Malawi 3-0 Algeria: World Cup finalists stunned
Posted by admin on Jan 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment
MALAWI stunned Algeria at a near-deserted November 11 stadium as the unpredictable start to the African Nations Cup continued.
Algeria began the match as clear favourites, but were 2-0 down by half-time thanks to goals from Russel Mwafulirwa and Elvis Kafoteka.
Dave Banda added a third after 49 minutes to end any thoughts of an Algeria comeback.
Sunday’s 4-4 draw between hosts Angola and Mali did not appear to have...
Togo ‘will be disqualified’
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TOGO will be disqualified from the African Cup of Nations if they do not show up for today’s Group B match against Ghana in Cabinda, the Confederation of African Football said.
Togo’s opponents Ghana have been told to proceed as if the match, scheduled to kick off at 6.30pm UK time, was still going ahead, even though Togo left Angola on Sunday evening to return home following the deadly attack on their team...
Chelsea smile as rivals United, Arsenal held to draws on wintry night
Posted by admin on Jan 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment
PREMIER League leaders Chelsea were the winners on Saturday despite their match being postponed as both their main rivals Manchester United and Arsenal dropped points.
Chelsea – whose match was one of seven to be postponed because of the bad weather in England – hold a one-point advantage over United with a game in hand after the defending champions were held 1-1 away at in-form Birmingham City.
Arsenal have played...
Ronaldinho scores twice as AC Milan beats Juventus 3-0
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RONALDINHO scored twice after Alessandro Nesta gave AC Milan the lead in a 3-0 win over Juventus on Sunday that put their side in control of second place in Serie A.
Nesta scored in the 29th minute after being left unmarked at the far post for a corner, while Ronaldinho headed in from another corner in the 72nd before finding the target from close range in the 88th.
Milan now has 37 points – eight behind leader...
Juventus 0-3 AC Milan: Ronaldinho’s double
Posted by admin on Jan 11, 2010 | 1 Comment
AC Milan kept up the pressure on table-toppers and city rivals Inter Milan with a 3-0 win away to Juventus – a result which turns the heat firmly on home coach Ciro Ferrara.
Alessandro Nesta put Milan ahead in the 29th minute with Ronaldinho adding a second in the 72nd minute as Juve struggled to produce a performance that would ease the calls for Ferrara’s head.
Another goal from Ronaldinho two minutes from...
Napoli give warning of Champions League intentions
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NAPOLI remain firmly in the hunt for Champions League football after substitute German Denis came off the bench to score the winner against Sampdoria.
Denis headed home after 71 minutes to move Napoli on to 33 points, just one behind second-placed AC Milan.
Sampdoria put up a strong fight but they could not find the goals necessary to prevent Napoli extending their unbeaten run to 12 games.
That was despite a strong start...
Inter Milan 4-3 Siena: Inter’s thrilling comeback
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SERIE A leaders Inter Milan produced a remarkable late comeback to beat struggling Siena 4-3 on Saturday having been 3-2 down with two minutes left.
Massimo Maccarone twice put bottom side Siena ahead in Milan but two free kicks from Wesley Sneijder, the second to equalise late on, and Walter Samuel’s injury-time winner sent the Italian
champions 11 points clear.
Inter’s lead will be cut whatever happens in...
La Liga Round-Up: Top three all win, Messi hits hat-trick
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LIONEL Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona routed Tenerife 5-0 on Sunday to maintain its two-point advantage in the Spanish league after closest rival Real Madrid also won, beating Mallorca 2-0 thanks to goals from Gonzalo Higuain and Esteban Granero.
Alejandro Alfaro had three good chances to put the hosts ahead but the Tenerife striker hit the crossbar on the first occasion and goalkeeper Victor Valdes foiled his...
Barcelona back top, Real Madrid keep up pressure
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BARCELONA hit three goals in ten late first-half minutes to get back into the game against Tenerife and eventually ran out 5-0 winners. Lionel Messi bagged a hat-trick to send the champions back on top of the league.
Victor Valdes had saved three one-on-ones in the early stages, the first deflecting on to the crossbar, before Barca found any kind of rhythm in the face of frenetic pressuring from their hosts.
Bojan Krkic,...
Tenerife 0-5 Barcelona: Messi hat-trick sends Barrca top
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LIONEL Messi inspired Barcelona to a 5-0 win at Tenerife as the Catalan giants ended the weekend as they started it: holding a two-point lead at the top of the table.
Real Madrid briefly led the way after beating Real Mallorca 2-0 earlier in the evening, but Barça swept back to the summit after brushing aside Tenerife in the Canary Islands.
Messi’s contribution was a wonderful hat-trick, the third goal an impudent...
