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Becks Makes No Impact As United Hammer Milan 4-0 At Theatre Of Dreams

Daniel Pitcher — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:50:41 +0000

Manchester United 4 – 0 AC Milan Rooney(13,46), Ji-Sung Park (59) Fletcher (87) Wayne Rooney reached 30 for the season as Manchester United booked their place in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals with a thumping 4-0 victory over AC Milan. Before the game David Beckham who was returning to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving the red [...]

Kidney names unchanged Ireland side

Cóilin Duffy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:49:39 +0000

Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged starting XV for the first time in this year's RBS 6 Nations Championship for the penultimate game in Croke Park against Wales on Saturday.

Missing Five Grand 147 Pot Fails To Kill Kenny

Bob McKenzie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:38:38 +0000

Former champion Ken Doherty thrashed Joe Swail 10-1 in the final qualifying round to book his place at next month’s World Championships at the Crucible. The Dubliner, 40, who failed to qualify last year, romped into an 8-1 first-session lead before wrapping up victory without fuss after the resumption. “I was in tears almost last year when [...]

Rod Puts Rafa’s Reds In Their Place

Daniel Pitcher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:21:23 +0000

Full Time Score Wigan(Rodellaga 35) 1- 0 Liverpool Liverpool suffered a humiliating setback in their attempts to claim a spot in next seasons Champions League when they succumbed to defeat at relegation-threatened Wigan. No margin for error, their manager, Rafael Benítez, had warned before kick off. But this Liverpool team is full of errors. They would [...]

IRFU Set Out Aviva Plan

Daniel Pitcher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:45:36 +0000

To mark the opening of the Aviva Stadium, the Irish Rugby Football Union today confirmed that the first game to be played in 2010 will be an historic rugby match between two composite provincial teams pitting a Leinster/Ulster team against a Munster/Connacht selection on Saturday, 7 August. Leinster and Ulster were the first representative teams to [...]

Pompy Must Apply For FA Cup Money

Daniel Pitcher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:41:46 +0000

Sportspeak understands Portsmouth will have to make a special representation to the Football Association in order to be paid their FA Cup money, Pompey have earned £607,500 in winnings and broadcast fees after beating Birmingham to reach the semi-finals. Any club in administration, as Portsmouth are, have to seek approval from the FA to keep Cup [...]

Fabregas WILL Miss Porto Clash

Daniel Pitcher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:20:30 +0000

Arsenal have recieved a real blow this week announcing that captain Cesc Fabregas will miss tomorrow’s Champions League tie against Porto because of a hamstring injury he picked up against Burnley at the weekend. The midfielder scored the opener in the 3-1 victory against the Clarets but was forced off in the 39th minute. He missed [...]

Italians Get Into Magners League

Daniel Pitcher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:09:49 +0000

The Magners League is to be expanded from ten to 12 teams from the start of next season as two Italian clubs are set to join the Celtic competition. The Celtic Rugby Board board have given Treviso and a renamed Viadana a four-year licence into the revamped League. The move is the biggest boost for Italian [...]

Fergie Sets Sights On Cole

Daniel Pitcher — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:59 +0000

Sportspeak understands Manchester United seem to have their sights set on a Michael Owen-style move in the summer for Chelsea’s Joe Cole. Red’s boss Sir Alex Ferguson will try to land Cole on a free transfer if the midfielder fails to agree a new contract at Stamford Bridge. Fergie has always wanted Cole, 28, and could [...]

Bohemians 1-0 Sporting Fingal – Post Match Reaction

Daniel Pitcher — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:20:45 +0000

Tonight Bohemians put in a really hard fought display beating new boys Sporting Fingal by just a single goal to nil, Bohemians were handed a massive lifeline late on when referee Derek Tomney proved the FAI have no good referees and pointed to the spot after it appeared Anto Murphy was taken off the ball in the box, this was not the case. Killian Brennan stood up and put it in the net and gave the champions a nervy 3 points in front of a capacity crowd in Dalymount Park.