Portsmouth 0 - 1 Man City

Emmanuel Adebayor kept up his record of scoring in every league game this season to help Manchester City maintain their 100% start to the season.The Togo striker rose above the Pompey defence to thump in a header from Gareth Barry's excellent corner.Micah Richards had a goal ruled out[...]

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Hibernian 0 - 1 Celtic

Celtic were reduced to 10 men in a thrilling win over Hibernian at Easter Road in the Scottish Premier League.A Georgios Samaras header put Celtic ahead four minutes from half-time after Andreas Hinkel had crossed in.The visitors were reduced to 10 men when Aiden McGeady was shown a second[...]

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Chygrynskiy to seal Barca switch

Ukrainian international Dmytro Chygrynskiy has arrived in Barcelona to undergo a medical ahead of completing a£22m move from Shakhtar Donetsk.The 22-year-old defender has agreed a five-year deal and will be officially presented by the club on Monday.Chygrynskiy played has last game for Shakhtar on Friday, when they lost 1-0 to Barcelona[...]

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Shevchenko agrees return to Kiev

Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko has rejoined former club Dynamo Kiev on a two-year contract.The Ukrainian club announced the move on Saturday following Shevchenko's decision to quit Stamford Bridge.The 32-year-old failed to settle in London, scoring just four goals in 30 Premier League[...]

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Ronaldo in winning start for Real

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his La Liga debut for Real Madrid in a 3-2 victory against Deportivo La Coruna.The £80m Portuguese - one of eight summer 'galactico' recruits - netted the second goal, but Real had to rely on Lassana Diarra for the winner.Raul put Real ahead while Riki equalised[...]

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FA to probe Forest-Derby scuffle

Tyson's celebrations were not to everybody's likingThe Football Association has said it will investigate ugly scenes which marred the end of Nottingham Forest's 3-2 win over local rivals Derby.Forest striker Nathan Tyson waved a corner flag bearing the Forest badge in front of 4,376 travelling[...]

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Life in the old dogs yet

Sir Alex Ferguson claims he may ride off into the sunset with Arsene Wenger when the curtain comes down on the Premier League's most enduring managerial rivalry.It might be stretching reality to breaking point to describe the old stagers as the game's version of Noel and Liam Gallagher[...]

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Blackhawks' Kane Guilty of Disorderly Conduct

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and his cousin pleaded guilty Thursday to a noncriminal charge of disorderly conduct and were ordered to send an apology to the cab driver they were accused of roughing up over 20 cents.The 20-year-old player and his 21-year-old cousin, James Kane, were given conditional[...]

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