Sunderland and Swansea settle for draw
SUNDERLAND, England ● Titus Bramble’s injury-time block prevented Sunderland target Danny Graham from scoring the winner for Swansea in a goalless Premier League clash at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday. Although Swansea, playing the kind of passing football that has taken them to this season’s League Cup final, dominated possession in the first half [...]
Injury time winner Valencia
Valencia move into fifth and level on 33 points with city neighbours Levante, but both can be surpassed by Rayo Vallecano and Malaga, who are in action on Sunday. Deportivo stay rock bottom of La Liga, now four points from safety, and will have to improve if they are to avoid the drop. They began [...]
First victory Mali; Congo steals the show
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa ● Mali have posted the first win of this year’s African Cup of Nations beating Niger 1-0 while DR Congo drew 2-2 with Ghana. Mali claimed the first victory of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday, but outsiders Democratic Republic of Congo stole the Group B show. DR [...]
Ranocchia rescues Inter to seal Cup semi place
MILAN, Italy ● Inter Milan squandered a two-goal lead but then scored in the last minute of extra time for a 3-2 win over Bologna on Tuesday to reach the Italian Cup semifinals. Defender Andrea Ranocchia scored the winner in the 120th minute on a rainy night at the San Siro with a header [...]
City feels Johnson’s wrath
SUNDERLAND, England ● Manchester City’s hopes of retaining the Premier League title are in tatters after their former midfielder Adam Johnson fired Sunderland to a shock 1-0 win over the champions on Wednesday. Roberto Mancini’s side wasted a chance to keep the pressure on Manchester United at the top and they are now seven points [...]
QPR equals worst start to season
LONDON, England ● Queens Park Rangers equalled the Premier League’s longest ever winless start to a season as they failed to overcome Aston Villa in a 1-1 draw in Harry Redknapp’s first home match at the helm. The west Londoners have now failed to a collect victory from any of their opening 15 [...]
Dzeko once again saves it for City
MANCHESTER, England ● Edin Dzeko ensured that Manchester City kept pace with Manchester United at the top of the Premier League with a late winner in a 2-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. As was the case with United’s win at Aston Villa the day before, City had to come from [...]
Kalou scores winner for Lille
PARIS, France ● Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his eighth goal of the season as Saint-Etienne beat lowly Troyes 2-0 on Saturday to move provisionally into third place in the French league. Aubameyang scored one and made the other in last weekend’s surprise 2-1 away win at French leader Paris Saint-Germain, and sealed the [...]
Bayern rout Hamburg to open seven-point gap
HAMBURG, Germany ● Bayern Munich went seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga on Saturday as the Bavarian giants cruised to a 3-0 win at Hamburg with their Germany stars running riot. With second-placed Schalke 04 suffering a shock 3-2 defeat at Hoffenheim, Bayern took the chance to extend their lead with an [...]
