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Spurs survive Milan barrage to reach last eight

Spurs survive Milan barrage to reach last eight

Tottenham survived a barrage of pressure from AC Milan to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on a 1-0 aggregate after Wednesday’s 0-0 draw.

Crouch stuns Milan

Crouch stuns Milan, Raul haunts Valencia

Tottenham shocked seven-times European champions AC Milan 1-0 at the San Siro on Tuesday with Peter Crouch firing the only goal on the night.

Spurs held by Sunderland; Stoke beat Birmingham

Spurs held by Sunderland; Stoke beat Birmingham

Tottenham’s winless streak was extended with a draw to Sunderland, while Stoke City almost lost their win to Birmingham.

Crouch treble sends Spurs into Europe’s big time

Tottenham Hotspur romped into the group stages of the Champions League after a 4-0 victory over Young Boys in the play-off second leg on Wednesday.

Chelsea cheer as Rovers hold Man United

Blackburn Rovers handed Chelsea a shock lifeline in the English Premier League title race by holding leaders Manchester United to a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The champions were…

Benitez hails ‘on-fire’ Torres

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…

Grobbelaar weighs into Liverpool rotation row

The row over Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez’s squad rotation system continued to rumble on Wednesday as former Anfield goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar said lack of continuity was…

Arsenal stay top as United and Chelsea falter

Arsenal were left two points clear at the top of the Premier League table as rivals Manchester United and Chelsea both dropped vital points on Sunday. Manchester City completed a…

Mark Gleeson: The anorak’s anorak

Mark Gleeson is a living legend of African football — and probably the only man at the Africa Cup of Nations who has been photographed naked for the Serbian edition of Playboy.…

Capello off to a winning start

England improved dramatically as the match progressed to give Italian Fabio Capello a winning start as coach with a 2-1 victory over Switzerland in a friendly international at…

Late goal earns Liverpool draw against Villa

Substitute Peter Crouch scored two minutes from time after Marlon Harewood’s over-head kick and an own goal from Fabio Aurelio cancelled out Yossi Benayoun’s opener to earn…

Benitez fights for Liverpool future

Rafa Benitez has enjoyed hero status among Liverpool fans for much of his reign but he looked distinctly mortal as he trudged across Kenilworth Road’s sodden turf on Sunday.…

Arsenal through as Liverpool and Newcastle are held

A second-string Arsenal side proved strong enough to secure a 2-0 victory at Championship (second division) club Burnley on Sunday and with it a place in Monday’s FA Cup…

Liverpool crush Bolton to move into third place

Fernando Torres scored his third goal in two games as Liverpool crushed Bolton Wanderers 4-0 at Anfield on Sunday to climb to third place in the English Premier League. The Spain…

Chelsea, Milan advance in Europe

Didier Drogba scored twice in the opening 20 minutes as Chelsea stormed into the knockout stages of the European Champions League with a 4-0 triumph at Norway’s Rosenborg…

Press pound England boss

Britain’s newspapers savaged Steve McClaren on Thursday after the England manager failed to guide his team to the 2008 European Championships. McClaren was expected to be sacked…

Euro 2008 hopefuls scrap for last four places

The cast list for Euro 2008 will be completed on Wednesday with England, Northern Ireland and Portugal among those nations scrapping it out for one of the four remaining places.…

Liverpool reach Champions League group stage

Five-time European champions Liverpool beat Toulouse 4-0 to complete their qualification for the group stage of the Champions League on Tuesday. The Reds will be joined in…