News headlines http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:28:02 +1000 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:28:02 +1000 Melbourne Heart coach John van 't Schip says his new team can challenge for the A-League title provided it embraces the game he has in mind. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969301.htm 2969301 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +1000 sport football aleague melbourne-3000 Archie Thompson is not the only Melbourne Victory striker eager to bounce back to form this A-League season. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2969236.htm 2969236 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:21:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia vic melbourne-3000 Wellington Phoenix have bolstered their A-League title aspirations with the signing of Socceroos centre-half Jade North. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968938.htm 2968938 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:42:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia new-zealand The Brisbane Roar have shrugged off cost concerns to commit to playing at Lang Park for the next five A-League campaigns. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968738.htm 2968738 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:02:00 +1000 sport football aleague qld brisbane-4000 The Melbourne Heart have officially launched themselves as the A-League's newest club. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968683.htm 2968683 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:20:00 +1000 sport football aleague vic melbourne-3000 David Beckham has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to West Ham, with his spokesman insisting that the former England skipper is happy with life at LA Galaxy. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968655.htm 2968655 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league united-kingdom england European giants Liverpool and Juventus have begun life under new coaches with victories in the first legs of their Europa League third qualifying round ties. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968459.htm 2968459 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league football-italy uefa-cup ireland italy macedonia united-kingdom england English Premier League side Fulham has named former Wales and Manchester City boss Mark Hughes as its new manager to succeed Roy Hodgson. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/30/2968384.htm 2968384 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league united-kingdom england Australia's women's soccer league will resume this year without the Central Coast Mariners, who have pulled out of the competition because of financial reasons. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968241.htm 2968241 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:38:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia nsw gosford-2250 Robbie Fowler put in an impressive first-half performance as Perth Glory completed its A-League preseason with a 3-1 win over the WA state team on Wednesday night. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967983.htm 2967983 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:13:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia wa perth-6000 Melbourne Victory players have added to the group of footballers concerned about the playing surface at Docklands stadium. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968152.htm 2968152 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:03:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia vic melbourne-3000 Melbourne Victory star Archie Thompson says his surgically repaired knee is ahead of schedule and he hopes to return to the A-League before Christmas. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968149.htm 2968149 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:28:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia vic melbourne-3000 United States forward Landon Donovan is considering possible moves to Europe away from his Major League Soccer club Los Angeles Galaxy. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968079.htm 2968079 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:34:00 +1000 sport football united-states Newcastle coach Branko Culina has tipped his Socceroos son Jason to fire for Gold Coast this A-League season after being unfairly criticised for his performances at the World Cup. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968061.htm 2968061 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:20:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia nsw newcastle-2300 qld robina-4226 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed Australia has formally lodged its bid to host the Asian Cup 2015 finals. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967996.htm 2967996 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:23:00 +1000 sport football australia malaysia Mexican Javier Hernandez has scored on his debut as Manchester United crushed the Major League Soccer All Stars 5-2. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967870.htm 2967870 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league united-kingdom england united-states The Young Socceroos will take on defending champions Thailand in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) under-19s championships final after a 4-1 win over hosts Vietnam. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967894.htm 2967894 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:11:00 +1000 sport football australia thailand vietnam The stage is set for an emotion-charged A-League season opener next Friday when Robbie Fowler's Perth Glory meet the Liverpool star's former team North Queensland Fury. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967606.htm 2967606 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:33:00 +1000 sport football aleague australia qld townsville-4810 Africa is unlikely to host the Olympics for at least 20 years despite the success of the soccer World Cup in South Africa which gave rise to hopes the continent might bid to host the Games soon, an IOC official said. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967642.htm 2967642 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:51:00 +1000 sport olympics-summer olympics-organising-committee world-cup south-africa Chelsea has assured manager Carlo Ancelotti the answer will be yes if he asks for transfer funds to bolster his squad. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967526.htm 2967526 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:00:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league united-kingdom england Argentine midfielder Oscar Roberto Cornejo and rising Australian striker Mirjan Pavlovic have penned one-year deals with the Wellington Phoenix for the upcoming A-League season. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967461.htm 2967461 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:19:00 +1000 sport football aleague new-zealand Former European champions Celtic and Ajax are battling for Champions League survival after enduring nightmare starts to their qualifying campaigns. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967374.htm 2967374 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:24:00 +1000 sport football champions-league netherlands united-kingdom scotland Diego Maradona has accused Argentina Football Association (AFA) president Julio Grondona of "lying" and team manager Carlos Bilardo of "treason". http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967311.htm 2967311 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:39:00 +1000 sport football world-cup argentina Arsenal has no intention of selling captain Cesc Fabregas, manager Arsene Wenger says, dismissing Barcelona's repeated approaches for the Spain midfielder as "transfer noise". http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967199.htm 2967199 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:37:00 +1000 sport football english-premier-league united-kingdom england