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2008-09-27 16:09:00

LIVERPOOL (AFP) - Fernando Torres's double was enough to secure Liverpool a 2-0 victory over neighbours Everton and move Rafael Benitez's side to the head of the Premier League table after the Merseyside derby was marred by yet another dismissal. This tim

2008-09-27 15:50:00

LONDON (AFP) - Liverpool reasserrted their Premier League title credentials with a convincing 2-0 win in their derby clash with Everton on Saturday. Fernando Torres's second half double at Goodison Park sealed the points long before Everton had Australian

2008-09-27 13:48:00

LONDON (AFP) - It has not taken long for Arsenal to banish the gloom which threatened to overwhelm the Premier League club during its turbulent summer. The departure of a host of experienced players, the failure, or perhaps reluctance, to make any big nam

2008-09-27 13:44:00

MANCHESTER (AFP) - Ryan Giggs has challenged Manchester United to kick-start their season by launching a ten-game winning streak against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday. The reigning Premier League and European champions have been slow out of the blocks this

2008-09-27 10:17:00

NEWCASTLE (AFP) - Newcastle on Friday appointed former Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear as their manager for the next five weeks, as it emerged that Kevin Keegan could be back in charge by the end of October. The unexpected deal with the 61-year-old Kinnear

2008-09-27 07:39:00

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AFP) - The New York Yankees, ousted from playoff contention, made their presence felt nonetheless Friday with a rout of the Boston Red Sox that saw the Tampa Bay Rays clinch the American League East title. Cody Ransom homered twice

2008-09-27 03:45:00

PRATTVILLE, Alabama (AFP) - Scotland's Janice Moodie, trying to end a six-year victory drought on the US LPGA Tour, on Friday seized a one-shot lead at the Navistar LGPA Classic Friday over world No.1 Lorena Ochoa. Ochoa is trying to end a dry spell of he

2008-09-27 03:40:00

ATLANTA, Georgia (AFP) - Anthony Kim, still feeding off his Ryder Cup success, retained the lead in the US PGA Tour Championship on Friday with Spain's Sergio Garcia in hot pursuit. Garcia, seeking to put his own disappointing Ryder Cup showing behind him

2008-09-26 19:38:00

LONDON (Reuters) - The government indicated on Friday it would work quickly to help the country's broadcast industry agree a new model to see it through the digital switchover and would also review which sports are shown on free-to-air TV. Andy Burnham, s

2008-09-26 18:49:00

BEIJING (AFP) - Former world number one Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the China Open on Friday, beaten by home favourite Zheng Jie in a marathon quarter-final clash. Second seed Andy Roddick battled back from a set down to beat former world number one Juan