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Due to the on-going instability in the Caucasus region, Georgia's national soccer team could now play its World Cup home qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in the German city of Karlsruhe.
SOCCER REPORTS (Irish Emigrant)
If Greeks bearing gifts should grab one's attention then friendly contests versus Scandinavian opposition should also be treated with trepidation by Republic of Ireland fans.
Sporting birthdays - August 29 (Daily Mail)
Wyomia Tyus (athletics) - first sprinter to retain 100 metres Olympic title in 1968, born 1945. Celestine Babayaro (soccer) - Former Chelsea and Nigeria left-back, born 1978.
Soccer-UEFA Cup second qualifying round, second leg results (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News)
UEFA Cup second qualifying round, second leg results on Tuesday Nordsjaelland (Denmark) 2 Queen of the South (Scotland) (II) 1 (Nordsjaelland won 4-2 on aggregate) Lokomotiv Sofia (Bulgaria) 1 Borac Cacak (Serbia) 1 (Borac Cacak won 2-1 on aggregate)
Harrington wins blow to Paddy Power profit hopes (Irish Examiner)
PADDY Power has lowered it annual profit forecast following losses on a string of unfavourable sporting results over the last few months.
Briefs 3-Liam Brady taken to hospital after Ireland game (Reuters.co.uk)
Soccer - Republic of Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady is in hospital after falling ill following Wednesday's 1-1 draw against Norway.
Premier League Team Of The Week: Round 2 (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)
Goal.com's Alan Dawson runs the rule over the best in England from the weekend's second round of Premier League...
By Mark Stokes & Dónal Ferrie (Irish Emigrant)
The Irish Emigrant
England Draws Against Czech Republic in Exhibition; Spain Wins (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- England rallied to draw 2-2 against the Czech Republic in today's warm-up match for World Cup qualifying, while European soccer champion Spain won 3-0 in Denmark.
The Smash of Civilizations (Middle East Online)
President Bush's supporters have talked endlessly about his global war on terrorism as a ?clash of civilizations?. But the civilization we are in the process of destroying in Iraq is part of our own heritage. It is also part of the world's patrimony, says Chalmers Johnson .