Wednesday, 15 May 2013 02:57
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MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko cheered managerless Manchester City in the wake of Roberto Mancini's sacking as the Argentina and Bosnia strikers scored in a 2-0 win over relegated Reading at Madejski Stadium.Aguero bagged the first five minutes before the break and substitute Dzeko added a second in the 88th minute as caretaker boss Brian Kidd guided his second-placed side to victory a day after Mancini was fired.Speculation continues to mount over his successor with Malaga's Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini the red-hot favourite for the post.Alongside the speculation over who would take over from Mancini, another talking point surrounding City was the absence of their skipper Vincent Kompany, said to be suffering from fatigue.The beaten FA Cup finalists made four changes to their starting XI with Micah Richards replacing Kompany as skipper.Also in defence Kolo Toure and Joleon Lescott came in for Pablo Zabaleta and Matija Nastasic while ...
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MANCHESTER: Sergio Aguero and Edin Dzeko cheered managerless Manchester City in the wake of Roberto Mancini's sacking as the Argentina and Bosnia strikers scored in a 2-0 win over relegated Reading at Madejski Stadium.Aguero bagged the first five minutes before the break and substitute Dzeko added a second in the 88th minute as caretaker boss Brian Kidd guided his second-placed side to victory a day after Mancini was fired.Speculation continues to mount over his successor with Malaga's Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini the red-hot favourite for the post.Alongside the speculation over who would take over from Mancini, another talking point surrounding City was the absence of their skipper Vincent Kompany, said to be suffering from fatigue.The beaten FA Cup finalists made four changes to their starting XI with Micah Richards replacing Kompany as skipper.Also in defence Kolo Toure and Joleon Lescott came in for Pablo Zabaleta and Matija Nastasic while ...
ROME: Two-tme Rome masters champion Novak Djokovic began his campaign for a hat-trick trophy with a 70-minute, 6-2, 6-3 win over Albert Montanes which was wrapped up with an ace.The Serb was all smiles as he got the job done in his second-round start after a bye after losing a week ago in his opening match in Madrid to Grigor Dimitrov.The Bulgarian threat was knocked out earlier by French ninth seed Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-4.Rafael ...
AMSTERDAM: After a turbulent season, history beckons for Chelsea in Wednesday's Europa League final in Amsterdam, where they will meet a Benfica team reeling from a devastating domestic defeat by arch rivals Porto.The premature end to Chelsea's Champions League defence had threatened to leave a cloud over their entire campaign.Roberto Di Matteo's dismissal as manager created a negative atmosphere that only got worse when the unpopular Rafael Benitez was appointed as his interim successor, but ...
BERLIN: Bayern Munich's signing of Germany star Mario Goetze is set to weaken rivals Borussia Dortmund next season, but the Bavarians have recruited top talent to see off their rivals for years, admits ex-coach Ottmar Hitzfeld.Goetze, 20, dropped a bombshell on Champions League finalists Dortmund last month when it was revealed he had actioned a clause in his contract to join Bayern for 37 million euros (US$48.4m) to work with new coach Pep Guardiola.The attacking ...
HONG KONG: Years ago Macau snatched the title of the world's biggest gambling hub from Las Vegas and now, it wants a slice of the boxing action too.With Manny Pacquiao following Chinese star Zou Shiming to the glitzy casino haven near Hong Kong, Macau looks set to copy Vegas by becoming a boxing capital -- with promoters eyeing a huge potential audience in China.The November 24 bout, between Pacquiao and American Brandon Rios in the ...
LONDON: Wilfried Zaha fired Crystal Palace into the Championship play-off final as the England winger's double sealed a 2-0 win over arch rivals Brighton in Monday's semi-final second leg.Ian Holloway's team will face Watford at Wembley on May 27 with a lucrative place in the Premier League at stake thanks to the perfect leaving present from Zaha.Ivory Coast-born Zaha will join Manchester United at the end of the season after Palace agreed to sell him ...
PARIS: Newly-crowned champions Paris Saint Germain have warned Real Madrid to respect the contract of coach Carlo Ancelotti, seen as a potential target for the Spanish giants., as later Monday violence scarred the French club's trophy parade.The 'hands off 'Ancelotti message came ahead of what was supposed to be a festive PSG party in the capital but the celebrations turned sour when fans clashed with police.Up to 15,000 PSG fans had thronged the esplanade at ...
