Ferdinand set to start in Macedonia
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Rio Ferdinand has travelled with the England squad to Macedonia and should be fit for selection for the European Championship qualifier in Skopje.
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Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia has given the go ahead for the construction of a $1.2bn oil pipeline that will pass through the Balkan peninsula.
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Glasgow band Franz Ferdinand have revealed they want to record the official song for Scotland&#39;s World Cup campaign in 2006. Following their Mercury Music Prize win, frontman Alex Kapranos said the band had written a song for the team.
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The England skipper has set November 14 for his Real Madrid comeback after breaking a rib against Wales last month. Becks said today: &quot;Iâm aiming to play against Albacete, which is on the Sunday before England
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Alex Ferguson is hoping the return of Rio Ferdinand will usher in a period of defensive stability for Manchester United as the club struggles to get its season back on track.
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MADRID, Spain : Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in Spain Friday to begin a three-day visit during which he will meet with King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. via International Herald Tribune
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Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of England's Euro 2008 qualifier against Macedonia and is a doubt for Wednesday's match in Croatia.Comment
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VOLOS, Greece At least the Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, will be pleased that he has Cristiano Ronaldo back early from the Olympics. If only Ronaldo were happy to see him.
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Politics: 24 September 2004, Friday. A special trilateral meeting of the Defence Ministers and the Chiefs of Army Staff of Bulgaria, Albania and Macedonia will be opened later on Friday in Sofia.
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Sir Alex Ferguson was in buoyant mood following Unitedâs arrival in Prague on Monday afternoon. The Reds face Sparta Prague at the Toyota Stadium on Tuesday night in their third Champions League Group D game of the season.
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Newcastle midfielder Scott Parker is named in the England squad to face Macedonia and Croatia in October.
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Stuttering Manchester United returned Rio Ferdinand to competitive soccer action at the first available opportunity after his eight-month suspension on Monday in the club&#39;s Premier League game against big local rival Liverpool.
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Il difensore centrale del West Ham, Anton Ferdinand, dovr&agrave; presentarsi venerdÃ¬ dai magistrati...
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Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has won an instant recall to the England squad for the two World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Azerbaijan.
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Sport: Rio Ferdinand may miss games against Brazil and Estonia after suffering recurrence of groin injury.
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England face Macedonia and Scotland meet France but Wales are thrashed by Slovakia.
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ATHENS, Feb 11 (IPS) - The countdown has begun to the NATO summit in  Bucharest Apr. 2-4 where Macedonia expects to be invited to join  the alliance.