Pretoria-based swim star Suzaan van Biljon collected a gold medal for South Africa in clocking a new Fina World Short-Course Swimming Championships record in the 200m breaststroke final on Sunday. Also, Ryan Lochte claimed his fourth gold medal as world records crashed yet again on the final day of the championships in Manchester.
Rafa Benitez hailed a ”perfect” victory over Newcastle, which sees Liverpool travel to Inter Milan in the Champions League highly confident of finishing the job they started at Anfield three weeks ago. Another inspirational Fernando Torres performance propelled Benitez’s side to a comfortable 3-0 win over relegation-threatened Newcastle at Anfield on Saturday.
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez hailed Fernando Torres as ”on fire” after the Spanish striker hit his second successive Anfield hat-trick to lift his club into fourth spot on the Premier League table on Wednesday. Torres sentenced West Ham to their second 4-0 defeat in four days after a sizzling performance by Benitez’s side.
Stuart Pearce vowed to battle on as the pressure on his position increased following Manchester City’s 2-0 FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at 10-man Blackburn. Pearce’s fate at Eastlands, where he has been in charge since replacing former England coach Kevin Keegan in March 2005, could be decided in the next few days after another poor performance by his side.
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Freddie Ljungberg kept Arsenal’s triple trophy bid alive as Arsene Wenger’s side overcame an almighty scare to reach the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 extra-time win over Bolton on Wednesday. Emmanuel Adebayor’s ninth goal of the season looked as though it would be enough for Arsenal to come through a tricky fourth round replay at the Reebok Stadium.
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Alex Ferguson has saluted the spirit and determination of his Manchester United squad after watching them end a gruelling week with victory in the derby clash with Manchester City. Goals from Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a 3-1 win and increased the pressure on champions Chelsea, who were due to kick off against Arsenal on Sunday nine points behind the league leaders.
England manager Steve McClaren has slammed suggestions of a player revolt ahead of his country’s European Championship qualifier with Macedonia at Old Trafford on Saturday. According to a report in the Daily Mirror, influential members of McClaren’s squad are unhappy about the introduction of a new 3-5-2 formation and want to use the more familiar 4-4-2 system.
Reigning champions Chelsea opened up a nine-point gap at the top of the Premiership table after a stunning 4-1 demolition of Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s side look unstoppable after cantering to their eighth successive league triumph following a stylish performance.
Everton manager David Moyes insisted his side can still rescue their Champions League dream and qualify for the group stages despite watching them lose 2-1 to Villarreal in the third qualifying-round first leg at Goodison Park. The Merseyside club have a mountain to climb in Spain in two weeks’ time.