Liverpool see off brave Blackburn
Blackburn 1 Liverpool 3. Liverpool kept their lead at the top of the Premier League overcoming a spirited Blackburn side. Xabi Alonso put the visitors in front after 70 minutes before Yossi Benayoun doubled their advantage 10 minutes later and, despite Roque Santa Cruz's reply, Steven Gerrard scored in injury... [continued]
Chelsea keep up the pressure
Bolton 0 Chelsea 2. Chelsea bounced back from defeat against Arsenal with an efficient victory over Bolton, and in doing so equalled Spurs' record of 11 straight away wins. Nicolas Anelka notched Chelsea's first against one of his old clubs, before Deco produced an acrobatic scissors kick after a great... [continued]
Ronaldo vanishes as United win
Man Utd 1 Sunderland 0. Life after Roy Keane almost got off to a great start as a resolute Sunderland side survived for 90 minutes, only to see Nemanja Vidic score the winner in injury time. Sunderland were obviously holding out for the draw from the very first minute, but... [continued]
Gunners hang on at Emirates
Arsenal 1 Wigan 0. Arsenal's curate's egg of a season continued as they struggled to overcome Wigan at home and sections of the Emirates crowd turned on one of their own - forcing Emmanuel Eboue off the field. Arsenal's other Emmanuel - Adebayor - scored the all important goal after... [continued]
"We played a bit with the handbrake on because we were so desperate to win it. But I must praise the team because they kept their focus and pushed it through." Arsene Wenger is pleased to see his side back in the driving seat.
Quins spoil the Parisian party
Stade Francais laid on a pre-match party featuring Can-Can dancers and jousting at the Stade de Paris, but once the rugby began Harequins stole the show - thanks to a huge defensive effort and tries for Tom Williams and Jordan Turner-Hall. "Harlequins are not usually known as party-poopers but, boy,... [continued]
"The importance of this game isn't the 76,000 people and the circus around it. It's about doing the same thing next week. We have to back it up with a win at the Stoop and by getting through the group." Quins coach Dean Richards is unimpressed by the Parisian Can-Can dancers.
Froch and Khan triumph
Carl Froch was crowned crowned super-middleweight champion of the world in front of his home fans in Nottingham as he outpointed big-hitting Canadian Jean Pascal in a thrilling bout that ebbed and flowed and could have gone either way before Froch took control. Earlier another British boxer, Amir Khan, began... [continued]
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