Football: Suarez, Messi late-show sinks Atletico; Barca go 11 points clear in title raceBARCELONA (REUTERS) - Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title after beating 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-0 in Saturday's (April 6) top-of-the-table showdown at the Nou Camp as late strikes by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi gave the Catalans...
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Football: Fandi brothers Irfan and Ikhsan score again for BG Pathum and Raufoss respectivelySINGAPORE - The Fandi brothers are proving their fine vein of form is no fluke as both scored midweek for their respective clubs again.In Raufoss, Norway, Ikhsan Fandi scored his second league goal for Raufoss IL in a 5-2 home defeat...
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Rookies praised in 'tough' City winLONDON • It was evident how far Manchester United's stock had fallen at Leicester, where the away Manchester City supporters were in full voice, trolling their cross-town rivals with "bring back (Jose) Mourinho" chants.They were jubilant after seeing their side beat Leicester 3-1 on...
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Football: Hegerberg-less Norway canter past Nigeria in women's World CupREIMS, France (REUTERS) - Ada Hegerberg was not needed as Norway kicked off their women's World Cup Group A campaign with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Nigeria on Saturday (June 8).Without Ballon d'Or winner Hegerberg, who quit international football...
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Messi's 'panenka' helps Barca stay 10pts clearBARCELONA • Trust Lionel Messi to pull another wonder strike out of his party bag of tricks.The "panenka" is one of the most impudent techniques in football, and the Barcelona forward took it to another level on Saturday by applying it to a free kick against Espanyol.Social...
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Football: Five games that tipped the scales in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's favour for the United jobLONDON (AFP) - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been rewarded by Manchester United for engineering a remarkable turnaround in the club's fortunes since he took over from the sacked Jose Mourinho in December.As well as famously guiding...
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No room for sentiment for ex-Liverpool favourite SuarezBARCELONA • It was a decade ago when former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson dubbed Barcelona the best team he had faced, but those still left from that iconic generation have work to do.Only three players remain from the treble-winning squad of 2009 and when...
