Jewsbury, Marcelin Strike as Timbers Beat Dynamo in Preseason Play

CARSON, Calif. – James Marcelin scored his second goal of the preseason and Jack Jewsbury struck for his first as the Portland Timbers defeated the Houston Dynamo 2-0 Sunday at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

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Madrid buck trend as races remain tight

Real Madrid CF enjoyed a particularly productive weekend as they moved ten points clear in Spain, giving them a lead no doubt envied by their counterparts elsewhere in Europe.

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Four Women's Cup ties defy weather

Man City, Keynsham, Cardiff, Preston all through to Round Four.

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Cristiano dice que queda mucha temporada y que hay que esperar

Madrid, 12 feb (EFE).- Cristiano Ronaldo, autor hoy del gol 4000 del Real Madrid en Liga en el estadio Santiago Bernabéu, dijo al final del partido ante el Levante (4-2) que a pesar de la ventaja de diez puntos que saca ahora al FC Barcelona, “queda mucha temporada y hay que esperar” para ser campeón de Liga.

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Remarkable Ronaldo puts Madrid ten points clear

Cristiano Ronaldo struck his sixth Liga hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid CF came from behind to beat ten-man Levante UD 4-2 and go ten points clear of FC Barcelona at the summit.

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QF Radio to hold lucky draw

To mark the nation’s inaugural National Sports Day on February 14, QF Radio will be offering five lucky winners the opportunity to attend FC Barcelona games at their famous Camp Nou Stadium.

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BERLIN — Jose Paolo Guerrero's late strike was enough to give Hamburger SV a 1-0 win at Cologne and overtake the home …

Guerrero scored in the 88th minute after Mladen Petric sent the ball over the Cologne defence for the Peru striker to shrug off a defender and chip goalkeeper Michael Rensing from a tight angle.

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Germany: Hamburg wins 1-0 at Cologne

BERLIN (AP) — Jose Paolo Guerrero’s late strike was enough to give Hamburger SV a 1-0 win at Cologne and overtake the home side for 10th place in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

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Italy: Inter falls 1-0 to Novara in Serie A

ROME (AP) — Inter Milan’s woes deepened Sunday as it slipped to a 1-0 loss at home to bottom-place Novara in Serie A, despite having a man advantage for the final 10 minutes.

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Hertha Berlin fires Skibbe after 0-5 start as coach

BERLIN (AP) — Hertha Berlin has fired coach Michael Skibbe after just five matches in charge, all of them defeats.

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FC Dallas Defeats Memphis 6-0

FRISCO, Texas (Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012) – FC Dallas earned a 6-0 victory over Memphis today on the adidas Field at FC Dallas Stadium. Three of Dallas’ goals were scored by midfielder Andrew Wiedeman, who netted the hat trick in just 45 minutes of action.

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Italy: Inter loses 1-0 to Novara in Serie A

ROME (AP) — Inter Milan’s woes deepened Sunday as it slipped to a 1-0 loss at home to bottom-place Novara in Serie A, despite having a man advantage for the final 10 minutes.

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Müller hits the target – and the reset button

Munich – It may have been nothing more than a side note for the player himself, but that didn’t dampen the awaiting journalists’ enthusiasm as they bombarded Thomas Müller with the same question over and over: How did it feel to finally end your goal drought?

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Valencia ease four past Sporting

Valencia cruised to a 4-0 victory over Sporting Gijon, with Sofiane Feghouli and Alberto Botia both scoring before Jonas Oliveira added a brace in injury time.

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Hamburg clinch late win at Köln

FC Augsburg remain entrenched in the Bundesliga relegation zone following a goalless draw with 1. FC Nürnberg, on a day when Hamburger SV left it late to beat 1. FC Köln 1-0.

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Maynard eager for West Ham bow

Nicky Maynard insists he is ready for his West Ham United Football Club debut. The striker joined the Hammers from Bristol City in transfer deadline day, but he has yet to make his debut for Sam Allardyce’s Championship leaders.

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Romario: Brazil 2014 World Cup could turn into chaos

Legendary Brazilian forward Romário’s Brazil due to poor level of preparations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. According to Romario, Brazilians need to radically improve the situation with airports. “If that does not begin as soon as possible, arriving in our country fans face chaos,” he said.

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PSV return to top of Eredivisie

PSV Eindhoven moved back to the top of the Eredivisie on Sunday after a convincing 4-1 win against De Graafschap. The home side had all but secured the points by half-time with Dries Mertens, Ola Toivonen, Tim Matavz and Jeremain Lens all scoring against the league’s bottom team.

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Football: Manchester City back on top as Lescott sinks Aston Villa

BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom: Manchester City restored their two-point lead at the top of the Premier League after Joleon Lescott secured a gritty 1-0 victory at Aston Villa on Sunday.

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Guerrero late show earns HSV victory at Köln

Hamburger SV continued their rise up the Bundesliga standings with an extremely late but ultimately deserved victory at 1. FC Köln to round out the Matchday 21 action.

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Aston Villa 0 Manchester City 1: match report

City return to the top of the Premier League, beating an Aston Villa side whose nightmare home form shows no sign of easing.

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Eredivisie Round 21 Results: Comfortable wins for PSV & AZ, as Ajax return to winning ways

Open an account with Sportingbet today and get up to £100 in free bets! The home side started the match the better side of the two, but Heracles surprisingly opened the scoring.

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PSV return to top, Heerenveen rise

PSV Eindhoven have leapfrogged AZ Alkmaar to move top of the Eredivisie standings with a 4-1 win over De Graafschap, while Heerenveen moved up to third with a 1-0 defeat of ten-man RKC Waalwijk.

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Aston Villa Vs. Manchester City, 2012 Premier League: City Grab Narrow Win

Manchester City failed to impress against a resolute Aston Villa defence, but they got the goal they needed to beat their opponents in Birmingham regardless. City needed at least a draw to go back to the top of the Premier League table following Manchester United’s 2-1 win against Liverpool on Saturday, but any fear that they’d fail to achieve that would have vanished in the face of Alex McLeish …

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Prem Lge: West Brom Beat Wolves 5-1

Peter Odemwingie scored a hat-trick as West Bromwich Albion thrashed Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-1 in the Premier League’s Black Country derby.

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Augsburg Vs. Nürnberg, 2012 Bundesliga: Scoreless Draw Helps Neither Team

The Bavarian Derby between Augsburg and Nürnberg played out to a scoreless draw which will leave both sets of supporters unhappy. The point move Nürnberg two points ahead of Hertha Berlin in the table and pulls Augsburg closer to getting out of the relegation zone. Both sides were hesitant to move into the attack in the first for fear of giving up a goal, and crunching tackles were in demand …

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Feyenoord 3-1 Vitesse: Guidetti hat-trick helps hosts to hard-fought win

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Ballack unavailable for visit of Barcelona

Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be deprived of Michael Ballack for the first leg of their round of 16 tie against FC Barcelona this week due to a calf problem sustained in training on Sunday.

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Serie A Round 23 Results: Four-star Catania run Genoa ragged, Cagliari halt Palermo's unbeaten run

Cagliari brought Palermo’s recent good fortune to an end after holding on for a 2-1 victory kick off the weekend’s action in Italy. The Sardinians opened the scoring on 56 minutes in deserved fashion, as Victor Ibarbo cut a square ball back to a fired-up Mauricio Pinilla , who tapped in from point-blank range to put one over his parent club.

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