Romanian Car Marker Dacia Reports 20.5% Rise in Sales
Company sold more than 300,000 vehicles in 2009 Jan. 14, 2010 Dacia, a division of French group Renault, on Jan. 14 said its sales rose by 20.5% to more than 300,000 vehicles in 2009. „This was the fifth straight year when Dacia sales recorded a two-digit growth rate,” the group said. A total of 311,282 […]
Togo team bus attacked
Several Togolese footballers, in Angola for the African Nations Cup, were injured, some seriously, when their team bus was fired on with machine guns, French Infosport television reported Friday. The sports channel said the bus was fired on as the team travelled through the politically unstable Cabinda region bordering Congo. A club spokesman for Manchester […]
Walter Smith: ‘No movement’ in the transfer window at Rangers
RANGERS manager Walter Smith is hopeful he will have the same squad of players at his disposal for their title charge in the second half of the season. Smith does not anticipate any movement before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, despite some interest in his players. Birmingham manager Alex McLeish […]
Official: Unirea Urziceni Appoint Ronny Levy As New Head Coach
Europa League hopefuls Unirea Urziceni have appointed Israeli coach Ronny Levy as the new man in charge at the Romanian titleholders. Unirea confirmed the news on its official website. Unirea were in the market for a new manager following the unexpected departure of Dan Petrescu in December 2009. The former Chelsea defender resigned after he […]
Romania passes budget; IMF loan now possible
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s Parliament on Thursday passed this year’s budget, which will help the country get an International Monetary Fund bailout loan suspended last year due to political instability. After four days of debate, lawmakers approved the budget by a vote of 198-132. Romania’s representative to the IMF, Mihai Tanasescu, said the budget would […]
Saull triple sees Saracens home
Andy Saull grabbed a hat-trick of tries to inspire Saracens to a routine win over Rovigo in Pool Three of the European Challenge Cup. The Guinness Premiership side did all they could but were left waiting on the result of Toulon’s clash with Castres to see if they would progress to the quarter-finals. It only […]
Injuries add to Benitez’s problems
Soccer: Liverpool’s hopes of salvaging their season have suffered another setback with Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Yossi Benayoun all sidelined. The club confirmed the three players will be out for varying lengths of time up to six weeks. Star striker Torres is the worst affected, ruled out until the end of February with a torn […]
Liverpool crisis – Fernando Torres out for six weeks, Steven Gerrard sidelined for fortnight and Yossi Benayoun cracks rib
Fernando Torres has been ruled out for six weeks – delivering a crushing blow to his beleaguered boss Rafa Benitez. Captain Steven Gerrard will also be missing for a fortnight, while fellow midfielder Yossi Benayoun is out for up to four weeks, adding injury to the insult of Wednesday night’s FA Cup defeat at the […]
Official: Timisoara Sign Laszlo Sepsi From Benfica
Romanian outfit Timisoara have completed the transfer of highly rated defender Laszlo Sepsi from Portuguese side Benfica for a reputed fee of €1.5 million. The 23-year-old joined Benfica from Gloria Bistrita in January 2008, but was farmed out on loan to Racing Santander only six months later after failing to make an impact at the […]
Wife gives 40k GBP the boot
A woman gave 40,000 GBP in cash the boot when she threw out old shoes during a New Year clean-up at her home. Calin Tarescu, 32, had stashed the cash as a surprise for his wife as the couple saved to buy their own house. But the horrified hubby called police in Alba Iulia, Romania, […]
