Manchester United striker Robin van Persie proved why he was worth every penny of his $38
million transfer from Arsenal, bagging a hat trick in the Red Devils' 3-2 victory over Premiership
new boys Southampton.
The Dutch international opened with a first-half strike before scoring two more goals in the
87th minute and second minute of second-half stoppage time to erase a 2-1 Southampton lead.
Fabricio Coloccini returned to the side yesterday, and played a solid game at the back forÂ
Newcastle, alongside the in-form Mike Williamson. Fabricio Coloccini in action yesterday against
Bolton Coloccini also had a more than decent effort on goal in the first half, and that wasÂ
probably our best effort in the first half but the Bolton goalkeeper saved well high up to his
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Fabricio Coloccini returned to the side yesterday, and played a solid game at the back forÂ
Newcastle, alongside the in-form Mike Williamson. Fabricio Coloccini in action yesterday against
Bolton Coloccini also had a more than decent effort on goal in the first half, and that wasÂ
probably our best effort in the first half but the Bolton goalkeeper saved well high up to his
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Roberto Di Matteo's magic touch with Chelsea still work out well for them against Barcelona in
the Champions League as despite being dominated for pretty much the entire match, Di Matteo's boys
grabbed a 1-0 victory at home.
Didier Drogba was once again a decisive actor for the Blues' victory as scored the only goal in
the match, which opened up the London side's chance in getting into the Champions League final.
Oh dear, oh dear. That really didn't go to plan did it? 'Twas a quiet evening in Manchester last
night as it conspired that both of the city's sides will be playing knock-down, B-stock, factory
damaged Europa League football in the new year after being sent sprawling from the Champions League
in acrimonious fashion United especially, at the very least City actually won on the night.
THFC1882 presents guest writer Kenny Palmer's report of Tottenham Hotspur
versus Wigan:
A man of the match performance by Gareth Bale against obliging opponents Wigan helped reignite
Spurs title challenge, as they now sit just five points behind the Manchester clubs following the
leaders City's defeat to Everton.
Wigan away tomorrow and a 7am start from Sussex. The full horror of the 3-2 defeat a couple of
seasons back still haunts me but we must travel with confidence although they did win last week so
will be about as buoyant aas they could be when the face us. Great.
We managed a 2-2 draw last term and AW has had his say ahead of the Premier League encounter at
the DW/JJB/ASBO Stadium and he has reflected on recent results going ginto tomorrow's game.
Wigan away tomorrow and a 7am start from Sussex. The full horror of the 3-2 defeat a couple of
seasons back still haunts me but we must travel with confidence although they did win last week so
will be about as buoyant aas they could be when the face us. Great.
We managed a 2-2 draw last term and AW has had his say ahead of the Premier League encounter at
the DW/JJB/ASBO Stadium and he has reflected on recent results going ginto tomorrow's game.
Wigan away tomorrow and a 7am start from Sussex. The full horror of the 3-2 defeat a couple of
seasons back still haunts me but we must travel with confidence although they did win last week so
will be about as buoyant aas they could be when the face us. Great.
We managed a 2-2 draw last term and AW has had his say ahead of the Premier League encounter at
the DW/JJB/ASBO Stadium and he has reflected on recent results going ginto tomorrow's game.
1. [A one conclusion silence for Gary Speed. His sad passing and its effect on many of the players
on display yesterday put things into perspective.] 2. Rio Ferdinand's defending has been so below
par this season in between his injuries that the linesman just assumed he must have mistimed what
was actually a fantastic [.
A few weeks ago when Sporting KC defeated Colorado and advanced to the US Open Cup quarterfinals to
play Dayton, I said that I would be willing to sacrifice the game against the Union to guarantee
passage to the USOC semifinals. When I said that I didn't expect that KC would literally lie down
for the Union at PPL Park, I just expected that Sporting would sit back and prepare for Dayton.
This article titled "Talking Horses" was written by Will Hayler and Chris Cook, for
guardian.co.uk on Thursday 7th June 2012 11.13 UTC
1.25pm Michael O'Hare's runners tonight
Chris Cook: As Will has noted (below), Michael O'Hare has a runner in each race
at Wetherby tonight, all owned by Mrs Tracey O'Hare and all to be ridden by Robbie Colgan, and it
will be very interesting to see if there is much market support for them.
A stoppage time equalizer was the difference in Nashville on Monday night, with the United States
Under-23 National Team failing to advance out of the group stage in the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying
tournament. After Cuba came up with a stoppage time equalizer against Canada in the early game,
Canada advanced in second-place.
No one really knows why it was called the "Ibrahim corner" at this part of the Yishun Stadium,
where I took my place here prior to the start of the match between Harimua Muda and Albirex Niigata
(Singapore).
But one thing for sure, for many Sembawang Rangers fans in the past, this stand facing the main
stand of the stadium holds many special memories for them.
