FOOTBALL: BORO JOY AT LANDING GLAMOUR EURO TIES
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MIDDLESBROUGH have been landed with some of the most glamorous - and difficult - ties of the UEFA Cup group phase. Lazio and Partizan Belgrade will be the visitors to the Riverside, while Steve McClaren&#39;s
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Middlesbrough moved within two points of the top four with a 3-2 win over Manchester City in the Premier League at the Riverside Stadium on Monday.
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Two Didier Drogba strikes and an own goal from Abel Xavier are enough to give Chelsea victory against Middlesbrough.
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Middlesbrough rode their luck to stay in the FA Cup despite often being outplayed in a goalless fifth-round draw by a rejuvenated Sheffield United side at Bramall Lane here on Sunday.
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Alan Smith netted his sixth goal of the season to earn Manchester United a precious point against Middlesbrough at Old Trafford. Boro looked certain to record a Premiership win against the Red Devils for the
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The draw for the first round proper of the Uefa Cup is set to take place from 1200 BST in Monaco, with five British teams in the hat.
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MADRID: Fans of Real Madrid and Roma have not had much to smile about in recent weeks but a victory in their Champions League Group B match here on Tuesday would provide a welcome lift for one of them.
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Alan Smith comes off the bench to rescue a point for a below-par Man Utd side against Boro.
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GENEVA, Switzerland : Top seeds Lazio of Italy drew last year&#39;s semi-finalists Villarreal, English Premiership side Middlesbrough and the experienced Partizan Belgrade in the UEFA Cup draw.
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Boudewijn Zenden scored twice as Middlesbrough beat Lazio 2-0 to maintain its 100 percent record in the UEFA Cup group stage on Thursday.
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The draw for the Champions League group stages takes place on Thursday with six British teams in the hat.
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Barcelona were keeping their feet on the ground after continuing their perfect start in Champions League Group F with a stylish 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
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Middlesbrough can look forward to the draw for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup on Friday after dismantling the previously unbeaten 25-match record of Partizan Belgrade with a 3-0 win.
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MIDDLESBROUGH have landed themselves with the most glamorous ties of the new-look Uefa Cup - but also face the most difficult opponents of the inaugural group phase of the competition.
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Bayern Munich players and officials were thrilled at the propsect of meeting English champions Arsenal for a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions&#39; League after today&#39;s draw in Nyon paired the two clubs.
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Middlesbrough enhanced their chances of turning this season&#39;s European adventure into a grand tour by finishing top of their Uefa Cup qualifying group last night.
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Middlesbrough beat Partizan Belgrade to qualify for the Uefa Cup knockout stage as Group E winners.