LONDON - CHELSEA gave departing coach Guus Hiddink the perfect leaving present when they came from behind to beat Everton 2-1 in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday.
Louis Saha put Everton ahead with a goal unofficially timed at 26 seconds, the fastest in an FA Cup final. The previous fastest goal was 30 seconds by Bob Chatt of Aston Villa in 1895.
AMSTERDAM - EVA, a 25-year-old prostitute in Amsterdam's red-light district, gestures angrily in the direction of a rival who has slashed her rates as the economic crisis emboldens sex tourists to haggle.
'People like her make it very difficult for the rest of us,' scowled the tall, blonde Estonian in skimpy black-and-white lingerie as she dragged on a cigarette while posing for men passing the window in which she offers herself.
ISLAMABAD - PAKISTAN'S military said on Saturday troops had regained control of the main town in a key northwestern district from the Taleban in what would be a significant milestone in a month-long offensive.
The announcement came three days after the military vowed to wipe out the Taleban from Mingora, the administrative and commercial hub of the mountainous Swat valley, a region that has been torn apart by a two-year Taleban uprising.
MILAN - PORTUGAL legend Luis Figo on Saturday announced his definitive retirement from the game. His final match will be on Sunday when the Italian champions entertain Atalanta at the San Siro.
It will bring down the curtain on a glorious career that saw the 36-year-old win eight league titles, four national cup competitions, the Champions League and the now defunct European Cup Winners' Cup.
