McClaren favourite to get England job London, May 2:England is likely to name its new soccer coach this week, and Middlesbrough’s Steve McClaren is expected to get the job.After Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari turned England down last week, the Football Association appears certain to... 02 May, 2006
Barca set date with Gunners Barcelona, April 27:FC Barcelona drew 0-0 with AC Milan on Wednesday to advance to the Champions League final 1-0 on aggregate. Barcelona will play Arsenal at the Stade de France in Paris on May 17.Milan goalkeeper Dida made two one-on-one saves to... 27 Apr, 2006
Arsenal sneak into the final Villarreal, April 26:Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann saved Juan Roman Riquelme’s late penalty kick and Arsenal drew 0-0 with Villarreal on Tuesday to reach its first Champions League final.The English team advanced 1-0 on aggregate, but was dominated by the... 26 Apr, 2006
TIME OUT Birmingham winBIRMINGHAM: Birmingham defeated Blackburn 2-1 on Wednesday in the English Premier League, getting a winning goal from Mikael Forssell in the 87th minute. Nicky Butt gave Birmingham a 1-0 lead in the 62nd, but Robbie Savage equalized in... 20 Apr, 2006
Boro beat Charlton, enter semis London, April 13:Middlesbrough advanced to the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 59 years with a 4-2 win over Charlton. Fabio Rochenback, James Morrison, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Mark Viduka all scored for Middlesbrough in the quarter-final... 13 Apr, 2006
Santander hold Barcelona London, April 10:Ten-man Chelsea rallied from a goal down on Sunday to beat West Ham 4-1 in the English Premier League, and Manchester United stayed seven points behind with a 2-0 win over Arsenal.Liverpool kept up its chase for second place with a 1-0... 10 Apr, 2006
Ronaldo gets 100th goal for Madrid Madrid, April 9:Ronaldo scored his 100th goal but Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad virtually snuffed out its hopes of catching Spanish league leader FC Barcelona.Ronaldo, playing his 164th game in all competitions since joining Real from... 09 Apr, 2006
Arsenal beat Liverpool, Barcelona stunned London, March 13:Thierry Henry scored twice and Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 on Sunday, while two goals from Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United a 2-0 win over Newcastle in English Premier League.Henry punished a rare blunder from Steven Gerrard to score... 13 Mar, 2006
Malaga hold Valencia; Man City win Madrid, March 6:Valencia drew 0-0 with last-place Malaga on Sunday, remaining in third place in the Spanish league and slipping 10 points behind leader FC Barcelona.Valencia extended their unbeaten run to 15 games, but the failure to win their last two... 06 Mar, 2006
Chelsea beat West Bromwich London, March 5:Chelsea finished with 10 men in its 2-1 win over West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League — Jose Mourinho’s 100th game in charge. At the Hawthorns, Didier Drogba and Joe Cole scored for Chelsea. In between, Arjen Robben... 05 Mar, 2006
Kewell strikes in Liverpool win London, February 26:Harry Kewell scored for Liverpool in a 1-0 defeat of 10-man Manchester City in the English Premier League on Sunday. The Australia winger raced on to a cross from Steven Gerrard to score inside the far post in the 40th minute. It... 27 Feb, 2006
Henry scores two for Arsenal; Liverpool win London, November 6:Thierry Henry scored twice in Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over last-place Sunderland, while Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso struck in the last five minutes in Liverpool’s 2-0 win at Aston Villa in the English Premier League. Wigan... 07 Nov, 2005
