FOOTBALL: BENNI-FIT NIGHT AS HOLDERS SURVIVE
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PORTO ended Chelsea&#39;s unbeaten record to earn themselves a place in the knockout stages in dramatic fashion. Benni McCarthy scored the winner for the Portuguese side with just five minutes remaining of a game
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PUNTERS willing to risk a wager on Scotland tomorrow face a tougher test than usual. With Berti Vogts in charge, the safest punt was backing our opponents and we suffered some horrendous friendly
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GRAEME SOUNESS maintains his Newcastle United players should not get upset if he decides they should be substituted. Craig Bellamy was clearly unhappy when he was replaced by Shola Ameobi after 66 minutes
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The omens had appeared grim, but the reality is giddy. Liverpool were missing three of their most potent performers last night, yet Rafael BenÃ­tez&#39;s first game back in his homeland yielded the Merseysiders&#39; first victory in Spain for 21 years.
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ALAN SHEARER and Patrick Kluivert fired Newcastle into the group stage of the Uefa Cup in Tel Aviv last night. United skipper Shearer claimed the second European hat-trick of his career and Kluivert helped
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There have been a handful of sporting greats who have built up an aura of invincibility over the years. Arsenal&#39;s players huddle up after equalling Nottingham Forest&#39;s 42-game record.
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Injury-plagued Newcastle United secured the point they needed to go into the last 32 of the UEFA Cup as group winners after a 0-0 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Three goals from Yossi Benayoun help Liverpool shut down Havant and Waterlooville's upset bid in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
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Rafael Benitez would not have imagined a more troubled introduction to his debut Premiership season following Michael Owen&#39;s shock transfer. NANTHA KUMAR examines the tough transition period at Liverpool.LIVERPOOL Football Club were not the only party ...
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VVS Laxman and Mahendra Singh Dhoni held up England&#39;s bid for victory in the first Test with an unbroken stand of 62 on the fifth and final morning at Lord&#39;s here.
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The survival instinct mattered more than Arsenal&#39;s intuitive flair and it has kept them alive in the Champions League. ArsÃ¨ne Wenger&#39;s side will join PSV Eindhoven in the knockout phase so long as they beat Rosenborg at Highbury next month.
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Newcastle hold on for a hard-fought draw against Eintracht Frankfurt to finish top of Group H.
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After what was billed as the day of destiny for Great Britain&#39;s success-starved players and fans alike, there was a certain sense of inevitability about the result.
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Sport: Goals from Martins, Cacapa and Milner seal win for Newcastle as Tottenham's woeful away record continues.
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Newcastle United trounced Sochaux 4-0 to stay on course for the next phase of the UEFA Cup. After weathering an early storm, Newcastle ran riot as Lee Bowyer, Shola Ameobi, Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert all struck for the Magpies.
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Newcastle were made to sweat before beating non-league Yeading 2-0 in the third round of the FA Cup at Loftus Road.
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The prospect of another extended injury lay-off for Kieron Dyer was the only dark cloud on new manager Graeme Souness&#39; Newcastle horizon today after the Magpies&#39; 2-1 win at Southampton.