Fernando Torres has revealed that wise words from Spanish legend Raul have spurred him to glory.

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Fourth seed Dinara Safina overpowered fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-3 to win the Pan Pacific Open title on Sunday.

Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo is concerned that Formula One's new street circuits are bad for the sport as the series builds up to its first night race at the inaugural Singapore Grand Prix next Sunday.

Lewis Hamilton will stand before a Paris appeal court on Monday for a hearing that could ultimately affect the outcome of the Formula One championship.

Newcastle's new owners and manager will face a massive job to halt the Magpie meltdown that has ripped the club apart in the wake of Kevin Keegan's departure.

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this month, the Smart is finally becoming a rising star in the Daimler company after a bumpy ride and many experts predicting the early demise of the microcar.

Western powers have condemned a massive suicide bombing at Islamabad's luxury Marriott hotel which killed more than 50 people, among them the Czech ambassador to Pakistan, on Saturday.

A coordinated sweep by European customs agents this month to catch people smuggling cash netted 11 million euros ($16 million) with half the sum seized in Germany, the German customs service said Sunday, Sept 21.

Bayern Munich's hangover on Sunday didn't come from a long night at the Oktoberfest, but from a painful 5-2 Bundesliga loss against Werder Bremen. Coach Juergen Klinsmann however, refused to drown his post-match sorrows.

The UN General Assembly will review efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger next week, just as the world economy is slumping and high food prices have stripped the poor of their purchasing power.

Two international research teams have compiled a genetic map of Europe, revealing little genetic diversity between the various nationalities. But the differences are enough to tell which country an individual comes from.

Juergen Stark, member of the European Central Bank's executive board, told Deutsche Welle better risk management is needed after the financial earthquake on Wall Street and warned the crisis was far from over.

Slovenians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, Sept 21, with centre-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa seeking a new four-year term after facing down corruption allegations.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel dug her heels in Friday in a dispute with the European Union and Porsche about state influence over Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen.

German troops ought to assist Afghan forces cracking down on drug gangs, Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said in a radio interview Sunday.

German politicians are skeptical about a $700 billion US bailout of markets and of calls to take similar measures as Chancellor Merkel criticized Washington for failing to implement stringent market controls.

Wouldn't it be nice if we could shop for clothes without having to try them on? That vision could soon become a reality thanks to the "virtual mirror" presented by German researchers at an electronics show in Berlin.

The EU will resume partnership talks with Russia as early as October if Moscow withdraws its troops from the Georgian mainland completely, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon after meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

A German national and his Somali wife were kidnapped by gunmen in the northern Somali breakaway state of Puntland, officials told reporters Sunday.