Ortiz Marcano is eager to continue his island's fine Boxing tradition after moving into the last 16 of the Light Fly Weight category with a 20-6 win over Ghana's Tetteh Sulemanu.
Steeped in the stories of fighters like the great Felix Trinidad and two-weight world champion Daniel Santos, the last (...)
The Ecuador winger headed United into the lead in first-half injury time and, after Robin van Persie equalized in the 71st, darted into the area with nine minutes left to give Danny Welbeck the chance to smash the ball past goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
The result kept the defending champions (...)
Led by Sea Shepherd's legal advisor for Galapagos, Hugo Echeverría, on September 20, 2010 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, World Wildlife Fund and Conservation International, presented to PROJUSTICIA (a technical unit of the Ministry of Justice working on the modernization of the judicial system) (...)
Manchester United midfielder Antonio Valencia is set to miss the rest of the season with a broken leg, sir Alex Ferguson revealed.
The Ecuador winger badly injured his left ankle during the goalless Champions League draw with Rangers as he suffered a dislocation and a fracture.
"He's gone to (...)
By Lubna Abdel-Aziz
Are we not all addicted to the magic charm of happiness? And why not? Is it not considered one of the major human requirements that provide comfort, security and gratification? The pursuit of happiness is a noble endeavour, adding positively to the quality of our lives. To reach (...)
LAST FRIDAY, President Rafael Correa of Ecuador opened the 128th session of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) at Quito. He stressed in his opening speech the importance of adopting democracy as the ideal form of governance. He added that democracy should always be coupled with economic (...)
Egypt midfielder Hosni Abd-Rabou helped his side Al-Nasr claim a 2-1 victory over Al-Faisali in the Saudi league with a superlative assist.
Both Nasr goals were scored by Ecuador forward Jaime Ayovi, who was set up by a pinpoint through ball from Abd-Rabou.
Abd-Rabou played 90 minutes and gave in a (...)
NEW YORK: The protection of human rights and preservation of the environment must feature more prominently in the global development agenda, Ecuador's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marco Albuja, told the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
“My country sees it as fundamental that (...)
Two days before a decisive match against Ecuador, Lucio said Monday that Brazil's youngsters need to do more to honor the famed yellow jersey in the South American competition.
Lucio says he talked to the squad to try to motivate the players and show that it's time “to give a little bit more” to (...)
Bolivia is about to grant nature similar rights to those of its human citizens with a new set of rules dubbed “The Law of Mother Earth”.
The law will establish 11 new rights for nature including the right to exist, the right to continue natural cycles, the right to clean water, the right to be free (...)
The Premier League champions say the 17-year-old attacking midfielder has signed "a pre-contract agreement and is expected to join us in January 2012 on a long-term deal."
Chelsea, which already has Brazil internationals David Luiz and Ramires on its books, did not reveal any financial details (...)
TEHRAN: Iran's OPEC governor believes the world faces great uncertainties in security of energy supply and that the price of crude is still undervalued and set to hit $100 in the short term.
In an interview with semi-official Iranian news agency Mehr published on Tuesday, Mohammad Ali Khatibi (...)
GALAPAGOS: In October 2010, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's call for the creation of the first judiciary on the rights of nature moved to a decision-making scenario at the Judicial Council of Ecuador (Council). The Council is the highest governing body of the Judicial Power in Ecuador.
Upon (...)
Manchester United have signed talented winger Antonio Valencia from Wigan Athletic on a four-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
"Antonio is a player we have admired for some time now, having spent the last two years in the Premier League with Wigan," United head coach Alex Ferguson told the (...)
Mohamed Sabe – Yokohama
Liga de Quito coach Edgardo Bauza said a win over Manchester United in the FIFA Club World Cup final seemed within grasps when Nemanja Vidic was sent off on 49 minutes.
European champions Manchester claimed the premier competition title after chalking up a 1-0 victory (...)
Manchester United reached the Club World Cup final after a thrilling 5-3 win over Gamba Osaka on Thursday in Yokohama.
Nemanja Vidic (28), Cristiano Ronaldo (45), Wayne Rooney (75, 79) and Darren Fletcher (78) scored for Alex Ferguson's men, while Masato Yamazaki (74), Yasuhito Endo (85) and (...)
Yokohama - Mohamed Sabe
After beating Gamba Osaka 5-3 in the competition's semi-final, Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said he is confident of his team's chances of winning the Club World Cup.
"We have an excellent opportunity to win this tournament," Rooney said after the game.
"We (...)
Yokohama – Mohamed Sabe
Manchester United keeper Edwin Van der Saar stressed that winning the Club World Cup will be very important for himself as well as his team.
"I never won the World Cup with my country, so it'll be great to win it with my club," the Dutch guardian said in a press (...)
Liga de Quito of Ecuador have marched their way to the Club World Cup final after beating Pachuca 2-0 on Wednesday.
The Copa Libertadores champions needed two first-half goals to undo the Mexicans, who failed to repeat their comeback heroics against Ahli.
Argentine striker Claudio Bieler (...)
Barcelona manager Franck Rijkaard has dropped Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho from Saturday's match against Villarreal after missing a training session due to his late arrival back from Brazil.
"The Brazilian, who took part in Brazil's crushing victory over Ecuador, did not return in time to (...)
Ashley Cole admits England will rely on Wayne Rooney's "magic" to inspire them to World Cup glory after sealing a quarter-final showdown with Portugal.
Manchester United's 20-year-old striker displayed his trademark brilliance in the 1-0 knockout victory over Ecuador.
"If we give him the ball he (...)
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said his team have a very good chance of reaching the final stages in the World Cup ahead of the team's second-round game against Ecuador on Sunday.
"We know we have a good chance to go a long way in the tournament, we've been eating, drinking and sleeping to (...)
Germany defender Christoph Metzelder is fit to feature in his side's clash against Ecuador in their World Cup Group A game on Tuesday, assistant coach Joachim Low said.
"Metzelder took part in training today and should do again on Monday," Low was quoted as saying by Sky Sports on Sunday.
"It (...)
SAN FRANCISCO: Popular ultra-conservative televangelist Pat Robertson has once against lashed out at the gay community, saying that just like murderers, rapists and thieves, the gay community can change their ways. He was speaking on his 700 Club show on Monday.
Specifically, he was referring to (...)
The United Nations Forum on Forests concluded its tenth session in Istanbul in the early hours of Saturday after agreeing on a series of measures to improve the sustainable management of forests, and deciding to consider setting up a voluntary global fund to support this endeavour.
The Forum, which (...)