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It was always on the cards. A Milan win was expected by many who watched the game, but somewhat surprisingly it was Liverpool who were the better team.
Outnumbering Milan's shots on goal by nearly three to one, it was Liverpool's attacking ambition that could have caused an upset. In the end, it only served to increase their disappointment at failing to beat a side who rarely tested their goalkeeper...

The derby between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe at İstanbul's Ali Sami Yen Stadium was supposed to be a week 33 Turkcell Super League game between two century-old rivals.
But the match resembled a war of attrition more than soccer itself. The Fenerbahçe Yellow Canaries, already crowned the 2006-07 champions the previous weekend, won 2-1 with first-half goals from Diego Alfredo Lugano Moreno in the 24th minute and Edu...

World famous Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova arrived in İstanbul on Thursday to participate in the Sony Ericsson WTA İstanbul Cup 2007 International tennis tournament.
Organizers said that Sharapova's father arrived in İstanbul on Wednesday, but the reigning US Open champion landed at the Atatürk Airport at 11:30 a.m. Tennis star Venus Williams of the US and Elena Dementieva of Russia will also be participating in...

Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem (R) grabs a loose ball away from Chicago Bulls center Ben Wallace in the first quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff basketball game in Chicago.
The Chicago Bulls used speed and crisp passing to run by the Miami Heat 107-89 on Tuesday in the NBA Eastern Conference playoff to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series....