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Van Persie hits hat-trick as Arsenal crush Blackburn 7-1

LONDON, Feb 4 — Robin van Persie scored a hat-trick as Arsenal crushed a woeful Blackburn Rovers 7-1 to chalk up their first league victory of 2012 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Thierry Henry, with his first League goal since he returned to the club last month, completed the rout with virtually the last kick of the game after coming on ... Read More

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is overcome as ever with this 93-89 triumph of the Lakers over the Denver Nuggets in their NBA basketball game in Denver, February 3, 2012. — Reuters pic
Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is overcome as ever with this 93-89 triumph of the Lakers over the Denver Nuggets in their NBA basketball game in Denver, February 3, 2012. — Reuters pic

Owen Hargreaves’s career at the crossroads again

MANCHESTER, Feb 4 — Former England international midfielder Owen Hargreaves's career is back in the balance after Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini said a gamble on his fitness had ... Read More

Players to get DVDs on how to tackle

LONDON, Feb 4 — A “how to tackle” DVD will be sent to clubs next week after a rash of high-profile incidents this season have left managers, players and pundits scratching their heads.Several examples of ... Read More

Van der Garde takes reserve role at Caterham

LONDON, Feb 4 — Dutch driver Giedo van der Garde will be Caterham's reserve this season, the Malaysian-owned Formula One team announced today.Van der Garde, 26, will take part in pre-season testing and a ... Read More

US prosecutors drop probe of Lance Armstrong team

LOS ANGELES, Feb 4 — Federal prosecutors yesterday dropped an investigation centred on whether seven-time Tour De France champion Lance Armstrong and his teammates cheated the sponsor of their bike racing ... Read More

Prosecutor says Redknapp dodged tax on ‘bonus’

LONDON, Feb 4 — Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp cheated the taxman over a bonus he once received for a transfer, a prosecution lawyer said as he concluded his case against the man tipped to be ... Read More

Terry loses England armband but remains Chelsea skipper

LONDON, Feb 4 — John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy by the FA but will continue to captain Chelsea, his club manager Andre Villas-Boas said yesterday.The 31-year-old Chelsea centre back ... Read More

Ferrari unveil ‘aggressive’ F2012, Massa warned

LONDON, Feb 3 — Ferrari unveiled their 2012 Formula One car via the Internet today after their usual glittering launch had been cancelled due to snow in Maranello, where driver Felipe Massa was given a ... Read More

FA strip Terry of England captaincy — again

LONDON, Feb 3 — John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy, the English FA said today.The 31-year-old Chelsea centre back is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty on Wednesday to a charge of ... Read More

Injury boost as United eye first win at Chelsea for decade

MANCHESTER, Feb 3 — Manchester United’s injury problems have improved before this weekend’s Premier League trip to Chelsea with long-term midfield absentees Ashley Young and Tom Cleverley back in the ... Read More

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