Martin O'Neill insists Aston Villa will not have an edge over Blackburn in their League Cup semi-final first leg despite a victory in the first game of the teams' 'triple-header'. Ahead of Tuesday's tie at Ewood Park, Villa knocked their Premier League rivals out of the FA Cup with a 3-1 home win at the weekend. But Rovers manager Sam Allardyce used a fringe team in the FA Cup and is concentrating on the League Cup tie. O'Neill, who made seven changes for the FA Cup third round game, is also... Read Full Story
Welcome and Enjoy English Premier League between Arsenal vs. Bolton Wanderers Date:06-01-2010 GMT Time:from 19:45 until 21:45 Arsenal vs. Bolton Wanderers English Premier League England The Barclays English Premier League (EPL), considered as the best in the world. Arsenal vs. Bolton Wanderers Match scheduled: 06-01-2010 from 19:45 until 21:45 Last updated: 04-01-2010 on 14:23 Week 21 / Round 21 :: Barclays Premier League 2009/2010 LIVE STREAM LINK LIVE STREAM LINK
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Tomas Rosicky, the Czech international midfielder, has signed a new contract at Arsenal, the club announced Monday without revealing the length of the deal. Rosicky, who was signed from Borussia Dortmund in 2006, is the 15th player to sign a new contract for manager Arsene Wenger since May 2009. The 29-year-old has been rewarded for his fine form this season after missing nearly two full seasons through injuries which had threatened to end his career prematurely. "The last two seasons haven... Read Full Story
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he is ready to make a splash in the January sales as he searches for the right player to improve his title-chasing squad. Wenger's side are in the hunt for three trophies after coming from behind to set up an FA Cup trip to Stoke with 2-1 win at West Ham in the third round on Sunday. The Gunners trailed to Alessandro Diamanti's first half strike and were within 12 minutes of going out at the first hurdle until Aaron Ramsey capped a fine individual display... Read Full Story
Sam Allardyce has signalled that he will allow Benni McCarthy to leave Blackburn this month but only if he receives an acceptable offer for the unsettled South African striker. McCarthy, 32, has grown disillusioned with his lack of first-team starts under Allardyce and is agitating for a move to ensure regular football in the run-up to the World Cup finals in his home country in June and July. The striker is reportedly a target for Scottish giants Celtic and has also been linked with a move... Read Full Story
England striker Jermain Defoe pleaded guilty Monday to another motoring offence and was fined for breaking the speed limit. The Tottenham Hotspur forward, through his lawyer Dean George, admitted driving a Land Rover 4x4 at 45 miles (72 kilometres) per hour in a 30 mph (48 kph) zone in Portsmouth, on the southern English coast, on May 8 last year. The 27-year-old Londoner did not attend the one-day hearing at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court. "It was 1:08am, there was no other traffic on the... Read Full Story
Arsenal staged a dramatic late fightback to reach the FA Cup fourth round with a 2-1 win at London rivals West Ham on Sunday. Arsene Wenger's side were heading out at the first hurdle with 12 minutes to play at Upton Park as they laboured to recover from Alessandro Diamanti's first half strike. But the Gunners finally found enough rhythm in the closing moments to equalise through Aaron Ramsey before Eduardo capped their fightback by heading in the winner that justified Wenger's decision to... Read Full Story
Rangers retained their seven-point advantage at the top of the Scottish Premier League over Celtic as two late goals meant the Old Firm derby ended 1-1 at Parkhead here on Sunday. Super sub Scott McDonald looked to have sealed a well-deserved win for Celtic when the Australian international headed past Allan McGregor with 11 minutes left. But Lee McCulloch nodded in the equaliser two minutes later with his side's first shot on target before McGregor produced a superb save to deny Georgios... Read Full Story
Carlos Ruiz scored two goals to help Puebla beat Tigres UANL 4-1 in the Interliga on Sunday. In the later game, apertura champion Monterrey and Jaguares de Chiapas had a scoreless tie. Monterrey had 11 shots, but Jaguares hit the goalposts twice. Alavaro Gonzalez also scored two goals for Puebla, which was making its InterLiga debut. The eight-team tournament of top Mexican club teams, will determine two spots in the Copa Libertadores, South America's professional championship. Ruiz scored... Read Full Story
Jack Collison faces fellow Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey on Sunday in an intriguing sub-plot to West Ham's FA Cup showdown against Arsenal. Both youngsters boast huge potential, but their club paths have headed in dramatically different directions this season with West Ham battling relegation while Arsenal are pushing for the Premier League title. And Collison admits he is one of Ramsey's biggest fans. "Aaron is a real class act. I got a chance to play with him for the Wales Under-21s when... Read Full Story
Usain Bolt said he had no intentions of playing professional football in the United States, and apparently he has no intention of testing his speed against the NFL's best either.
