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Costa Rica \ France \ Friendly Match \ International Friendly \ Match Report \ Mathieu Valbuena
France 2-1 Costa Rica: Valbuena makes his mark
DEBUTANT Mathieu Valbuena lent weight to his World Cup claims with a late winner as France continued their World Cup build-up by battling to victory against Costa Rica. The South American side took a shock lead through Carlos Hernandez and, though Franck Ribery quickly levelled, an inspired goalkeeping display from Keylor Navas looked set to […]
Friendly Match \ International Friendly \ Match Report \ Mexico \ Netherlands \ Robin van Persie
Netherlands 2-1 Mexico: Van Persie at the double
A DOUBLE salvo from Robin van Persie was enough to see Netherlands step up their World Cup preparations with victory over Mexico at Badenova-Stadion in Freiburg. The Arsenal striker opened the scoring after 17 minutes and then doubled the hosts’ lead just before the half-time interval before Javier Hernandez, who will play for Manchester United […]
Amri Yahyah \ Malaysian Super League \ Match Report \ Pahang \ Selangor
Pahang 2-3 Selangor: Red Giants extend lead
DEFENDING champions Selangor have opened up a massive eight-point lead at the top of the Super League standings after edging Pahang 3-2 at the Darulmakmur Stadium in Kuantan last night. The Red Giants extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches to consolidate their position at the top of the 14-team standings with 47 points. Skipper […]
Friendly Match \ International Friendly \ Japan \ Match Report \ South Korea \ World Cup
Japan 0-2 South Korea World Cup Warm-up
AN early goal from Park Ji-sung and a late penalty from Park Chu-young gave South Korea a 2-0 win over Japan in Saitama Stadium on Monday evening. (SEE VIDEO) In a game of few chances, the captain’s fifth minute strike was enough to win the game for the visitors but Park’s injury time spot kick […]
Australia \ Friendly Match \ International Friendly \ Match Report \ New Zealand \ World Cup
Australia 2-1 New Zealand World Cup Warm-up
SUBSTITUTE Brett Holman struck with the last kick of the game to give Australia an undeserved victory in their World Cup farewell friendly against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. (SEE VIDEO) Holman has been criticised for his lack of goals in national team colours in the past, but did his chances of booking […]
Kelantan \ Liga Malaysia \ Malaysian Super League \ Match Report \ Selangor
Selangor edge KL Plus to extend unbeaten run
SUPER League defending champions Selangor extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches when they edged KL Plus FC 2-1 at the Shah Alam Stadium last night. (SEE VIDEO) Mohd Amirulhadi Zainal (56th) and Liew Kit Kong (81st) scored to consolidate the Red Gian ts’ lead at the top of the 14-team standings at 44 points […]
African Football \ African Nations Cup \ Angola 2010 \ Cameroon \ Daniel Cousin \ Gabon \ Match Report \ Surprise \ Upset
Cousin goal shocks Indomitable Lions
THIS year’s African Nations Cup threw up another upset this afternoon as Gabon took down one of the tournament favourites, Cameroon, in the first Group D game. Hull City striker Daniel Cousin took advantage of a defensive mix-up to grab the only goal after 17 minutes. Cameroon pressured the Black Panthers for much of the […]
Blackburn \ Carlos Tevez \ English Premier League \ EPL 2009/2010 \ Hat-trick \ Hero \ Match Report
Manchester City 4-1 Blackburn: Tevez the hat-trick hero
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 […]
African Nations Cup \ Algeria \ Angola 2010 \ Malawi \ Match Report \ Upset \ World Cup
Malawi 3-0 Algeria: World Cup finalists stunned
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 […]
AC Milan \ Big Match \ Inter Milan \ Italian Serie A \ Juventus \ Match Report \ Ronaldinho \ Serie A 2009/10
Juventus 0-3 AC Milan: Ronaldinho’s double
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 […]
Azlan Ismail \ Hat-trick \ Johor \ Johor FC \ Kedah \ Kelantan \ KL Plus \ Liga Malaysia \ Malaysian Super League \ Match Report \ Pahang \ Penang \ Perlis \ Terengganu
Azlan hat-trick propels Kedah to summit
AZLAN Ismail claimed the first hat-trick of the new 2010 Super League season as he powered Kedah to the top of the league standings with a 3-0 win over Johor yesterday. Kedah were off to a fine start under new coach Ahmad Shafie after Azlan scored twice in the last 10 minutes to add to […]
Arsenal \ Birmingham \ English Premier League \ EPL 2009/2010 \ Everton \ Manchester United \ Match Report
Manchester United and Arsenal held to draws
ON a weekend in which all but two games were called off due to the adverse weather conditions, Birmingham held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at St Andrew’s. Cameron Jerome put Birmingham ahead as he grabbed his fifth goal of the campaign after United failed to clear a corner from James McFadden after 39 […]
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