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Man United opens up 3-point lead

Mar 27, 2012

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Wayne Rooney scored in the 42nd minute, and defending champion Manchester United defeated Fulham 1-0 Monday night to open a three-point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League.Following its sixth straight league win, United (23-3-4) has 73 points with eight games remaining as it tries to extend its record for English league titles to 20. Second-place City (22-4-4), seeking its first league title since 1968, hosts United on April 30.“It’s a good position to be i
Cisse scores 2 as Newcastle beats West Brom 3-1

Mar 26, 2012

WEST BROMWICH, England (AP) ― Papiss Demba Cisse scored twice as Newcastle won 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday to maintain its push for a top-four finish in the Premier League and a Champions League berth.Cisse scored in the sixth and 34th minutes around Hatem Ben Arfa’s goal on a solo effort in the 12th. Substitute Shane Long scored for the hosts in the 52nd after a defensive mixup.Cisse has five goals in six league games since joining Newcastle in January from Germany’s Freiburg.Newcastl
Man City stumbles again against Stroke

Mar 25, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― Manchester City stumbled on the road yet again, needing a late deflected goal by Yaya Toure for a 1-1 tie at Stoke on Saturday that put rival Manchester United in position to open a three-point lead in the Premier League.Peter Crouch scored for Stoke in the 59th minute after his header was headed back to him by Jermaine Pennant. Crouch flicked the ball up to himself and then volleyed past goalkeeper Joe Hart from about 25 yards. Toure’s goal in the 76th hit Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross a
Deadly protest after Egypt football ban

Mar 25, 2012

Fresh clashes erupted in the northern city of Port Said on Saturday, after a boy was shot dead in overnight fighting between Egyptian security forces and football fans protesting against a ban on their club.Protesters pelted rocks at the Suez Canal Authority, as security forces guarding the vital bu
Tevez revives City’s title hopes

Mar 22, 2012

MANCHESTER, England (AP) ― Carlos Tevez played in his first game since Sept. 27 and set up Samir Nasri’s late go-ahead goal, giving Manchester City a 2-1 comeback win against Chelsea on Wednesday night that kept pressure on Premier League leader Manchester United.Tevez entered in the 66th minute to a mixture of boos and cheers, his first appearance since he was suspended for refusing to warm up for a Champions League match at Bayern Munich. Tevez assisted on the tiebreaking goal in the 85th with
Park’s value worth more than W14b

Mar 21, 2012

South Korean soccer star Park Ji-sung’s value is worth more than 14 billion won ($12.4 million), the highest among Korean soccer players, according to a report.The TransferMarkt, a soccer portal website, recently updated the profile of players based in Europe. According to the website, the Manchester United midfielder’s market value is 9.5 million euro, or approximately 14.2 billion won, down from 11.5 million euro in 2010. Lee Chung-yong of the Bolton Wanderers is the second highest valued Kore
Blackburn sinks Sunderland

Mar 21, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― Blackburn eased its relegation worries with a 2-0 home win over Sunderland in the Premier League.Junior Hoilett scored in the 58th minute and Ayegbeni Yakubu scored his 14th league goal of the season in the 86th.Players from both teams wore “Pray for Muamba” T-shirts during the warm-up before the game in support of Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba, hospitalized in intensive care following a cardiac arrest during a match on Saturday.Muamba still recovering LONDON (AP) ― English socc
Lionel Messi breaks Barca’s all-time scoring record

Mar 21, 2012

BARCELONA (AP) ― Lionel Messi broke Cesar Rodriguez’s 57-year-old Barcelona career scoring record, getting his eighth hat trick of the season in a 5-3 Spanish league win over Granada on Tuesday night that increased his goals total to 234.Messi tied Cesar’s record on a left-footed shot in the 17th minute for his 232nd goal, then chipped the goalkeeper for a 3-2 lead in the 67th. He added a goal from a tight angle in the 86th, increasing his season total to a career-best 54.A three-time FIFA playe
FIFA warns Kenya over safety at matches

Mar 20, 2012

ZURICH (AP) ― FIFA has warned Kenya it could lose points in its 2014 World Cup qualifying group because of a safety lapse at its national stadium.Fans were reported to have surged for shelter in a covered grandstand when rain fell before a qualifier against Seychelles at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi last November.Soccer’s governing body says its disciplinary committee ruled that Football Kenya Federation “failed to take all the necessary safety precautions” and was liable for “improper cond
Muamba breathing independently, talking

Mar 20, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― English soccer player Fabrice Muamba began breathing on his own and responding to family members Monday, showing significant signs of recovery two days after going into cardiac arrest during a match.The 23-year-old Bolton midfielder collapsed on the field just before halftime at Tottenham on Saturday. His heart started beating on its own again only later in the hospital.For two days, amid an outpouring of global support, Muamba remained in critical condition in intensive care in a
Peyton Manning picks the Broncos over the Titans, 49ers

Mar 20, 2012

DENVER (AP) ― The Denver Broncos got their Man. Make that Peyton Manning.Pending final contract negotiations, Manning will join John Elway’s Broncos with hopes of winning another Super Bowl.So much for Tebowmania.Still to be decided is what happens to last season’s quarterback sensation, Tim Tebow.The Broncos and Manning agent Tom Condon spent Monday working out parameters of a deal expected to be worth about $95 million over five years after the NFL’s only four-time MVP called Elway, the Bronco
Football: Stricken Muamba breathing on his own - hospital

Mar 20, 2012

Bolton Wanderers player Fabrice Muamba was on Monday said by doctors to be breathing on his own again, although he remained in an intensive care unit after his on-field cardiac arrest.A statement issued by the hospital where the 23-year-old is being treated said: "Fabrice Muamba remains in intensive
Chelsea, Liverpool into FA Cup semis

Mar 19, 2012

Manchester United wins 5-0 at WolverhamptonLONDON (AP) ― Fernando Torres ended a 26-game goal drought as Chelsea reached the FA Cup semifinals on Sunday, and Liverpool ensured a second trip to Wembley Stadium this season on a weekend overshadowed by concern over critically ill Bolton player Fabrice Muamba.Torres scored twice in a 5-2 win over Leicester and Chelsea will face the winner of the Tottenham-Bolton quarterfinal, abandoned on Saturday after Muamba went into cardiac arrest on the field.
Park Chu-young allowed to delay military service

Mar 18, 2012

Korean striker Park Chu-young has been given permission to delay his compulsory military service for 10 years, the Military Manpower Administration announced. Park has a 10-year residency visa from Monaco which allows him to delay his service until 2022, according to the administration.He joined the French side AS Monaco in 2008 and played for two seasons before moving to Arsenal in the English Premier League in August 2011.Under Korean law, all able-bodied men over 20 must serve in the military
Messi scores again as Barcelona rolls

Mar 18, 2012

Bolton’s Muamba collapses, FA Cup match canceledMADRID (AP) ― Lionel Messi scored in his sixth straight game, raising his season total to 51 goals as Barcelona won 2-0 at Sevilla on Saturday night.Xavi Hernandez curled home a free kick in the 18th minute and Messi took a pass from Andres Iniesta eight minutes later, slipped the ball through Emir Spahic’s legs and chipping over goalkeeper Andres Palop.Messi scored his 31st league goal this season, one behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s league-leading tot