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Football: UEFA Champions League 2010 – Man United through as Real Madrid Crash Out

Football: UEFA Champions League 2010 –  Man United through as Real Madrid Crash Out

Alex Ferguson rarely seems to err when it comes to player transfers and, for the casual observer, tonight’s last 16 UEFA Champion’s League matches would seem to underline the Scot’s business acumen. Cristiano Ronaldo and his new teammates at Real Madrid were dumped from the tournament while Manchester United, through Wayne Rooney, were rampant in [...]

Football: Manchester United Host AC Milan in UEFA Champion’s League

Football: Manchester United Host AC Milan in UEFA Champion’s League

This evening, at 7:45 pm, Manchester United and AC Milan will kick off their last 16 match in the UEFA Champion’s League.
While the front page writers of the world will be focusing their attention on David Beckham’s return to Old Trafford, those who open their newspapers the other way around will doubtless be relishing the [...]

Football: Rooney the Difference as Man Utd Lift 2010 Carling Cup

Football: Rooney the Difference as Man Utd Lift 2010 Carling Cup

The introduction of Wayne Rooney led to the winning goal which gave Manchester United the 2010 Carling Cup in this afternoon’s final which took place at a packed Wembley against Premier League Aston Villa. United won 2-1 having trailed 1-0 to a James Milner 6th minute penalty.
The pace of Agbonlahor led to Aston Villa’s early [...]

Football: Manchester United and Aston Villa Prepare for 2010 Carling Cup Final

Football: Manchester United and Aston Villa Prepare for 2010 Carling Cup Final

The League Cup final takes place this afternoon, at 3pm in Wembley, as Manchester United, current Premier League Champions take on Aston Villa, of Birmingham.
The two clubs are both looking to make up ground on their near rivals in the Premier League – United sit one point behind league leaders Chelsea, while Villa, assuming they [...]

Rugby Union: RBS 6 Nations 2010 England 16 – 20 Ireland

Rugby Union: RBS 6 Nations 2010 England 16 – 20 Ireland

Ireland have defeated England in their 2010 RBS 6 Nations rugby union match at Twickenham this afternoon.
In a tight match, which both sides led, the visitors eventually won by four points – three tries to one – lifting the match by 20 points to 16.
Jonny Wilkinson, who had been a little unfairly criticised for his [...]

Rugby Union: RBS 6 Nations 2010 Italy 16 – 12 Scotland

Rugby Union: RBS 6 Nations 2010 Italy 16 – 12 Scotland

Italy have defeated Scotland at home in their 2010 RBS 6 Nations match, which took place in Rome this afternoon.
The sides came in at half time with the scores level at six points all following two penalties apiece.
Scotland could have lead at half time as Dan Parks missed a penalty from wide on the right, [...]

Rugby Union: RBS 6 Nations 2010 Wales 20 – 26 France

Rugby Union: RBS 6 Nations 2010 Wales 20 – 26 France

Supporting Wales in this year’s RBS 6 Nations tournament is surely bad for the heart.
To date, each match has followed the same pattern: Wales start badly, committing error after error, before getting their act together in the second half and looking like a side worthy of the Championship. In today’s match against France this pattern [...]

Football: FA Cup 2010 Draw – Quarter Finals

Football: FA Cup 2010 Draw – Quarter Finals

This evening’s Quarter Final draw for the 2010 FA Cup has thrown up a massive fixture, and opened up the draw for a mid-table Premier League team in the process as the two remaining favourites, Manchester City and Chelsea, have been put together.
Man City, assuming they can overcome Stoke in their replay, will play Chelsea [...]

Rugby Union: Nervy England Edge out Italy in RBS 6 Nations 2010

Rugby Union: Nervy England Edge out Italy in RBS 6 Nations 2010

England made it two wins from two in Rome today as they nervously held on to beat their Italian hosts by 17 points to 12 in their RBS 6 Nations match.
Only a Matthew Tait try separated the two teams following a match where England refused to use their superior strength with the ball in hand [...]

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round – Sunday Results

Football: FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round – Sunday Results

Today saw the final three FA Cup 2010 Fifth Round matches of the weekend take place. Some exciting football has ended with only one positive result from those matches: there was little or no romance from today’s Valentine’s Day fixtures.
Most exciting, perhaps, was Aston Villa, who needed an equaliser in the final minutes from Petrov [...]

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