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  Grand Slam (UEFA) (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-6.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grand Prix; IRL including the Indy 500; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors basketball and the NBA Finals; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; UEFA Champions League...
The Grand Slam in UEFA competitions is composed of victories in the three cups that existed until 1999: the Champions League (Or European Champions Cup), the UEFA Cup and the now defunct Cup Winners' Cup.
While some (like Arsenal, Manchester United and Valencia) have fair chances of completing the grand slam, most of the teams in this group are either missing both the still existing competitions or have lost most of their competitive power.
publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/g/gr/grand_slam__uefa_.html   (273 words)

  
 UEFA - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
La UEFA es sin duda la más poderosa de las seis confederaciones a nivel internacional, debido a la importancia de sus miembros, entre los que se encuentran varias de las principales asociaciones, ligas y selecciones de fútbol del mundo.
Copa UEFA: para equipos ganadores de ligas de alto nivel, que fue lanzada por la UEFA en 1971 como la sucesora de la Copa de Ferias (también inicada en 1955).
Copa Intertoto de la UEFA: es una competición de verano anteriormente organizada por varias asociaciones de fútbol, fue relanzado por la UEFA en 1995 como una competición calificativa para la Copa UEFA, pero con rango oficial.
es.wikipedia.org /wiki/UEFA   (725 words)

  
 Ten Sports to telecast UEFA Champions League
Ten Sports has bagged exclusive rights to telecast the UEFA Champions League in the Indian subcontinent for the next three seasons.
After the competition was re-launched in 1992-3 as the UEFA Champions League, the tournament has grown even bigger.
UEFA Ceo Lars-Christer Olsson said, "We are delighted to welcome Ten Sports as a new broadcast partner for the UEFA Champions League as from next season.
www.rediff.com /sports/2006/jul/12ten.htm   (272 words)

  
 G14 push "Grand Slam World" plan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The proposal called “Grand Slam World” was part of a presentation commissioned by the G14, the 18 richest clubs in Europe.
Another option called "Grand Slam Euro" foresees continental tournaments, such as the European championship, held every two years, while a possible World Cup for clubs would be played every four years.
Such growth would be possible under both “Grand Slam” proposals by the abolition of qualifying matches for the World Cup and various continental championships.
www.eufootball.biz /Competitions/G14_push_Grand_Slam_World_plan.html   (444 words)

  
 UEFA Bars Israel From Hosting Games - August 8, 2006 - The New York Sun
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel was barred from hosting international soccer matches until further notice because of the violence that has wracked the region.
Liverpool is home for the opening leg on August 9, and coach Rafa Benitez has said it was "totally unacceptable" to travel to Israel.
The UEFA administration will continue to monitor the safety and security situation in Israel.
www.nysun.com /article/37485   (394 words)

  
 The BC Soccer Web   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
TSN and RDS today announced a broadcast and multimedia agreement for the UEFA European Football Championship™ 2008 – the most prestigious continental soccer championship, taking place June 7 to 29, 2008 from Austria-Switzerland.
The UEFA European Football Championship™ is the main soccer competition of the men’s national teams governed by the UEFA.
Currently, 50 UEFA member nations are competing for the 14 spots for Euro 2008 – host nations Austria and Switzerland have the two automatic berths.
www.bcsoccerweb.com /articles-dec/bcsw-dec-11.htm   (672 words)

  
 CNN/SI - UEFA Cup - French teams hope to rule UEFA Cup quarterfinals - Monday March 01, 1999 10:27 AM
Marseille, Bordeaux and Lyon also happen to be the leading three in the French standings and are confident they will carry that league form into the UEFA Cup.
Parma, which won the UEFA Cup four seasons ago, is second behind Lazio in Serie A and is going well in three competitions.
"We are in the running for the league title and the UEFA and Italian cups," said coach Alberto Malesani.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/world/news/1999/03/01/uefa_preview   (583 words)

  
 Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/05/2006 | Sports in Brief | Suspects facing trial in Duquesne shootings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Third-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia overcame cramps and unforced errors to beat Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, and reach the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.
Tennis authorities and sporting-goods companies agreed on the size of logos on players' clothing for the four Grand Slam tournaments.
An 8-square-inch patch can be used on sleeves by manufacturers, the International Tennis Federation and the Grand Slam Committee said from London.
www.philly.com /mld/inquirer/sports/15680828.htm   (758 words)

  
 Wales ends 27-year wait for Six Nations grand slam - Turkish Daily News Mar 21, 2005
Resurgent Wales sealed their first Six Nations grand slam in 27 years with a 32-20 victory over Ireland.
Remarkable turnaround: The form side of this year's campaign, Wales completed a remarkable turnaround by clinching their first grand slam since 1978, their first triple crown since 1988 and their first championship title since 1994.
In front of a raucous home crowd of 74,500, they avoided a sixth successive Six Nations defeat at the hands of the Irish while also preventing their opponents from securing a second triple crown in a row.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=8720   (601 words)

  
 ArmeniaNow.com - Independent Journalism From Today`s Armenia
He was seeded 16th in the US Open at Flushing Meadow, the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments this year.
He reached the second round at the Australian Open, went one better at the French Open to reach the final 32, and then went all the way to the final at Wimbledon where he lost to world number one Lleyton Hewitt from Australia.
The matches on Thursday, August 29, were the qualifying round for a place in the main draw of the UEFA Cup, Europe's second most prestigious club competition.
armenianow.com /archive/2004/2002/august30/sports/index.htm   (800 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA EURO 2008™ - News - News Specific   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Swiss Football Association, which will co-host UEFA EURO 2008™ with its counterparts from neighbouring Austria, has enlisted Federer along with three other top sporting personalities to help generate positive feedback and promote the event.
Bernhard Russi is one of Switzerland's greatest skiers of all time and will combine his EURO duties with his job as a television commentator.
There is also a position for Stéphane Chapuisat, the 37-year-old former footballer who earned 103 caps for Switzerland and lifted the 1996/97 UEFA Champions League with BV Borussia Dortmund.
uefa.com /competitions/EURO/news/Kind=1/newsId=465485.html?...   (184 words)

  
 Williams sisters to lead U.S.
The 14-times Grand Slam winner and Olympic gold medallist's return to the courts was delayed several times while she recovered from knee surgery.
There will be no lack of experience on the U.S. squad, with 28 Grand Slam singles titles, 61 doubles titles and 456 WTA tour titles between the four players.
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www.rediff.com /sports/2004/mar/26ten.htm   (338 words)

  
 Willing herself to win Wimbledon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Well, it was probably about time for the fierce competitor, long touted as a future #1, to win her first Grand Slam title.
She seemed to always be a hair and a whisker away from translating her success in smaller tournaments to the Grand Slams and always came against a hump along the track.
Whether you like her or you loathe her, there is no doubting that she, and her sister for that matter, have the game and the mentality to dominate the game.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/womens_tennis/43637   (439 words)

  
 Serie A Football Club : Lazio
ROME (Apr 14, 1998 - 16:55 EDT) - Impressive defending by Lazio against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday earned it a place in the UEFA Cup final against Inter Milan to keep Italian clubs on course for a grand slam in Europe.
It will also be Inter Milan's fourth UEFA Cup final in nine years following wins in 1991 and 1994 and a runner-up spot to Schalke 04 last season.
Lazio's Croatian Alen Boksic, who has scored 10 goals in the Italian league this season, looked dangerous up front in the first half, but was denied a clear-cut chance.
members.tripod.com /~phich_jo/uefa.html   (431 words)

  
 ESPN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grand Slam Cup Compaq ’99 (L) English Premier League H/Ls UEFA Champions L’gue 99/00
Grand Slam Cup Compaq ’99 (L) Sportscenter: Int’l.
UEFA Champions L’gue 99/00 (L) UEFA Champions L’gue 99/00
members.rediff.com /kswnet/espn.htm   (236 words)

  
 Help Needed - Football Forums
According to wikipedia, there are 10 players who have won the uefa grand slam (the cup winners cup, the uefa cup and the european cup).
arnold muhren won the ecwc with ajax in 87' and the uefa with ipswich in 81'.
The player muhren who won with ajax in the early 70s' was gerrie muhren.
www.footballforums.net /forums/football-trivia/107144-help-needed.html   (272 words)

  
 Gracian Tukula’s SPORT ON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
There has been a lot of criticism towards Rafael Benitez’s fielding not only that day but also in Wednesday’s goalless draw with PSV Eindhoven at the Philips Stadion in the Uefa Champions League.
Such is the depth of the current squad that every line-up that will be put out will be criticised and I think that is a good problem to have.
That is in the past and before us is the Grand Slam Sunday which sees the Reds visiting Stamford Bridge.
www.nationmalawi.com /articles.asp?articleID=18638   (621 words)

  
 TSN : POKER - Canada's Sports Leader   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Degree Poker Championship is the country's richest free-roll tournament with a first place prize of more than $100,000 and a chance to win an additional $1 million (all figures Canadian).
Along with the lump sum payout of $100,000, the grand prize winner will also compete for a chance to win up to $1 million in a dramatic final-hand Texas Hold 'Em promotional showdown (also awarded as a lump sum payout).
Only the best are left - Champions League and the UEFA Cup are both in the Group Stage.
www.tsn.ca /poker   (1907 words)

  
 History
We certainly endured some games we'd rather not recall during that time, and relished others which were quite unforgettable - conquering arch-rivals Lynn-Avon en route to the 1997 SWANZ Cup Final, for instance, and as for the final itself in Napier...
With the obvious exception of the incomparable 2001 UEFA Cup Final, has there ever been a modern-day cup final quite like that one?
I mean, you just do not envisage a showpiece occasion such as that ending with a final scoreline of 7-5!
www.ultimatenzsoccer.com /Auckland/id558.htm   (189 words)

  
 uefa.com - Football Europe - News & Features - News Specific   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Lomana LuaLua scored Portsmouth's goal at Charlton with 16 minutes left, as his side stretched their run of clean sheets at the start of the season to five - one short of Chelsea FC's Premiership record.
They are now one point ahead of Manchester United FC, who aim to continue their winning start on the so-called 'Grand Slam Sunday' against Arsenal FC; that match is preceded by champions Chelsea FC's fixture with Liverpool FC.
As well as the meetings of the four UEFA Champions League contenders on Sunday, West Ham United FC play Newcastle United FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC face Fulham FC and Blackburn take on Manchester City FC.
uefa.com /footballeurope/news/Kind=2/newsId=457760.html?cid=rssfeed&...   (321 words)

  
 Basement boys bury Rangers - Football - Fox Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The home team then struck a deadly double-blow, Garry Kenneth equalising 13 minutes from time and Lee Mair scoring the winner with five minutes to go, heading in from close range.
The defeat piles the pressure on Rangers' France manager, Paul Le Guen, whose side has struggled on the domestic front despite doing well in the UEFA Cup.
If not already decided, Le Guen's future may resolved after the next Old Firm game of the season, at Ibrox on December 17.
www.foxsports.com.au /story/0,8659,20707919-23215,00.html   (565 words)

  
 Grand Slam International - Athletes - Athlete Details (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-6.cs.princeton.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Grand Slam International - Athletes - Athlete Details (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab-6.cs.princeton.edu)
Vince went on to play eight games in the UEFA Cup as Parma made the 2004/05 semi-finals.
Vince has followed a similar career path to Marco, leaving Melbourne club Carlton for Italy and has previously played with the same club twice (Carlton and at Empoli in Italy), at the AIS and in both the Olyroos and the Socceroos.
www.grandslamint.com.au.cob-web.org:8888 /PlayerProfile/PlayerProfile.aspx?p=3&id=40   (358 words)

  
 Encarnacion grand slam sees Reds tame the Cubs - Turkish Daily News Apr 13, 2006
Encarnacion grand slam sees Reds tame the Cubs
Edwin Encarnacion cracked a grand slam homer to inspire a five-run sixth inning powering the Cincinnati Reds past the Chicago Cubs 9-2 in National League action at Wrigley Field.
The Reds provided Arroyo with plenty of support scoring one run in each of the first four innings -- all on solo homers -- before putting the contest out of reach with a five-run burst in the sixth highlighted by Encarnacion's grand slam to deep left.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /article.php?enewsid=40650   (1082 words)

  
 uefa.com - UEFA Champions League   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Not only did they host the FIFA World Cup finals; they also provided a temporary home for the three European trophies.
With the UEFA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup headed for Juventus FC and Sampdoria UC respectively, Milan AC completed an unprecedented grand slam by retaining the European Champion Clubs' Cup.
Frank Rijkaard's goal against an uninspired SL Benfica made for a comfortable victory in Vienna - yet the Rossoneri's passage to the final was not so predictable.
www.uefa.com /competitions/UCL/history/Season=1989/intro.html   (269 words)

  
 Rugby - France seal the Six Nations Grand Slam - Eurosport
France won the Six Nations Grand Slam on Saturday by gaining sweet revenge for their World Cup semi-final defeat with a heart-stopping 24-21 defeat of England at the Stade de France.
However, the introduction of centre Mike Catt added a new dimension to England's attack and tries by wings Ben Cohen and Josh Lewsey put England in with a chance for a sensational win.
However, France held their nerve to win their fourth Grand Slam in eight years.
img.eurosport.com /rugby/six-nations/2004/sport_sto566961.shtml   (507 words)

  
 Life in Seville: Television in Spain and Sevilla
They carry every Betis or Sevilla match, as well as English Premier League and UEFA matches ona big screen television.
There is also a Real One SuperPass available for Europe which includes UEFA and Wimbeldon coverage.
There is also full coverage of UEFA Champions League and one Sunday night game per week from La Liga.
www.exploreseville.com /tv.htm   (4368 words)

  
 Manny Ramirez, 20th Grand Slam - ProSportsDaily Forums
Manny Ramirez in the 3rd inning, hit an opposite field Grand Slam for his 20th career grand slam, and 22nd homerun of the season.
The slam put him alone in 2nd place on the alltime Grand Slam list, behind only Lou Gherig who has 23.
The two individual accomplishments I'd love to see within the next three seasons or so...
www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/showthread.php?t=19926   (550 words)

  
 Grand Slam: Last news - Pravda.Ru
Grand Slam: Last news - Pravda.Ru 14 December 2006
16:22 Princess Diana's death report to be followed with grand rock show
The opinions and views of the authors do not always coincide with the point of view of PRAVDA.Ru's editors..
english.pravda.ru /filing/Grand_Slam   (195 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Lsistings0516
Last match of the tournament for Scotland and France.
Both teams had won their previous three matches, the winner takes all: Victory, Five Nations and the Grand Slam.
Portrait of German football player Lothar Matthaus and his career with FC Bayern Munich and Inter Milano.
www.soccernet.com /listings/2003/0516/index.html   (207 words)

  
 ATP,Tennis, US open,Grand Slam,agassi,moya,ferrero,Federer,Roddick,Hewitt, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Belgian Kim Clijsters expressed relief after her first major championship title in five attempts Saturday when she beat Mary Pierce 6-3 6-1.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan ended a run of three consecutive grand slam final defeats at the U.S. Open on Friday.
While the world and her cat purr over all things Sharapova, the New York Times maybe aren't so glowing about the blonde bombshell...
eurosport.com /tennis/us-open/2005   (543 words)

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