MADRID     RealMadridare sweating on the fitness of Cristiano Ronaldo as they go in search of an unlikely comeback in the second-leg of their Champions League semi-final against BorussiaDortmund on Tuesday. The Germans are huge favourites to progress to the final at Wembley on May ...

MADRID- Former Real Madrid andBarcelonastriker Ronaldo has said reigning championsSpainand not his nativeBrazilwill be favourites at the World Cup next year. Ronaldo, who ledBrazilto glory in the 2002 World Cup, is inSpainto promote the Confederations Cup which takes place in June. He believes a ...

PARIS  -Borussia Dortmund produced a stunning late comeback to beat Malaga and progress to the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday, while Real Madrid saw off the challenge of Galatasaray.After a goalless draw in last week's first leg in Spain, Dortmund looked to be heading out of Europe ...

STRASBOURG  - A damaged Ferrari once belonging to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is to be sold on eBay, after its new owner came to an agreement with the Internet auction site, the vendor's laywer said on Thursday.Renaud Bettcher told AFP said he and his client -- a garage owner from the ...

MADRID - Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick and Sergio Ramos got the other as Real Madrid beat Getafe 4-0 in their La Liga clash on Sunday. All Real's goals came in the second-half but it still sees them trail arch-rivals Barcelona by 12 points while city neighbours Atletico are four points ahead of ...

MADRID  - Cristiano Ronaldo responded to missing out on the Ballon d'Or by hitting a stunning hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Celta Vigo 4-0 to reach the Spanish Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.Trailing 2-1 from the first leg of their last-16 tie, Portuguese star Ronaldo hit two early openers ...

MADRID  - Goalkeeper Iker Casillas came off the bench for 10-man Real Madrid who needed a second half double from Cristiano Ronaldo to beat Real Sociedad 4-3 while leaders Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 win over Espanyol.Barcelona, whose goals all came in the first-half against their city ...

BERNE - Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick in Real Madrid's 4-1 Champions League win at Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday but big spending trio Zenit St Petersburg, Paris St Germain and Manchester City failed to win.Ronaldo's treble, his second in four days following a three-goal blast in La Liga at the ...

MADRID (AFP) - Cristiano Ronaldo hit a hat-trick as Real Madrid kept on the trail of leaders Barcelona with a 5-1 rout of Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday. The visitors took a shock lead after 15 minutes through Riki but Madrid quickly bounced back with Ronaldo hitting his first from the penalty spot ...

PARIS - A late goal by Cristiano Ronaldo saw Real Madrid grab a crucial morale-boosting 3-2 win over Manchester City in their Champions League opening encounter on Tuesday.Ronaldo's goal not only restored a big grin to the face of the player who has spent the first few weeks of the season saying he ...

OPALENICA  - Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has dismissed talk that their Spanish rivals have reason to complain because they have two days less to recover before their Euro 2012 semi-final clash on Wednesday.“Three days rest is more than sufficient. The Spanish have commented that ...

WARSAW  - Portugal fans and neutrals hoping for a splash edition of the Cristiano Ronaldo roadshow had their appetite satisfied as he single-handedly steered his country into the Euro 2012 semi-finals by beating the Czech Republic 1-0.Ronaldo showed the same kind of sparkle that saw the ...

KHARKIV  - Holland exited Euro 2012 in humiliating fashion on Sunday going out at the first hurdle just two years after they reached the World Cup final, losing 2-1 to Portugal in their final Group B match.Their misery was superstar Cristiano Ronaldo's joy as he answered his critics in style ...

MADRID  - Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi took their La Liga goals tally this season to a record-breaking 41 each on Saturday. First, Ronaldo broke his own mark of last season by scoring in the 3-1 come-from-behind victory over Sporting Gijon.Later Saturday, Messi grabbed a brace as ...

MADRID- Cristiano Ronaldo feels that Liga leaders Real Madrid are now closing in on the title as they prepare to face struggling Sporting Gijon at the Santiago Bernabeu this weekend. The Portuguese star scored his seventh hat-trick of the season as Real beat neighbours Atletico 4-1 on Wednesday to ...

MADRID  - Cristiano Ronaldo took his La Liga season goal tally to 37 on Saturday as Real Madrid smashed through the 100-goal barrier to move closer to the Spanish title.Ronaldo, who scored twice in the 5-1 demolition of Osasuna, is now just three shy of his own record of 40 league goals set ...

MADRID  - Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful, backheeled goal while Lionel Messi hit the target with a deadly accurate free-kick as Real Madrid and Barcelona both emerged victorious from testing La Liga trips on Sunday.Ronaldo gave Real a 1-0 win over neighbours Rayo Vallecano while Messi ...

MADRID  - Real Madrid opened a 10-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga after Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth hat-trick of the season clinched a 4-2 comeback win at home to 10-man Levante on Sunday.A fifth-minute Gustavo Cabral header gave Levante, the only team apart from Barca to beat ...

MADRID (AFP) - Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo broke the La Liga goal-scoring record with his 39th and 40th league goals of the season as Real Madrid hammered relegated Almeria 8-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday. Ronaldo poked home from close range on four minutes for his record-breaking ...

MADRID (AFP) Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals, including a late headed winner, as Real Madrid twice came from behind to beat Osasuna 3-2 on Sunday and cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to just one point. Real got off to the worst possible start as a poor back pass by Raul Albiol allowed ...

LISBON (AFP) Portugal star Deco insists that the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo is not going to derail the countrys bid to reach the World Cup finals in South Africa. Carlos Queirozs Portuguese limped through their qualifying campaign looking nothing like the team which reached the 2006 semi-finals ...

MADRID (AFP) - With just four games gone the Spanish league appears to have turned into the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo show with the two biggest football superstars in the world inspiring Barcelona and Real Madrid to a maximum 12 points. Argentine Messi has scored five goals in three ...

LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo insists referee Chris Foy was wrong to book him for diving during Sunday's League Cup final victory against Tottenham. Ronaldo is no stranger to controversy over his theatrical tumbles but the Portugal star appeared to be harshly treated by ...

LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United forward Ronaldo has dropped a potential bombshell on the club by telling Spanish television he could consider his future following the Champions League final on May 21. Ronaldo is expected to be one of the most influential players on the park in Moscow next ...