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2009-07-05T06:34:00.000-07:00

Tennis fans can look forward to watching around the clock coverage of the 2008 Championships at Wimbledon on their computers through MediaZone’s Wimbledon LIVE.

For the third consecutive year, MediaZone is the Official Live Broadband Video Partner, in cooperation with IBM and the AELTC, and will be streaming the Grand Slam live for online viewers worldwide.

The 2008 Wimbledon LIVE service includes full match coverage of Center Court and Number 1 Court action, as well as 6 other courts in play.

In total, the service includes more than 300 matches and immersion features such as user ability to toggle between up to 8 courts, as well as live commentary, and complete integration with the official Wimbledon website.

Viewers are able to combine video coverage with player information, live scoring and statistics from all matches.

Since its debut in 2006, Wimbledon LIVE has joined March Madness and the Masters as mainstays on the broadband sports circuit as consumers have increasingly embraced the Web for hard to find sporting events or coverage that expands on traditional broadcast offerings.

In its two previous years, MediaZone’s coverage of Wimbledon has set tennis industry records for site visitors, live streams and downloads, while achieving a 129% increase in revenue.

Watch Wimbledon Ladies' Singles - 3rd Round Venus Williams(USA)[3] VS Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP) tennis live streaming

2009-06-26T19:56:00.000-07:00

Watch Wimbledon Ladies' Singles - 3rd Round Venus Williams(USA)[3] VS Carla Suarez Navarro(ESP) tennis live streaming

United States of America flag Venus Williams
Country: United States of America
Birth Date: 17 June 1980
Birth Place: Lynwood, CA, USA
Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
Height: 1.85 meters
Weight: 72.3 kilos
Plays: Right
Turned Pro: 1994

Carla Suarez Navarro
Country:	Spain
Birth Date:	3 September 1988
Birth Place:	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Sp
Residence:	Barcelona, Spain
Height:	1.63 meters
Weight:	62.3 kilos
Plays:	Right
Turned Pro:	2003

Watch Anaheim Ducks vs Detroit Red Wings Live Stream Online Free

2009-06-12T18:58:00.000-07:00

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watch Sheffield United v Preston North End live streaming

2009-05-08T00:23:00.000-07:00

Sheffield United`s Matt Kilgallon has warned the Championship play-off winners will be decided by whichever team holds their nerve The former Sunderland man missed last weekend's home win over QPR due to a one-match ban for his red card in the victory at Birmingham the week previously.

He is expected to go straight back into the starting line-up after withdrawing from Scotland the B international against Northern Ireland in midweek in order to prepare for the Blades showdown.

On-loan Watford midfielder Lee Williamson remains absent and will miss both legs of the semi-final due as he serves a three-match ban.

The 25-year-old endured play-off final heartache with Leeds at the Millennium Stadium against Watford in 2006, while Blades team-mates Leigh Bromby, Chris Morgan and Darius Henderson have been involved in previous play-off campaigns.

Kilgallon told the Star: "Everyone knows what's at stake. They are massive occasions.

"I've been there before and they are very tense because nobody wants to make a mistake. Everyone, every single player out there is like that.

watch MK Dons v Scunthorpe United live streaming

2009-05-08T00:20:00.000-07:00

O`Hanlon missed the final two games of the regular season after picking up a knee injury against Walsall and while he is back in training he is expected to miss out.

His absence is a big loss for manager Roberto Di Matteo and means utility man Jude Stirling will have to fill in alongside Miguel Angel Llera in the centre of defence.

Winger Jason Puncheon missed the 1-0 defeat at Hereford last weekend with a slight ankle problem but is fit enough to return while top scorer Aaron Wilbraham should also start at Glanford Park.

Wilbraham was rested for the trip to face the already relegated Bulls but will lead the line alongside Sam Baldock. Fellow forward Ali Gerba is likely to again miss out thanks to his knee injury.The Dons boss has made no secret of his ambition to lead his charges to a third-place finish, but his side currently sit four points adrift of fourth placed United. Calderwood admitted a win at Tannadice would do his side's European hopes a world of good.

Watch Liverpool v Chelsea Live Streaming

2009-04-08T03:20:00.000-07:00

Liverpool must cope without the suspended Javier Mascherano against the Blues after the Argentina international was booked in the second leg of the Real showdown.

Mascherano's absence means that Xabi Alonso is likely to start alongside Lucas in midfield with Gerrard supporting star striker Fernando Torres.

Alvaro Arbeloa and Andrea Dossena will miss the second leg at Stamford Bridge next week if they are booked in the first leg clash."Steven had some problems, but I think he will be OK for Wednesday," said Benitez.

"He was a little bit tired and he felt something a bit tight. We will see."

Gerrard has been the driving force behind Liverpool's recent resurgence and is the joint top-scorer in the Champions League with seven, including two in the thrashing of Real Madrid in the last round.Liverpool skipper Gerrard was a slight doubt for the all-Premier League first leg after being substituted late on against Fulham on Saturday with a slight groin problem

watch Barcelona v Bayern live streaming

2009-04-08T03:18:00.000-07:00

Bayern defender Daniel van Buyten will miss the trip to Spain because of personal reasons.

"The team left on Tuesday midday without Van Buyten for the match against Barcelona," the club said on their website.

Van Buyten is the second central defender to be ruled out, after Brazilian Lucio picked up a muscle injury in Bayern's 5-1 defeat against Wolfsburg on Saturday and will be out for several days.

Coach Juergen Klinsmann is expected to rely on Martin Demichelis and 19-year-old Brazilian Breno to harness the Spaniards' pace.

He also brought in Holger Badstuber from the reserve team."We are going to have to be at our very highest level to score goals and we know that at this level your mistakes are punished ruthlessly, especially against a team like Bayern."

Watch Manchester United v Porto Live Streaming

2009-04-07T01:01:00.000-07:00

Although Ferguson said he did not expect the 30-year-old to feature, he stopped short of saying Ferdinand would definitely miss the game and the defender remains in the squad.

The Scot has been known to talk pessimistically about certain players' chances of featuring as a psychological ploy before picking them for big games.

He said: "Most of the players will be okay and we can bring some fresh faces in but Rio, no, I don't think so."

Nemanja Vidic, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes all return for the European tie after the suspended trio sat out the victory over Villa.

Park Ji-Sung is also likely to come back into the starting line-up, while Ferguson will make a late decision on the fitness of Ryan Giggs.

Watch Villarreal v Arsenal Live Streaming

2009-04-07T00:54:00.000-07:00

Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-0 on Saturday and Wenger is looking forward to his men producing another good performance at El Madrigal.

"I believe it is always good to win before you go into another big game. It lifts the confidence and belief of the team a bit more," he said on Sky Sports News.

"We are on a good run and we feel we are consistent, which is a good basis to go into a Champions League game."

Luckily for Arsenal Adebayor is back from injury, as Robin van Persie has been ruled out. Likely to lead the line on his own, he quickly found his scoring touch at the weekend.

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2009-04-05T07:49:00.001-07:00

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2009-04-05T06:44:00.001-07:00

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watch 3rd Test Day 3 India vs New Zealand live streaming

2009-04-04T10:02:00.000-07:00

Asked what captain Daniel Vettori said before the New Zealand reply to India's first innings, Taylor said, "Vettori has been very quiet himself. He hasn't said much. He asked for application from the batsmen in Napier and he got it. Today, he didn't (get the application). It is obviously disappointing as a team." Taylor also felt the wicket wasn't as bad as the scores made it out to be.

"The wicket is not that bad. There is a little bit more spongy bounce than at Napier. It nipped around a little bit, but with the wind it probably did not swing around as much as it did on the first day." Though some commentators expressed doubts about his dismissal, declared caught down the leg side off Harbhajan Singh, Taylor said it was a correct decision.

"I was pretty sure I was out. I felt a little nick. It was disappointing to get out at that point in time, strangled down the leg side."

watch Fulham v Liverpool live soccer

2009-04-04T00:36:00.000-07:00

Gerrard agreed a two-year extension to his contract on Friday, believed to be worth around £130,000 a week, which means he will be at the club until 2013. "We have got big matches to play, all of them cup finals as we have to win them all to stay in the title race and go all the way to Rome for the Champions League final."

He added: "It is a fantastic feeling to have agreed the deal. This is what I wanted, to see out the rest of my career with Liverpool.Steven Gerrard believes Liverpool can fight for the Premier League and Champions League after tying down a string of stars to new deals.

"I have said all along that as long as the club wanted me then I would stay at Liverpool.

"I have been a fan all my life and it will be fantastic at the end of my career to look back and say I have been with Liverpool all the way through.

watch Newcastle United v Chelsea live soccer

2009-04-04T00:34:00.000-07:00

The Blues have also been heavily linked with Juventus striker David Trezeguet, whose very public spat with manager Claudio Ranieri has alerted the eagle-eyed Frank Arnesen.

Maybe the Dane deserves that promotion to director of football after all - not just any Tom, Dick or Harry can unearth a man with over 200 career goals to his name, including the most famous Golden Goal ever.

Real Madrid defender Fabio Cannavaro has been quoted as pointing out that it 'would not be a huge drama' if he left the Bernabeu in the summer: maybe Arnesen - in charge of global scouting - could send a few of his number to watch the little-known Italian in action, with Manchester City also understood to be interested.

Arsenal are understood to be lining up the man billed as the 'Serbian Saviour', no, not Nemanja Vidic, but 17-year-old striker Danijel Aleksic.

watch Arsenal v Manchester City live soccer

2009-04-04T00:32:00.000-07:00

Arsenal might fight off interest for a while, but it will be hard for Arsene Wenger to turn down an offer of £45 million from either, particularly as he has seen his side go 16 games unbeaten without his skipper.

Not so long ago, Amr Zaki was one of the hottest properties in the Premier League.

On loan from Zamalek to Wigan, he scored eight goals in 10 games, prompting the Egyptian club to double their original £6 million asking price as clubs of the calibre of Liverpool began an apparent bidding war.

Fast forward six months, and Zaki has not scored from open play for 19 matches, has been involved in a bizarre row with his compatriot Mido and been described by Steve Bruce as the most unprofessional player he has ever worked with.

watch West Ham v Sunderland live soccer

2009-04-04T00:26:00.000-07:00

It is another set back for the former Chelsea forward after he had only recently recovered from injury to step back into the Hammers' line-up.

West Ham United striker Carlton Cole has been ruled out for six weeks with a groin injury."Fortunately, he won't need an operation," West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola told the club website.The 25-year-old only played for 20 minutes as a substitute in England's home friendly against Slovakia before picking up the injuryThe Hammers have blocked more shots (161) than any other side in the top flight.

Sunderland have only scored more than once in a game in one of their last 12 Premier League games.

"It's just a problem in between the muscle and the tendon in his groin so he doesn't need an operation."

watch Blackburn Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur live soccer

2009-04-04T00:24:00.000-07:00

Bentley's problem is that he is not getting regular starts at Spurs, mainly due to Lennon's sparkling recent form - and Redknapp hopes he does not have to make changes to his side as they are in the hunt for a place in the Europa League.

Luka Modric has also impressed on the left so Bentley will probably be on the bench this weekend when he returns to Blackburn, who he left last summer. Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp expects bids for David Bentley this summer after a frustrating first season for the winger at White Hart Lane.Bentley arrived at Spurs looking to cement his place as David Beckham's successor for England but has fallen out of favour and is behind Aaron Lennon in the pecking order for club and country.

Redknapp added: "It's hard for David. Aaron has been in great form. You hope that Aaron keeps playing well and the team keeps winning and I don't have to change it, I've got to be truthful.

watch Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough live soccer

2009-04-04T00:22:00.000-07:00

"The consensus of opinion was that Derby, Fulham and ourselves would get relegated, but two of us got out of it, so there is still everything to play for with every club down there at the moment."

There has been undeniable progress at Bolton since their successful fight with relegation last season, yet the fear of sliding into the Championship still haunts Megson.

The Trotters are five points above third-bottom Newcastle, but Megson said: "The relegation issue is between nine clubs at the moment, from West Brom up to ourselves, and we want to try and get out of that relegation area as soon as we can.

"At the moment I don't think there's a single club in the entire Premier League who has not got something to play for with eight games to go.

watch Hull City v Portsmouth live soccer

2009-04-04T00:19:00.000-07:00

Striker Daniel Cousin is Hull's only fitness concern after the international break gave the likes of Michael Turner, Andy Dawson and Ian Ashbee time to overcome injuries.

The two-week recess since the last-gasp loss at Wigan has also taken the sting out of the Tigers' 13th defeat of the season.

"To say the two-week break came at the right time is an understatement," Brown added. "We finished against Wigan with five playing out of position.

"But the effects of Wigan have not been evident in the last fortnight.

"The sessions I have been witnessing this week are ones that have given me a spur.

watch West Bromwich v Stoke City live soccer

2009-04-04T00:18:00.000-07:00

And Pulis believes all three promoted sides - Stoke, West Brom and Hull - can all be proud to retain hopes of survival at this late stage of the campaign.

He added: "I'm very pleased that the three of us are still fighting because it's a massive, massive step when you come up from the Championship.

"Everything is different, on and off the field, and it's a big learning curve for us all.

"There may be only eight games left, but the biggest part of the season is still in front of us and it's all to play for.

"It's incredibly exciting with 10 or 11 teams still not safe and we think we are ready for the challenge."

watch Leicester City v Carlisle United live soccer

2009-04-04T00:16:00.000-07:00

Leicester are boosted by the return of Steve Howard and Andy King as they look to get their title charge back on track at home to Carlisle.Striker Howard is likely to go straight back into the starting line-up alongside top scorer Matty Fryatt after serving a two-match suspension.

Midfielder King comes back into the reckoning after missing the defeat at Peterborough while on international duty with the Wales Under-21 side.

Elsewhere, Wayne Brown is in contention to start after being on the bench at London Road. He will challenge Patrick Kisnorbo and Michael Morrison for the right to partner Jack Hobbs at the heart of defence.

The League One leaders saw second-placed Peterborough narrow the gap at the top of the table to just four points with a 2-0 victory in last week's meeting between the two sides.

watch Bradford City v Brentford live soccer

2009-04-04T00:15:00.000-07:00

Brentford boss Andy Scott will be without striker Charlie MacDonald when the League Two leaders travel to Bradford City on Saturday.The Bees' top scorer suffered a dislocated shoulder during last weekend's draw with Gillingham and the club are waiting on the results of a scan to determine the extent of the damage.

Boss Andy Scott is therefore light in attack, with Nathan Elder (cheekbone) and Jordan Rhodes (metatarsal) ruled out for the rest of the season.

Ipswich forward Billy Clarke, who played on the wing against Gillingham, will probably be pushed up front alongside another loanee, Aston Villa's Sam Williams.

On-loan Cheltenham striker Damian Spencer and recent midfield recruit Craig Dobson are pushing for starting places but captain Kevin O'Connor is still missing with a knee injury.

watch Celtic v Hamilton Academical live soccer

2009-04-04T00:13:00.000-07:00

Celtic boss Gordon Strachan is confident Artur Boruc will recover from his nightmare with Poland and rebuild his reputation with the Bhoys.Strachan was at fault for two goals in Poland's 3-2 defeat by Northern Ireland at Windsor Park last Saturday, the third goal especially embarrassing when he let a back-pass bounce over his foot.

Boruc was then axed from the squad following a confrontation with Poland boss Leo Beenhakker when he was told he would play no part in the midweek World Cup qualifier against San Marino.

It was the latest in a long line of controversial incidents involving Boruc on and off the field this season.

In January, Strachan revealed he would have a word with the erratic Pole after another gaffe had handed Dundee a shock opener in a Homecoming Scottish Cup tie at Parkhead.

watch Valladolid v Barcelona live soccer

2009-04-04T00:11:00.000-07:00

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club want to sign Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas.

Arsenal lured Fabregas away from Barcelona as a teenager after he came through the club's youth ranks.

The 21-year-old has gone on to establish himself as one of the best young midfielders in Europe and a host of clubs have been credited with an interest in his services.

Fabregas has been continually linked with a return to his native Spain with both Barcelona and Real Madrid keen on signing him.

Laporta is a big admirer of the schemer and believes the player

watch Wolfsburg v Bayern live stream online

2009-04-04T00:10:00.000-07:00

Bayern and Wolfsburg are joint second on 48 points, a point behind leaders Hertha Berlin with nine matches left and a defeat for either would see them drift off at least three points.

Wolfsburg, with seven consecutive wins, have the league's most feared home record, dropping only two out of a possible 36 points from 12 matches.

Toni's return from a four-week absence with a heel injury is welcome news for Bayern who had been short of fit strikers after Miroslav Klose injured his ankle and was ruled out for more than a month, leaving volatile Lukas Podolski as the only option.

"Luca is hungry. He wants to get stuck in there," said Bayern coach Juergen Klinsmann after the Italian scored a hat-trick in training.

watch Le Mans v Lyon live soccer

2009-04-04T00:07:00.000-07:00

even-time reigning champions Lyon, who are away at Le Mans on Saturday, top the table with nine rounds of fixtures left but they are just a point clear of Marseille, with Bordeaux a further two points back.

Les Gones are still considered favourites to land what would be a record eighth consecutive crown but they have won just one of their last four matches.

This weekend's match should be one of their easier games between now and the end of the season as they still have the likes of OM, Bordeaux, Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse yet to play.

"If we are going to win the title, we'll have to produce a great end to the season," said Lyon forward Ederson.

Watch England v Ukraine Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:24:00.002-07:00

England captain Alan Shearer will manage Newcastle United for the remainder of the season.Hughton then resumed control with Colin Calderwood as his assistant, but in the five league matches since then Newcastle have drawn two and lost three and dropped from 13th place to 18th and into the relegation zone.

Shearer was offered a position on Newcastle's coaching staff when Keegan became manager early in 2008 but turned it down.

As a player, he scored 30 goals in 63 appearances for England before retiring from international football in 2000.

Although born in Newcastle, he made his league debut for Southampton and won a league championship medal with Blackburn Rovers before moving to Newcastle for a then world record fee of £15 million in 1996.

Watch France v Lithuania Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:24:00.001-07:00

when his name or face appears on giant screens in the stadia. However, French Football Federation (FFF) president Jean-Pierre Escalettes, who gave his full backing to Domenech after the Euros, will stick by his man until the end of the World Cup qualifying campaign, whatever happens along the way.

"The (federation's) federal council made a decision and it has confirmed it since," Escalettes told French channel L'Equipe TV.

"It said at the time that Raymond would be going all the way to the end of qualification and we are not going to review this after the third match, after the fourth match, after the fifth match.

His demeanour and attitude in front of the press have changed, prompted by a request by Escalettes and the FFF to improve his relationship wit

Watch Turkey v Spain Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:23:00.002-07:00

It was not so much a gulf in quality Spain exposed. Apart from Phil Jagielka's inexplicable error in playing the ball into a midfield area occupied only by Spanish players to create the opening for David Villa's first-half strike, England acquitted themselves reasonably well.

True, midfield maestro Xavi, with his quick feet and even quicker brain was a class apart, while Villa, Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso provided pretty competent back-up.

But in one-off situations, England quite often had the answers.

But that extra 5%, which turns good teams into trophy-winning ones, was missing.

Watch Italy v Rep. Ireland Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:23:00.001-07:00

Pazzini is expected to earn his first start after scoring on his national team debut away to Montenegro in Saturday's 2-0 win.

Villarreal striker Rossi, who did not appear in the Podgorica game at the weekend, is eager to show what he can do in the national team shirt.

"If I play, I will try to give my best for the team and do the right thing," said Rossi.Lippi looks set to start with Giampaolo Pazzini, Giuseppe Rossi and Simone Pepe in the clash at the San Nicola Stadium.

"In my case, as a striker, that would be either to score or help a team-mate by giving the right assist."

Watch Greece v Israel Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:22:00.002-07:00

competed here will be coming into the team," said Alexandros Tziolis, who could fill a spot in Greece's midfield.

Other candidates are defender Nikos Spyropoulos, midfielder Loukas Vintra and striker Dimitris Salpigidis.Spain are also expected to rest several of their key players ahead of their quarter-final.

But striker Yannis Amanatidis said that did not make Spain less dangerous."In football, major success and major failure should be left behind after 24 hours," he said. "All the players want to enjoy themselves against Spain and want to show off their abilities and skills."

Watch Switzerland v Moldova Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:22:00.001-07:00

Tournament well shone through after the break, and after an extended bout of pressure with 20 minutes to go Eren Derdiyok's deft touch put Yakin through on goal and the striker blasted past Ricardo to spare the hosts the ignominy of finishing with no points.

Yakin then scored his and Switzerland's third of the tournament form the penalty spot after Fernando Meira fouled substitute Tranquillo Barnetta in the final ten minutes.

The result does not change Portugal's status as winners of Group A, but the break in their momentum may yet affect them in the quarter-finals.SWISS TXT published a full apology on its website and on page 776 of its television information service and national coordinator Gion Linder said it had been "an embarrassing mistake".

Watch Netherlands v FYR Macedonia Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:21:00.000-07:00

Amsterdam and he believes the rest of the players know exactly what is required against one of Europe's top teams.

"We've shown in the past we can go away and get the right result," the Rangers striker said.

"We have been to France and won, everything has to fall for you on the night.

"You have to defend very well and limit them to very few chances, or none at all would be great, and when that one chance or two chances come along for you, you need to make sure you take them.

"We've been put against world-class opposition before and we've dealt with it.

"Sometimes we have been beaten when we've not deserved to get beat, but we have produced good results against France, Italy and Germany, so there is no reason why we can't do it again."

Watch Denmark v Albania Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:20:00.002-07:00

Matt Byard told Town's official website: "Luca ruptured his anterior cruciate ligaments and also had extensive damage to his lateral collateral ligaments and tore cartilage as well.

"It's obviously a long-term injury and we are not expecting him to return to training until the new year.The 22-year-old suffered ligament damage to his right knee in the 1-1 draw with Burnley on March 17 and went under the knife in London on Friday."He will need time after that to build up his match fitness but the knee, post surgery, is strong and stable and we anticipate Luca completing a full recovery."

"He will need time after that to build up his match fitness but the knee, post surgery

Watch Hungary v Malta Live Soccer

2009-03-31T20:20:00.001-07:00

Keegan resigned as manager in September when Hughton took over as caretaker for three weeks.

Kinnear was announced as interim manager at the end of September and was in control of the team until the beginning of February when he was admitted to hospital with a heart condition.

Hughton then resumed control with Colin Calderwood as his assistant, but in the five league matches since then Newcastle have drawn two and lost three and dropped from 13th place to 18th and into the relegation zone.The visitors grew in confidence as the half went on and almost scored just after the half-hour when Szabolcs Huszti dragged his shot wide of the post after Gergely Rudolf had burst to the byline.

Watch England U21 v France U21 Live Soccer

2009-03-30T18:48:00.000-07:00

It was young striker Federico Macheda who made the biggest impression, grabbing a hat-trick for the visitors to earn them a share of the spoils as the match finished 3-3.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Red Devils side took the lead in the first half through a Macheda penalty after Claudio Cacapa was penalised for handball.

Neville and Ritchie De Laet gave away a penalty as they were both in close attendance of Xisco when the Spaniard went to ground, and he duly stuck away the spot-kick.

Mark Doninger gave Newcastle the lead in the second period only for Macheda to equalise with a quarter of an hour remaining after Reece Brown had replaced Neville.

Watch Spain U21 v Sweden U21 Live Soccer

2009-03-30T18:47:00.000-07:00

Shevchenko, 32, scored nine league goals in 47 appearances in two seasons at Stamford Bridge after moving from AC Milan for a £30 million fee.

He is now back on loan with Milan but has only started two Serie A games this season and scored two goals - one in the Coppa Italia and the other in the UEFA Cup.

However, Shevchenko is looking for a milestone 40th goal for Ukraine in his 86th international on Wednesday.

Lampard also said Saturday's 4-0 friendly win over Slovakia, in which he scored England's third goal, was the perfect warm-up.

"Slovakia's technical style is similar to Ukraine but I am sure Ukraine will be stronger. They will come here to get points and there will certainly be an edge to their play."

Watch Netherlands U21 v Italy U21 Live Streaming

2009-03-30T18:46:00.000-07:00

Tigers manager Phil Brown is adamant he saw Spain midfielder Fabregas - who was out injured and did not play but came on after full-time to celebrate with his team-mates - spit towards Horton in the tunnel.

Brown told the Hull Daily Mail that he had now sent in his evidence to the FA as hard Horton and fitness conditioner Sean Rush.

"My evidence has gone in, Brian Horton's evidence has gone in and Sean Rush's evidence has as well. That is all that has been necessary as regards to us up to now," Brown said.

"There is an independent solicitor representing us and hopefully there will be no bias towards any one club.

Watch Germany U21 v Belarus U21 Live Streaming

2009-03-30T18:45:00.000-07:00

3-0 victory over Scotland on Saturday, the Dutch FA stated.

Arsenal, who were reliant on Van Persie for creating and scoring goals in early 2009, face Manchester City on Saturday.

Arsene Wenger's side are in the fourth and final Champions League qualification spot, but only three points clear of Aston Villa.Netherlands striker Robin van Persie has pulled out of the squad preparing to play Macedonia in a World Cup Group Nine qualifier on Wednesday.

Netherlands are top of Group Nine with 12 points after four matches, eight points ahead of Scotland and Iceland, who will meet in Glasgow on Wednesday.

Watch Millwall v Colchester United Live Soccer

2009-03-30T18:44:00.000-07:00

Next year's World Cup finals are being played in South Africa and Brazil has been awarded the 2014 tournament.

Apart from the US, other formal expressions of interest in bidding for 2018 or 2022 have come from England, Australia, Japan, Qatar, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia and South Korea.

There are also joint proposals from Belgium and Netherlands and Spain and Portugal.

Kissinger was recruited by US Soccer to join the USA Bid Committee to present world football's governing body FIFA with proposals to stage a second World Cup in the United States.

The 1994 tournament was held in America.

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Asked what he would stress to FIFA in a bid, Kissinger said enthusiastic crowds were one of the key things the US offered.

"In most World Cups, the preliminary games don't have huge attendance. If Yemen plays Egypt, people don't rush to see it, unless it's in one of those countries," he said.

"(In 1994) we were sold out at practically every game."

Noting the Americans reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 World Cup, the former diplomat said the standard of the game in the United States was getting better.

"I'd like it to become a major sport. But it is tough finding a time as there's always some other sport overlapping with Major League Soccer," he said.

"But it's progressing. We had bad luck because when the World Cup was here, the final was 0-0," he said of the 1994 final won by Brazil in a penalty shootout over Italy after a goalless draw.

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2009-03-03T21:12:00.000-08:00

Recent loan signing Djimi Traore will be sidelined for six to seven weeks with a hamstring tear, possibly ruling him out for the rest of the season, while fellow full-back Stuart Parnaby (thigh) remains up to a month away.

Birmingham could be without as many as seven first-team players for their Championship clash against promotion rivals Bristol City.Centre-back Liam Ridgewell is expected to miss out with a tear to his thigh muscle while full-back David Murphy is a doubt with a thigh strain.

Leading goalscorer Kevin Phillips is progressing with his hamstring problem but is not quite ready and forward James McFadden (knee) and midfielder Kemy Agustien (groin) are also out.

On the plus side, striker Garry O'Connor is in the squad and manager Alex McLeish may be tempted to include him on the bench despite his lack of match fitness.

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2009-03-03T21:10:00.000-08:00

"They are the defending champions and they have to defend their crown so it's up to them to show they are good enough to win the league.

Kris Boyd has warned Celtic that Rangers have no intention of giving up their status as leaders of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League.

"But we won't be giving up, we will challenge right until the end and see what happens.

"You saw last season how close we came and I feel we have strengthened this season

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2009-03-03T21:07:00.000-08:00

Juventus have reacted angrily to Jose Mourinho's claims that they have picked up several points because of refereeing mistakes.And they have demanded Inter Milan take action against the former Chelsea boss.

Mourinho made the retort in response to Juve coach Claudio Ranieri's remarks that he sympathised with his Roma counterpart after Inter were granted a controversial penalty in a 3-3 draw with the capital club at the weekend.

Juve have escalated the row by publishing an official statement on their website, demanding an apology from Mourinho's employers.

"Having carefully read the serious statements made by the Inter coach, Juventus express shock and disdain and ask Inter to publicly disassociate themselves from such opinions," read the statement.

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2009-03-03T21:05:00.000-08:00

Lyon are four points clear of a chasing pack containing Paris St-Germain, Marseille and Bordeaux, all of whom won at the weekend.Lyon coach Claude Puel has backed his charges despite seeing them concede a late equaliser in the 1-1 draw with Rennes - a result that has thrown the Ligue 1 title wide openSweden midfielder Kim Kallstrom put Les Gones ahead on 65 minutes, but Jimmy Briand levelled in injury time.

"I don't know if we still had the (1-1 Champions League draw) against Barcelona in our heads or legs," Puel said."I would rather say that we produced the display we could with the means at our disposal at the moment."On occasions, we've been a little fatigued but I think we played well against a well-organised, very disciplined team who tried to stifle us.""On occasions, we've been a little fatigued but I think we played well against a well-organised, very disciplined team who tried to stifle us."

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2009-03-03T21:02:00.000-08:00

Mario Balotelli earned and converted a controversial penalty for Inter before substitute Hernan Crespo struck the equaliser with 11 minutes remaining.

Mourinho believes the referee made the right call in awarding Balotelli the spot-kick after he was brought down inside the area, and added: "But I dont think we got the point thanks to that penalty."

Mourinho, who rested Zlatan Ibrahimovic, admitted the absence of the Swedish striker and his team's tiredness from last week's Champions League clash with Manchester United had affected his side.

Jose Mourinho was able to take positives from Sunday's draw with Roma despite seeing Inter Milan's Serie A lead cut to seven points.Roma were 3-1 up after 63 minutes but the Nerazzurri fought back to claim a share of the spoils at the San Siro.

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2009-03-03T21:01:00.000-08:00

As well as a lack of goals, both teams also finished the match with 10 men as Dortmund's Sebastian Kehl and Hoffenheim's Tobias Weis were sent off following a clash in the middle of the park.

Bayer Leverkusen missed the chance to move into the top five, Arnold Bruggink's 34th-minute strike enough to earn Hannover a 1-0 win.Hamburg failed to return to the top of the Bundesliga when they were defeated 3-1 at home by a Grafite-inspired Wolfsburg on Sunday afternoon.The Brazilian striker scored two first-half goals, including a penalty - and although Paolo Guerrero pulled one back for Martin Jol's side with 17 minutes to go, Edin Dzeko sealed victory moments later.

Wolfsburg climb to fourth as a result, just four points behind leaders Hertha Berlin - who leapfrogged Hamburg on Saturday with victory over Borussia Monchengladbach.

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2009-02-25T05:38:00.000-08:00

Liverpool's reputation for turning on the style in Europe face the acid test on Wednesday when they play on-form Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

On a night that will notably see Liverpool's domestic rivals Chelsea host Juventus, Real are looking good to strike the first blow in a two-leg encounter that gives the winners passage to the Champions League quarter-finals.

A 6-1 hammering of Real Betis on Saturday, complete with a brace apiece from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Raul moved Real to within seven points of leaders Barcelona, who suffered a shock 2-1 derby defeat against Espanyol.

Despite Liverpool traditionally coming out fighting in Europe whatever their progress at home - an approach which led them to 2005 Champions League victory and a UEFA Cup title in 2001 - nine-time European champions Real are brimming with confidence.

While most Real players know the Reds are a far bigger threat than Betis, midfielder Rafael Van der Vart believes the Merseysiders will be running scared.

"We're Real Madrid, which is why I think Liverpool are frightened of us," said van der Vaart.

"We are working hard to be in perfect shape. We're anxious to do well in Europe, and I will do anything to win the Champions League."

Just how much Liverpool's latest Premier League setback affects their self-belief ahead of a first leg in which scoring a precious away goal could be crucial to their plans remains to be seen.

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2009-02-25T05:31:00.000-08:00

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich a friendly handshake at their Champions League clash even though the Russian sacked him in 2004.

Ranieri was Blues boss when Abramovic bought the club in 2003 but was fired at the end of the season despite leading Chelsea to the Champions League semi-final and a second-placed Premier League finish.

The Italian, currently manager of Juventus, has insisted that he holds no hard feelings towards Abramovich ahead of their match at Stamford Bridge.

"Of course I will shake his hand," said Ranieri. "The last time I saw him was in the dressing room and he told me this would always be home to me.

"Even if we had won (the Champions League), I knew that my days were numbered - but I actually liked that.

"I never gave up, and that is part and parcel of my character. I don't think I've written much in the pages of history while I was here, though they were wonderful years."

Blues midfielder Frank Lampard, meanwhile, hailed the effect of the man who signed him on the club's legacy.

"He should take credit," said Lampard. "He brought a lot of important players to the team.

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2009-02-25T05:26:00.000-08:00

West Ham youngster James Tomkins has told Gianfranco Zola he is ready to step in for James Collins after the Wales defender was ruled out for a month.

Collins injured a hamstring in the defeat to Bolton at the weekend and Tomkins came on, and the 19-year-old could start at Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fifth-round replay.

"Obviously 'Ginge' (Collins) has been doing very well when he has been playing but maybe there is going to be a chance for me," Tomkins said.

"You obviously feel for the lad and hope he's not going to be out for too long because he's been doing really well for us. If I get my chance I've got to take it, but no place is guaranteed at the moment."

The Hammers lost at Bolton and Tomkins is determined to give the boss Zola (pictured) a boost with a cup win.

"In the dressing room everyone was down but we've got to pick ourselves up again quickly because we've got this game," he said.

"We have to look back at it quickly, look at the errors that we made and obviously carry on from there because we've got a big game coming up."

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2009-02-23T17:02:00.000-08:00

Sir Alex Ferguson reckons Manchester United's hopes of seeing off Inter Milan in the Champions League rest on their result in the San Siro.While Jose Mourinho confidently predicts the clash between the runaway league leaders in Italy and England will go to extra-time at Old Trafford in a fortnight, Ferguson is looking at a far more rapid conclusion.

And that means an injury-hit United side grabbing a priceless away goal.

"I don't think it will go to extra-time - it will be decided on Tuesday," said Ferguson.

"If we score we will have a great chance."

Not that Ferguson is dismissing Inter. Mourinho has only lost one of 12 head-to-head duels with the Scot, so that would be a foolhardy move.

And while the United chief has previously concluded Barcelona are the major obstacle to continued English domination of the competition, he recognises the contest facing his team would not have looked out of place in Rome on May 27.

"At this moment in time you cannot split the teams," he said.

"Inter have won Serie A three times in a row and are going to win it for a fourth time. They have experience; they have a really outstanding manager and some terrific footballers.

"It is a really big game. It would have been a great final."

Among the visitors to see United go through their paces at the San Siro on Monday night was David Beckham, currently on loan at AC Milan from Los Angeles Galaxy.

Beckham spent a happy hour with the Red Devils when he was reunited with Ferguson, patching up the differences that saw him leave Old Trafford for Real Madrid six years ago.

The former England captain then headed to United's team hotel, where he met former team-mates Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.

Also at training was Nemanja Vidic.

Vidic's presence was a reminder of how damaging his dismissal at the Club World Cup in Japan could turn out to be.

Vidic is banned for one game, his normal stand-in Jonny Evans was also a bystander having aggravated an ankle injury during Saturday's win over Blackburn, while Rafael da Silva did not even make the journey after suffering a similar knock against Sam Allardyce's men.

In addition, Wes Brown and Gary Neville are longer-term absentees, leaving Ferguson desperately hoping John O'Shea shrugs off the heel injury that kept him out at the weekend or Evans makes a miraculous recovery knowing unless they both make it, either Fabio Da Silva or Darren Fletcher will be required to fill the right-back berth.

"My options? I panic!" said Ferguson, only half-jokingly when asked what he would do if both his Irishmen were ruled out.

"I suppose I could play Dimitar Berbatov as a sweeper."

Ferguson's problem is compounded by his opinion that Zlatan Ibrahimovic is Inter's best player, if not quite the world's best as Mourinho boldly claimed a couple of months ago.

The Swede has often failed to do himself justice on the biggest stage. But this season has been Ibrahimovic's best so far, which was threatening to cause the Red Devils a problem even before their defence was ripped apart.

"Without question, Ibrahimovic is their star player," said Ferguson.

"I have watched him for many years now. He has developed and is at an age now where you expect a bit of maturity. He is getting all the praise he deserves."

The mutual respect that exists between Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo would not stop the Inter boss using a weakness in his fellow countryman's armoury just now to get an advantage for his team.

Yet Ferguson is unconcerned about any attempt to wind Ronaldo up, feeling he must trust the 23-year-old, who has shown flashes of temper and frustration far too often

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2009-02-23T17:00:00.000-08:00

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has admitted to sharing Robin van Persie's frustrations over the club's trophy drought in recent seasons.Van Persie expressed his unhappiness last week at the club's failure to collect any silverware since the 2005 FA Cup win and, far from being annoyed by the Dutchman's comments, Wenger shares the sentiment.

The Frenchman conceded every season without a title felt like a "failure" and wants to keep his squad together to reverse the trend.

The Gunners host Roma in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie on Tuesday night and - with the Premier League title now out of sight - that competition, as well as the FA Cup, provides the best opportunity to collect silverware this term.

"I feel that every time I don't win something I view that as a failure," said Wenger.

"I am here to win and give my best every time. Robin, too, is completely focused.

"He is motivated to do it, like the rest of the team. He knows he is at the right age to win trophies and he sees we have the potential to do it. He is, I must say, highly focused.

"What drives me personally is to be as good as I can. Sometimes to get the best out of the team, you sit down at the end of the season and think 'did I do it or not? Did I take the best out of the team or not?' I try to be as objective as I can.

"But you have to accept in Europe there are 20 massive clubs and there are 19 disappointed at the end of the season.

"Let's hope it is the other 19 who are disappointed this season."

As for retaining the services of his top players, the highly-rated Van Persie included, Wenger called for all the club's stars to buy into his footballing philosophy.

"It's important to keep the team together whatever happens, it's important to educate the players," he said.

"You feel after four or five years they will be more of a team than players who have been bought on the market and put together.

"I believe that is why we have followed this policy.

"We want to have values in our side that are more than players being brought together on the market and just saying 'let's win trophies and parade them'.

"We want a different ideal for the game and for our football. No matter what happens it's very important for the players to stay together."

Gunners full-back Bacary Sagna is another who is focused on winning a trophy before the season is out and insists that a European triumph is one of the squad's most coveted prizes.

"Last season we were close to doing something good. We missed out and now we want to play 100%," said Sagna.

"We know we can go far in this Champions League and we will try to do it. From childhood we wanted to play in this kind of competition. As a professional player this is our chance to do something and when we have this opportunity, we will give everything.

"The fans love football and they wish to see their team winning all the time and scoring goals. But they have to understand we are human first and we give everything."

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2009-02-23T16:56:00.000-08:00

Defender Garry Monk has been ruled out of Swansea's FA Cup fifth-round replay against Fulham on Tuesday night.Influential skipper Monk, who also missed the 3-1 Championship win over Doncaster at the weekend, has failed to recover in time from a back problem and will again miss out.

Midfielder Joe Allen is doubtful for Swansea after he picked up a thigh strain in that game and faces a late fitness test.

However, boss Roberto Martinez has been boosted by midfielder Jordi Gomez and defender Owain Tudur-Jones both coming through the weekend unscathed despite suffering slight knocks, and both should be fit to face to the Cottagers.

Striker Gorka Pintado is still about a fortnight away from a return and will miss the clash due to his hernia problems, while the Swans are also hampered by long-term injuries to Darren Pratley, Ferrie Bodde and Marcos Painter.

Martinez's side, who are ninth in the Championship, will face Manchester United should they see of Fulham.

Kick-off 8pm.

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2009-02-23T16:52:00.000-08:00

Lyon took advantage of Paris St Germain's goalless draw at Grenoble to move six points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win at Nancy on Saturday night.

A first-half header from Cris and Karim Benzema's breakaway goal in stoppage time handed Lyon victory.

The champions, though, also had keeper Hugo Lloris to thank for saving Youssouf Hadji's penalty five minutes after the break, and keeping out the rebound.

Lyon now have a six-point cushion over second-placed PSG, who could not find a way past Grenoble.

Toulouse also lost ground on the leaders after they too were held 0-0, at home by Valenciennes, and are now seven points adrift in third.

At the other end of the table Auxerre pulled six points clear of the relegation zone with a welcome 2-1 win at the expense of Le Havre.

AJA took the lead after just 40 seconds through Thomas Kahlenberg but the basement boys levelled eight minutes before the break thanks to Jean-Michel Lesage.

Le Havre, 10 points adrift of safety after Saturday's games, actually had the better of the second half but the sucker punch came 12 minutes from time when Valter Birsa finished off a slick Auxerre move.

Sochaux captured their first away league success of the campaign and moved a step closer to safety as Mevlut Erding's last-minute winner earned them a 2-1 victory at Lorient.

Czech midfielder Vaclav Sverkos had earlier cancelled out Kevin Gameiro's opener for Lorient.

Nantes drew 1-1 at home to fellow strugglers Caen, Christian Bekamenga equalising a minute before the break for the hosts.

Anthony Deroin had given Caen a fourth-minute lead.

Olivier Thomert's second-half strike earned Rennes a 1-0 victory at Nice.

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2009-02-23T09:13:00.000-08:00

Hull have won more league games against Tottenham than vice versa: Hull have six wins, Spurs five.

The two sides have not drawn a game since February 1954, almost exactly 55 years ago.

Hull have gone nine games without a win - only Middlesbrough (13) are on a longer run currently.

Hull have taken only two points from their last eight games - no team in any of Europe's top five leagues (England, Germany, France, Italy and Spain) have taken fewer than in their last eight outings.

Hull have been caught offside more than any other team this season: 95 times.

Hull have been saved by their own woodwork 14 times this season, more than any other team.

David Bentley has averaged 11 crosses per game this season, more than any other player in the top flight.

Tottenham are the only Premier League club not have named an unchanged line-up this season.

Darren Bent has scored four goals as a substitute this season, more than any other player this season.

Hull have only won in one of the 10 games in which defender Andy Dawson (pictured) has not played this season.
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2009-02-23T06:24:00.000-08:00

Craig Fagan will miss Monday's game against Tottenham after undergoing minor knee surgery.

Striker Daniel Cousin is available again recovering from his own minor knee operation while captain Ian Ashbee has overcome a calf problem.

Kevin Kilbane returns to face Spurs after being cup-tied for last week's FA Cup trip to Sheffield United but midfielder Ryan France (thigh) is doubtful.

Matt Duke is set to be restored in goal ahead of Boaz Myhill.

Hull boss Phil Brown claims Tottenham have a right to expect "fantastic football" from their players - but is determined to stop them on Monday.

Spurs' problems this season have been well documented, the club struggling to pull away from the bottom of the Barclays Premier League despite a relative wealth of resources.

They have shown their capabilities by reaching the Carling Cup final for a second successive season but are still not clear of relegation danger.

Hull are four points better off but Brown is wary of the threat Harry Redknapp's men pose.

"We know what the players are capable of," said Brown.

"As a group, we went to watch Tottenham play Stoke - and in the first half they played some fantastic football. But if you look at their squad, they are entitled to."

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2009-02-22T17:27:00.000-08:00

Fiorentina will be hoping Adrian Mutu can maintain his goalscoring form when they host Ajax in Thursday's UEFA Cup last-32 showdown.

Mutu's second-half hat-trick allowed the Viola to come back from 3-0 down to draw with Genoa on Sunday and hold onto fourth place in Serie A.

The Romanian forward has struck 11 league goals this season but has surprisingly struggled to find the target in European competition.

Mutu scored just once in the Champions League group stages as Fiorentina failed to advance to the last 16.

"My hope is to continue to score and improve," said Mutu. "I want to win something important with Fiorentina.

"We came close last season and I think we have shown lately we are a team that can win against any difficult opponent."

The Viola reached the semi-finals of the competition last term only to lose 4-2 on penalties after a 0-0 draw at Rangers.

The Italians will fancy their chances against Ajax as they have not lost in four previous encounters against Dutch opposition.

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2009-02-21T08:04:00.000-08:00

Wayne Rooney will start for Manchester United as the Red Devils look to extend their lead at the Premier League summit to eight points by beating Blackburn at Old Trafford.

Rooney made his comeback from a hamstring injury as a goalscoring substitute against Fulham on Wednesday and Sir Alex Ferguson intends to find out whether the striker is fit enough to face Inter Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.

More changes are expected as well, with Ferguson set to call on Ryan Giggs, Darren Fletcher and Rafael, with Edwin van der Sar looking to set a new European record with a 15th consecutive clean sheet. John O'Shea (heel) is a minor doubt.

Record-breaking United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has no intention of abandoning a lifelong refusal to start worrying about what his rivals are doing.

The veteran Dutchman kept his 14th consecutive Premier League clean sheet against former club Fulham on Wednesday night.

If he keeps Blackburn out for 89 minutes of tomorrow's Old Trafford encounter, it would represent the longest barren streak in European top flight history, breaking the record set by former Club Brugge stopper Dany Verlinden in 1990.

While Van der Sar is clearly keen to maintain his staggering run, the 38-year-old is more concerned by adding trophies to his collection.

His focus this weekend will therefore be on Blackburn, not Chelsea's visit to Aston Villa earlier in the day or Liverpool's encounter with Manchester City 24 hours later.

"Footballers have to be strong," he said. "Seeing their rivals win won't stop their determination.

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2009-02-20T15:33:00.000-08:00

Chelsea skipper John Terry is suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season. With fellow centre-back Ricardo Carvalho not due back from injury until next week, Branislav Ivanovic and Alex will both start. Hilario will continue in goal in place of the absent Petr Cech - also due back next week - while Joe Cole and Michael Essien remain out longA round-up of the weekend's team news ahead of the FA Cup fifth round, with Chelsea skipper John Terry unable to turn out for his new boss.

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Watford hope to have captain Jay DeMerit return to the heart of their defence. Midfielder Gareth Williams and goalkeeper Mart Poom are long-term absentees.

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2009-02-20T15:29:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-20T15:28:00.000-08:00

Another team up twice before we meet again are Manchester City, who will give a debut to new signing Shay Given (3.07) on Saturday. The Irish international keeper is a superb option unless you fancy either Middlesbrough or Portsmouth to go on a goal spree against Mark Hughes's team... we'll leave you to make a decision on the chances of that happening.

Lose 'em: West Brom have conceded eight times in their last three meetings with Newcastle, so it might be a good idea to avoid Scott Carson (6.73).Hull's Matt Duke (7.06) is also one to swerve, when you consider he will start between the sticks for the league's worst defence (46 conceded) against its best attack

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2009-02-20T15:25:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-20T15:23:00.000-08:00

Fantasy action - away to West Ham and home against Fulham.Another team up twice before we meet again are Manchester City, who will give a debut to new signing Shay Given (3.07) on Saturday. The Irish international keeper is a superb option unless you fancy either Middlesbrough or Portsmouth to go on a goal spree against Mark Hughes's team... we'll leave you to make a decision on the chances of that happening.

Lose 'em: West Brom have conceded eight times in their last three meetings with Newcastle, so it might be a good idea to avoid Scott Carson (6.73).Hull's Matt Duke (7.06) is also one to swerve, when you consider he will start between the sticks for the league's worst defence (46 conceded) against its best attack
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2009-02-18T06:11:00.000-08:00

Rooney has missed seven games since limping out of the home win over Wigan with a hamstring strain.

Sir Alex Ferguson opted to leave him out of the squad for Sunday's FA Cup trip to Derby, a decision that has proved to be a wise one.

It allowed Rooney to get an extra day's training under his belt that should ensure he plays some part against Roy Hodgson's men, even if Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov are expected to be handed the starting spots in attack.

"The plan is for Wayne Rooney to be involved tomorrow night and he will start on the bench," Ferguson told Key103.

"We have handled him in the right way.

"He is training now. His performances have been excellent and he is back to his best.

"The decision not to involve him on Sunday was a good one because he was able to train and that extra day has brought him on a lot."

Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Michael Carrick are among the other big names who return following the win at Derby, while Edwin van der Sar looks to complete an incredible 14th consecutive Premier League clean sheet.

Fulham boss Roy Hodgson will give late fitness tests to Paul Konchesky and Andy Johnson as both players have been struggling with muscle strains.

Dickson Etuhu is still out with the knee injury he sustained against Wigan, meaning on-loan Internazionale midfielder Olivier Dacourt should continue in midfield.

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2009-02-18T06:07:00.000-08:00

Walters missed the 1-1 Championship draw with Blackpool at the weekend with a stomach bug while fellow forward Lisbie picked up a back condition in the warm-up.

Physio Matt Byard told the club's official website: "Kevin tweaked his back and had to have treatment and we couldn't put him on. We will have another look at him but he is obviously a concern for us."

Magilton has come under heavy criticism after seeing Town slip to seven points off the top six and a win over Forest at Portman Road is vital to keep their flagging play-off challenge alive.

Argentinian winger Luciano Civelli made his debut at the weekend and should continue on the left while Ben Thatcher returned behind him in place of Pim Balkestein.

Midfielders Alan Quinn and David Norris are both available after missing the Blackpool draw through suspension and will be in contention but full-back Moritz Volz remains sidelined with his groin problem and Ivan Campo is also out with a torn calf muscle.

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2009-02-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Derby manager Nigel Clough will welcome back defender Jay McEveley for his side's clash at home to Blackpool on Wednesday.McEveley missed the 4-1 FA Cup defeat to Manchester United on Sunday through suspension but will return to the fold for the visit of the Seasiders to Pride Park.

Clough has been boosted by the clean bill of health given to his squad following Sunday's mauling, meaning midfielder Stephen Pearson is likely to again make the bench as he continues his comeback from injury.

Clough's only injury worry is striker Luke Varney, who is still a fortnight away from a return from his groin problem.

The Rams are sitting down in 17th in the Championship, although they have won their last two league outings.

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2009-02-17T08:37:00.000-08:00

Bristol City boss Gary Johnson has dismissed suggestions his side do not deserve to be challenging for a play-off spot in the Championship.City have won their last five games and are unbeaten in the league since before December.

Johnson has however laughed off criticisms his side have merely been picking up points against weaker teams in the division - a charge levelled at his charges by opposing managers in the past weeks.

"We have to give credit to the lads. I just feel they haven't been given enough credit for the run they've had - whether its locally or nationally," he told the club's official website.

"Opposition managers keep saying they've slaughtered us in games but lost 2-0, or 2-1 in Norwich's case where 'the referee cost them the game'.

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2009-02-17T08:34:00.000-08:00

Burnley midfielder Chris McCann admits he would love to win full international honours with the Republic of Ireland.The Dubliner was sent home by Ireland Under-21s in November 2007 for refusing to be on the bench after being named among the substitutes.

He regrets his reaction to what he considered a snub from the Under-21s coach Don Givens, and he has not been picked since.

McCann, 21, said: "What happened with the Under-21s was an immature thing for me to do but I'd love to play for Ireland at some stage.

"I have heard nothing from them since that incident. All I can do is keep working hard for Burnley and hope the situation changes."

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2009-02-17T08:29:00.000-08:00

Swansea's Dorus de Vries feels the fearless nature of opponents means English football is the toughest place to be a goalkeeper in the world.A scruffy set-piece goal denied the Swans an FA Cup win over Fulham last weekend and the 6ft 1in Dutchman is wary of the direct tactics often adopted in England.

"I can tell you from the experience that is much harder to play as a goalkeeper in England because there is so much more work to do," de Vries told the South Wales Evening Post.

"There are crosses coming in from everywhere. From corner kicks and free-kicks, everybody gets into the penalty box and starts annoying the goalkeeper. In Holland, for instance, the players back off.

"They are a bit more scared - that's the mentality over there - whereas over here players just put their heads in to everything. If they head the post they don't care as long as the ball goes into the net."

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2009-02-17T08:25:00.000-08:00

Sheffield Wednesday striker Leon Clarke says he aims to finish the season strongly and recapture his fine form from earlier in the campaign.Clarke's run in the Owls side was cut short due to injury but the 24-year-old believes he has been unlucky not to add to his tally since his return.

He told The Star: "I had a header that hit the bar (at Doncaster on Saturday), a bicycle kick near the end, and a shot that was blocked, which was a bit unlucky.

"The manager and the coach spoke to me about it. They told me it's the little things that make the fans happy.

"I have to keep doing well for the team. I'm playing for my future, whether it's here or somewhere else."

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2009-02-17T08:19:00.000-08:00

Crystal Palace midfielder Paul Ifill has urged the club's fans to start backing the team at Selhurst Park and encourage the Eagles youngsters.Palace have lost their last two home games, against Blackpool and Ipswich, and Ifill is concerned that the team's run of form and the supporters' reaction to it is affecting the confidence of the young players.

Ifill told The South London Press: "At home is a hard place to play at the moment for everybody - which is not good.

"I've been around the block a bit but it's a lot harder for younger lads like Lee Hills. The youngsters need to be helped."

Manager Neil Warnock has called for his team to turn around a stale period of the season, aware that some wins could make the whole Championship table look very different in a months time.

Warnock said: "We haven't played well in the last four games so we want to turn it around and put some performances in."

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2009-02-16T06:45:00.000-08:00

Arshavin signed for Arsenal on transfer-deadline day after leading Zenit St Petersburg to the UEFA Cup and starring in Russia's run to the European Championship semi-finals.
The 27-year-old had been linked with several top European clubs and his signing was viewed as something of a coup in North London.But Bendtner does not know what the fuss is all about.
"I've never seen Arshavin," he claimed. "I did not watch Euro 2008."I've no idea what sort of player he is."

Bendtner, 21, is viewed as back-up to Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin van Persie and the recovering Eduardo, yet he is convinced that he is a key player for the Gunners.
"I'm very sorry to see Adebayor injured as we need him fit and to be playing in the league," the Dane told the Daily Mirror.
"But to me it does not really matter who is fit and available.

"I should start every game, I should be playing every minute of every match and always be in the team."

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2009-02-14T19:35:00.000-08:00

Manchester United are playing twice in this round of Fantasy action - away to West Ham and home against Fulham.Another team up twice before we meet again are Manchester City, who will give a debut to new signing Shay Given (3.07) on Saturday. The Irish international keeper is a superb option unless you fancy either Middlesbrough or Portsmouth to go on a goal spree against Mark Hughes's team... we'll leave you to make a decision on the chances of that happening.

Lose 'em: West Brom have conceded eight times in their last three meetings with Newcastle, so it might be a good idea to avoid Scott Carson (6.73).Hull's Matt Duke (7.06) is also one to swerve, when you consider he will start between the sticks for the league's worst defence (46 conceded) against its best attack (Chelsea, 44 goals).Blackburn are unbeaten under Sam Allardyce and have only shipped five goals in nine games since the big man took over. For that reason how about a wager on Ryan Nelsen (6.29)?Lose 'em: Portsmouth's back four were appalling against Fulham last week, so it might be wise to avoid Sylvain Distin (8.40) and Younes Kaboul (7.94) for the visits of title contenders Liverpool and free-scoring Manchester City to Fratton Park.

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2009-02-14T19:31:00.000-08:00

Edwin van der Sar (16.65) has gone a ridiculous 1,112 minutes without conceding a Premier League goal so why not back a winner this week. If you're not convinced, consider the fact Manchester United are playing twice in this round of Fantasy action - away to West Ham and home against Fulham.Another team up twice before we meet again are Manchester City, who will give a debut to new signing Shay Given (3.07) on Saturday. The Irish international keeper is a superb option unless you fancy either Middlesbrough or Portsmouth to go on a goal spree against Mark Hughes's team... we'll leave you to make a decision on the chances of that happening.

Lose 'em: West Brom have conceded eight times in their last three meetings with Newcastle, so it might be a good idea to avoid Scott Carson (6.73).Hull's Matt Duke (7.06) is also one to swerve, when you consider he will start between the sticks for the league's worst defence (46 conceded) against its best attack

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2009-02-14T08:28:00.000-08:00

A round-up of the weekend's team news ahead of the FA Cup fifth round, with Chelsea skipper John Terry unable to turn out for his new boss.

Click on the relevant links below the picture to see predicted line-ups, players to watch and updates on injures and suspensions.

Saturday February 14 Watford v Chelsea (17:30)

Watford hope to have captain Jay DeMerit return to the heart of their defence. Midfielder Gareth Williams and goalkeeper Mart Poom are long-term absentees.

Chelsea skipper John Terry is suspended after picking up his fifth booking of the season. With fellow centre-back Ricardo Carvalho not due back from injury until next week, Branislav Ivanovic and Alex will both start. Hilario will continue in goal in place of the absent Petr Cech - also due back next week - while Joe Cole and Michael Essien remain out long

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2009-02-14T03:08:00.000-08:00

Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie has been re-arrested as part of the probe into alleged football corruption, the club has confirmed.Storrie, who was arrested in November 2007 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and false accounting, was questioned on a "tax issue" in London on Friday but denies any wrong-doing and was not charged, a club spokesman said.

The spokesman added: "Peter Storrie yesterday attended Bishopsgate police station to answer to bail in furtherance of his arrest in 2007.

"Mr Storrie has been fully co-operative throughout police investigations which did not involve allegations of corruption or bungs. This investigation is being conducted by HMRC.

"As with this, Mr Storrie has been re-bailed to attend a police station in June 2009 when it is expected that the matter will be concluded."

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2009-02-14T03:04:00.000-08:00

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes says his side must starting winning away from home if they are to climb their way up the Premier League table.City's only away victory of the current campaign in the Premier League came back in August when they triumphed 3-0 at Sunderland.

Since then they have recorded four draws and five defeats on the road, relying almost exclusively on their efforts at Eastlands - where they have won their last four league games - to climb away from the foot of the table.

Hughes' side have moved up to ninth and will claim seventh spot, which could be enough to seal a place in next season's new-look Europa League, if they beat Portsmouth at Fratton Park on Saturday in the only league game of the day.

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2009-02-09T08:41:00.000-08:00

Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team would then get the chance to go to the top of the rankings before long if all results against the Lankans go their way and they make a winning start to their series against New Zealand early in March.

But if India lose 0-5 to the Lankans they would slip below New Zealand (113) into fifth position. Such a result would catapult Sri Lanka (107) to third spot.

Irrespective of India vs Sri Lanka result, South Africa will go to top of the table if they win the fifth and final match of the ongoing series against Australia in Perth on Friday.

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2009-02-09T08:40:00.000-08:00

They will then come back on February 14 to play two Tests in Karachi and Lahore. Those dates will be announced soon," he said.

The gap in between allows Sri Lanka to ink in a series against India, something their sports minister Gamini Lokuge said was "60% certain" recently. Though BCCI officials have confirmed that contact has been made unofficially with Sri Lanka for a possible ODI series in between, they maintain they will consider a series against Sri Lanka only after they get a response from New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on their request for an additional Test for India's tour in March. That series starts on March 6 and currently includes two Tests, five ODIs and one Twenty20.

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2009-02-09T08:38:00.001-08:00

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men in the series and the team will be keen to keep the winning sequence going for a record ninth consecutive match on Thursday.

The Indian batting has been far superior than the home team and the bowling has also been quite disciplined to bring about the desired results.

Dhoni made it clear after Tuesday's match that giving reserve players a chance to prove themselves was more important than retaining the winning squad in pursuit of their record ninth straight ODI win. (TOI Photo)

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2009-02-09T08:38:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-09T08:33:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-09T08:32:00.000-08:00

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2009-02-09T04:15:00.000-08:00

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2009-01-25T22:53:00.000-08:00

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Australian Open Tennis - View from the courts:

2009-01-21T20:50:00.000-08:00

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Novak Djokovic: "(Andy Murray) has done a lot in the last couple of months: he's a very talented player and we can expect him to win some Grand Slams in the future. But you cannot put him as the favourite next to Roger (Federer) and Rafa (Rafael Nadal) and myself here at the Australian Open. It's flattering when people name me as a candidate for the top spots in men's tennis. On the other hand, you get expectations and certain pressures with this role." Marat Safin: "I'm looking forward (to the match with Roger Federer). I have nothing to worry about. I'm going to play my match. We know each other pretty well. He knows how to play against me; I know how to play against him. Unfortunately I didn't win a lot of matches against him, but I'm looking forward. It's another chance. I have nothing to lose. I'm going to go for it. Whatever comes, comes."

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2009-01-05T22:28:00.000-08:00

WTA Tour - Ivanovic opens with patchy win

A rusty-looking Ana Ivanovic overcame a poor service game and some patchy groundstrokes to beat unheralded Czech Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-2 in the first round of the Brisbane International.

The top seed and former world number one got only 61 per cent of her first serves in and struggled to win any points on her second, but still managed to overcome world number 50 Kvitova in one hour and 44 minutes.

"I had to fight for each point and you know that's good, especially in the first match. You want to get into your rhythm and you want to stay tough for each point," Ivanovic said.

"She was a tough opponent for a first round -- she likes to hit the ball very flat. The end of last season was a bit of a disappointment for me so I was looking forward to a good start."

Dokic was a former top five player before some well documented personal problems with her father forced her from the tour.

She is making one more bid to re-launch her career and showed enough against Mauresmo to suggest she could once again be a force in the women's game.

However, her lack of exposure at the top level showed in the crucial points, allowing Mauresmo to escape with a narrow victory.

"I'm feeling better than last year already," a relaxed Mauresmo said. "There were some good things and some things that need to be improved but it's a win, so that's perfect."

Stosur, from the nearby Gold Coast, caused a minor upset when she downed Japanese veteran Sugiyama.

The Australian had originally been drawn to play seventh seed in the first match of the tournament, but when an ill Kirilenko withdrew on Sunday morning, Sugiyama was elevated to ninth seed and had to face Stosur.

Sugiyama, who had been due to play a qualifier in the first round, said the re-draw had upset her preparations.

"It was much tougher [facing Stosur] than a qualifier ranking-wise, but I just tried to focus on my game, but today I wasn't sharp enough," Sugiyama said.

In other matches, French qualifier Julie Coin downed Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer 7-5, 6-7 (5) 7-6 (3) and Vinci beat fellow qualifier Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 0-6 6-3 6-1.