Togo players injured, driver killed after Angola attack
Posted by admin on Jan 09, 2010 | 2 Comments
GUNMEN opened fire on the coach carrying Togo’s national football squad to African Cup of Nations in Angola, killing the driver and wounding nine others, including two players.
The bus had just entered the Angolan enclave of Cabinda, where separatists have waged a three-decade long war, when it came under heavy gunfire for several minutes, a Togo team official said.
An Angolan minister called the attack an “act...
Big freeze: Five EPL games called off
Posted by admin on Jan 09, 2010 | 6 Comments
FIVE Premier League weekend fixtures have already fallen victim to the adverse weather conditions enveloping England, with Chelsea’s match at Hull City the latest to be called off.
Liverpool’s clash with Tottenham, Fulham’s game against Portsmouth, Stoke’s trip to Burnley and Sunderland’s fixture against Bolton at the Stadium of Light have also been postponed.
And another Premier League game...
Manchester City can win Premier League title, says Vieira
Posted by admin on Jan 08, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira believes his new club are still in the Premier League title race and that there is enough quality at Eastland’s to win it.
The veteran France international passed a medical on Thursday to become Roberto Mancini’s first signing as City manager and was presented to the media on Friday afternoon.
“When you look at the players the club has got you can achieve a lot,”...
Raymond Domenech backs Patrick Vieira move
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FRANCE coach Raymond Domenech has welcomed Patrick Vieira’s move to Manchester City and confirmed that a return to the Premier League could help secure the midfielder’s place at the World Cup finals.
Vieira - who represented Arsenal with distinction between 1996 and 2005, winning three Premier League titles - has joined City from Inter Milan on an initial six-month deal.
The midfielder has struggled...
Patrick Vieira signs for Manchester City
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PATRICK Vieira has become the first signing of Roberto Mancini’s reign at Manchester City with the former Arsenal captain returning to the Premier League on an initial six-month deal.
Vieira, who was voted the fifth greatest player in Arsenal’s history in a poll in 2008, joins City from Inter Milan having failed to secure regular first-team football under Jose Mourinho this season and has the option of extending...
AC Milan 5-2 Genoa: Borriello shines at San Siro
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AC MILAN moved back into second place in Serie A thanks to a convincing win over Genoa which also marked the return of David Beckham to the Rossoneri.
In front of England manager Fabio Capello, Beckham played a strong 75 minutes, slotting back into the Milan team he represented 18 times last year as if he had never been away.
Giuseppe Sculli gave Genoa the lead in the 25th minute, but a penalty from Ronaldinho, who had...
Parma 1-2 Juventus: Bianconeri rely on own goal
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AN own goal from Paolo Castellini helped ten-man Juventus claim just their second win in seven games at Stadio Ennio Tardini.
The defender headed into his own goal after the hosts had failed to clear a corner, with the 30-year-old only able to steer the ball past the helpless Antonio Mirante.
Hasan Salihamidzic had headed Juve into an early lead before veteran forward Nicola Amoruso grabbed an equaliser for Parma.
The...
Cagliari 2-2 AS Roma: Late drama denies visitors
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CAGLIARI came from two goals down to grab a last-gasp point and deny Roma the chance of moving up to third in Serie A.
David Pizarro and Simone Perrotta had put the Giallorossi on course for all three points with goals in the second half but not long after Luca Toni came on to make his Roma debut, Cagliari responded to clinch an unexpected point.
Diego Lopez scored in the 90th minute before Daniele Conti completed the...
Chievo 0-1 Inter Milan: Pandev stars on debut
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SERIE A leaders Inter Milan picked up where they left off with a narrow victory over Chievo this lunchtime in the first match after the winter break.
Mario Balotelli netted the only goal of the game early on to lift the Nerazzurri 11 points clear of city rivals AC Milan.
As predicted, Goran Pandev was given his debut by Inter boss Jose Mourinho after signing from Lazio despite having been frozen out of the first-team...
China, Iran qualify for Asian Cup 2011
Posted by admin on Jan 07, 2010 | Leave a Comment
CHINA and Iran qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup finals yesterday, but Indonesia and Vietnam crashed out of contention.
They join Uzbekistan and Syria who had already booked their places at the showpiece in Qatar, along with the host nation and Iraq, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, the top three in the 2007 tournament.
Perennial underachievers China secured their berth with a hard-fought goalless draw in Zhejiang against...
