Articles from the ‘Sports’ category

Tough Champions League draw for Chelsea

Posted by on May 16, 2012 at 9:04 am in Football, Sports

Ghana’s only representatives in the CAF Champions League, Berekum Chelsea were handed tough ties against three former champions in Tuesday’s draw. Chelsea, making their competition debut after winning the domestic league last season will take on TP Mazembe, Al Ahly and Zamalek in Group B. The Berekum side, who has the competition’s leading scorer, Emmanuel [...]

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Mourinho praises Real

Posted by on May 15, 2012 at 10:09 am in Football, Sports

2> Real Madrid manager, Jose Mourinho, was delighted after his La Liga winning team made history on Sunday by becoming the first side to record 100 points or more in a single season as they finished their brilliant domestic campaign with a 4-1 home win over Mallorca. Real Madrid also recorded an astounding 121 goals [...]

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La Liga review… Villarreal suffer last-day relegation

Posted by on at 9:51 am in Football, Sports

  Villarreal‘s 12-year stay in the top flight came to a shock end as Radamel Falcao’s late goal for Atletico Madrid earned a 1-0 win and sent the Yellow Submarine down to the Segunda Division. Villarreal, who finished fourth last season, seemed set to survive as they withstood a second-half onslaught from the Europa League [...]

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Wenger: RVP now more likely to stay

Posted by on at 9:51 am in Football, Sports

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger feels his chances of keeping skipper Robin van Persie have been boosted by the club’s third-place finish, which guarantees Champions League football next season. The Gunners came from behind to beat West Brom 3-2 at The Hawthorns on Sunday, ensuring they finished above great rivals Tottenham, who must now hope Chelsea [...]

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City ’100 years’ behind us

Posted by on at 9:50 am in Football, Sports

Despite congratulating Manchester City on claiming the Premier League title, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson warned the club they are still a century away from having the history of the Red Devils. City pipped United to the trophy on the most thrilling final day in Premier League history, but Ferguson warned that it will [...]

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Mancini: We deserved it

Posted by on at 9:49 am in Football, Sports

2> Roberto Mancini insists Manchester City deserved to claim the Premier League crown, having established superiority over title rivals United in every department. Mancini’s men won the crown on a dramatic final day after injury-time goals from Edin Dzeko and Sergio Aguero secured a 3-2 win for the Blues over QPR. It was enough to [...]

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Sierra Leone suspends league

Posted by on at 9:25 am in Football, International, Sports

The Sierra Leone Premier League has been suspended indefinitely because of a lack of sponsorship. The news comes as the country’s national team makes gains in the Fifa rankings, moving above the likes of Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa. The first round of the league ended two weeks ago and the second stage should have [...]

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Nadal & Djokovic give Santana the blues

Posted by on May 14, 2012 at 8:13 am in Sports

What on earth was Manolo Santana thinking? Here was the Madrid Open tournament director sitting in the front row of the press conference room, stony faced and unmoved, listening to his number one seed launch into a measured, yet scathing attack on the controversial new blue clay courts. The process involved in turning the clay [...]

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