EURO 2012

Rory McIlroy has robustly defended his playing schedule ahead of his much-anticipated return to action at the Wells Fargo Championship.

McIlroy is 15/2 with bet365 to win the tournament, which will see him … he doesn’t play enough tournament golf.
But the world number two says he wants a balance between golf and his life outside the sport, and insists his schedule is planned so he has a chance of reaching his peak for the big tournaments each season.
He said: “I don’t want to be burned out by…

…up for next Monday’s crunch Premier League clash with Manchester United.

The powerful right-back has been nursing a series of niggles recently which has led boss Roberto Mancini to rotate him with Pablo Zabaleta.
However, Richards is now ready to step up his training schedule and should start Monday’s mouth-watering derby clash, which City are 10/1 with bet365 to win 2-0.
United are 5/2 to come away from the Etihad Stadium with what could be a crucial draw in the title race.
Richards has a …

Security preparations for Euro 2012 football championship, co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine, are progressing according to the schedule, Polish deputy Interior Minister Michal Deskur said on Thursday.

Deskur recalled that the Interior Ministry and its services have been preparing for the tournament for several years. ” Complete readiness should be confirmed in mid-May, about three weeks before the first match,” he added.

Three organisational areas are of key significance to the tournament: …

UEFA approved the schedule of UEFA Euro 2012 in Minsk, Belarus on October 4, 2010. Below you can find information about all the Euro 2012 schedule, dates of matches, fixtures, results. All times are in BST.

Local time in Poland is in UTC+1 … play their opening Group D fixture in Kiev, and their other two group games in Donetsk.

Euro 2012 Schedule

Euro 2012 Group Stage Fixtures

Friday, June 8
Group A: Poland – Greece (National Stadium Warsaw, …

…, the media received information from the secret report of UEFA, which showed that the chances of completing the construction on schedule were little. UEFA dramatically assessed the construction works, because there was not even a prepared design of the stadium. To… due to lack of an agreed project. The stadium was to be ready in July 2011, however its opening was scheduled on late October 2011.
The construction costs amounted to 2 billion 287 million hryvnias (about 879.6 million PLN).

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…that Ferrari will fight to win the Formula 1 championship this season, despite having struggled in testing.

Alonso is 9/1 with bet365 to win a third world title in 2012, but admits the new Ferrari car is not perfect following the winter testing schedule.
“We are all prepared, the team is very, very motivated for this championship, very ambitious,” said Alonso ahead of Sunday’s season opener in Melbourne.
“There is a great spirit to fight for this championship. We want to be world champions,…

… the second stand of the Municipal Stadium in Poznan is on schedule.

On Thursday, at the board meeting it was confirmed that scheduled work will be completed till the end of August, according … the second stand for the match between Legia Warsaw and Lech (scheduled for 3-4 October). Then the whole stadium could accommodate about…behind goals.

The end of all works, including roofing the facility, scheduled for the middle of 2010 Poznan stadium will seat 41 018…

Belgium international Vincent Kompany has no problem with Manchester City’s hectic fixture schedule.

Roberto Mancini’s side have a difficult trip to Sunderland on New Year’s Day, before facing Liverpool at home on 3rd January.
City are 20/1 with bet365 to win 4-0 at the Stadium of Light and are 4/5 to win the Premier League title.
Kompany is relishing the prospect of playing eight times in January though, saying: “I love it but I understand the position of the manager.
“It makes sense if he…

The Uefa Executive Committee has approved the official match schedule for the Euro 2012 finals between June 8 and July 1, 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.

In Poland, Wroclaw and Poznan will host three group stage matches, while Gdansk will stage three group stage matches and a quarter-final. Warsaw will host three group stage fixtures, including the opening Group A game, as well as a quarter-final and a semi-final.

Poland will play their first two games in Warsaw, and their third in Wroclaw….

Poles are running ahead of schedule with their preparations.

Poland is ahead of schedule in its preparations for the 2012 European Soccer …that Ukraine will keep to its schedule and will clear the backlog,…so on. Every department works on schedule, without getting in any other …certain: we’re getting ahead of schedule along certain lines. Euro 2012 …works are being done according to schedule. Moreover, according to the developer… the 4 4 formula, as scheduled.

Says Jerzy Stempen, deputy mayor…