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Barcelona to bounce back against Leverkusen

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Feb 13 — Barcelona are ready to bounce back from a shock league defeat on Saturday when they taken on Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 clash tomorrow.

Barcelona travel to Germany smarting from only their second La Liga defeat of the campaign after they crashed to a 3-2 reverse at ... Read More

Ivory Coast’s captain Didier Drogba complains to the referee after missing a penalty in the African Nations Cup final in Libreville, February 12, 2012. — Reuters pic
Ivory Coast’s captain Didier Drogba complains to the referee after missing a penalty in the African Nations Cup final in Libreville, February 12, 2012. — Reuters pic Read More

Lescott sends Man City back to the top

LONDON, Feb 13 — Joleon Lescott’s 62nd-minute goal and a brilliant late save by goalkeeper Joe Hart sent Manchester City back to the top of the Premier League with a tense 1-0 win at Aston Villa ... Read More

Drogba ghosts return as Zambia win shootout

LIBREVILLE, Feb 13 — Didier Drogba’s ghosts returned to haunt him as Zambia won the African Nations Cup for the first time after beating Ivory Coast 8-7 in a drama-filled penalty shootout following a 0-0 ... Read More

Mickelson outplays Woods to win Pebble Beach title

PEBBLE BEACH, California, Feb 13 — Phil Mickelson totally upstaged playing partner Tiger Woods while charging past overnight leader Charlie Wi to win the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in spectacular ... Read More

Suarez apologises for not shaking Evra’s hand

LONDON, Feb 12 – Liverpool forward Luis Suarez apologised today for not shaking Patrice Evra’s hand before his side’s 2-1 defeat at Manchester United.The Uruguayan was banned for eight matches for ... Read More

Cabrera-Bello sinks late birdie to win in Dubai

DUBAI, Feb 12 – Rafael Cabrera-Bello was the surprise winner of the Dubai Desert Classic today after sinking a nerveless birdie on the 17th hole to end on 18 under par and beat Lee Westwood and Scottish ... Read More

West Brom ravage Wolves 5-1 in derby

LONDON, Feb 12 – Peter Odemwingie scored a hat-trick as West Bromwich Albion triumphed 5-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers today to move further away from danger and leave their beleaguered local rivals inside ... Read More

Kostelic wins Sochi super-combined

SOCHI, Feb 12 – Croatia’s Ivica Kostelic won a men’s Alpine ski World Cup super-combined race today.Swiss Beat Feuz was second and France’s Thomas Mermillod-Blondin was third.Kostelic (picture) also won ... Read More

Wealthy Anzhi to decide coach Krasnozhan’s fate on Monday

MOSCOW, Feb 12 – The fate of Anzhi Makhachkala coach Yuri Krasnozhan will be decided tomorrow, the big-spending Russian Premier League club said.“It’s true the club has undergone a reshuffling,” Anzhi ... Read More

All Blacks great Lomu needs new kidney transplant

AUCKLAND, Feb 12 — Former All Blacks great Jonah Lomu needs a new kidney transplant and has lost 30 kg in weight since last September, the 36-year-old has told a New Zealand magazine in an interview.Lomu, ... Read More

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