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ISTANBUL, Turkey Fenerbahce clinched their 18th Turkish league title with a 4-3 win over Sivasspor
on Sunday, moving ahead of the 17 won by arch-rivals Galatasaray. Trabzonspor, the Istanbul club's
only challengers, won 4-0 away to Karabukspor to also finish on 82 points but Fenerbahce became
champions due to a superior record in matches [.
May 20, 2011 German giants Bayern Munich have bolstered their squad for the 2011/12 season by
signing second division top scorer Nils Petersen from Energie Cottbus. Petersen, who has signed a
three year contract, has cost Bayern a reported three million euro fee. Petersen is Bayern's first
signing of the summer window as they aim [.
HAMBURG, Germany — Frank Arnesen will take over as sporting director of Bundesliga club Hamburger
SV in the off-season, German media reported on Saturday. The 54-year-old Dane, last employed in the
same capacity by Chelsea, will receive a three-year contract, Bild said. Hamburg's first choice,
Matthias Sammer, the technical director of the German football association, [.
BIRMINGHAM, England — Newcastle scored their first win since the departure of striker Andy
Carroll on Tuesday, winning 2-0 at Birmingham with a goal in each half from Peter Lovenkrands and
Leon Best. Lovenkrands opened the scoring for the visitors after only two minutes, sliding in to
meet a low cross from Jonas Gutierrez at [.
Emmanuel Adebayor experienced mixed fortunes during his time in English football. Still the victim
of some less than favourable chants from Arsenal fans following his controversial big money move to
Manchester City, and with his ridiculous goal celebration against his former club that came shortly
after that move, his time at Eastlands wasn't much more [.
LONDON, England - West Ham United have beaten out rivals Tottenham Hotspur to take over the London
2012 Olympics stadium, according to the BBC. The decision is set to be announced later this week
after both English Prmeier League sides submitted bids to the Olympic Park Legacy Company, an
unsourced report on the BBC's website said.
Just because... Make sure you watch it until the end.
DALLAS, Tx. Of all the commercials seen during yesterday's Super Bowl, one seems to have captured
the imagination more than others; perhaps even more than Christina Aguilera's messing up of the
Star Spangled Banner and the pulsating end to the game itself. One ad where a child in the full
Darth Vader costume attempts [.
MILAN, Italy Inter defender Cristian Chivu has been handed a four-match ban after punching an
opponent during Thursday's 3-0 victory over Bari. Chivu struck Bari's Marco Rossi in the second
half but referee Andrea Romeo and his assistants missed the incident and no action was taken. After
the matter was reviewed by the authorities, [.
Chelsea may not have fully overcome the chinks in their armour that threatened to derail their
assault on multiple trophies and titles this season, with defensive lapses still a feature of their
game against Sunderland earlier this week, but the signs are that the Blues' slump is coming to a
timely end.
LONDON, England— Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland has completed a loan move to Newcastle
for the rest of the season. Ireland's arrival at St James' Park came just hours after reports
emerged that the deal had fallen through because he had failed a medical. The 24-year-old former
Republic of Ireland international had a disappointing start [.
LONDON, England – Spurs' Giovani Dos Santos has joined Racing Santander on loan until the end of
the season. The Mexico international has made 20 appearances for the London club since signing in
June, 2008 from Barcelona, scoring once, and has also had loan spells with Ipswich Town and
Galatasaray.
BOLTON, England Daniel Sturridge has joined Bolton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.
The 21-year-old forward will link up with Owen Coyle's squad hoping to add to his 21 appearances
this season, in which time he has scored four times, most recently against Ipswich Town in the FA
Cup on January [.
Inter Milan have denied reports linking them with a January move for Tottenham Hotspur sporting
star Gareth Bale. Reports had suggested the reigning Serie A champions were preparing a £40million
swoop for Spurs' talented winger after being on the receiving end of two excellent performances by
Bale in the Champions League sport competition.
MADRID, Spain Real Madrid confirmed on their website on Tuesday they had signed Manchester City's
Togo striker Emmanuel Adebayor on loan till the end of the season. The 26-year-old has been brought
in to add urgently needed firepower after Argentinian striker Gonzalo Higuain underwent surgery to
fix a slipped disc earlier this month and [.
PARIS — France coach Laurent Blanc on Monday expressed his dismay that the new multi-million euro
France kit makes Les Bleus look too much like their Italian rivals. "I find that the completely
blue jersey is beautiful but a bit Italian," said Blanc after US sports apparel giants Nike
unveiled the new kit in Paris.
SUNDERLAND, England Sunderland manager Steve Bruce said a young supporter is in police custody on
Sunday after running onto the pitch and appearing to push a player to the ground amid crowd trouble
at the end of a Premier League match against Newcastle. The pitch invader was led away by police
after confronting Newcastle [.
Everton midfielder Steven Pienaar has snubbed a move to Tottenham Hotspur days after agreeing to
join the club. Pienaar had also held talks with Chelsea over a move but instead is said to have
agreed to move to a "major European side" according Sky Sports News. The South African has been a
long term target [.
LONDON, England — Fulham has signed Steve Sidwell from Premier League rival Aston Villa on a
six-month contract as it tries to shore up its midfield in the January transfer window. Fulham
announced the deal on its website Friday but did not disclose financial details. The club said the
initial deal expires at the end [.
