Middlesbrough and Sevilla reached their first Uefa Cup final on Thursday. English club Middlesbrough staged a remarkable comeback at their Riverside Stadium to beat Steaua Bucharest 4-2 and advance 4-3 on aggregate. In Spain, Sevilla needed an extra-time goal from Antonio Puerta to beat 1997 champion Schalke 1-0 on aggregate.
AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti says he knows everything about FC Barcelona, his team’s opponent in the semifinals of the Champions League. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is just happy to be playing Villarreal this late in the tournament. Six-time champion Milan hosts 1992 winner Barcelona in the first leg of the semifinals on Tuesday, and Arsenal hosts Villarreal on Wednesday.
Surreal giant koalas, a tram with wings, aerial ballerinas mimicked by motorcycles, and a performing duck took centre stage as the 18th Commonwealth Games opened in Melbourne on Wednesday. South Africa will look to their swimmers and rugby sevens side to give them a flying start at Melbourne on Thursday.
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/ 12 December 2005
Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Everton on Sunday and slipped down to third place in the Premier League. Four days after United’s early Champions League exit, the team failed to take advantage of their numerous chances at their Old Trafford stadium.
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/ 23 November 2005
Former champions Bayern Munich, Juventus and Ajax qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday, while Manchester United have to wait to see if they reach the final 16. Roy Makaay scored two goals for four-time champions Bayern in a 4-0 win at Rapid Vienna to advance from group A.
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/ 3 November 2005
Arsenal advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League on Wednesday, while Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona will have to wait. Robin van Persie scored twice and Thierry Henry added another to lead Arsenal over visiting Sparta Prague 3-0 for their fourth straight win.
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/ 1 November 2005
Bayern Munich and Arsenal can secure places in the second round of the Champions League with wins on Wednesday. That’s where the similarities end. Bayern lead the Bundesliga, while Arsenal languish in seventh place in the English Premier League, 14 points behind leaders Chelsea.
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/ 30 October 2005
Chelsea beat Blackburn 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday to extend their unbeaten streak to 40 matches, while Arsenal rallied to draw 1-1 with north London rival Tottenham. Manchester United fell further off the pace when they crashed to a 4-1 defeat to Middlesbrough.
Thierry Henry doesn’t plan to follow Patrick Vieira out of Arsenal. The star striker instead wants a new contract with Arsenal to coincide with the captaincy he inherited from Vieira. He’ll lead his team on Sunday when the FA Cup winners meet league champions Chelsea in the Community Shield.
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/ 14 February 2003
Revenge will drive both England and France in their opening Six Nations match at Twickenham on Saturday. Defending champion France was the only team to beat England in last year’s tournament on its way to the Grand Slam.