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| Grant Holt spearheaded Norwich's second-half rally with two goals in a 3-2 win at Swansea in the Premier League on Saturday. Anthony Pilkington also scored for Norwich, which found the net three times in an 18-minute span after the break to climb to eighth place in the standings. Danny Graham had put Swansea in the lead in the 23rd minute and reduced the deficit from the penalty spot with three... |
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| As tension rises over the 30th anniversary of the deadly engagement between Britain and Argentina over the Falkland Islands, the Argentine government has decided to name the upcoming football season in honor its naval ship sunk by British torpedoes in the conflict. The season, which begins Friday, will be the known as the first division "Crucero General Belgrano," or Cruiser General... |
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| Granada won its second straight game under new coach Abel Resino after downing Malaga 2-1 from defender Inigo Lopez's late winner in the Spanish league on Monday. Following an evenly matched first half featuring good saves by both goalkeepers, striker Odion Ighalo put Granada ahead in the 57th minute when he was left free to float into the six-yard box and head home Mikel Rico's cross. |
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| Jose Mourinho's number two says the Blaugrana are aware that they target match officials and has backed Nuri Sahin to overcome his difficult start to life in the Spanish capital. |
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| Persipura Jayapura has won a first appeal to play in the Asian Champions League in a legal battle with Indonesia's Football Association. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it granted Persipura a provisional ruling to face Adelaide United in a two-leg playoff this month. CAS says a full hearing can judge Persipura's case to stay in Asia's top club competition if it advances to the... |
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| A team's mascot has been suspended for two home matches for making obscene gestures to opposition fans. Ceara's "Grandpa" mascot was suspended Tuesday after making the gestures to fans from Ferroviario in a match on Sunday. Local media reports that Ceara is also expected to punish the person who was inside the mascot costume. |
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| Granada coach Abel Resino got off to a winning start as his team moved out of the Spanish league relegation zone with a 2-1 win at Real Betis on Sunday. Striker Odion Ighalo put Granada ahead in the 13th minute with a low shot from the edge of the area, and Carlos Martins added the visitors' second five minutes before halftime. |
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| The Spanish midfielder has caught the attention of the Premier League outfit, but according the player's representatives, the former Getafe man is going nowhere |
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| The often-controversial South American has claimed his former team could have achieved the same stellar success as the current Blaugrana side, and hailed Lionel Messi's talent |
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| Ghana was the latest big-name contender to learn nothing can be taken for granted at the African Cup of Nations as the four-time champion narrowly held on for a 1-0 win Tuesday against a Botswana team at its first major tournament. The teams are 68 places apart in the FIFA rankings but Ghana captain John Mensah's 25th-minute goal only just separated them at Stade de Franceville. |
