Feb 1 (Reuters) – Profile of the Baltimore Ravens, who qualified for the Feb. 3 Super Bowl in New Orleans by winning the American Football Conference (AFC) championship two weeks ago. Founded: Originated in 1996 when then-owner of the Cleveland Browns, Art Modell, relocated his team to Baltimore. – - AFC titles (season): Two (2000, 2012) – - Super Bowl titles (season): One (2000) – - Head coach: John Harbaugh. …
NFL-Previous games between the Ravens and the 49ers
Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers have played each other four times with the Ravens holding a 3-1 edge in the all-time series. – - 1996 – SAN FRANCISCO won 38-20 at home In their first meeting, which came in the Baltimore Ravens franchise’s inaugural season in the National Football League, the 49ers won a high-scoring game at Candlestick Park and went on to reach the divisional round of the postseason. The Ravens, who boasted rookie linebacker Ray Lewis, missed the postseason. …
FACTBOX-NFL-Profile of Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Profile of the San Francisco 49ers, who qualified for the Feb. 3 Super Bowl in New Orleans by winning the National Football Conference (NFC) championship two weeks ago. Founded: Established in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and joined the National Football League in 1950 after the two leagues merged. – - NFC titles (season): 6 (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994, 2012) – - Super Bowl titles: 5 (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994) – - Head coach: Jim Harbaugh. …
NFL-Profiles of key Baltimore Ravens players
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Brief profiles of key Baltimore Ravens players for Sunday’s Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans: – - Joe Flacco (quarterback) – A first round draft pick in 2008, Flacco is the only quarterback to lead his team to playoff wins in his first five seasons in the NFL. Boasting one of the strongest arms of any quarterback in the game, he also holds the franchise records for passing yards (17,633) and passing touchdowns (102). – - Ray Rice (running back) – Has rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of the past four seasons and has 33 career touchdowns. …
NFL-Brothers go head-to-head in Super Bowl like no other
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A National Football League (NFL) season where nothing seemed to follow the script has produced a classic Super Bowl encounter with a subplot fit for a Hollywood blockbuster. Sunday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens will be the first time in the 47 years of the Super Bowl that two brothers will go head-to-head for the biggest prize in American Football, not on the field, but on the sidelines. John Harbaugh is Baltimore’s head coach and his counterpart with San Francisco is younger brother Jim. …
Cape Verde get serious despite all the fun and laughter
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (Reuters) – At the end of his news conference previewing Cape Verde 's quarter-final with Ghana, coach Lucio Antunes picked up a reporter's phone placed in front of him recording his comments and loudly shouted into it: "Hi, Jose". The joke was not lost on anyone with Antunes pretending to be calling his friend, the Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho. … Pikus-Pace wins silver at skeleton worlds
Noelle Pikus-Pace finished her final run at the skeleton world championships on Friday, hopped off her sled and thrust her arms skyward.
Former rugby supremo Louis Luyt dies aged 80
Luyt was a controversial figure who rose from humble beginnings to become a 'super Afrikaner' and went on to rule South African rugby with an iron fist Soccer-Cape Verde get serious despite all the fun and laughter
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, Feb 1 (Reuters) – At the end of his news conference previewing Cape Verde’s quarter-final with Ghana, coach Lucio Antunes picked up a reporter’s phone placed in front of him recording his comments and loudly shouted into it: “Hi, Jose”. The joke was not lost on anyone with Antunes pretending to be calling his friend, the Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho. …
Scolari likely to produce a more rugged Brazil
REUTERS – The Brazil team to face against England next Wednesday will be Luiz Felipe Scolari's first since taking over in December and fans can expect him to turn out a characteristically rugged side with a dash of true Brazilian flair. Scolari, usually known as Felipao (Big Phil) in Brazil, is back in charge for the first time since he guided Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002 and his task is to do the same when they host the tournament next year. Fans expect nothing less than victory and the pressure is enormous. "Let's acknowledge one thing," Scolari said at his first news conference. … Former South Africa rugby boss who battled Mandela dies
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Louis Luyt, the powerful former head of South African rugby who took Nelson Mandela to court, has died aged 80, his former rugby union announced on Friday. A fertiliser tycoon, Luyt was at the helm of South Africa rugby when it returned from isolation in the early 1990s and stood alongside Mandela on the podium when South Africa won the 1995 World Cup in Johannesburg. But he clashed with the South African president three years later over a government-ordered enquiry into allegations of lingering racism in rugby and took Mandela to court to back his refusal to appear. …
Gomez recalled by Germany as Kiessling left out
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mario Gomez has been recalled to the Germany squad for next week's friendly against France after an injury layoff but there was still no room for Bundesliga leading scorer Stefan Kiessling. Bayern Munich striker Gomez, who has not played for his country since Euro 2012 after undergoing an kle surgery, was included in a 23-man squad named on Friday for the friendly in Paris on February 6. … Gomez, Khedira return to Germany squad for France clash
The Euro 2012 semifinalists take on Didier Deschamps' France next week, and Joachim Low has named a strong squad for the international friendly. Rugby-Former South Africa rugby boss who battled Mandela dies
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Louis Luyt, the powerful former head of South African rugby who took Nelson Mandela to court, has died aged 80, his former rugby union announced on Friday. A fertiliser tycoon, Luyt was at the helm of South Africa rugby when it returned from isolation in the early 1990s and stood alongside Mandela on the podium when South Africa won the 1995 World Cup in Johannesburg. …
Isco, Azpilicueta included in Spain squad for friendly
MADRID (Reuters) – Malaga’s promising playmaker Isco and Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta have been included in Spain’s squad for next week’s friendly against Uruguay in Doha, coach Vicente del Bosque said on Friday. Amid stiff competition for places, there was no call-up for Swansea City midfielder Michu as Del Bosque said he preferred not to experiment too much with key World Cup qualifiers against France and Finland looming at the end of next month. …
Soccer-Scolari likely to produce a more rugged Brazil
Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Brazil team to face against England next Wednesday will be Luiz Felipe Scolari’s first since taking over in December and fans can expect him to turn out a characteristically rugged side with a dash of true Brazilian flair. Scolari, usually known as Felipao (Big Phil) in Brazil, is back in charge for the first time since he guided Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002 and his task is to do the same when they host the tournament next year. Fans expect nothing less than victory and the pressure is enormous. “Let’s acknowledge one thing,” Scolari said at his first news …
Soccer-Isco, Azpilicueta included in Spain squad for friendly
MADRID, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Malaga’s promising playmaker Isco and Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta have been included in Spain’s squad for next week’s friendly against Uruguay in Doha, coach Vicente del Bosque said on Friday. Amid stiff competition for places, there was no call-up for Swansea City midfielder Michu as Del Bosque said he preferred not to experiment too much with key World Cup qualifiers against France and Finland looming at the end of next month. …
Maradona cleared of Italy tax evasion - lawyer
ROME (Reuters) – Soccer great Diego Maradona has won a 30-year battle over tax evasion charges in Italy and will soon return to Naples, the scene of some of his greatest sporting triumphs, his lawyer said on Friday. Lawyer Angelo Pisani said his client was cleared of a tax bill of almost 40 million euros, of which 36 million was interest built up since 1984, when Maradona joined Serie A club Napoli. "There is a sentence from the central commission… that confirms the annulment of the fiscal scrutiny against Maradona," Pisani told Italian television. … India ICC Womens WCup Cricket
Pakistan's Asmavia Iqbal Khokhar, second left, celebrates after dismissing Australia's Jodie Maree Fields, second right, during the ICC Women's World Cup cricket match in Cuttack, India, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Australia won the match by 92 runs. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) India ICC Womens WCup Cricket
Australia's Alex Blackwell, right, plays a shot during the ICC Women's World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Cuttack, India, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. Australia won the match by 92 runs. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) 
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