Sunday, August 26, 2012

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Arsenal still goalless in absence of van Persie

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:07 AM PDT

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla (R) vies with Stoke City defender Geoff CameronBoth Stoke City and Arsenal remained in search of their first Premier League win of the season after a goalless draw at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday.

Soccer-Ukrainian championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Ukrainian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26 Metalurg Zaporizhya 1 Metalurg Donetsk 2 Saturday, August 25 Dynamo Kiev 2 Chernomorets Odessa 0 Illichevets Mariupol 2 Zakarpattya Uzhgorod 0 Friday, August 24 Zarja Lugansk 1 Vorskla Poltava 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 6 6 0 0 23 3 18 -------------------------2 Dynamo Kiev 7 6 0 1 12 3 18 -------------------------3 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 6 4 2 0 14 3 14 4 Metalist Kharkiv 6 3 2 1 9 4 11 5 Zarja Lugansk 7 3 2 2 9 8 11 -------------------------6 Kryvbas ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Swiss championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:54 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Swiss championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26Young Boys 0 FC Lausanne-Sport 0 FC Zurich 1 Sion 0 Servette 0 Luzern 2 Saturday, August 25St Gallen 2 Basel 1 Grasshoppers 1 Thun 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Sion 7 5 1 1 10 2 16 2 St Gallen 7 4 3 0 10 5 15 -------------------------3 Grasshoppers 7 4 2 1 8 5 14 4 Basel 7 3 3 1 12 8 12 -------------------------5 Young Boys 7 2 3 2 9 5 9 -------------------------6 FC Zurich 7 2 2 3 9 11 8 7 Thun 7 2 1 4 5 9 7 8 Luzern 7 1 3 3 7 11 6 9 FC Lausanne-Sport 7 1 2 4 5 10 5 ...

Soccer-Scottish Premier League results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Scottish Premier League matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26 Aberdeen 0 Hearts 0 Motherwell 1 St. Mirren 1 Saturday, August 25 Dundee 0 Ross County 1 Hibernian 2 St. Johnstone 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 Celtic 4 Kilmarnock 3 Dundee United 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Celtic 3 2 1 0 6 3 7 2 Hibernian 4 2 1 1 5 5 7 3 Dundee United 3 2 0 1 7 3 6 4 Hearts 4 1 3 0 5 3 6 5 Motherwell 4 1 3 0 4 3 6 6 Ross County 4 1 3 0 2 1 6 -------------------------7 St. ...

Soccer-Austrian championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:51 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Austrian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26WAC/ST. ...

Soccer-Hooligans fight over Boca turf, Independiente coach quits

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:20 AM PDT

BUENOS AIRES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Five people were wounded in a gun fight between rival factions of Boca Juniors hooligans while Independiente coach Christian Diaz quit due to fan pressure over poor results as dark forces engulfed Argentine soccer at the weekend. "We're worried. It's a lamentable occurrence because there are people with bullet wounds," Boca president Daniel Angelici told reporters after Saturdays incident. The shootout involving "barra bravas", the Latin American equivalent of the European ultras, took place before Boca's away league match at Union in Santa Fe. ...

Soccer-Danish championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:55 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Danish championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26Midtjylland 1 Silkeborg IF 1 Saturday, August 25Randers 2 FC Copenhagen 3 Friday, August 24Nordsjaelland 4 SonderjyskE 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 FC Copenhagen 7 5 2 0 17 7 17 2 Nordsjaelland 7 4 2 1 18 7 14 -------------------------3 OB Odense 6 4 1 1 7 4 13 4 Randers 7 4 0 3 9 12 12 -------------------------5 AaB Aalborg 6 3 2 1 11 7 11 -------------------------6 SonderjyskE 7 3 1 3 12 11 10 7 Midtjylland 7 2 2 3 11 14 8 8 Horsens 6 2 2 2 7 10 8 9 AGF Aarhus 6 1 2 3 5 8 5 10 ...

Soccer-Swedish championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:53 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Swedish championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26GAIS Gothenborg 0 AIK Stockholm 1 Saturday, August 25Djurgarden 3 Helsingborg 1 Friday, August 24Orebro 1 Gefle 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Elfsborg Boras 19 13 2 4 33 16 41 -------------------------2 AIK Stockholm 20 10 6 4 25 18 36 3 Malmo 19 10 5 4 33 24 35 -------------------------4 Haecken 19 10 3 6 39 23 33 -------------------------5 Helsingborg 20 8 7 5 31 24 31 6 Djurgarden 20 6 11 3 26 22 29 7 IFK Norrkoping 19 8 5 6 27 32 29 8 Atvidabergs FF 19 7 6 6 37 29 27 9 GIF ...

Stoke and Arsenal fail to break goalless stalemate

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:49 AM PDT

Arsenal's Jenkinson challenges Stoke City's Wilson during their English Premier League soccer match at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-TrentLONDON (Reuters) - Stoke City and Arsenal fought out a largely sterile 0-0 draw at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday leaving both still looking for their first wins of the season after also drawing last week's openers. Arsenal, who drew 0-0 with Sunderland last week, went closest to a goal seconds from time when French striker Olivier Giroud crashed in a hopeful angled shot from 40 metres out that just flew over the bar. However, he might have done even better if he had played the ball in to the unmarked Aaron Ramsey who would have probably had a better scoring chance. ...

Soccer-Stoke and Arsenal fail to break goalless stalemate

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:32 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Stoke City and Arsenal fought out a largely sterile 0-0 draw at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday leaving both still looking for their first wins of the season after also drawing last week's openers. Arsenal, who drew 0-0 with Sunderland last week, went closest to a goal seconds from time when French striker Olivier Giroud crashed in a hopeful angled shot from 40 metres out that just flew over the bar. However, he might have done even better if he had played the ball in to the unmarked Aaron Ramsey who would have probably had a better scoring chance. ...

Soccer-Polish championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Polish championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26 Slask Wroclaw 2 Korona Kielce 0 Saturday, August 25 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biala 1 Wisla Krakow 1 Polonia Warsaw 1 Lech Poznan 2 Widzew Lodz 2 Ruch Chorzow 0 Friday, August 24 Jagiellonia Bialystok 1 Gornik Zabrze 1 Zaglebie Lubin 2 GKS Piast Gliwice 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Lech Poznan 2 2 0 0 6 1 6 -------------------------2 Widzew Lodz 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 3 Gornik Zabrze 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 3 Jagiellonia Bialystok 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 3 Wisla Krakow 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 -------------------------6 ...

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Russian championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:27 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Russian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26 Amkar Perm 2 FK Krasnodar 2 CSKA Moscow 3 Krylya Sovietov Samara 0 Saturday, August 25 Rostov 3 Alania Vladikavkaz 1 Lokomotiv Moscow 2 Dynamo Moscow 3 Terek Groznyi 2 Spartak Moscow 1 Zenit St Petersburg 1 Rubin Kazan 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Zenit St Petersburg 6 4 1 1 14 4 13 -------------------------2 Terek Groznyi 6 4 1 1 8 8 13 -------------------------3 Spartak Moscow 6 4 0 2 11 10 12 4 CSKA Moscow 6 4 0 2 10 6 12 5 Rubin Kazan 6 4 0 2 11 7 12 ...

Soccer-Belgian championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Belgian championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26Standard Liege 3 Mechelen 2 Saturday, August 25Beerschot 2 Charleroi 0 Cercle Bruges 0 Lierse 3 Kortrijk 2 Waasland-Beveren 1 OH Leuven 1 Anderlecht 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Anderlecht 5 3 2 0 8 3 11 2 Standard Liege 5 3 1 1 12 6 10 3 Club Bruges 4 3 1 0 10 5 10 4 Zulte Waregem 4 3 1 0 7 2 10 5 Lokeren 4 2 1 1 8 6 7 6 Ghent 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 -------------------------7 Kortrijk 5 2 1 2 5 6 7 8 Racing Genk 4 1 3 0 7 6 6 9 Lierse 5 1 3 1 5 4 6 10 OH Leuven 5 1 3 1 9 11 6 11 ...

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Dutch championship results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Dutch championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26 AZ Alkmaar 0 Heerenveen 0 Groningen 1 PSV Eindhoven 3 Heracles Almelo 1 Feyenoord 2 NEC Nijmegen 1 Twente Enschede 3 Willem II Tilburg 0 Vitesse Arnhem 2 Saturday, August 25Ajax Amsterdam 5 NAC Breda 0 Utrecht 1 PEC Zwolle 1 VVV-Venlo 2 ADO Den Haag 4 Friday, August 24 RKC Waalwijk 1 Roda JC Kerkrade 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Twente Enschede 3 3 0 0 8 2 9 -------------------------2 Ajax Amsterdam 3 2 1 0 13 3 7 -------------------------3 Vitesse Arnhem 3 2 1 0 5 2 7 4 RKC ...

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Dutch championship top scorers

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the Dutch championship on Sunday 4 Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar) 3 Tjaronn Chery (ADO Den Haag) Siem de Jong (Ajax Amsterdam) Tobias Sana (Ajax Amsterdam) Jonathan Reis (Vitesse Arnhem) 2 Danny Holla (ADO Den Haag) Nacer Chadli (Twente Enschede) Leroy Fer (Twente Enschede) Dusan Tadic (Twente Enschede) Jeremain Lens (PSV Eindhoven) Teddy Chevalier (RKC Waalwijk) Rodney Sneijder (RKC Waalwijk)

UPDATE 2-Soccer-Dutch championship summaries

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the Dutch championship matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26Groningen 1 Mitchell Schet 89 PSV Eindhoven 3 Atiba Hutchinson 38, Dries Mertens 72, Memphis Depay 84 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 21,000- - -Heracles Almelo 1 Lerin Duarte 52 Feyenoord 2 Daryl Janmaat 4, Lex Immers 43 Missed penalty: Sekou Cisse 45Halftime: 0-2; Attendance: 8,500- - -Willem II Tilburg 0 Vitesse Arnhem 2 Jonathan Reis 38,82 Halftime: 0-1; Attendance: 9,500- - -NEC Nijmegen 1 Evander Sno 77 Twente Enschede 3 Luc Castaignos 14, Dmitry Bulykin 22, Leroy Fer 42pen Halftime: 0-3; ...

Soccer-English premier league results and standings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:21 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the English premier league matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26 Stoke City 0 Arsenal 0 Saturday, August 25Aston Villa 1 Everton 3 Chelsea 2 Newcastle United 0 Manchester United 3 Fulham 2 Norwich City 1 Queens Park Rangers 1 Southampton 0 Wigan Athletic 2 Swansea City 3 West Ham United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1 West Bromwich Albion 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 8 2 9 2 Swansea City 2 2 0 0 8 0 6 3 Everton 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 -------------------------4 West Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 0 4 1 4 -------------------------5 Fulham 2 1 0 1 7 3 3 ...

Soccer-English premier league summaries

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:20 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the English premier league matches on Sunday Sunday, August 26Stoke City 0 Arsenal 0 Halftime: 0-0; Attendance: 27,072- - -Saturday, August 25Chelsea 2 Eden Hazard 22pen, Fernando Torres 45+3 Newcastle United 0 Halftime: 2-0; Attendance: 41,718- - -Aston Villa 1 Karim El Ahmadi 74 Red Card: Ciaran Clark 58Everton 3 Steven Pienaar 3, Marouane Fellaini 31, Nikica Jelavic 44 Halftime: 0-3; Attendance: 36,565- - -Manchester United 3 Robin van Persie 10, Shinji Kagawa 35, Rafael 41 Fulham 2 Damien Duff 3, Nemanja Vidic 64og Halftime: 3-1; Attendance: ...

Soccer-English premier league top scorers

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:20 AM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the English premier league on Sunday 3 Michu (Swansea City) 2 Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) Fernando Torres (Chelsea) Marouane Fellaini (Everton) Damien Duff (Fulham) Mladen Petric (Fulham) Nathan Dyer (Swansea City) 1 Karim El Ahmadi (Aston Villa) Gary Cahill (Chelsea) Eden Hazard (Chelsea) Nikica Jelavic (Everton) Steven Pienaar (Everton) Alexander Kacaniklic (Fulham) Steve Sidwell (Fulham) Edin Dzeko (Manchester City) Samir Nasri (Manchester City) Carlos Tevez (Manchester City) Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United) Rafael ...

Soccer-Man arrested over racist tweets to West Ham's Cole

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:19 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A man has been arrested in connection with racist Twitter messages sent to West Ham United footballer Carlton Cole, Essex Police confirmed on Sunday. The 22-year-old man from Southend, Essex, wrote two posts on Saturday following West Ham's 3-0 Premier League defeat at Swansea City. The tweets questioned Cole's performance and used a racist term to describe him. The 28-year-old forward retweeted the comments from his @CarltonCole1 account. ...

Reuters Sports Schedule at 1400 GMT on Sunday, Aug 26

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT

Reuters sports schedule at 1400 on Sunday (times GMT): - - - - SOCCER LONDON - Premier League champions Manchester City head to Liverpool without the injured Sergio Aguero but with the hosts also reeling from an opening-day defeat. Arsenal take on bogey side Stoke City. (SOCCER-ENGLAND/, expect by 1900, pix, by Mike Collett, 500 words) - - MADRID - After drawing their opening game at home to Valencia, La Liga champions Real Madrid seek a first win of the season at city rivals Getafe while early leaders Barcelona play at Osasuna and Valencia host promoted Deportivo Coruna. ...

Soccer-Berwick frustrate Rangers yet again

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:25 AM PDT

LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Rangers returned to the venue of one of the biggest upsets in their history and failed to win again after a 1-1 draw with Berwick Rangers at modest Shielfield Park in the Scottish Third Division on Sunday. In 1967 Berwick scored the most famous Scottish FA Cup upset when they beat Rangers 1-0 in the first round of that season's competition, an outcome the then-Rangers captain John Greig described as "probably the worst defeat in the club's history". ...

Owen believes he can find club

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:00 AM PDT

Michael Owen has 89 caps for England but has not played for the national team since 2008Former England striker Michael Owen, released by Manchester United, believes he can find a new club before the transfer window shuts.

Obi Mikel, Odemwingie get cold shoulder from Nigeria

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:24 AM PDT

Valencia's Banega runs with the ball as Chelsea's Mikel follows during their Champions League Group E soccer match at the Mestalla stadium in ValenciaABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria have again omitted John Obi Mikel and Peter Odemwingie from their latest team, signaling a possible halt to their immediate international careers as coach Stephen Keshi seeks to rebuild. The England-based pair are Nigeria's highest profile exports but after being left out of World Cup qualifiers in June were again omitted on Saturday when Keshi named his squad for next month's African Nations Cup qualifier against Liberia. ...

Rooney out for four weeks, says Ferguson

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:20 AM PDT

Manchester United's Rooney shoots past Everton's Distin during their English Premier League soccer match in LiverpoolLONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will be out for around four weeks after suffering a deep wound on his thigh during the 3-2 Premier League win over Fulham on Saturday, manager Alex Ferguson said. Rooney, who surprisingly started on the bench rather than partnering new signing Robin van Persie up front, had blood streaming from his leg after being caught by the boot of Hugo Rodallega and had to be carried off on a stretcher. "He's got a very bad gash. It looks as if he'll be out for about four weeks. ...

Bayern beat debutants Fuerth, Fortuna win on return

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:19 AM PDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - Bayern Munich handed Greuther Fuerth an unhappy Bundesliga debut by beating the promoted side 3-0 in their opening match of the season on Saturday. Thomas Mueller opened the scoring for the visitors two minutes before halftime before further goals by Mario Mandzukic and Arjen Robben gave the Bavarians, who left Bastian Schweinsteiger out of the team, a comfortable win. Two-second half goals from Dani Schahin gave promoted Fortuna Duesseldorf a 2-0 win at Augsburg as they returned to the top flight after a 15-year absence. ...

Soccer-Neymar scores twice as Santos win again

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:06 AM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Brazil forward Neymar scored twice, including a perfectly executed free kick, to give Santos a 2-1 win over Luiz Felipe Scolari's troubled Palmeiras in the Brazilian championship. Santos were struggling until 10 days ago but have won three games in a row since Neymar returned from playing in the Olympic Games soccer tournament. ...

Reuters Sports Schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday, Aug 26

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:00 PM PDT

` Reuters sports schedule at 0600 on Sunday (times GMT): - - - - SOCCER English Premier League Stoke City v Arsenal (1230) Liverpool v Manchester City (1500) LONDON - Champions Manchester City head to Liverpool without the injured Sergio Aguero but with the hosts reeling from an opening league defeat. Arsenal meet bogey side Stoke. ...

Madrid look for first win of new season at Getafe

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 09:04 PM PDT

Mourinho will have the luxury of choosing between Karim Benzema or Gonzalo Higuain to partner Cristiano Ronaldo (R)Champions Real Madrid make the short trip to Getafe on Sunday knowing that even at such an early stage as the season's second weekend, a win is vital.

Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:56 PM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Sunday Saturday, August 25Ponte Preta 2 Portuguesa 1 Palmeiras 1 Santos 2 Vasco da Gama 1 Fluminense 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Atletico Mineiro 17 13 3 1 31 11 42 2 Fluminense 19 12 6 1 31 11 42 3 Vasco da Gama 19 10 5 4 25 17 35 4 Gremio 18 11 1 6 28 16 34 -------------------------5 Internacional 18 8 7 3 22 14 31 6 Sao Paulo 18 9 1 8 27 23 28 7 Botafogo 18 8 3 7 30 24 27 8 Cruzeiro 18 8 3 7 22 25 27 9 Santos 19 6 8 5 23 23 26 10 Flamengo 17 7 4 6 21 22 25 11 Corinthians 18 6 6 6 19 18 24 12 ...

Teenage sub Jimenez rescues Malaga

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Malaga could only draw 1-1 against Mallorca despite dominating much of the gameJuanmi Jimenez came off the bench to rescue a point for 10-man Malaga who could only draw 1-1 against Mallorca despite dominating much of the game.

UPDATE 1-Soccer-Argentine championship inicial results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 06:18 PM PDT

Aug 26 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship Inicial matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25Independiente 0 Arsenal 2 All Boys 2 Tigre 2 Argentinos Juniors 2 Godoy Cruz 1 Union (Santa Fe) 1 Boca Juniors 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Boca Juniors 4 3 0 1 7 5 9 2 Arsenal 4 2 2 0 5 2 8 3 Quilmes 3 2 1 0 6 2 7 4 Racing Club 3 2 1 0 5 1 7 5 Newell's Old Boys 3 2 1 0 3 0 7 6 Godoy Cruz 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 7 Colon (Santa Fe) 3 2 1 0 4 2 7 8 River Plate 3 2 0 1 6 4 6 9 Estudiantes 3 2 0 1 3 3 6 10 Atletico Belgrano 3 1 2 0 4 3 5 11 Velez Sarsfield 3 1 1 1 3 2 4 12 San ...

Serb coach of Kuwait squad critical after shooting

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Kuwait's national football coach Goran Tufegdzic has been shot in the thoraxGoran Tufegdzic, Kuwait's national football squad coach, is in critical condition after being shot at in a dispute with his neighbour in eastern Serbia, a daily newspaper reported Sunday.

Lennon hails fringe players, eyes Champions League

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:31 PM PDT

Celtic supportersNeil Lennon hailed the contribution of his fringe players as they helped his side move top of the Scottish Premier League with a comfortable 4-2 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday.

Soccer-Malaga held by Mallorca, Rayo top after win at Betis

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:23 PM PDT

MADRID, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Malaga maintained their unbeaten start to the season when teenager Juanmi came off the bench to rescue a 1-1 draw at home to Real Mallorca on Saturday. The stalemate at the Rosaleda meant Malaga, who had Eliseu sent off late, missed the chance to join Rayo Vallecano on six points at the top of the standings after the Madrid club won 2-1 at Real Betis in the earlier kickoff. ...

Kean urges Indian owners to laugh at Pedersen jibe

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:23 PM PDT

Morten Gamst PedersenBlackburn boss Steve Kean called on the club's Indian owners to see the funny side of Morten Gamst Pedersen' cheeky goal celebration in their 2-1 win over Leicester.

Di Matteo not shocked by Hazard's blistering start

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:22 PM PDT

Chelsea's midfielder Edin Hazard scores a penaltyChelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo says he is not surprised by the immediate impact Eden Hazard has had on the Premier League.

Fergie backs Kagawa and van Persie to shine

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT

Manchester United's forward Robin van Persie (L) scoresSir Alex Ferguson has backed Japan playmaker Shinji Kagawa and Robin van Persie to carry Manchester United's attack while Wayne Rooney is out of action for the next four weeks.

UPDATE 2-Soccer-La Liga results and standings

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the La Liga matches on Saturday Saturday, August 25Malaga 1 Real Mallorca 1 Espanyol 1 Real Zaragoza 2 Real Betis 1 Rayo Vallecano 2 Real Sociedad 2 Celta Vigo 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Rayo Vallecano 2 2 0 0 3 1 6 2 Real Mallorca 2 1 1 0 3 2 4 3 Malaga 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 -------------------------4 Barcelona 1 1 0 0 5 1 3 -------------------------5 Deportivo Coruna 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6 Real Betis 2 1 0 1 6 5 3 -------------------------7 Sevilla 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 -------------------------8 Real Valladolid 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 Real Zaragoza 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 ...

UPDATE 2-Soccer-La Liga top scorers

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Aug 25 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the La Liga on Saturday 3 Tomer Hemed (Real Mallorca) Jorge Molina (Real Betis) 2 Mikel San Jose (Athletic Bilbao) Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Imanol Agirretxe (Real Sociedad) 1 Oscar De Marcos (Athletic Bilbao) Arda Turan (Atletico Madrid) Enrique De Lucas (Celta Vigo) Nelson Oliveira (Deportivo Coruna) Riki (Deportivo Coruna) Pedro (Barcelona) Carles Puyol (Barcelona) David Villa (Barcelona) Alexis (Getafe) Nabil El Zhar (Levante) Fabrice Essono Olinga (Malaga) Juanmi (Malaga) Leonardo Carrilho Baptistao (Rayo Vallecano) Piti (Rayo Vallecano) Roberto ...
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