May 20, 2013

Soccer: Ronaldo, Real Madrid oust Man U – Champions League

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid, centre, during the Champions League Round match against Manchester United at Old Trafford on March 5, 2013 in Manchester. (Jasper Juinen/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Just like 10 years ago, a Ronaldo scored at Old Trafford to send Real Madrid through in the Champions League and eliminate Manchester [...]

Soccer News: Aston Villa eliminated from FA Cup by lower-tier rival

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John Marquis of Millwall celebrates his goal against Aston Villa at The Den on January 25, 2013 in London, England. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Aston Villa was eliminated from a knockout competition by a lower-tier opponent for the second time in three days on Friday, after John Marquis scored late to [...]

Soccer: Goals, rain pour over Premier League slate; more thoughts

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — Five thoughts from Saturday’s Premier League action: 1. The deluge. It was a day when the twists and turns in the Premier League came with such bewildering speed that even The All-Seeing Blog had some difficulty keeping up. It rained goals. When Sylvain Marveaux scored Newcastle’s second equalizer against Arsenal at [...]

Rugby Heineken Cup: Munster 15-9 Saracens

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MUNSTER (9) 15 Pens: O’Gara 5 SARACENS (3) 9 Pens: Farrell 3 (PhatzRadio / BBC Sports) — Ronan O’Gara kicked all Munster’s points as they kept their Heineken Cup hopes alive by beating Saracens in a bruising Pool 1 clash at Thomond Park. O’Gara won his kicking battle with Owen Farrell as the England star [...]

UFC / MMA: St-Pierre unifies UFC welterweight title in return

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(PhatzRadio / MMA) — Welcome back, GSP. How about a five-round war? UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre returned on Saturday after 19 months away and won a bloody battle against interim titleholder Carlos Condit in the main event of UFC 154. St-Pierre (23-2 MMA, 17-2 UFC) got the win over Condit (28-6, 5-2 UFC) in [...]

MLS Roundup: San Jose rallies for a 2-2 draw against Los Angeles

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Defender Omar Gonzalez #4 of the Los Angeles Galaxy battles for the ball with forward Chris Wondolowski #8 of the San Jose Earthquakes during their MLS match played at Buck Shaw Stadium on October 21, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. (October 20, 2012 – Source: John Medina/Getty Images North America) SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — [...]

Rugby Heineken Cup: Edinburgh 0-45 Saracens

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Saracens (16) 45 Tries: Tomkins, Farrell, Ashton, Goode, Hodgeson Cons: Hodgeson 4 Pens: Hodgeson 4 Saracens made an impressive start to their Heineken Cup campaign as they demolished Edinburgh at Murrayfield. Joel Tomkins finished off a move from a quick tap-penalty as the visitors opened up a 16-0 half-time lead. Owen Farrell slid in at [...]

Olympics: Phelps grabs Olympic record 17th gold medal in 100-meter butterfly

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Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates winning the Men?s 100m Butterfly Final on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (August 2, 2012 – Source: Clive Rose/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) Seventh at the turn, an Olympic champion at the end. For [...]

Formula 1: Alonso pulls away with German GP victory

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(Reuters) – Fernando Alonso led from pole position to chequered flag to win the German Grand Prix for Ferrari on Sunday while Germany’s Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel was stripped of second place for an overtaking infringement. The Spaniard’s third win of the season stretched his championship lead to 34 points and ensured he [...]

Soccer: Inter Milan blanked by Bologna at San Siro

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Inter Milan forward Giampaolo Pazzini, left, walks as Bologna players celebrates after Robert Acquafresca scored his side’s third goal, at the San Siro stadium in Milan. (Antonio Calanni/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Claudio Ranieri’s job was hanging in the balance on Friday after a disastrous defensive performance saw his Inter Milan side lose [...]