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Birmingham hold Manchester United to draw

MANCHESTER United needed a controversial own goal from Birmingham defender Scott Dann to salvage a point at St. Andrews as they missed out on the chance to replace Chelsea as Premier League leaders. Blues were incensed referee Mark Clattenburg allowed the equaliser to stand after 63 minutes, cancelling out Cameron Jerome’s first-half opener, and he […]

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Birmingham 1-1 Manchester United: Blues run continues

BIRMINGHAM City extended their unbeaten run to 12 matches by holding Premier League Champions Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at St Andrews. The visitors were forced to come from behind, with a fortuitous own-goal from Scott Dann earning them a point, as Alex McLeish’s side showed that their recent run to the top half […]

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Late Tomas Rosicky goal gives point for Gunners

TOMAS Rosicky scored an injury-time equaliser as Arsenal and Everton battled to an entertaining 2-2 Premier League draw in an Emirates snow blizzard. In the only 3pm kick-off to survive England’s big freeze, Leon Osman put the Toffees ahead before Denilson levelled for the Gunners. Everton seemed more up for the scrap and, with nine […]

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AC Milan 5-2 Genoa: Borriello shines at San Siro

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 […]

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Parma 1-2 Juventus: Bianconeri rely on own goal

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 […]

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Cagliari 2-2 AS Roma: Late drama denies visitors

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 […]

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Chievo 0-1 Inter Milan: Pandev stars on debut

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 […]

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Iran book ticket to Asian Cup 2011

IRAN became the latest team to book their place in the AFC Asian Cup finals in Doha next January after a 3-1 away win over Singapore at the National Stadium in their penultimate Group E qualifier. Hadi Aghily converted a penalty before further strikes from Mehrzad Madanchi and substitute Gholamreza Rezaei secured the three points […]

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Asian Cup 2011 Q: UAE beat Malaysia 1-0

SECOND-half substitute Ahmed Khalil struck in the third minute of stoppage-time as UAE sealed their place at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals with a 1-0 win over Malaysia at Al Shabab Stadium on Wednesday. The home side dominated the entire contest but failed to convert any of their chances until former AFC Young Player […]

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Sevilla shock Barcelona in King’s Cup

BARCELONA have a mountain to climb to retain their Copa del Rey title after slumping to a 2-1 home defeat in the first leg of their last-16 tie with Sevilla. Barca’s Copa del Rey success of last year was the first of a record-breaking six trophies they won in 2009 but Pep Guardiola’s men need […]

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Stoke City hold off Fulham fightback

STOKE were forced to hold off a late Fulham rally to secure a first league win in six games in a topsy-turvy match in snowy conditions at the Britannia. Some dire defending allowed Stoke to go into the break three goals up, Tuncay kick-starting it with a neat header. Abdoulaye Faye then slid in from […]

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Stoke City beat Fulham 3-2

STOKE City climbed into the top half of the Premier League table with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Fulham at a snowy Britannia Stadium. Tony Pulis’s Stoke went in at half-time with a three-goal advantage after goals from Tuncay, Abdoulaye Faye and Mamady Sidibe. Damien Duff’s 61st-minute strike prompted an unlikely comeback with Clint Dempsey’s […]

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