SUN 25 AUG
Lille
V
St Etienne
1:00pm kick off
AC Ajaccio
V
Nice
4:00pm kick off
Nantes
V
Paris SG
8:00pm kick off
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Saturday, 24 August 2013
FRENCH LIGUE 1 RESULTS!....
SAT 24 AUG
Valenciennes
0
Marseille
1
Bordeaux
1
Bastia
0
Evian Thonon Gaillar
1
Rennes
2
Guingamp
2
Lorient
0
Lyon
0
Reims
1
Montpellier
2
Sochaux
1
FRI 23 AUG
Monaco
0
Toulouse
0
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SPANISH LA LIGA FIXTURES!....
SUN 25 AUG
Atl Madrid
V
Rayo Vallecano
6:00pm kick off
Levante
V
Sevilla
8:00pm kick off
Malaga
V
Barcelona
8:00pm kick off
Real Betis
V
Celta de Vigo
10:00pm kick off
MON 26 AUG
Granada
V
Real Madrid
8:00pm kick off
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SPANISH LA LIGA RESULTS!
SAT 24 Aug
Elche
1
Real Sociedad
1
Espanyol
3
Valencia
1
Villarreal
2
Valladolid
1
FRI 23 AUG
Getafe
2
Almeria
2
Athletic Bilbao
2
Osasuna
0
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SUNDAY'S FIXTURES: GERMAN BUNDESLIGA!..
Eintracht Braunschweig
V
Eintracht Frankfurt
2:30pm kick off
Augsburg
V
VfB Stuttgart
4:30pm
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SATURDAY'S GERMAN BUNDESLIGA RESULTS
B Leverkusen
4
Bor M'gladbach
2
Bayern Munich
2
Nuremberg
0
Hannover 96
2
Schalke 04
1
Mainz
2
Wolfsburg
0
TSG Hoffenheim
3
SC Freiburg
3
Hertha Berlin
1
Hamburg
0
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PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY!
25 AUG
Cardiff
V
Man City
4:00pm kick off
Tottenham
V
Swansea
4:00pm kick off
MON 26 AUG
Man Utd
V
Chelsea
8:00pm kick off
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COMPREHENSIVE RESULTS FOR SATURDAY'S BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES!...
Fulham
1
Arsenal
3FT
Everton
0
West Brom
0FT
Hull
1
Norwich
0FT
Newcastle
0
West Ham
0FT
Southampton
1
Sunderland
1FT
Stoke
2
Crystal Palace
1FT
Aston Villa
0
Liverpool
1FT
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SUPERB STURRIDGE STRIKE SECURE LIVERPOOL'S WIN OVER FULHAM: FULL MATCH DETAILS!
Daniel Sturridge was the match-winner for a second straight week as Liverpool won at Villa Park to make their best start to a season for five years.The Liverpool striker finished off a flowing first-half move to score his eighth goal in seven league games.Villa were outplayed early on but improved in the second half, with Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet twice denying Christian Benteke.Both sides had late penalty appeals waved away by referee...
BUNDESLIGA ROUND UP:RIBBERY AND ROBBEN SCORE IN BAYERN WIN AS BIRAM DIOUF SCORES FOR HANNOVER!...
Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen recorded victories to go level on points with leaders Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Second-half goals by Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben ensured Bayern beat Nuremberg 2-0 to continue their 100% winning start under Pep Guardiola.
Leverkusen went 2-0 ahead at home to Borussia Monchengladbach after goals by Stefan Kiessling and Sidney Sam.
Martin Stranzl and Juan Arango levelled the scores before Sam and Gonzalo...
FIBA AFROBASKET: NIGERIA'S D' TIGERS CELEBRATION CUT SHORT AS INJURY CONCERN GROWS!..
Even though the Male national basketball team, D'Tigers decisioned the Republic of Congo last night with an emphatic 93-78 victory at the ongoing African Basketball Championship in the commercial city of Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire, all seems not to be well as the team has been thrown into confusion with a couple of high profile players down due to injuries.
The latest came in the game last night when 6'9"Andy Ogide suffered a knee injury.
Confirming...
BALE IS NO RONALDO SAYS LAUDRUP AS SWANSEA FACE TOTTENHAM ON SUNDAY!...
The Dane, who faces a Tottenham side on Sunday that will be without the Real Madrid-bound Welshman, believes the 24-year-old is a level below the Portugal international.
The Tottenham winger is on the verge of sealing a world-record transfer to Real Madrid after the Liga giants tabled a bid worth around €100 million.
However, Swansea manager Laudrup, who played at the Santiago Bernabeu for two years in the 1990s, feels Bale, despite being amongst...
ARSENE WENGER INSISTS PODOLSKI IS GOING NOWHERE AS THE GERMAN NETTED A BRACE AGAINST FULHAM!...
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted forward Lukas Podolski isn't going anywhere this summer.
Reports in Germany suggested the Gunners may be willing to offload the 28-year-old on loan to Bundesliga outfit Schalke.
The German netted a brace to help the Gunners to a 3-1 win over Fulham on Saturday afternoon, a result which is sure to ease the pressure on Wenger following last weekend's defeat to Aston Villa.
And while Podolski has found first-team...
Friday, 23 August 2013
MATCH FACTS: FULHAM V ARSENAL
HEAD TO HEAD:
Three of the last five meetings between the two clubs have ended in a draw.
Fulham have won just three of 24 Premier League matches against the Gunners; all three of those wins have come at Craven Cottage.
Arsenal have won on eight of their 12 trips to Craven Cottage since Fulham were promoted to the Premier League.
There have been four red cards in the last three Premier League fixtures between the teams at Fulham.
FULHAM
Fulham have lost their last four home matches dating back to last season, including April's 1-0 defeat...
MATCH PREVIEW: FULHAM V ARSENAL
Fulham manager Martin Jol must decide whether to give ex-Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker his debut against Arsenal.Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg injured his shoulder at Sunderland so David Stockdale is set to start.Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny is banned after his sending off against Aston Villa last weekend.Nacho Monreal is back in the Gunners' squad, but Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee) has joined a lengthy injury list headed by Thomas Vermaelen (back).The alarm sirens for Arsene Wenger's reign will be screeching if Arsenal lose back-to-back...
SATURDAY'S FRENCH LIGUE 1 FIXTURES..
Valenciennes
V
Marseille
4:00pm
Bordeaux
V
Bastia
7:00pm
Evian Thonon Gaillar
V
Rennes
7:00pm
Guingamp
V
Lorient
7:00pm
Lyon
V
Reims
7:00pm
Montpellier
V
Sochaux
7:00pm
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SATURDAY'S SERIE A FIXTURES!..(SEASON STARTERS)..
Verona
V
AC Milan
5:00pm
Sampdoria
V
Juventus
7:45pm
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SATURDAY'S LA LIGA FIXTURES!..
Elche
V
Real Sociedad
6:00pm
Espanyol
V
Valencia
8:00pm
Villarreal
V
Valladolid
10:00pm
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SATURDAY'S BUNDESLIGA FIXTURES!...
B Leverkusen
V
Bor M'gladbach
2:30pm
Bayern Munich
V
Nuremberg
2:30pm
Hannover 96
V
Schalke 04
2:30pm
Mainz
V
Wolfsburg
2:30pm
TSG Hoffenheim
V
SC Freiburg
2:30pm
Hertha Berlin
V
Hamburg
5:30pm
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SATURDAY'S PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES!...
Fulham
V
Arsenal
12:45pm
Everton
V
West Brom
3:00pm
Hull
V
Norwich
3:00pm
Newcastle
V
West Ham
3:00pm
Southampton
V
Sunderland
3:00pm
Stoke
V
Crystal Palace
3:00pm
Aston Villa
V
Liverpool
5:30pm
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ANDY MURRAY BEGINS DEFENCE OF US OPEN TITLE AGAINST MICHAEL LLODRA.....SEE DETAILS OF THE UPCOMING TITLE!..
Britain's Andy Murray will begin the defence of his US Open title against Michael Llodra of France.Murray, who is seeded third for the tournament at Flushing Meadows in New York, is in the same half of the draw as world number one Novak Djokovic.Llodra, 33, is ranked 49th in the world and has been beaten by the 26-year-old Scot in all three previous meetings.British women's number one Laura Robson, 19, is paired with 32-year-old Lourdes Dominguez...
WARD AND BALTACHA KNOCKED OUT OF ONGOING US OPEN QUALIFYING!...
Britons James Ward and Elena Baltacha fell at the final hurdle in US Open qualifying with agonising defeats at Flushing Meadows.
Ward, the British number two, led by a break in the final set but lost 6-3 3-6 6-4 to India's Somdev Devvarman.
Baltacha served for the match against Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal but eventually went down 4-6 7-5 6-1.
Dan Evans is the remaining Briton in qualifying and plays Spain's Adrian Menendez-Maceiras later...
FORMULA ONE DRIVERS DEMAND SAFETY RE-ASSURANCES FROM PIRELLI TYRES!..
Formula 1 drivers demanded reassurances their tyres are safe following two failures in Belgian GP practice.Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso suffered right-rear failures in Friday practice.The drivers asked race director Charlie Whiting for assurances that Pirelli understands the problem. One senior figure described it as a "big concern".Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery admitted the tyre failures were "a worry for...
ROONEY COULD FACE CHELSEA ON MONDAY- MOYES
Manchester United boss David
Moyes has revealed Wayne Rooney could start Monday's Premier League match against Chelsea despite the Blues' attempts to sign the striker.
Rooney, 27, played the final half hour of a 4-1 win at Swansea last weekend after suffering from a shoulder injury.
But he has been the subject of two transfer bids from Chelsea, who are set to make a third after Monday's game.
"Wayne has recovered and has a good chance of starting,"...
LEWANDOWSKI SCORES IN DORTMUND WIN OVER WEDER BREMEN!
Robert Lewandowski scored his second goal in three games as Borussia Dortmund maintained their perfect start to the season by beating Werder Bremen.The Polish striker tapped home from Marco Reus's cross in the second half.Dortmund had chances to extend their lead as Nuri Sahin volleyed over before substitute Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was denied from close range.Former Wigan striker Franco Di Santo came closest for the visitors, but his powerful drive...
CHELSEA ROUTS WILLIAN FROM TOTTENHAM WITH AN AGREED £30m WILLIAN DEAL!
Chelsea have agreed a £30m deal to sign attacking midfielder Willian from Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, subject to a work permit hearing.The 25-year-old Brazilian was close to joining Tottenham after having a medical on Wednesday.But it is understood Chelsea made their move at around 18:00 BST on Thursday, with a fee and personal terms agreed within 24 hours.Willian will have a medical before his work permit hearing next week.The transfer was made...
ARSENAL MUST MAKE MUCH BETTER OFFER FOR CABAYE, ALAN PARDEW INSISTS!...
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew says that the club must come out stronger whether Yohan Cabaye departs or stays at St James's Park.
The France international was the subject of a £10 million bid from Arsenal before the Magpies' opening Premier League contest against Manchester City, while French giants Paris Saint-Germain are also reportedly interested.
After withdrawing Cabaye from the squad before the match, Newcastle rejected the Gunners' offer...
Thursday, 22 August 2013
COMPREHENSIVE RESULTS OF EUROPA LEAGUE QUALIFYING MATCHES!....
Aktobe
2
Dynamo Kiev
3FT
Dinamo Tbilisi
0
Tottenham
5 FT
Jablonec
1
Real Betis
2 FT
Karabakh Azersun
0
Eintracht Frankfurt
2 FT
Kuban Krasnodar
1
Feyenoord
0 FT
Atromitos
1
AZ Alkmaar
3 FT
Maccabi Haifa
2
Astra Ploiesti
0 FT
Minsk
0
Standard Liege
2 FT
Esbjerg
4
St Etienne
3 FT
Molde
0
Rubin Kazan
2 FT
Nomme Kalju
1
Dnipro
3 FT
SV Salzburg
5
Zalgiris Vilnius
0 FT
St Gallen
1
Spartak Moscow
1 FT
Kukesi
0
Trabzonspor
2 FT
Apollon Limassol
2
Nice
0...
RAUL SCORES FIRST ON HIS RETURN TO REAL MADRID!....
Real Madrid legend Raul scored in front of a packed stadium as los Blancos won 5-0 in an emphatic victory over Qatar's Al Sadd in the annual Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu.
The 36-year-old rather appropriately started off the party, demonstrating his touch and technique had not deserted him by bringing down the ball expertly from an Angel Di Maria pass before firing a low shot into the back of the net.
It was the sort of goal the club's supporters...
Match Report: Swansea 5 Petrolul Ploiesti1...WAYNE ROUTLEDGE GIVES AN EDGE!
Wayne Routledge was the star man against Petrolul Ploiesti as Swansea put one foot in the Europa League group stage.
The winger curled in Swansea's first against the Romanians and added a header in an excellent first-leg show.
Michu poked home when Peterson Pecanha failed to hold a shot and the Ploiesti goalkeeper then put the ball into his own net from Wilfried Bony's shot.
Alejandro Pozuelo chipped in a fifth, although Gheorghe Grozav gave Ploiesti...
MATCH REPORT: DINAMO TBILISI 0 - 5 TOTTENHAM..SOLDADO ON COUNT WITH A BRACE!..
Soldado netted a brace in a convincing 5-0 win against Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia to assure them a spot in the Europa League proper.Andros Townsend was very impressive that Gareth Bale would have been proud of him.The 22-year-old scored a superb solo goal to start the rout and he outpaced his marker to supply the assists for Roberto Soldado's first goal of the night and Paulinho's maiden strike for the club.Danny Rose scored his first goal for Tottenham...
ARSENAL CONSIDER RE-SIGNING FLAMINI!....
As their search for new players drags on Arsenal are now considering making Mathieu Flamini a first team player, with the Frenchman on a free transfer since leaving AC Milan, according to the Times.
The 29-year-old spent four years with the Gunners after signing from Marseille on a free transfer in 2004, going onto partner Cesc Fabregas in central midfield following the retirement of Patrick Vieira.
However, in 2008 Flamini left the Emirates Stadium...
ARSENAL NEARLY SIGNED DI MARIA!....
Arsenal target Angel Di Maria almost joined the Gunners in 2007 but the move collapsed.
The Gunners are keen on a double deal for Di Maria and Real Madrid teammate Karim Benzema this summer but they could have signed the Portuguese as a 19-year-old from hometown club Rosario Central.
"I don't know exactly what happened with my proposed transfer to Arsenal," the then 21-year-old Di Maria told a Portuguese newspaper in 2009.
"From what Ive been...
GALATASARY LODGES £10m BID FOR MIKEL OBI!....
Galatasaray have bid £10m for Chelsea's Nigerian midfielder Jon Obi Mikel. The 26-year-old has been linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge all summer but it has taken up until now for Galatasaray to officially make an offer.
It was reported that whilst French moneybags AS Monaco and former Chelsea boss Rafa Benitez's new side Napoli are interested it is the Turks who have made the first move.
Since Mourinho's return to West London he has...
FIXTURES FOR TODAY'S EUROPA LEAGUE QUALIFIERS!....
THU 22 AUG
Aktobe
2
Dynamo Kiev
3FT
Dinamo Tbilisi
V
Tottenham
5pmkickoff
Jablonec
V
Real Betis
5pmkick off
Karabakh Azersun
V
Eintracht Frankfurt
5pmkick off
Kuban Krasnodar
V
Feyenoord
5pmkick off
Atromitos
V
AZ Alkmaar
5pmkick off
Maccabi Haifa
V
Astra Ploiesti
5:3pm kick off
Minsk
V
Standard Liege
5pm kick off
Esbjerg
V
St Etienne
6pmkick off
Molde
V
Rubin Kazan
6pmkick off
Nomme Kalju
V
Dnipro
6pmkick off
SV Salzburg
V
Zalgiris Vilnius
6pmkick...
REAL MADRID AND TOTTENHAM IN ADVANCED BALE TALKS!...
The transfer has yet to be agreed, but it could happen in the coming days and is set to eclipse the £80m world record fee Real paid Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009.Wales international Bale, 24, is determined to join the Spanish club.He has not travelled for Thursday's Europa League tie with Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia because of a foot problem.It is an injury that kept Bale out of most of Tottenham's pre-season programme and their Premier...
THIS WEEKEND'S CLASH DOUBTFUL FOR MESSI AS HE SUFFERS THIGH BRUISE!....
Barcelona have confirmed that Lionel Messi has suffered bruising to his left thigh, leaving him doubtful for Sunday's La Liga meeting with Malaga.
The Argentine star was withdrawn at half-time in Wednesday's Supercopa first leg with Atletico Madrid after complaining of discomfort during the opening 45 minutes.
Tests conducted by the club's medical staff have since confirmed a hematoma affecting Messi's left thigh muscle, with the Catalans confirming...
WILLIAN PASSES MEDICALS AND SIGNS FIVE YEAR DEAL WITH TOTTENHAM!
According to SkySports sources, Brazil international Willian Borges da Silva has passed his medical at Tottenham and talks are continuing over a five-year deal.
The fee involved for the Anzhi Makachkala midfielder is believed to be a Tottenham club record of £30m, however sources close to the player say he is still considering his options.
Willian, who was also strongly linked with Liverpool, would become Spurs' third record signing this summer...
MANCHESTER UNITED LAUNCHES IMPROVED JOINT BID OF £35m FOR FELLAINI AND BAINES
Manchester United have launched an improved £35 million double bid for Everton pair Marouane Fellaini and Leighton Baines on Thursday,we understand.
The fresh bid values the Belgian midfielder at £20m and the left-back at £15m after the Toffees rejected a "derisory and insulting" initial offer worth £28m for the pair a week previously.
United's offer values Fellaini at less than the £23.5m release clause that expired in July but sources have made...
Wednesday, 21 August 2013
ARSENAL TARGET KARIM BENZEMA AND ANGEL DI MARIA AS SUAREZ BID FAILS!...
Arsenal are preparing audacious bids to sign Real Madrid duo of Karim Benzema and Angel Di Maria.
The Gunners are ready to pay £40m for 25-year-old France striker Benzema after missing out on Gonzalo Higuain and Liverpool's Luis Suarez.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to further boost his attacking options with Argentina international Di Maria, 25, who plays on the left wing.
It is understood Wenger is also chasing a goalkeeper and a defensive...
WILLIAN UNDERGOES MEDICALS AT TOTTENHAM!
Brazil attacking midfielder Willian has undergone a medical ahead of his proposed £30m move to Tottenham.
Spurs are confident of completing a deal for the 25-year-old Anzhi Mahkachkala player in the coming days.
Willian has also attracted interest from Liverpool this summer. The former Shakhtar Donetsk player would become the club's fifth major summer signing following the arrivals of Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, Roberto Soldado and Etienne Capoue.
If...
NFF REJECTS KESHI'S 42-MAN LIST AGAINST MALAWI!...
The Technical Committee of the Nigeria
Football Federation, has asked Stephen Keshi to cut down his 42-man list he submitted to the Committee, for the 2014 World Cup qualifier against Malawi.
Paul Bassey, speaking on behalf of the Committee after their emergency meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, explained that the number of players invited was too much.
"We have looked at Keshi's list for Malawi match and we have decided that for now some of the home...
MATCH REPORT: ATHLETICO MADRID 1 - 1 BARCELONA; NEYMAR ENSURES AWAY DRAW FOR BARCELONA!
Neymar has scored what may be a crucial goal to help Barcelona to a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in their Supercopa first leg on Wednesday.The Brazilian's 66th-minute header, his first goal since moving to the La Liga champions from Santos, cancelled out David Villa's opener at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.Villa's goal was also his first for his new club and came against his former side but Barcelona will go into the second leg on August 28 with...
MOURINHO DELAYS FURTHER PURSUIT OF WAYNE ROONEY UNTIL AFTER MONDAY'S CLASH!....
Jose Mourinho has revealed Chelsea will temporarily halt their pursuit of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney until after the two clubs meet at Old Trafford on Monday.
The Blues have seen two bids for the unsettled forward rejected by the Premier League champions, with manager David Moyes insisting the England international is not for sale.
It was exclusively revealed on Wednesday that United are planning on re-opening discussions with Chelsea...
ARSENE WENGER ADMITS DEFEAT IN LUIS SUAREZ'S PURSUIT!..
Arsene Wenger has admitted defeat in Arsenal's pursuit of Luis Suarez, insisting there is "no chance" of signing the Liverpool striker.
The Gunners have already seen two bids for the Uruguayan rejected, the more recent being upwards of 40 million pounds to trigger a supposed release clause. Suarez is adamant that Liverpool said he could leave if the team failed to qualify for the Champions League last season.
But, with Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers...
MUELENSTEEN:I CAN SEE SAMUEL ETO'O MOVING ON TO CHELSEA!...
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen says he would not be surprised to see Samuel Eto'o leave Anzhi Makhachkala for Chelsea.
The Russian club has seen a number of star players leave following owner Suleyman Kerimov's decision to cut costs, with Willian the latest player expected to depart as Tottenham closes in on the Brazilian's signature.
Eto'o has previously revealed he would like the chance to work with Mourinho again, having played...
TOTTENHAM AND REAL MADRID QUASH REPORTS OVER €109m AGREEMENT FOR GARETH BALE!...
Tottenham and Real Madrid have yet to reach a formal agreement over Gareth Bale's proposed record-breaking move to the Spanish giants - despite the London club's huge summer spending.Sources from both clubs have moved to quash reports that a €109 million fee had been accepted by Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, who is holding out for €117m from the Santiago Bernabeu outfit. Tottenham are closing in on a €70m double swoop for Roma star Erik Lamela...
ARSENE WENGER REACTS ANGRILY TO QUESTIONS ON CABAYE,TRANSFER RUMOURS!....
The Gunners manager frustratedly complains that is is "impossible" to explain the intricacies of his transfer policy after Newcastle dismissed a £10 million bid as "disrespectful"
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has reacted angrily to questions over his attempts to sign Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye.
The Frenchman's side made a failed £10 million bid for Cabaye, which was dismissed as "disrespectful" by Magpies boss Alan Pardew on Monday, while,...
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