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Sunday March 8, 2009

Football

Man Utd cruise through to FA Cup semis

Fulham 0 Man Utd 4. Two goals from Carlos Tevez (right) helped Man Utd remain on course for a historic quintuple of silverware on Saturday by thrashing Fulham at Craven Cottage in this FA Cup quarter-final. "In the seconds before kick-off 11 athletes in red looked as if the notion... [continued]

Carlos Tevez celebrates scoring against Fulham

Hiddink takes Chelsea to FA Cup semi

Coventry 0 Chelsea 2. Chelsea's newish manager Guus Hiddink made it five wins out of five and booked his team's first visit to Wembley under him. The Dutchman was, however, leaving nothing to chance in this FA Cup, fielding the strongest side available to him. "With the Champions' League return... [continued]

Ronaldo to get sprint lesson from Usain Bolt

Fifa World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo and the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, are to train together this summer. The link-up, the worst nightmare of many a Premiership defender, will "definitely happen", according to Bolt’s agent, Ricky Simms, and is no corporate stunt, since the two are sponsored... [continued]

Cristiano Ronaldo on the ball for Manchester United during their match against Newcastle

Keane rescues a point for Spurs

Sunderland 1 Tottenham 1. Robbie Keane scored a late equaliser to rescue a point for Tottenham against Sunderland. "Spurs, whose teeming confidence swaggered all over Middlesbrough when scoring four on Wednesday, could only whimper here," writes Jamie Jackson in the Observer. "It was Sunderland who deserved a priceless win but... [continued]

Cricket

England declare war on West Indies

Fifth Test, day two: England (546-6 dec) lead West Indies (92-1) by 454 runs. Centuries from Paul Collingwood (right) and Matt Prior helped England to a commanding first innings total against the West Indies in Trinidad. Simon Wilde, in the Sunday Times, was unimpressed by the home team's tactics:... [continued]

Pakistan and India could make Dubai their cricket home

Fears for the safety of international cricketers following the attack on Sri Lankan players in Pakistan last week means that Abu Dhabi and Dubai are being seriously considered as alternative venues for home games involving teams from the Indian subcontinent. With the Mumbai terrorist atrocity still fresh in peoples' minds,... [continued]

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Thought for the Day

For every foreign idol who has risked his shins and ankles in the Premier League there is another who has said no to the karate culture that keeps our stretcher bearers on full alert. There are myriad reasons why the world's richest league has not enticed Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Paolo Maldini, Luís Figo, Raúl or Ronaldinho, but an aversion to the mother country's relentless physicality must feature highly. Paul Hayward in the Observer thinks English football is too tolerant of thuggery on the pitch.

Medics carry off West Ham United's Jack Collison on a stretcher

Football results

 

Premiership table

Barclays Premier League
Sunderland  1  -  1  Tottenham
FA Cup
Coventry  0  -  2  Chelsea
Fulham  0  -  4  Man Utd

 

PREMIER LEAGUE
March 8, 2009
  Team P W D L F A Pts  
Man Utd 27 20 5 2 48 12 65
Chelsea 28 17 7 4 48 16 58
Liverpool 28 16 10 2 45 20 58
Aston Villa 28 15 7 6 42 29 52
Arsenal 28 13 10 5 41 26 49
Everton 28 12 9 7 36 28 45
West Ham 28 11 6 11 34 34 39
Man City 28 10 5 13 45 36 35
Wigan 28 9 8 11 27 27 35
Fulham 27 8 10 9 24 23 34
Bolton 28 10 3 15 30 40 33
Tottenham 28 8 8 12 33 33 32
Sunderland 28 8 8 12 28 36 32
Hull City 28 8 8 12 34 50 32
Stoke City 28 7 8 13 27 44 29
Newcastle 28 6 10 12 34 45 28
Portsmouth 27 7 7 13 29 44 28
Blackburn 27 6 9 12 30 43 27
Middlesbrough 28 6 8 14 20 40 26
West Bromwich Albion 28 6 4 18 25 54 22

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