Surprises continue in Nations Cup
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THE shocks continued on the second day of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Angola with Algeria stunned by Malawi in Group A and heavily fancied Ivory Coast denied a win in the opening Group B match against Burkina Faso.
Algeria, bound for the FIFA World Cup later this year, looked shocked after going behind against Malawi in just the 17th minute from a defensive fluke and ended up losing 3-0.
It was a horror start to...
Carlos Tevez scores hat-trick to put Man City on top four
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CARLOS Tevez bagged a hat-trick as Manchester City cruised into the top four of the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.
Tevez scored twice either side of a barnstorming Micah Richards goal, while Morten Gamst Pedersen pulled one back for Rovers with 19 minutes left.
The former Manchester United striker took his tally to 12 league goals for the season with an injury-time third, matching his...
Materazzi leaves hole in Inter defence
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INTER Milan centre-back Marco Materazzi has been ruled out for a month after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair damage to the medial meniscus of his right knee.
With Cristian Chivu already absent, coach Jose Mourinho will be left short of options in defence.
The 36-year-old replaced Chivu after the Romanian international suffered a fractured skull four minutes into the second half of Wednesday’s 1-0 win at...
Manchester City 4-1 Blackburn: Tevez the hat-trick hero
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A hat-trick from Carlos Tevez inspired Manchester City to a 4-1 win over Blackburn Rovers at Eastlands, meaning the Argentina international has scored 11 goals in his past nine games. Roberto Mancini’s side move into the top four with the three points.
It may have been snowing in these parts recently but Tevez is on a real hot streak. His seventh-minute opener put City in charge, and then, after Micah Richards had...
Ivory Coast frustrated by Burkina Faso in opener
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AFRICAN Nations Cup favourites Ivory Coast were held to a goalless draw by a stubborn Burkina Faso in their opening Group B match at the Estadio do Cabinda this evening.
Vahid Halilhodzic’s team dominated possession but could not find the cutting edge to break down a determined Burkinabe defence despite an impressive frontline of Didier Drogba, Bakari Kone and Gervinho.
The players observed a minute’s silence...
Malawi 3-0 Algeria: World Cup finalists stunned
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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
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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
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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...
