Monaco were on the wrong end of a shock Wednesday Guingamp won 3-1
after extra time to book a place in the final of the Coupe de France .
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Premier League: Everton 2 Crystal Palace 3
Everton were stunned at home in their quest for a place in the Champions League UEFA with a 3-2 shock defeat to Crystal Palace .After their victory over West Ham on Tuesday swung momentum back to
Arsenal in the race for fourth place in the Premier League Everton
failed to meet their rivals.Goodison
Park fans were expecting an eighth consecutive home win in the league
but Palace had not read the script, with goals from Jason Puncheon ,
Scott Dann and Cameron Jerome giving them only a quarter victory outside the season .Palace looked dangerous throughout a frantic game where Everton never
got into high gear , and they took a deserved first half lead through
the Puncheon shaped - who scored his seventh goal of the season.The advantage was doubled shortly after half-time by the powerful head
Dann before substitute Steven Naismith halved the arrears with plenty
of time remaining .But the strike after 73 minutes Jerome restored the two -goal lead ,
and even if a strike later Kevin Mirallas has established a nervous
finish, Everton could not find a way back .Host
- who made three changes as part of an attack line-up, with Ross
Barkley, Aiden McGeady and Mirallas any departure - forced the pace from
the outset, with Gareth Barry lowered his head on a corner kick from
Leighton Baines the first minute.Palace, but absorbed early pressure Everton and they look dangerous on the break themselves.They
went closest to breaking the deadlock in the opening stages when, after
20 minutes, Jerome found space waiting in the penalty area , but his
header on a cross from Joe Ledley flashed little - above the bar - although the striker palace seemed to be in a position to out of play.Visitors have their blood pressure after 23 minutes when Tim Howard could only parry the Right Cross Yannick Bolasie . The ball fell to Puncheon , who finished sharply from 10 yards for his fourth goal in three games.It was nearly 2-0 before the break when a breakaway saw Bolasie hit
the base of the post from 30 meters, and an imbalance Jerome could not
put the rebound wide.Romelu Lukaku then diverted Barkley cut-back on the goal, but Julian Speroni dived smartly to push the ball wide .Ledley forced a fine save from Howard two minutes into the second
period , but from the resulting corner defender powerful head down Dann
stunned Goodison Park as he beat the goalkeeper could not see double the
Palace .McGeady responded almost immediately when his fierce 30-yard strike bent just wide of the left post Speroni .Halftime substitute Naismith not pull Everton back into the game when
he converted from close range after Baines had headed a deep cross
Mirallas on its way after 61 minutes.Mirallas
then almost equalized when he met a cross soaking Baines at fullback ,
but with 17 minutes Puncheon was again the architect with superb close
control on the edge of the box, drag the ball in Jerome, who curled up in the bottom corner.Everton refused to fix, even then, and four minutes left throughball
Barkley was deflected into the path of Mirallas , who rounded Speroni
and fired home.But
despite another chance for the end of the Belgian front, which started
badly with the goal at his thank you , Everton could not find a way back
as clinging to effectively end any lingering fears palace relegation, and at the same time to blow the race for fourth place wide open Premier League.
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Kohl announced Bucks sale
Milwaukee Bucks owner Herb Kohl has reached an agreement to sell the NBA franchise around $ 550million .
Easy does it for the top three in Monte-Carlo
Trio Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka have all kept their title hopes Monte Carlo Masters victories Wednesday.
DFB-Cup :Bayern Munich 5 Kaiserslautern 1
Bayern Munich kept hoping for a second straight treble intact by
reaching the final of the DFB Pokal - with a 5-1 victory over
Kaiserslautern.
Copa del Rey: Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 2
Miserable term Barcelona shape also continues superb late goal Gareth
Bale gave Real Madrid a 2-1 victory in the final of the Copa del Rey.
Premier League: Manchester City 2 Sunderland 2
Manchester City failed to bounce back from their weekend
disappointment that based on a 2-2 draw against Sunderland on Wednesday .
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Cibulkova, Mayr-Achleitner secure progression in Malaysia
Top seed Dominika Cibulkova had a relatively easy opening of the Malaysian Open as she saw off qualifier PEMRA Ozgen Wednesday.The Australian Open finalist already has a single WTA title to his
name this year and is on track to add to its success Acapulco after a
6-1 6-3 victory over qualifier Turkish.Cibulkova
was always likely to be too strong for the world number 216, and so it
proved as she raced into a 5-0 lead before closing the first set in 27
minutes during the hard court WTA International Event .The second was a more difficult test for the Slovak who was 2-1 and 3-2 before reeling last four games to advance.Fourth seed Patricia Mayr- Achleitner was made to work harder than 19
years Montenegrin Danka Kovinic but eventually progressed 6-4 3-6 6-1
despite losing two of three match points in the third set.Italian Giulia Gatto Qualifier - Monticone saw his race at the end of
the competition in the second round , as she crashed 6-1 6-4 at number
six seed Zarina Diyas .Gatto - Monticone saw off Tunisian Ons Jabeur the first round but Dyas
was too strong , winning by a little over an hour to a potential
meeting with top-seeded Cibulkova in the quarterfinals .There should be no more changes to qualify Ukraine Lyudmyla Kichenok either as she was beaten 6-1 6-2 by Magda Linette Poland.The 21 -year-old beat eighth seed Ayumi Morita in the first round ,
but it was no match for Linette whose winning run through sets new game
assured him a place in the quarterfinals.She will face second seed Zhang Shuai in the quarterfinals provided it can overcome generic Zhang Ling Thursday.
DFB-Cup -: Wolfsburg Borussia Dortmund 2 0
Borussia Dortmund capped a dream week by beating Wolfsburg 2-0 Tuesday to advance to the final DFB Cup- for the sixth time .
Jurgen Klopp 's men beat Real Madrid 2-0 in Champions League UEFA seven days before their semi- final against the team of Dieter Hecking .
Jurgen Klopp 's men beat Real Madrid 2-0 in Champions League UEFA seven days before their semi- final against the team of Dieter Hecking .
Premier League: Arsenal 3 West Ham 1
Arsenal back into the top four of the Premier League as they came from behind to beat West Ham 3-1 on Tuesday.
The hosts were far from their best fluid at the Emirates Stadium, but did enough to record a first league win since mid-March through Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud .
The hosts were far from their best fluid at the Emirates Stadium, but did enough to record a first league win since mid-March through Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud .
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
PSG miserable week ends in defeat to Lyon
Paris Saint- Germain ended a miserable week that saw the sod of the
Champions League by Chelsea with a rare Ligue 1 defeat, Laurent Blanc 's
team losing 1-0 at the Stade de Gerland in Lyon on Sunday .
Toure out for two weeks
Yaya Toure could miss up to two weeks with a muscular problem after limping 3-2 victory over Manchester City in Liverpool.
Ronaldo miss Copa del Rey final
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo
will miss Copa del Rey final on Wednesday against FC Barcelona.
Pirlo: I thought about quitting
Andrea Pirlo has revealed he almost retired after the catastrophic defeat of AC Milan Liverpool UEFA Champions League 2005.
Norwich treat as the best team in the world, says Gerrard
Steven Gerrard has urged Liverpool to treat Norwich City " as the best
team in the world " when they meet in the Premier League on Sunday .
Memphis pick up NBA play-off, eliminate Phoenix
The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Phoenix Suns 97-91 in the NBA on Monday in a battle head-to - head for a play- off place .
Inter confirm interest Torres
Inter director Marco Fassone confirmed Monday that the Italian club are interested in signing Chelsea striker Fernando Torres.
Serie A: Udinese 0 Juventus 2
Juventus opened a gap of eight points at the top of Serie A after
passing a severe test of their title in a 2-0 victory at Udinese .
Monday, April 14, 2014
Khedira refers to the actual training
Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira returned to training with the first team after a knee injury.
Kovinic rain soaked Malaysian Open
Only one of the four games reached its conclusion on the opening day of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur rain affected.
Verdasco won all-Spanish final Houston
Fourth seed Fernando Verdasco defeated fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro in straight sets to take one of six games without a win in the final and claim the championship title beaten earth among men in the United States on Sunday.
Garcia-Lopez, ranked Hanescu receive stimulates
Guillermo Garcia- Lopez climbed 15 places in the ATP rankings after his victory at the Grand Prix Hassan II.
Gerrard ready for "the greatest career less»
Steven Gerrard believes the next month could be "the biggest of his
career " as he bids to help Liverpool secure the Premier League title .
Sammer Mandzukic denies exit rumors
Sporting director Matthias Sammer Bayern Munich insists it would be a
waste of time for clubs to bid for striker Mario Mandzukic .
Koscielny, Rosicky vying for Arsenal return
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that Laurent Koscielny and
Tomas Rosicky can be fit to return against West Ham on Tuesday.
Puyol "remain" at Barca
Carles Puyol would consider staying at Barcelona next season if he feels physically capable of another term top flight of Spain.
Ancelotti refuses to comment on Ronaldo Copa final
Cristiano Ronaldo is recovering well from injury and could play in the
final of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid coach , Carlo Ancelotti .
Saturday, April 12, 2014
NBA: Spurs down short-handed Mavs
Patty Mills Australian scored 26 points Thursday to lead San Antonio
to a 109-100 victory over Dallas that moved close to the Spurs clinch
the best record in the NBA.