Category Archives: sports
Arsenal will fight to the finish, vows Wenger (AFP)
LONDON (AFP) – Arsene Wenger has asked his Arsenal players to fight until the end in the Premier League title race after suffering a huge blow to their hopes during a controversial 1-1 draw against Liverpool. Wenger’s team had to settle for a point as Dirk Kuyt’s penalty, with the last action of the game at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, cancelled out Robin van Persie’s stoppage-time spot-kick. It leaves Arsenal six points behind Manchester United with just six games to play this season and time running out to catch Sir Alex Ferguson’s league leaders Continue reading
Stoke’s Pulis targets City for Wembley revenge (AFP)
LONDON (AFP) – Stoke manager Tony Pulis has set his sights on a Wembley revenge mission against Manchester City after his side stormed into the FA Cup final with a 5-0 thrashing of Bolton. Continue reading
Stoke thrash Bolton to reach first FA Cup final (AFP)
LONDON (AFP) – Stoke City stormed into their first ever FA Cup final after a first-half goal spree inspired a 5-0 win against Bolton in Sunday’s semi-final at Wembley. Tony Pulis’s side will face Manchester City in the final on May 14 after three goals from Matthew Etherington, Robert Huth and Kenwyne Jones in the space of 19 minutes destroyed Bolton before the match had even reached half-time. Continue reading
Johnson edges Bowyer by a whisker to win Talladega (AP)
TALLADEGA, Ala. – Jimmie Johnson won a Talladega two-step Sunday, edging Clint Bowyer by about a foot with a big push from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Continue reading
United States relegated in Fed Cup for 1st time (AP)
STUTTGART, Germany – The United States, a record 17-time Fed Cup champion, was relegated from the top-tier World Group on Sunday, failing to win a single point in a 5-0 loss to Germany, Germany’s decisive win came when Andrea Petkovic beat Melanie Oudin 6-2, 6-3 in the first of the reverse singles for an insurmountable 3-0 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series against a U.S. team playing with out Venus and Serena Williams. Continue reading
Nadal wins 7th straight Monte Carlo Masters title (AP)
MONACO – Rafael Nadal won his seventh straight Monte Carlo Masters title Sunday by beating David Ferrer 6-4, 7-5 in an all-Spanish final. This was his first tournament victory since October, ending a run of three consecutive defeats in title matches. The top-ranked Nadal won for the 37th straight time at this clay-court event, where he has not lost since 2003 Continue reading
City deserve top four spot says Mancini (AFP)
LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom (AFP) – Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his side have proved they deserve a Champions League place as they prepare to face Liverpool at Anfield on Monday. Continue reading
Arsenal brush aside Blackpool to stay in title race (AFP)
BLACKPOOL (AFP) – Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester United to seven points after goals from Abou Diaby, Emmanuel Eboue and Robin van Persie earned a 3-1 win at Blackpool on Sunday. With Jens Lehmann making his first appearance for Arsene Wenger’s side since coming out of retirement in March, the visitors surged into a two-goal half-time lead. Continue reading
James’ 27 lift Miami past Boston, 100-77 (AP)
MIAMI – If this was a preview of the Eastern Conference semifinals, then the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics showed exactly what to expect. There will be few pleasantries Continue reading
Schwartzel wins the Masters after a wild day (AP)
AUGUSTA, Ga. – Charl Schwartzel has won the Masters by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day after a wild final day at Augusta National. The 26-year-old South African closed with four straight birdies, making a 20-footer at the final hole to wrap up a 6-under 66 Continue reading