Archive for November, 2008
ManU and Villareal in the last 16 in CL despite the goalless draw
Manchester United failed to secure top spot in Champions League Group E but qualified for the knockout stage of the competition after another 0-0 draw with Villarreal at El Madrigal on Tuesday. Villarreal, still undefeated at home in the Champions League, join United in the last 16 and the final round of group matches will [...]
Barca Held By Getafe at Camp Nou
Until well after the hour mark Manu del Moral’s delightful, curving opener separated these two sides, but from Seydou Keita’s equaliser onwards it was one-way traffic, albeit without another goal.
Big 4′s bad day
Manchester United joined their big three rivals by failing to find the net on an afternoon of few goals in the Premier League. Aston Villa broke their losing run against United but had to rely on a horror-miss from Wayne Rooney to do so. Rooney blazed over the bar from eight yards with only Brad [...]
Captain Gallas fired
The move comes after Gallas spoke of unrest in the Arsenal camp on Thursday, including details of a bust-up during half-time in the recent 4-4 draw with Tottenham. A number of former players have been quick to criticise Gallas for the outburst and it now appears as though Arsene Wenger has acted quickly to discipline [...]
Nadal The Cheerleader!
Rafael Nadal might want to skip the trip to Argentina to be a cheerleader for Spain at the Davis Cup final. Emilio Sanchez Vicario, captain of the Spanish team, says his country will stand a better chance if the world’s No. 1 player — injured and unable to compete — is not courtside for the [...]
Sir Alex banned
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been given a two-match touchline ban and £10,000 fine by the Football Association, following his row with referee Mike Dean this month. The 66-year-old was fuming that Dean did not send off Hull defender Andy Turner for a foul on Michael Carrick during United’s 4-3 Barclays Premier League [...]
Arsenal shows class
They may have been struggling in the domestic arena and in Europe too but they showed their true colors against their arch rivals. Arsenal not only beaten Manchester United but also played their trade mark beautiful football. The second goal of a total of two came from their at-times criticized football of too much passing [...]
Krejza debuts with 8
A purposeful, fluent and unbeaten 92 from Simon Katich kept Australia ticking at the end of a day that saw effortless batting on either side of a dramatic bowling spell. India batted smoothly through the morning, and Katich’s 115-run partnership with Michael Hussey gave Australia plenty of breathing room in the late afternoon, but the [...]
United Celtic draw
The home crowd were ecstatic when Scott McDonald’s delightful lob from 14 yards gave Celtic a 13th-minute lead. United pinned Celtic back for much of the first half, but stout defending limited the Red Devils to half chances. Giggs headed an 84th-minute equaliser when Artur Boruc could only parry a Cristiano Ronaldo shot, then Dimitar [...]
PCB minuses Yousuf
ICL snatches arguably the best test batsman of the world. Mohammad Yousuf’s international career is in great danger now. PCB has banned him and he may not play in international cricket ever again unless dispute between ICL and ICC-BCCI is resolved. “I have decided to sign for ICL,” Yousuf – who will play for Lahore [...]
