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| Australia edged Denmark 1-0 in a World Cup warmup in Roodepoort on Tuesday. Striker Joshua Kennedy's 71st-minute goal handed victory to the Socceroos at Ruimsig Stadium -- just outside Johannesburg -- where over 2,000 fans turned out for a first taste of international soccer ahead of the World Cup. |
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| The United States will play Australia on June 5 in Roodepoort, South Africa, one week before playing its first match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Kickoff at Ruimsig Stadium in suburban Johannesburg is set for 2:30 p.m. local time, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN2. |
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| The United States will play Australia in an exhibition in South Africa on June 5, the Americans' final game before their World Cup opener against England a week later. The match will be played at Ruimsig Stadium in the Johannesburg suburb of Roodepoort, the U.S. Soccer Federation said Monday. It will be only the third matchup between the nations following a 1-0 Australia victory at Orlando,... |
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| Latest brood of Fergie's Fledglings will not let anyone down... |
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| Luis Suarez's refusal to shake hands with Patrice Evra overshadowed Manchester United's 2-1 win over fierce rival Liverpool that lifted the reigning champions provisionally to the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Wayne Rooney scored twice for the second straight match to guide United to victory at Old Trafford but all the focus was on the pre-match handshake that never happened,... |
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| Steven Pienaar scored in his first game back at Goodison Park as Everton beat Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The South Africa international, who rejoined the club last month on loan from Tottenham, opened the scoring in the sixth minute with a powerful shot into the roof of the net. Chelsea, which had yet to lose a league game in 2012, had several chances to equalize through Daniel... |
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| Substitute Thierry Henry grabbed an injury-time winner as Arsenal snatched a 2-1 victory at Sunderland on Saturday to move above Chelsea into fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday. The former France striker volleyed home a cross from Andrei Arshavin in the first minute of stoppage time to complete Arsenal's comeback after James McClean gave Sunderland the lead in the 70th minute. |
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| Blackburn scored three first-half goals and held off a late comeback from Queens Park Rangers to win 3-2 in the Premier League on Saturday. Ayegbeni Yakubu opened the scoring for Blackburn in the 15th minute and teammate Steven Nzonzi extended the lead in the 23rd by converting Junior Hoilett's pass. |
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| Striker Pavel Pogrebnyak scored on his debut to help Fulham beat Stoke City 2-1 at Craven Cottage in the Premier League on Saturday. Pogrebnyak, who joined the West London team from Bundesliga side Stuttgart during the January transfer window, opened the scoring in the 16th minute with a close-range finish into the top left corner. |
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