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a ceremony so it could be given to Queen Many pilgrims have left offerings at the
Tourists hoping to witness Prince William year, has no plans to cut back on her royal Elizabeth II to decorate her Christmas ta- base of the tree over the years.
and Kate Middleton emerge from Westminster duties. ble, said Glastonbury Mayor John Coles. Katherine Gorbing, the director of Glas-
Abbey as husband and wife have been warned WHAT’S IN A NAME? tonbury Abbey, said there is some hope the
that central London will be fully booked for the Now that the wedding date has been an- Coles believes the traditional ceremony
nounced, attention is being turned to what may have sparked a backlash. tree may recover.
night within a few weeks. “Whether the person responsible for the “We’re very hopeful that it will grow
Even hotels in the suburbs and home new title will be bestowed upon Prince Wil- deed saw the ceremony on local television back,” she said.
counties are being inundated with enquiries liam. For her part, Kate would be unlikely to or witnessed it, it’s rather a coincidence
from around the world For those seeking the enjoy being referred to as Princess William.
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tier knockout Test series, saw 2010, Amy Williams, was awarded the MBE Liverpool, that will be remembered as one of
holders Scotland lose by seven A crowd invasion after the match marred
by the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace a good game of football and the FA are those quality British boxers who deserved a
wickets to Afghanistan. Scotland last month. The 28-year-old from Bath, won world title, but never got one. A formidable
212 (Neil McCallum 104 not investigating.
gold in the skeleton… John Higgins won the FA CUP and gutsy competitor who lost and beat
out) and 82. Afghanistan 171 UK Open snooker championship at Telford, Scottish great, Walter McGowan, engaged
and 124-3 at close. The second round of the FA Cup, Novem-
winning 10-9 over Mark Williams with the ber 27, produced goals and some unusual in three World title attempts against Fighting
WESTWOOD & final going down to the very last frame… Harada, Lionel Rose and Ruben Olivares.
MCDOWELL WIN surprises. Conference south side, Dover
Nick Matthew became the first Englishman Town knocked out Division two’s Aldershot Unfortunately for Rudkin, these men were
Lee Westwood confirmed his to a win a World Squash Championship, top class fighters at the peak of their careers,
status as the world’s number 2-0, after a double by Adam Birchall. Division
beating fellow Brit James Willstop, 7-11,11- One’s Swindon earned a draw on their visit though the Liverpudlian’s brave pugilism was
one golfer with a stunning 17 6,11-2, 11-3, in the final at Saudi-Arabia… noted and applauded by the British sporting
Compiled by Larry Gardner under 271 at the Nedbank Challenge in Sun to Crawley Town, but at home in the replay,
Scotland’s Women’s Curling team had a Ben Smith goal in extra-time gave the press. Alan Rudkin was 68.
City, South Africa, December 5. He finished to be content with the silver medal in the Motor racing fans will know the name
FIFA SNUBS ENGLAND’S ATTEMPT eight strokes clear of the rest of the field, in Conference side a 3-2 victory. FC United of
TO HOST WORLD CUP World Curling championships in Champery, Manchester tied 1-1 at Brighton, after their Tom Walkinshaw, who was born to a Scot-
a spectacular game of golf which included an after being beaten by the Swedish women tish farming family in Midlothian, but would
ENGLAND’S top soccer officials were left eight under 64 in the second round. The same goalie saved a last minute penalty. In the
stunned and bitterly disappointed after a in the final. replay at Gigg Lane, however, United missed become a man to be reckoned with on the
weekend in Thousands Oaks, California, in EUROPEAN SOCCER international motor racing scene. After small
coordinated bid to host the World Cup fell flat the Chevron World Challenge, a penalty that may have changed the game’s
at FIFA headquarters, December 2, The effort The final two games of the Champion direction, while Brighton powered forward beginnings racing Minis from his garage,
US Open Champion Graeme McDowell, Leagues group series (November 23-24, & he ran Formula Three, British Saloon Car
included the personal intervention by prime- came from four strokes behind to force Tiger to a 4-0 win. Conference’s Droylsden Town
minister David Cameron and HRH Prince December 7-8) were completed last month held Leyton Orient 1-1 at home, but in the and European Touring teams, after an injury
Woods in to a play-off. The Ulsterman holed with the five British clubs moving along to forced him in from the driving seat. He made
William, who petitioned FIFA officials to a twenty-five-foot putt on the first play-off replay, after two men apiece from each team
favour England’s application to host the 2018 the knockout phase of European competi- had been sent off, the O’s triumphed 8-2. his Formula One debut with Benetton in 1991,
hole, leaving Woods to miss a fifteen footer. tion. At the Ibrox Stadium, Rangers put up a where a young and talented driver named Mi-
World Cup. England garnered only two votes McDowell collected the winner’s purse of The ninety minute scoreline of 2-2, produced
in the first ballot from the voting committee defensive shield against Manchester United extra time and half a dozen goals. chael Schumacher eagerly signed a contract.
$1.2m, leaving Tiger Woods with a winless and were reluctant to move forward. Near the He later took full control of the Arrows, where
of 22, and were thus eliminated. A scathing streak stretching back 13 months. The Golf WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
article about corruption at FIFA by the Sunday end, Steven Naismith made a nefarious chal- European champions Inter Milan, won the he signed up then world champion Damon
Writers of America later added further acco- lenge on Fabio de Silva in the box, and the Hill for the 1996 season. Recently, he held
Times, plus a Panorama television report in lade to the Northern Irelander, by naming him six nation World Club Championship in Abu
the same vein is thought to have soured FIFA ref pointed to the spot. Three minutes from Dhabi, December 8-18, beating TP Mazembe part ownership in the Holden Racing Team,
golfer of the year. Last summer, McDowell time Rangers’ courageous defense strategy but his new project was the Bundaberg Red
officials on England’s otherwise, favourable, became the first European golfer to win the Engelbert of the DR Congo (African club
World Cup bid. was torn asunder as Wayne Rooney’s pen- champions) 2-0. It was the first time the Racing Team. He may never have won a
US Open in forty years. alty kick put the ball in the back of the net Formula One championship, but this tough
Seven executive members had reput- RUGBY UNION final had been contested by a non-European
edly pledged support for England’s bid, but giving United a 1-0 victory. A week later, Old or non-South American side, and the fourth Scot never gave up trying. He was also owner
The final Rugby Union games in the Trafford fans gasped in disbelief as Pablo of Gloucester Rugby Club. Tom Walkinshaw
reneged when the actual vote was taken. autumn internationals last weekend in No- consecutive year a European club has won
President Sepp Blatter who supported Rus- put Valencia in front on the 32nd minute, but the world club title. The Italians sealed vic- was 64.
vember, saw world champions South Africa Brazilian striker Anderson brought the game Tottenham Hotspurs fans will remember
sia from the start, is reported to have told proved too potent for England at Twicken- tory earlier on with goals by Goran Pandev
his executive committee to ignore media level after the break for Manchester United to (13th minute) while four minutes later Samuel the footballing skills of Ralph Coates and
ham, winning 21-11. A last minute penalty at tie the match 1-1. Eddie Baily. Spurs signed Coates for a then
reports when casting their votes. Russia will Pittodrie, by Ruaridh Jackson, gave Scotland Eto’o found the net, and Joseph Biabiany got
host the 2018 World Cup, proposing games In Turkey, against Bursapor, Kenny Miller the third, five minutes from time. Mazembe British record transfer fee of £190,000 in
a 19-16 victory over Samoa. Australia put Rangers ahead in the 19th minute but the 1971, and he assisted them to a UEFA Cup
in thirteen cities and with a promise to drop slammed France in Paris, 59-16, Wales beat Pachua of Mexico (Central American
visa requirements for the tournament. Spain- host struck back for an equalizer eleven min- champions) 1-0, and then went on to sur- and League Cup win during his six year stay
tumbled to a 37-25 loss in Cardiff, against utes from time for a 1-1 result. Rangers will at White Hart Lane. He was 64. Eddie Baily
Portugal and Belgium-Netherlands were the New Zealand, and Ireland beat Argentina prise and stun Sports Internacional of Brazil
other nations competing to host the soccer continue their European quest in the knockout (South American champions) 2-0. joined Spurs after the war, put in 325 first
in Dublin, 29-9. Italy beat Fiji 24-16. The phase of the Europa League. team appearances and later joined the man-
extravaganza. autumn internationals concluded at Twick- The other side of the draw saw Al Wahda
The gulf nation state of Qatar will host Spurs were in a rambunctious mood (Gulf champions) beat Oceanic champions, agement team before ending his association
enham, December 4, where the Barbarians against Werder Bremen winning 3-0 at w the club
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failed, but they did get down to the final two Whitehart Lane. Goals courtesy of Younes while Seongnam IIhwa Chunma (Asian
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New Zealand later this year, after overwhelm- eleven minutes from time. A high scoring With Former Trainer
for the 2022 tournament. Qatar is one of the ing Uruguay 39-12. beating the south Koreans with consider-
smallest nations in the world with a popula- game in Holland against FC Twente had able ease for a place in the final which theyy RETIRED English boxer Ricky Hatton
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tion of 1.7 million, and has never qualified FROCH, BURNS & AMIR KHAN won 3-0. hhas reached a settlement with a former
for the final stages of the World Cup. It will all square 3-3. Wisergof found his own net SCOTTISH SOCCER ttrainer who sued him for $2.2m over
The younger brother of Ricky Hatton, the to put Spurs in front, while Jermain Defoe
be the first middle-eastern country to host a Manchester Hitman, Matthew Hatton, (41- A referee’s strike and snowstorms thatt uunpaid earnings.
major sporting event. It will have to build a would hit a brace. deluged the Scottish mainland completelyy Billy Graham claimed the former two-
4-2) successfully defended his European At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea beat MSK
complete soccer infrastructure, that includes welterweight crown at the Reebok Arena, Bol- disrupted scheduled fixtures late Novemberr w
weight world champion owed him money
nine air-conditioned stadiums, a metro Zilina 2-1,after falling behind to a 19th minute and December. The SFA brought in European ffrom fights against Floyd Mayweather in
ton, late November, stopping the previously goal by the Ukrainians. Second half nettings
system, and many more hotels, which will unbeaten Swiss challenger in the third round. refs, as a weekend of strike action prevailed. 22007 and Juan Lazcano in 2008.
cost the nation some $4bn. It is evident that by Daniel Sturridge and Florent Malouda Scottish referees are complaining aboutt A joint statement released last month on
Roberto Belge’s record of 26 unbeaten fights brought the blues through to victory in front
English soccer may have the best leagues looked extremely suspect as a vicious body criticism from the clubs about their integrityy tthe third day of a hearing at Manchester’s
in the world, but it does not have an insider of a 40,000 plus crowd. A Brandao goal nine and performance and the threat of violence C
Civil Justice Centre said Hatton and Gra-
punch ended his participation… Notting- minutes from the whistle saw the blues fall
status with FIFA. ham’s Carl Froch (27-1) reclaimed his WBC from fans who could endanger their homes hham have “agreed to put their differences
THE ASHES 1-0 against Marseille in France. and families. The SFA is looking seriouslyy bbehind them and have ended the court pro-
super-middleweight crown at Helsinki, after a Arsenal seemed to be holding their own
Australia and England drew their first unanimous decision over Arthur Abraham. at the issues. cceedings on mutually acceptable terms.”
Ashes encounter at the Gabba in Brisbane, in Portugal against Braga, but Mathieus SFA’s Henry McLeish has revealed a new w Graham trained Hatton for 45 fights,
The German (31-2) produced an all-out final broke the Gunners defense twice in the last
where a determined second innings by round punching frenzy, but the Briton had plan for the Scottish Premier League which from f 1997 to 2008
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England changed the face of the first Test 17 minutes giving the hosts a 2-0 win. At the would split in to two divisions with ten teams
match after Aussies, Mike Hussey and Brad
already done enough for victory… WBO
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retained his crown at the Braehead Arena, Champions League for the 11th consecutive
England 260 and 517 (Andy Strauss 110, Glasgow, December 4, with a unanimous idea however. The Artic weather caused such ccancel his season because he can’t afford to
Alistair Cook 235, Jonathon Trott 135-1 season. A Robin Van Persie penalty broke a paralysis last month, that SPL secretary Iain ccompete on the World Cup circuit.
decision over Andreas Evenson, a Colombian the ice on the half-hour, while Theo Walcott
dec. Australia 481(Mike Hussey 195, Brad born Norwegian. The Coatbridge Scot (30-2) Blair said a extension of the Scottish soccerr AJ Rosen, who finished 16th in the
Haddin 136) and 107-1 at close. and Nasri netted in the second half. Bacary season could be a distinct possibility. m
men’s singles at the Vancouver Olym-
had Evenson (13-2) on the canvas during the Sagna got his marching orders five minutes
At Adelaide, England’s batsman produced first round, and the challenger soon learned Inverness CT stole the glory over the Old ppics, says “my luge career is on hold for
fire and the Aussie bowling struggled to from time, but by that time Arsenal had Firm last month. They held Celtic to a 1-1 tie nnow” because he no longer receives any
that Burns had stamina and seemed bigger completed the mission.
contain a confidence oozing series of English and stronger… at Parkhead, November 27, and drew Rang- ffunding.
batsmen that’s upbeat and challenging de- CITY & LIVERPOOL GO THROUGH ers 1-1 at home on December 11. Rangers The American-born luger’s funding
IBF and WBO heavyweight champion The concluding games of the Europa
meanor led to an innings and 71 run victory. Wladimir Klitscho called off his fight with still lead the SPL. ffrom Britain’s Talented Athlete Scholar-
Australia 245 and 304. England 620 (Alastair League group games saw both Manchester SPORTING PASSINGS sship Scheme and the International Olympic
British heavyweight champion Dereck Chi- City and Liverpool progress to the knockout
Cook 148, Kevin Pietersen 227)-5 dec. sora, just three days before their December Former British, Commonwealth and C
Committee Solidarity Fund has dried up.
A three dayer at Melbourne against Vic- phase of the competition. Manchester City European bantamweight champion Alan Rosen’s parents are unable to continue
11, encounter in Germany. Klitscho claimed thwarted Red Bull Salzburg of Austria at
toria gave the England players some respite a torn muscle injury, but says he should be Rudkin, (42-8) was a fiery 118lb fighter from ssupporting him.
from Test pressure where the match was the City of Manchester Stadium where a 3-0
ready to fight again in 60 days…. Former victory proved entirely appropriate. Mario Ba-
drawn. Victoria 216 (Michael Hill 105)-2 British heavyweight champion Matt Skelton
dec and 278-6 dec. England 184-2 and 211 lotelli hit two, while Adam Johnson added the
(25-6) was jailed for five months after lying third, twelve minutes from the whistle. In the
(Matt Prior 102-6 at close. to police about who was driving his speeding
England lost their karma during the third final group game they went to Italy for a 1-1
Porsche. Skelton,43, told police three times tie against Juventus. Nicolo Giannetti put Juv
Test at Perth, however, where the Aussies it was his valet that was driving, when in
leveled the series after just 50 minutes of ahead two minutes before the break where
fact, it was him. a small crowd of under 8,000 witnessed the
play on the fourth day, December 19, winning Amir Khan (24-1) quelled the doubters on
by 267 runs. Australia 268 and 309 (Mike action. Brazilian striker Jo later found the net
his boxing skills and a suspect chin with a as the City went on to top Group A.
Hussey 116) England 187 and 123. physical unanimous points victory over Mar-
PRE-CHRISTMAS TEST RESULTS Milan Jovanovic put Liverpool ahead
cos Maidana in Las Vegas, December 11, in the 19th minute in Romania, but Steaua
Pakistan suspended the three players in- where he retained his WBA light-welterweight
volved in the spot fixing probe that tainted the Bucharest got an equalizer after the break for
crown. A fierce contest with both boxers a 1-1 tie. At Anfield, Liverpool did not sparkle
Pakistan tour of England last summer. They aggressively moving forward against one
were not in the Pakistan side that faced South against FC Utrecht and fans could not have
another saw the Bolton man rely on proven been happy with the goal-less draw against
Africa in Abu-Dhabi, in a drawn two match strategy in the final two rounds as the Argen-
Test series which end 0-0… After drawing the Hollanders, but it did put Liverpool top
tinean (29-2) punched hard and fast. “It was of Group K.
the first two encounters with New Zealand, his ultimate test so far,” said Khan’s trainer
India beat the Kiwis in the third and final Test UNITED OUT
Freddie Roach. The quarter-finals of the Carling Cup,
by an innings and 108 runs at Nagpur; thus TENNIS
taking the series 1-0. New Zealand 193 and November 30-December 1 saw holders
Andy Murray progressed to the semifinals Manchester United trounced at Upton Park
175 at close. of the eight-man ATP World Tour Finals at the
India 566 (Rahul Dravid 191)-8 dec… as Premier League strugglers West Ham
02 Arena, London, before being beaten in the produced a 4-0 thrashing for the Reds.
Rain thwarted a decision in Sri Lanka where semi-finals by Rafael Nadal in a gritty and
the first two Tests at Galle and Colombo Jonathon Spector and Carleton Cole hit a
tense game of tennis 7-6(7-5)3-6,7-6(8-6). brace apiece. A goal in each half at the Emir-
against the West Indies were drawn. The Murray beat Robin Soderling and Spain’s
third Test at Kandy was rained out too. Sri ates saw Arsenal take Wigan 2-0, courtesy
David Ferrer, but lost to Roger Federer in of Paraquayan striker Alcaroz and Nicklas
Lanka did not even get a chance to bat. West the preceding matches. Federer beat Nadal
Indies 303-8 at close. Series drawn 0-0. Bendtner. Ipswich Town remained the only
in the final. non-Premier league side remaining, where a
Bangladesh captured their first even gold Serbia beat France 3-2 in the final of the
medal at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, penalty by Grant Leadbitter gave them as
2010 Davis Cup in Belgrade, December 4, 1-0 win at Portman Road over West Bromich
China, winning the Twenty20 cricket com- after being down 1-2 earlier in the contest.
petition. They beat Afghanistan (who took Albion. The midlands derby at St Andrews,
Serbia have only been playing Davis Cup saw Birmingham City overcome cross City
the silver) 118-8 at 20 overs. Bangladesh tennis for fifteen years, so the victory is
119-4 at the nineteenth over by six wickets. rivals Aston Villa 2-1, where a late goal by
considered very special. Serbian striker Zigic, put the blues in the
In the semifinals, Afghanistan beat Pakistan MISCELLANY SPORT
and Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka… The ICC semi-finals. Sebastian Larsson put the City
Britain’s only gold medallist at the Olym- ahead with a twelve minute penalty, while
Intercontinental Cup final at Dubai, a second pic Winter Games at Vancouver in February of Gabriel Agbonlaher leveled for the Villa.
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EURO & DOMESTIC the opponents an equalizer, keeper Hum-
CUPS RESULTS,
FIXTURES & DRAWS
premiership berto Gomes conceded a penalty kick with a
clumsy foul then batted away the spot kick to
retain a 1-1 draw. Sebastien Bassong scored LEAGUE
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
First Round
(First Legs Feb 15-16 & 22-23,
Second Legs March 8-9 & 15-16)
roundupBy Ridge Mahoney in trouble and his foul was punished by a cau-
his first goal in 16 months in the 19th minute
at Birmingham and a late equalizer handed
Spurs a 1-1 result.
West Bromwich Albion – After
TABLES ASofOF
As AUGUST 28
December 27
Roma v Shakhtar Donetsk Arsenal – Polish keep- tion and the penalty kick by which Chelsea Somen Tchoyi’s shot hit the cross-
AC Milan v Tottenham; Valencia v Schalke;
er Wojciech Szczesny made took a 1-0 lead shortly before halftime. bar, Paul Scharner’s goal in the 89th
Inter Milan v Bayern Munich; Lyon v Real Madrid;
Fulham – Diomansy Kamara minute came too late in a 2-1 loss BARCLAYS PREMIER
Arsenal v Barcelona; Marseille v Man United; a poised, confident debut at
Copenhagen v Chelsea Old Trafford but his teammates equalized on the half hour at Arse- at Aston Villa. Top scorer (six goals) scorer Man Utd
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Group A
they fell to Man United, 1-0. Samir Nasri’s pair Gera header was cleared off the of groin and calf problems. Odemwingie
Man City
Chelsea
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Tottenham 6 3 2 1 18 11 11 of brilliant goals subdued Fulham in a 2-1 win. goal line, the Gunners notched a goal that netted twice and Tchoyi also scored in a 3-1 Tottenham 18 8 6 4 27 23 30 +4
Inter Milan 6 3 1 2 12 11 10 clinched a 2-1 victory. Clint Dempsey headed Bolton 19 7 8 4 32 25 29 +7
FC Twente 6 1 3 2 9 11 6 He dummied two defenders before rifling in thumping of Newcastle, their first win against Sunderland 19 6 9 4 21 20 27 +1
Werder Bremen 6 1 2 3 6 12 5 a high shot, and slid past defenders and the an equalizer eight minutes into the second the Magpies in the last 18 meetings. Stoke 18 7 3 8 23 22 24 +1
Newcastle 18 6 4 8 28 29 22 -1
Group C goalkeeper to slot home from a snug angle half for a 1-1 draw with Birmingham. West Ham United – Substitute Liverpool 17 6 4 7 21 22 22 -1
Man United
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West Brom 18 6 4 8 24 31 22 -7
Valencia 6 3 2 1 15 4 11 Aston Villa – Goals by Stewart flected equalizer in the 50th min- mers a point by drilling home the Blackburn 19 6 4 9 23 30 22 -7
Rangers 6 1 3 2 3 6 6 ute brought Liverpool some hope Everton 18 4 9 5 20 21 21 -1
Bursaspor 6 0 1 5 2 16 1 Downing and Emile Heskey ended rebound of a saved Scott Parker Aston Villa 18 5 5 8 20 30 20 -10
Group F a three-game Premier League los- at Newcastle, but they conceded shot in the 78th minute for a 1-1 Wigan 18 4 7 7 15 29 19 -14
Chelsea
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Marseille 6 4 0 2 12 3 12 West Brom. Downing scored his sixth goal go down, 3-1, despite a staggering 21-7 ad- his debut in the absence of Robert Green, West Ham 19 3 7 9 19 32 16 -13
Spk Moscow
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Group H tallied 10 minutes from time to preserve an to Anfield of former manager Gerard Houllier remove a cyst. A Yaya Toure handball trig- NPOWER FOOTBALL LEAGUE
P W D L F A Pts unbeaten record against West Brom dating and won their fourth straight home game by gered appeals for a penalty that were denied CHAMPIONSHIP
Shakhtar Donetsk 6 5 0 1 12 6 15
Arsenal 6 4 0 2 18 7 12 back to 1985. blasting Aston Villa, 3-0, with goals by David and by the time James Tompkins headed a P W D L F A Pts GD
Braga 6 3 0 3 5 11 9
Birmingham – Seven saves by Ngog, Ryan Babel and Maxi Rodriguez. It was goal in the 89th minute, West Ham were on QPR
Cardiff
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Partizan Blgrd 6 0 0 6 2 13 0
Ben Foster staved off Wolverhamp- Pepe Reina’s 100th shutout for Liverpool. the ropes of a 3-1 defeat. Leeds 23 11 6 6 41 37 39 +4
ton for all but a brief interval of first- Manchester City – With- Wigan Athletic – Keeper Ali Swansea
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Rangers v Sporting Lisbon; Sparta Prague v Liverpool;
tunity in the final minutes. Nikola Zigic headed scored the first goal directly Stam were denied winners as the Latics held
Derby
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Anderlecht v Ajax; Lech Poznan v Braga;
Besiktas v Dynamo Kiev; Basel v Spartak Moscow; a Roger Johnson cross into the goalmouth and tallied again when his shot came off out for a 0-0 draw at Everton. Tom Cleverley’s Doncaster 21 8 6 7 33 35 30 -2
the upright and rebounded into the net off Millwall 22 7 8 7 26 23 29 +3
Young Boys v Zenit St Petersburg; for Craig Gardner to tie up Tottenham, 1-1, goal five minutes before halftime ended the Portsmouth 21 8 5 8 29 28 29 +1
Aris Thessaloniki v Man City;
with his fifth goal of the season. the keeper. Adam Johnson collected the scoring in a 2-2 home draw with Stoke that Hull 22 7 8 7 22 25 29 -3
Barnsley 21 8 5 8 26 31 29 -5
PAOK Salonika v CSKA Moscow; Sevilla v Porto;
Rubin Kazan v FC Twente; Lille v PSV Eindhoven; Blackburn – Defender Ryan third goal. Tevez had started the month by also included an own goal, a bad miss by Leicester 23 8 5 10 33 40 29 -7
Benfica v Stuttgart; BATE Borisov v Paris St Grmn; Nelsen pounced, or more pre- scoring his 10th goal of the season in a 1-0 Hendry Thomas, and a Charles N’Zogbia Ipswich 22 8 3 11 25 30 27 -5
Bristol C 22 7 5 10 25 34 26 -9
Metalist Kharkiv v B Leverkusen
cisely lurched, to knee a ball defeat of Bolton. shot off the post. Sheff Utd 22 7 4 11 19 31 25 -12
Last 16
just over the goal line to score Manchester United – The Wolverhampton – Keep- Middlesbro 22 6 3 13 21 32 21 -11
(To be played March 10 & 17) C Palace 22 6 3 13 24 40 21 -16
Benfica/Stuttgart v BATE Borisov/Paris St Grmn the goal that gave Rovers a snow-encrusted Chilean miners and David Beck- er Wayne Hennessey posted Scunthorpe 20 6 2 12 23 35 20 -12
Besiktas/Dynamo Kiev v Aris Thessaloniki/Man City 1-1 draw with West Ham that marked the ham were on hand at Old Traf- Wolvers’ first shutout since April Preston 21 5 4 12 25 39 19 -14
Rubin Kazan/FC Twente v Young Boys/Znt St Petersburg
PAOK Salonika/CSKA Moscow v Sevilla/Porto debut of caretaker manager Steve Kean. It ford to see United down Arsenal, and Stephen Hunt connected on NPOWER FOOTBALL
Lille/PSV Eindhoven v Rangers/Sporting Lisbon also may have ended the season for Phil 1-0, on a headed Ji-Sung Park goal from a a near-post cross by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake LEAGUE ONE
Metalist Kharkiv/Bayer Leverkusen v Napoli/Villarreal Jones, who limped off with a serious knee deflected Nani cross. The scoring woes for in first-half stoppage time to beat Birming- P W D L F A Pts GD
Anderlecht/Ajax v Basel/Spartak Moscow
injury. Less than a minute after Mame Biram Wayne Rooney – without a goal in open play ham, 1-0, at Molineux. Ebanks-Blake and Brighton
Sheff Wed
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Diouf equalized in the 87th minute at Bolton, since last March – continued when he shot a Hunt scored in the final eight minutes to Huddersfield 20 10 2 8 31 22 32 +9
FINAL STANDINGS
Rovers collapsed and allowed the goal that penalty kick over the bar. bring Wolves back from 2-1 down and beat Charlton
Bournemouth
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P W D L F A Pts condemned them to a 2-1 loss. Set plays Newcastle – Manager Alan Sunderland, 3-2, to stop a four-game losing Colchester 19 7 9 3 25 23 30 +2
Man City 6 3 2 1 11 6 11 by Morten Gamst Pedersen set up goals for Pardew, chosen to replace skid. Kevin Foley’s goal five minutes into the
Oldham
Peterborough
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Juventus 6 0 6 0 7 7 6 David Dunn and Nelsen, and Brett Emerton Chris Hughton, celebrated his second half sparked the five-goal barrage. Exeter 20 8 5 7 32 34 29 -2
Salzburg 6 0 2 4 1 9 2
also scored in a 3-0 rout of Wolves. debut by beating Liverpool, Hartlepool
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Blackpool – DJ Campbell’s 3-1. Andy Carroll clinched the Brentford 19 8 4 7 23 21 28 +2
P W D L F A Pts
victory with his 10th goal of the season after FA CUP
CUP THIRD
THIRD ROUND
ROUND DRAW
DRAW Carlisle 19 7 6 6 26 20 27 +6
Liverpool 6 2 4 0 8 3 10 winner three minutes after half- (To be played weekend January 8/9) MK Dons 19 8 2 9 25 32 26 -7
Napoli
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9 11 6 time downed Stoke, 1-0, and goals by Liverpudlians Kevin Davies and Burnley v Port Vale; Coventry v Crystal Palace;
Plymouth 19 7 4 8 25 29 25 -4
Leyton Orient 19 6 6 7 27 26 24 +1
Utrecht 6 0 5 1 5 7 5 upped Blackpool’s take to six Joey Barton edged the Magpies in front, Bristol City v Sheffield Wed; Fulham v Peterborough; Swindon 19 6 6 7 30 33 24 -3
wins and 22 points in their first 16 Premier 1-0, and 2-1. Hughton was dismissed after Doncaster v Wolves; Brighton v Portsmouth; Rochdale 19 5 7 7 27 26 22 +1
Notts Co 18 7 1 10 23 28 22 -5
CARLING CUP DRAW League matches. Headers by Ian Evatt and a 3-1 thrashing at West Brom in which Peter Huddersfield v Dover Athletic; Crawley T Tranmere 19 6 4 9 20 28 22 -8
Semi-Finals Lovenkrand scored as the final seconds or Swindon v Derby; Bristol R 19 5 7 7 23 34 22 -11
(First Legs week of January 10, Second Legs Luke Varney gave the Seasiders a 2-0 lead West Ham v Barnsley; Reading v West Brom; Dag & Red 19 4 6 9 21 32 18 -11
week of January 24) at Bolton but they conceded twice in the final ebbed away on Hughton’s reign. Arsenal v Leeds; Sheffield Utd v Aston Villa; Walsall 19 5 2 12 18 32 17 -14
Ipswich v Arsenal 15 minutes to draw, 2-2. Stoke City – A five-match un- Leicester v Man City; Bolton v York; Yeovil 19 4 4 11 20 36 16 -16
West Ham v Birmingham
Bolton – American midfielder beaten run ended with a 1-0 home Blackburn v QPR; Swansea v Colchester;
NPOWER FOOTBALL
Stuart Holden fired home a spec- loss to Blackpool in which. Ricardo Wycombe v Hereford or Lincoln;Stevenage v Newcastle
Wycombe e;
Newcastle;
LEAGUE TWO
SCOTTISH CUP DRAW Fuller smashed a shot against the Burton Albion v Middlesbro; Millwall v Birmingham;
Fourth round tacular winner in the 88th-minute SSouthampton
outhampton v Blackpool; Watford v Hartlepool or Yeov vill;
Yeovil; P W D L F A Pts GD
(To be played January 8/9)
for a 2-1 defeat of Blackburn crossbar in the 36th minute. Matthew Ether- Chelsea v Ipswich; Sunderland v Notts Cnty or Bournemth;
Chelsea Bournemtth; Chesterfield 19 11 5 3 39 23 38 +16
Aberdeen v East Fife
attained despite playing with 10 ington and Rory Delap also hit the woodwork. Scunthorpe v Everton; Man Utd v Liverpool;
Port Vale
Bury
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Queen of the South v Brechin/Annan Athletic men after the departure of Mark Davies to a Robert Huth and Etherington scored 13 Hull v Wigan; Stoke v Cardiff; Tottenham v Charlton Rotherham 19 9 7 3 32 23 34 +9
Wycombe 20 9 7 4 30 22 34 +8
Montrose v Dunfermline red card in the 56th minute. Fabrice Muamba minutes apart in a see-saw first half at Wigan or Luton; Preston v Nottingham Forest;
Shrewsbury 19 9 6 4 32 19 33 +13
Norwich v Droylsden or Leyton O;
Morton v Aidrie/Beith
scored nine minutes later for a 1-0 lead and that ended 2-2, as did the match. q y v Carlisle
Torquay
Torquay 19 7 7 5 29 21 28 +8
Falkirk v Patrick Cheltenham 19 7 6 6 26 29 27 -3
Berwick v Celtic less than a minute after Bolton conceded an Sunderland – When a par- Crewe 19 6 8 5 40 28 26 +12
East Stirling v Buckie Thistle equaliser, Holden chested and then volleyed ried Darren Bent shot floated Macclesfield 19 7 4 8 23 28 25 -5
Stevenage 19 5 9 5 20 16 24 +4
Rangers v Kilmarnock
a header from Kevin Davies. in his direction, on-loan Danny Burton 19 6 6 7 26 23 24 +3
Hibernian v Ayr
Stenhousemuir or Threave Rovers/Stranraer Chelsea – Didier Drogba drilled Wellbeck dove to head home Gillingham
Bradford
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Hamilton v Alloa a shot through the gloves of his fifth goal in six matches and the only one Northampton 20 6 6 8 23 29 24 -6
St Mirren v Peterhead
Spurs keeper Humberto Gomes the Black Cats would need to beat Bolton, Oxford
Southend
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Dundee v Motherwell to equalize at White Hart Lane, 1-0. Keeper Craig Gordon saved the victory Aldershot 19 5 7 7 16 23 22 -7
Hearts v St Johnstone but couldn’t beat him from the penalty spot by lashing out his glove to paw a point-blank Accrington
Morecambe
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SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP DRAW Midfielder Frank Lampard came off the bench Mignolet did the business with nine saves in Lincoln
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to be leaving Blackburn,” said Allardyce inn December 19, Surpassed Matt Busby’s 24 Years In Charge
SOCCER a statement released through the Leaguee Lawmakers
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Managers’ Association.
“I am extremely proud to have managedd Probe Debt At Ferguson Longest Serving
Manchester United Manager
this club and I enjoyed a fantastic relationshipp
with the players, my staff and the supporterss Soccer Clubs
Premier League Splashes during my time in charge.” By Rob Harris
Out On Agents’ Fees The new Indian owners announced that thee ALEX FERGUSON became Man-
A ful, has a young mind, and he’s always
first-team coach Steve Kean will take chargee BRITISH
BRITISH SOCCER will be investigatedd cchester United’s longest-serving willing to learn.”
THE PREMIER League says clubs in Eng- through the end of the season. by
by a parliamentary inquiry followingg m
manager December 19 with STOPPED
land’s top division spent more than £67m on concerns
concerns about the high level of debt aatt hhis team topping the Premier Ferguson, who has stopped
player agents’ fees in the past year. Liverpool Gives Away Free Premier
Premier League clubs and the owner owner- r- L
League through Christmas discussing his future plans after
Chelsea and Liverpool were the biggest Match Tickets To Kids ship
ship troubles at Manchester United andd bbut with heavy snow deny- previously changing his mind
spenders on agents between October 2009 TWO MONTHS after being rescued from thee Liverpool.
Liverpool. iing him the chance to about retirement to remain
and September 2010, splashing out £18.2m brink of financial ruin, Liverpool is givingg The House of Commons Culture Culture,e, m
mark the milestone with in the job, was awarded
between them from a combined total of away free tickets to children accompaniedd Media
Media and Sport Committee will asses assess
ss a win over title rival a knighthood by Queen
£67.1m among the 20 topflight teams. by a paying adult. whether government
whether clubs should face governmen nt C
Chelsea. Elizabeth II in 1999 af-
Chelsea’s payments to agents were It is the latest move by New Englandd intervention regulations
intervention and look at the regulation ns By extending his ter guiding United to
slightly down compared the previous year Sports Ventures – the Boston Red Soxx used
used by overseas leagues. rreign to 8,811 days, the a treble of Premier
but Liverpool’s were up £2.4m. ownership group – to repair Liverpool’s fraill The legislators will examine thee 668-year-old Ferguson League, European
The total outlay by Premier League clubs relationship with fans after buying the team m structures associations
structures of the four soccer association ns ssurpassed fellow Scots- Champions League
fell by £3.6m compared to 2008-09. from wildly unpopular duo Tom Hicks andd in
in Britain, with the English FA facingg m
man Matt Busby’s re- and FA Cup titles
The league’s biggest spender, Manchester George Gillett Jr in October. questions
questions about its lack of leadershipp ccord set during his two that year.
City, more than halved its payment to With the team already through to thee after
after the country’s failed bid to host th the
he sspells in the Old Traf- While he has be-
agents’from £12.8m to £5.9m. Europa League knockout phase, Liverpooll 2018
2018 World Cup. fford hot seat. come British football’s most successful
Chelsea And Wilkins Settle were struggling to fill Anfield for its Group K The last British parliamentary in in-
n- “In the history of football, the best manager, Ferguson is quick to point out
finale against Utrecht. quiry into soccer in 2009 issued 277
quiry ((manager) is Sir Alex,” said England that Busby had the tougher time, having to
A MANAGERS’ union says Chelsea and its ccoach Fabio Capello, the 64-year-old
former assistant coach Ray Wilkins have re- A full house was instead achieved, with upp recommendations and flagged up thee
recommendations rebuild United following the 1958 Munich
to four free tickets for fans under the age of 177 ““ludicrous
ludicrous levels of borrowing.” IItalian who has also taken charge of Real air disaster that killed eight players.
solved the dispute surrounding his departure M
Madrid and AC Milan. “For such a long
from the Premier League club. available when an adult buys a £20 ticket. But that all-party group lacked thee Busby went on to deliver the club’s first
ppower
ower of this latest select committeee ttime he managed the team and changed a European Cup in 1968 as well as winning
Chelsea announced on November 11 it Buddle Trial At Birmingham iinquiry,
nquiry, which can order the attendancee llot. He changed the team, he changed the five league titles during his first tenure
was not renewing Wilkins’ contract and that LOS ANGELES Galaxy and United Statess ooff witnesses and has greater resource
resourceses pplayers, he has been really, really good between 1945 and ‘69. He took charge
the former England midfielder would be leav- striker Edson Buddle is on trial at Premierr aatt its disposal. ffor the club.” again between 1970 and ‘71 and remained
ing the club with immediate effect. League club Birmingham during the Majorr TRIGGERS Ferguson has won 26 major trophies involved with the club until his death in
Wilkins threatened legal action on the League Soccer offseason. A committee statement said that th he
the ssince replacing Ron Atkinson in November 1994,, aged
g 84.
basis of unfair dismissal but the League The 29-year-old Buddle was the leadingg ““high-profile
high-profile coverage of Liverpoo
Liverpool ol 11986, including the Premier League elevenn
Managers Association said last month the scorer in the MLS for most of the 20100
two parties have reached a settlement.
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nd Manchester United” was one of th he
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Wilkins thanked Chelsea for “ensuring that season despite missing more than a monthh ttriggers
trriggers for the inquiry, while there ar re
are “It’s an incredible achievement,” saidd Germany 2011
matters have been brought to a swift and for the World Cup. Buddle ended the regularr ggrowing
rowing calls for fans to have a greate er
greater U
United assistant manager Mike Phelan, Group A
Germany, Canada, Nigeria, France.
harmonious conclusion.” season as the second-highest scorer with 177 ssay
ay in the running of clubs. w
who also played under Ferguson. “His Group B
A former Chelsea player, Wilkins had goals in 25 matches. Manchester United was debt-freee ssecret is his enthusiasm, his attention to Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, England.
two spells as the team’s assistant coach Buddle’s Galaxy teammate, Landonn bbefore
efore a leveraged takeover by thee ddetail, his work ethic – that’s something Group C
United States, North Korea, Colombia, Sweden.
and played a key role in helping the Blues Donovan, came to England on loan this year,, A merican Glazer family in 2005, but now
American w hhe was born into, which comes from his Group D
win the Premier League-FA Cup double last spending January to March at Everton beforee hhas
as liabilities exceeding $788m and fann bbackground
g y He is yyouth-
and his family. Australia, Norway,
Brazil, Australia, Norway, Equatorial
Equatorial Guinea.
Guinea.