Monday, November 02, 2009
Kelantan go from no-hopers to contenders in just 40 days
PETALING JAYA: Coach B. Sathianathan has transformed Kelantan to become a very combative outfit in barely 40 days.
Terengganu pay heavy price for letting Hairuddin go
KUALA TERENGGANU: Negri Sembilan striker Hairuddin Omar proved his home team Terengganu wrong for leaving him out of their Malaysia Cup campaign.
Strachan starts Boro reign with loss, Keane finally gets a win
LONDON: Gordon Strachan admits there is no chance of an overnight transformation in Middlesbrough’s fortunes after his first match in charge of the Division Two side ended in a 1-0 home defeat against struggling Plymouth.
Ferguson now sets his sights on Chelsea as United eye top spot
MANCHESTER: Alex Ferguson turned his attention to next weekend’s clash with Chelsea after a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers left his champions two points behind the Premier League leaders.
Wenger talks up title chances after derby delight
LONDON: Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal are showing the class and authority of Premier League title contenders after a comfortable 3-0 win over rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
City held again
LONDON: Manchester City’s Premier League challenge continued along its spluttering, unconvincing path when they were held to a goalless draw at Birmingham City yesterday, their fourth successive league draw.
Benitez on the backfoot after another Liverpool flop
LONDON: Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admits he has plenty of thinking to do after an already troubled season took another turn for the worse with a 3-1 defeat by Fulham here at Craven Cottage.
Maicousuel lone strike lifts Hoffenheim above Bayern
BERLIN: Hoffenheim’s Brazil striker Maicosuel hit a first-half goal to seal a 1-0 win over Freiburg yesterday which put his side fifth in the Bundesliga and knocked Bayern Munich down into sixth.
Inter go seven clear as Sampdoria draw
MILAN: Inter Milan surged seven points clear at the top of Serie A after Diego Milito and Maicon struck to seal a 2-0 win at lowly Livorno yesterday.
Pique own-goal denies Barca victory as Real close gap
MADRID: A disastrous stoppage-time own goal by Gerard Pique denied Barcelona the spoils in a 1-1 draw at Osasuna on Saturday as the champions saw their lead over Real Madrid cut to a single point.
