Archive for April, 2006

Eight On The Trot For Dott, One Too Few For Fu

Sunday, April 30th, 2006

With the score at 8-8 Graeme Dott won eight consecutive frames to go 16-8 up against world number one Ronnie O’Sullivan, and finally triumphed 17-11 to reach his first World Championship final.
Dott said he deserved more respect after reaching his second World Championship final.
“It’s impossible to fluke your way to the Crucible final - you […]

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Racing World Stunned As Pipe Quits

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Legendry record breaking Trainer Martin Pipe has shocked the racing world by announcing his immediate retirement from the sport.
The 60-year-old will hand over the reins at his Somerset stables to his son David.
Pipe’s retirement means chief rival Paul Nicholls is now the firm favourite to take this season’s champion jump trainer title. […]

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Ebdon Close To Final

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Peter Ebdon upped his game considerably to lead Marco Fu 15-9 in the World Championship semi-final at the Crucible.
After a dire first session, the match has improved with Ebdon going from strength to strength.
Resuming 9-7 ahead, Ebdon made a brilliant 122 break in the opener and proceeded to take the next three.
Fu stopped […]

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And Now It’s 45 For Nadal

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

The defending champion and top seed Rafael Nadal lost the opening set and was 4-1 down in the second before coming back to beat Finn Jarkko Nieminen 4-6 6-4 6-3 to reach the last four at the Barcelona Open and extend his winning streak on clay to 45 matches.
He is now just one […]

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Taylor Criticises FA AS Scolari Pulls Out

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Ex England manager Graham Taylor accussed the FA of looking amateurish as Luiz Felipe Scolari ruled himself out of the running for the England job.
Taylor said: “What a mess this is.”
“I am very, very disappointed with the way the FA has handled the structure and the selection process.”
“There is not enough structure and […]

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ABetX Temporarily Close

Friday, April 28th, 2006

ABetx the innovative auction style betting exchange has just announced that it will be temporarily closing while it re specs its product.
The following email has just been sent to all registered users.
“After several months of soft launch we have gathered much useful feedback about what you would like to see on ABetX and as […]

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Boro Comeback Again To Reach Final

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Another astonishing comeback from Middlebrough saw them through to the Uefa Cup final.
A last minute goal from Massimo Maccarone gave them a 4-2 (4-3 agg) win over Steaua Bucarest who led 1-0 from the first leg.
Steaua Bucharest extended their lead early on through Nicolae Dica and Dorin Goian.
As in the previous round against Basle, […]

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Nadal Makes It Win Number 43

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Defending champion Rafael Nadal beat Feliciano Lopez 6-4 6-2 in the second round of the Barcelona Open and extended his unbeaten run on clay to 43 matches.
The Spaniard broke twice in each set against his fellow countryman to set up a clash with another compatriot - qualifier Ivan Navarro-Pastor.
His winning sequence […]

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O’Sullivan Leads Dott 5-3

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Tournament favourite Ronnie O’Sullivan has taken a two frame lead over Scotland’s Graeme Dott in the first session of their World Championship semi final at the Crucible.
Dott started superbly, winning the first frame with a 121 break but O’Sullivan took two of the next three for a 2-2 scoreline at the interval.
O’Sullivan was on […]

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It’s Barcelona v Arsenal

Thursday, April 27th, 2006

Barcelona are through to the Champions League final after securing a 0-0 draw against AC Milan to win the tie on aggregate 1-0.
Andriy Shevchenko missed Milan’s best chance and had a goal ruled out, but Barcelona defended a narrow first-leg lead and now play Arsenal on 17 May.
Milan were in desperate need of an […]

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