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| Thaksin Shinawatra insists he is at Manchester City for the long-term, but the former Thai Prime Minster is still to reveal whether Sven Goran Eriksson will be staying beyond the end of the season. |
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| Turkey coach Fatih Terim
announced a 30-man squad on Friday for the friendly against
Belarus in Minsk on Wednesday.
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| English League Cup final result in
Wembley Stadium on Sunday
Tottenham Hotspur 2 Chelsea 1
After extra time (90 mins: 1-1)
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| By Phil Minshull, AFP - VALENCIA, Spain ? Chelsea's under-fire manager Avram Grant hit back at his critics who have been saying he is unable to follow in the footsteps of Jose Mourinho when his team beat Valencia 2-1 last night. |
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| Belarus 1 Romania 1 - Euro 2008 Group G
qualifying latest from Minsk
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| Israel coach Dror Kashtan has
named a strong 21-man squad to face Belarus in a friendly
international in Minsk on Aug. 22, their last preparation match
before next month's Euro 2008 Group E qualifier in England.
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| Result from the Community Shield on Sunday
Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1 (after 90 mins)
(Manchester United win 3-0 on penalties)
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| Draw for the second qualifying round of
the UEFA Cup made by UEFA at their headquarters in Nyon,
Switzerland on Friday:
Otelul Galati (Romania) v Lokomotiv Sofia (Bulgaria)
CFR Cluj (Romania) v Anorthosis (Cyprus)
Rabotnicki (Macedonia) v Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)/
Zrinjski Mostar (Bosnia) *
Slaven (Croatia) v Galatasaray (Turkey)
Uniao Leiria (Portugal) v Maccabi Netanya (Israel)
Hajduk Split (Croatia) v Sampdoria (Italy)
Besa Kavaje (Albania) v Litex Lovech (Bulgaria)
Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) v Kayserispor (Turkey)
Atletico Madrid (Spain) v Vojvodina (Serbia)
Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia) v Hapoel Tel Aviv (Israel)
Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) v CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria)
Basel (Switzerland) v Mattersburg (Austria)
Ried (Austria) v FC Sion (Switzerland)
MIKA (Armenia) v Artmedia (Slovakia)
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine) v Belchatow (Poland)
Honved (Hungary) v Hamburg SV (Germany)
Young Boys (Switzerland) v Racing Lens (France)
Tobol Kostanai (Kazakhstan) v Groclin (Poland)
Austria Vienna (Austria) v Jablonc (Czech Republic)
Zlate Moravce (Slovakia) v Zenit St Petersburg (Russia)
Rapid Vienna (Austria) v Dinamo Tbilisi (Georgia)
MyPa Myllykoski (Finland) v Blackburn Rovers (England)
Drogheda United (Ireland) v Helsingborg (Sweden)
Metalurgs (Latvia) v AIK (Sweden)
HJK Helsinki (Finland) v AaB Aalborg (Denmark)
Ekranas (Lithuania) v Valerenga (Norway)
Dunfermline Athletic (Scotland) v Haecken (Sweden)
Brann Bergen (Norway) v Suduva (Lithuania)
Haka Valkeakoski (Finland) v Midtjylland (Denmark)
Dinamo Minsk (Belarus) v Odense (Denmark)
Kaerjeng (Luxembourg) v Standard Liege (Belgium)
Fredrikstad FK (Norway) v Hammarby (Sweden)
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| Intertoto Cup first round second leg
results on Sunday
Llanelli (Wales) - Vetra Vilnius (Lithuania)
5-3 (halftime: 2-1)
Vetra Vilnius win on away goals after 6-6 on aggregate.
TVMK Tallinn (Estonia) - FC Honka (Finland)
2-4 (halftime: 0-1)
FC Honka win 4-2 on aggregate.
Ararat Yerevan (Armenia) - Shakhter Soligorsk (Belarus)
2-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Shakhter Soligorsk win 4-3 on aggregate.
Dinaburg Daugavpils (Latvia) - Cliftonville (Northern Ireland)
0-1 (halftime: 0-1)
Cliftonville win 2-1 on aggregate.
Played on Saturday
Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia) - FC Differdange 03 (Luxembourg)
3-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Slovan Bratislava win 5-0 on aggregate.
Slavija Sarajevo (Bosnia) - UE Sant Julia (Andorra)
3-2 (halftime: 1-0)
Slavija Sarajevo win 6-4 on aggregate.
Cork City (Ireland) - Valur (Iceland)
0-1 (halftime: 0-1)
Cork City win 2-1 on aggregate.
Vllaznia Shkoder (Albania) - NK Zagreb (Croatia)
1-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Vllaznia Shkoder win on away goals after 2-2 on aggregate.
Dacia Chisinau (Moldova) - FK Baki (Azerbaijan)
1-1 (halftime: 1-0, 90 mins: 1-1, penalty shootout: 3-1)
Dacia Chisinau win 3-1 on penalties after 2-2 on aggregate.
Grbalj (Montenegro) - Gloria Bistrita (Romania)
1-1 (halftime: 1-1)
Gloria Bistrita win 3-2 on aggregate.
FC Zestafoni (Georgia) - Tobol Kostanai (Kazakhstan)
2-0 (halftime: 2-0)
Tobol Kostanai win 3-2 on aggregate.
KI (Faroe Islands) - Hammarby (Sweden)
1-2 (halftime: 1-1)
Hammarby win 3-1 on aggregate.
Makedonija Skopje (Macedonia FYR) - Ethnikos Achnas (Cyprus)
2-0 (halftime: 1-0)
Skopje win 2-1 on aggregate.
Maribor (Slovenia) - Birkirkara (Malta)
2-1 (halftime: 0-0)
Maribor win 5-1 on aggregate
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| This should serve as a lesson - By Phil Minshull, AFP - MADRID - Barcelona had to settle for second best on Sunday in the first Spanish title race to finish level on points since 1994, despite handing a 5-1 thrashing to bottom club Gimnastic Tarragona. |