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| Alex Wilkinson's header in the 16th minute gave Central Coast Mariners a 1-0 win over new club Melbourne Heart on Thursday in the opening match of the A-League season. Wilkinson was unmarked at the far post and easily angled his header from a corner past Heart goalkeeper Clint Bolton. The crowd for the Heart's debut match in the Australian domestic competition nudged just over 11,000 at... |
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HARRISON, N.J. (AP) -- Goalkeepers Bouna Coundoul of the New York Red Bulls and Troy Perkins of D.C. United each made one good save in a 0-0 tie on Saturday night.
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| South Africa's world champion Springboks will play New Zealand in a rugby match at Soccer City, the venue for the World Cup final. South Africa Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins said Wednesday it was a "groundbreaking decision" to move the Aug. 21 Tri-Nations game between the Springboks and the All Blacks to the "iconic" 88,791-seat stadium. |
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| By CHRIS JENKINS AP Sports Writer |
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| Steve Gohouri's stoppage-time equalizer for Wigan relegated Hull from the Premier League after a 2-2 draw on Monday while Arsenal lost 2-1 at Blackburn for its fifth game without a win. Leading 2-1 after goals by Will Atkinson and Mark Cullen, Hull looked set to take its relegation fight down to the final round of games before Gohouri scored with an acrobatic, overhead kick from close range. |
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| Hull was relegated from the Premier League following two seasons in the top division, playing a 2-2 tie with Wigan on Monday in its next-to-last game of the season. Steve Gohouri scored a spectacular equalizer for Wigan in the third minute of stoppage time. Leading 2-1 after goals by Will Atkinson and Mark Cullen, Hull looked set to take its relegation fight down to the final day before Gohouri... |
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| Steve Gohouri scored a spectacular equalizer for Wigan in the third minute of stoppage time to relegate Hull from the Premier League after a 2-2 draw. Leading 2-1 after goals by Will Atkinson and Mark Cullen, Hull looked set to take its relegation fight down to the final round of games before Gohouri scored with an acrobatic overhead kick from close range. |
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| American midfielder Alejandro Bedoya scored his first goal of the season, giving Orebo a 1-0 victory at Brommapojkarna on Thursday in the Swedish League. Bedoya, competing for a spot on the U.S. World Cup roster, scored on a diving header from a few yards out in the 40th minute. The 22-year-old from Miami joined Orebo last year after playing for Fairleigh Dickinson and Boston College. |
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| Defending champion TP Mazembe survived a second round scare in the African Champions League, edging Rwandan club APR 2-1 on aggregate after a 2-0 second leg win. Mazembe captain Tresor Mputu scored the opener in the sixth minute Sunday at the Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa. Kabangu Patou sealed the win in the 69th minute to see the Congolese team through. |
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| Defending champion TP Mazembe survived a second round scare in the African Champions League, edging Rwanda's APR 2-1 on aggregate after a 2-0 second leg win. Mazembe captain Tresor Mputu and Kabangu Patou scored at Kinshasa Sunday to see the Congolese team through. Former winners ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast were eliminated following a 1-1 draw with Zambia's Zanaco in Abidjan. |
