one big-spending English club in this season's competition by beating Manchester City on home soil. Can they repeat that feat against Chelsea in Saturday's showpiece final?

Spurred on by the prospect of playing the final in...

Neuer targets Cech mate

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

As the countdown starts to the Champions League final in Munich on Saturday 19 May, we will be looking at some of the key battles on the pitch and areas where the match might be won and lost. First up are the goalkeepers. In the blue corner, Petr Cech. Signed by Italian Claudio Ranieri in 2004, the giant Czech goalkeeper never played under 'The Tinkerman', instead forming a burgeoning reputation as one of the world's best keepers under 'The Special One' Jose Mourinho. He won the first of three...

The engine room battle

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

We now look at the midfield engine room. As both teams should line up with a 4-3-3 formation, this should be a direct three-on-three battle. The width will come from the wide forwards so expect both teams to employ three out and out central midfielders. Chelsea will be missing the suspended Ramires and Raul Meireles, two of the heroes from the extraordinary semi-final second leg in Barcelona. This could prove to be a massive loss to the English side as both of these players would have been...

Wiggins makes history

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Life will never be the same for Bradley Wiggins. The Londoner became the first Briton to claim overall victory in the world's most famous cycle race as he was crowned Tour de France winner. A three-time Olympic champion on the track, Wiggins has fulfilled a lifelong goal on the road and in reaching his "greatest sporting achievement" assures that his name will stand alongside the legends of his sport such as Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong and Miguel Indurain.

The win caps an absolutely perfect...

Robben plots revenge against Germany

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

At club level in La Liga in Spain we have the famous El Clasico between Real Madrid and Barcelona. Germany's equivalent is Der Klassiker between Bundesliga stalwarts Bayern Munich and Hamburg (HSV). At international level Germany against bitter rivals Holland is a mouth-watering clash worthy of similar billing.
Their rivalry was perhaps summed up most fittingly by legendary Dutch coach Rinus Michels, when he said "football is war".
Germany's own Fussballgott 'Kaiser' Franz Beckenbauer added,...

''The Mannschaft'' second favourites

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

Germany's somewhat shambolic 3-5 defeat at the weekend to a Switzerland side that failed to make it to this summer's European Championships led to the inevitable comparisons about their defence having more holes than Swiss cheese. Saturday's game in Basle was the final chance for Joachim Löw's fringe players to impress the tight-shirted coach before he named his final 23 for the tournament that the Germans still harbour hopes of winning. Despite Saturday's loss - for which the large Bayern...

Red Bull to the rescue

November 30, -0001 • 12:00 AM

It is less than a month since the end of the DEL (German Ice Hockey League) play-offs and what should have been a smooth summer of recruiting and improving the squad, has already been a roller-coaster ride for EHC München fans. Several key players were re-signed and new talent added to the roster. A bright future seemed secure before rumours of one of the owners withdrawing and a severe drop in major sponsorship deals meant that the licence to play in the DEL could be sold to bitter rivals...

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