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Tottenham Hotspur have kept their superior phase chances alive when Harry Redknapp’s side overcame minnow Shamrock Rovers 3-1 last night at the White Hart Lane where the hosts scored all their three goals within five minutes in the second game of the [...]
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Former European champions Atletico Madrid were drawn 1-1 by Rennes last night at the Stade de la Route de Lorient where the Spaniards were given the point with three minutes left in the second part.
Atletico were the first to put the hosts under pressure through Gabi [...]
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Marcos Baghdatis has gone two wins from his best season performance when the Cypriot defeated fourth seed Jurgen Melzer in two sets, 6-3, 7-6 in the Malaysian quarter finals.
Baghdatis took the first lead after breaking the Austrian once amid the term. [...]
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Top seed Andy Murray has made an easy progress through the Bangkok quarter finals after defeating Michael Berrer 6-4, 6-2 on his debut to face Grigor Dimitrov in the final eight term.
Murray took the first lead thanks to a midway break which allowed him to go two games [...]
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After Caroline Wozniacki was sent packing from the Japanese event, second seed Maria Sharapova has also been forced to pull it over due to an ankle injury at 4-3 down against Petra Kvitova. The Czech is now through the semi finals where she is to play Vera Zvonareva, [...]
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Arsenal captured an early win last night at the Emirates where the Gunners edged Olympiacos 2-1 thanks to Chamberlain and Andre Santos’s goals. The Greeks also scored an early goal through Fuster but they failed to cut the deficit.
Ernesto Valverde’s side [...]
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AC Milan have climbed top of the group H when the Rossoneri defeated Czech champions Viktoria Plzen 2-0 last night on San Siro where the hosts scored both goals in the second part through Ibrahimovic and Cassano.
The first chance belonged to the Czechs who neared the opener in [...]
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Defending champions FC Barcelona destroyed BATE Borisov 5-0 last night at the Dynamo stadium where Leo Messi finished the game with a double in the second game of the UEFA Champions League group stage.
The Argentine had a solid contribution in Volodko’s early own [...]
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Salomon Kalou’s handball cost Chelsea two precious points last night at the Mestalla where the Blues were drawn 1-1 by Valencia in the group E of UEFA Champions League.
Frank Lampard opened the score early in the second half, while Soldado brought the [...]
Posted in: World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | September 29th 2011 | no comments
Turkish foreign minister Ahmet Davutoglu criticized on Thursday Israel’s plan to build 1,100 new homes in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem. Davutoglu called this plan a “violation of the international law.”
He added that the plan of Israeli government to allow the building of [...]
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Second favorite Viktor Troicki has booed a place into the quarter finals at the Malaysian event when the Serb eased past Denis Istomin in two sets, 6-1, 6-4. Next up for Troicki is Dmitry Tursunov who eased through the best eight term with a two set victory against [...]
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World number 13 Gilles Simon has reached the last eight round in Thailand after beating Yen Hsun Lu in three sets 6-7, 7-5, 6-4. The French needed nearly three hours to pass the test and will next meet Matthias Bachinger who follows a two set win against host Danai [...]
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World number 43 Kaia Kanepi has captured her first win over the top seed Caroline Wozniacki after edging the world champion n three sets 7-6, 1-6, 6-4 in the third round of the Japanese tournament.
It took the Estonian nearly two hours and a half to make the [...]
Posted in: World News by Mihai-Silviu Chirila | September 28th 2011 | no comments
South Africa is procrastinating granting visa to two of the most illustrious people of the 20th century, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, where they are expected to attend Tutu’s 80th anniversary in Cape Town. Dalai Lama is expected to deliver the Desmond Tutu [...]
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Tampa Bay Rays have picked their second straight win against the East champions New York Yankees whom they defeated 5-3 last night at the Tropicana Field, to extend the positive run to four straight victories.
Tampa Bay opened the score in the second [...]
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Dmitry Medvedev is taking hard the decision he made to renounce the second term in office in favor of the leader of the United Russia party, snapping in angry outbursts like the one that led to the finance minister’s resignation.
Over the weekend the United Russia party [...]
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Detroit have extended their winning streak to three victories when the leaders beat Cleveland Indians 9-6 last night at the Comerica Park where the hosts kept the lead throughout the entire meeting.
Jackson brought the first lead for his side in the opening [...]
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Bayern Munich remain unbeaten in the UEFA Champions League group stage after defeating Manchester City 2-0 last night at the Allianz Arena were Gomez scored the two goals for Jupp Heynckes.
Leaving Carlos Tevez on the bench, City’s Italian manager [...]