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Chelsea rout 10 man Tottenham 4-0

Chelsea continued to show just why they are top dogs in London as the Blues went 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur. After a goal-less first half which saw Tottenham's interesting team selection keep Chelsea at bay, the Blues ran rampant in a second half that was characterized by some defensive blunders by a Spurs side that capitulated miserably. Samuel Eto'o scored won and earned his side a penalty which Eden Hazar...

Thirimanne, Malinga star as Sri Lanka win Asia Cup 2014

The Sri Lankan cricket team thumped Pakistan by 5 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup 2014 and took the trophy home thanks to a superb 5-wicket haul from Lasith Malinga and a fine 101 from left-handed opener Lahiru Thirimanne.

After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Pakistan were in all sorts of bother at 18/3, owing to devastating opening spell from Malinga who sent back Sharjeel Khan, Ahmed Shehzad and Mohammed Hafeez within the first 5 overs. Pakistan though...

Giroud brace powers Arsenal into FA Cup semi-finals

Arsenal picked up a huge morale boosting 4-1 win against Everton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup to book their place at Wembley. Mesut Ozil's early goal was cancelled out by Chelsea loanee Romelu Lukaku in the first half, and the teams pretty much cancelled each other out for large periods before a Mikel Arteta penalty put the Gunners 2-1 ahead shortly after the hour mark. Olivier Giroud came off the bench to grab himself an excellent brace to add gloss to the scorel...

American quartet lead WGC - Cadillac Championship

Welshman Jamie Donaldson posted the lowest round of the day in brutal second day conditions at the WGC - Cadillac Championship to sit alongside Northern Irish pair Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy, and Italian Francesco Molinari, one shot behind the leaders in Miami. With gusts of up to 36 mph swirling around the Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral, only three players were under par for the second round, with Donaldson posting a superb two under par round of 70.

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It's Park vs Pettersen in Chinese shootout

The World’s No.1 and 2, Inbee Park and Suzann Pettersen, will go head to head in a final round battle for the World Ladies Championship on Sunday after they tied for the third round lead at Mission Hills in Haikou, China.

Park fired a course record 11-under-par 62 in warm and breezy conditions on the signature Blackstone Course to join rival Pettersen at the top of the leader board on an 18-under-par total.

Park birdied three of the first six holes but really started firin...

Harris bowls Australia to series win in thrilling Newlands finale

Australia has won a nail-biting third and deciding Test against South Africa by 245-runs today at Newlands in Cape Town, giving them a 2-1 series win. It is the Australian Test squad’s first overseas win since beating the West Indies in the Caribbean in March 2012 and came on the back of four wickets to Ryan Harris and three to Mitchell Johnson to clean up the game very late on the final day. David Warner was named man of the match and series for his outstanding performa...

Jadeja, Ashwin script easy win for India

India bid adieu to the Asia Cup in style today, winning their dead rubber against Afghanistan by 8 wickets in a one-sided contest at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. Stand in skipper Virat Kohli won a rare toss and invited Afghanistan to have a bat. The rookies capitulated miserably against India's spin trio with Ravindra Jadeja running through the side, picking up 4-30 in 10 overs. He was well assisted by Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra, who had figures ...

Manchester City come from behind to beat Sunderland in League Cup Final

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini notched up his first piece of silverware of the season as his all conquering Citizens beat Sunderland 3-1 at Wembley to claim the 2014 Capital One Cup. A 10th minute goal from Sunderland forward Fabio Borini, on loan from Liverpool, had given the Black Cats' fans an opportunity to dream of glory as they held on to that lead heading into the break, but two high quality goals from Yaya Toure and Samir Nasri, within barely a minute of ...

Creamer beats Munoz in HSBC Women's Champions play-off with stunning eagle putt

Paula Creamer sank what may have been the putt of her career on Sunday to clinch her 10th career LPGA victory at the HSBC Women’s Champions. Creamer drained a 75-foot eagle putt on the second sudden-death playoff hole to defeat Spain’s Azahara Munoz. The victory snaps a 79 event winless streak for Creamer that dated back to the 2010 U.S. Women’s Open Championship.

“It might be one of my favorite wins, and that's going ‑‑ taking a pretty big leap right there,” said Creamer...

Afridi the hero as Pakistan script thrilling 1 wicket win against India

Pakistan beat India by 1 wicket in a thrilling contest at Mirpur in the Asia Cup with Shahid Afridi proving to be the hero for the Green Army by smashing consecutive 6s off Ravichandran Ashwin in the final over to take his side to victory. India batted first and posted an under par 245-8 with Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu and Ravindra Jadeja all getting half-centuries. Pakistan's response initially was spectacular, but in typically mercurial Pakistani fashion, their batsme...

Chelsea soar clear as Andre the Giant stomps Fulham

Chelsea took control of the title race with an impressive 3-1 victory in an entertaining derby  game at Fulham. The Blues extended their lead over Arsenal to four points as the Gunners slipped to a 1-0 defeat at Stoke City. Their other title rivals Manchester City do not play this weekend and Chelsea are six clear of them, albeit having played two games more. Mourinho has upped his game towards the business end of the season and the unexpected decision to keep Andre Schu...