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Carlos Tevez came to Manchester United’s rescue with a late header to secure a 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers.
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In the grand slam Sunday Football in UK,Didier Drogba,Ivory Coast international,scored two late goals as Chelsea came from behind to Arsenal(2-1)to claim a victory which took them five points behind Manchester United, who beat Liverpool 3-0 earlier in the day.

Brian Howard’s last-gasp goal earned Barnsley a famous 2-1 win over Liverpool to dump Rafa Benitez’s side out of the competition.
Line-ups: Liverpool (4-4-2): Itandje – Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise – Benayoun, Lucas (Gerrard 75), Alonso, Babel (Kewell 69) – Crouch, Kuyt Subs not used – Martin, Pennant, Arbeloa Barnsley (4-4-2): Steele – Hassell, Souza, Foster, [...]

Manchester United suffered a setback to their title hopes as they were beaten by derby rivals Manchester City.
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A dissapointing England Team failed to qualify for Euro 2008 after losing a sensational game against Croatia after a 3-2 defeat at Wembley on Wednesday.
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After Gabriele Sandri, 26, disc jockey from Rome,was shot in what police called a “tragic error” as they tried to stop violence between rival fans at a motorway stop in Tuscany, rioters set vehicles alight near Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, and clashed between fans and police was reported
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Chelsea thrashed Manchester City 6-0, with Didier Drogba scored twice.”In the last month we have improved in every match. The players want to be better and have shown full commitment to positive football and winning – there are no big secrets behind this.We will enjoy this but we are in the middle of the process [...]

U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said that Sprinter Marion Jones have returned the five medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics after she admited having used steroids.

 Fiji dump Wales out of the World Cup and set up a quarter-final clash with South Africa.

“We have trumpeted these young lads a lot, so what has happened tonight was a big shock for us all,We didn’t cope with the battle at all – it was just a very bad performance.”said a flabbergasted Sir Alex Ferguson after Man Utd loss over Coventry in the Carling Cup.
 

Scotland failed to score against a dominant New Zealand in a one-sided World Cup encounter at Murrayfield.
BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Scotland 0-40 New Zealand.

SIR Alex Ferguson hit out at Joe Cole for what he deemed a reckless challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Manchester United manager believed Ronaldo could have been seriously injured as a result of the second half incident during the 2-0 win at Old Trafford.
Ferguson said: “Joe Cole’s tackle was the type of tackle that puts players [...]

Arsenal (2) 5 Derby County (0) 0
Arsenal has display a stunning  performance.“This team means business. We are not there to show off. We want to achieve something together. We try to play football we love here, it is linked to what we aspire to do. When we don’t win we are criticised, when we win people [...]

The abrupt and brutal departure Thursday of José Mourinho from his post as the highest paid coach in soccer was surprising only for its timing.
Soccer: Jos̩ Mourinho is out, Avram Grant and Steve Clarke are put in charge of Chelsea РInternational Herald Tribune.

Arsenal 3-0 SevillaBarcelona 3-0 LyonFenerbahce 1-0 Inter MilanPSV 2-1 CSKA MoscowRangers 2-1 VfB StuttgartRoma 2-0 Dynamo KievSlavia Prague 2-1 Steaua BucurestiSporting 0-1 Man Utd

Group AFC Porto 1-1 LiverpoolMarseille 1-0 Besiktas Group BChelsea 1-1 RosenborgSchalke 04 0-1 Valencia Group COlympiacos 1-1 LazioReal Madrid 2-1 Werder Bremen Group DAC Milan 2-0 BenficaShakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Celtic