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    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL BOSS DISMISSES ARSENAL SCARE April 1, 2008

    (SomaliNet) As the pair of English teams clash in Champions League on Wednesday night, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has rejected claims his side are scared of Arsenal. Gunners defender Kolo Toure stoked the fires ahead of the quarter-final first-leg tie by suggesting Liverpool were running scare

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    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: UNITED’S 'ROONEY-ALDO' DISAPPOINT ROMA April 2, 2008

    (SomaliNet) Manchester United’s Christiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney have extended AS Roma’s frustration after beating them 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico. Tuesday’s results has allowed Manchester United put one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League with Ronaldo scoreing his 36th goal

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    TRANSFER SPECULATIONS: UNITED’S RONALDO COULD EVENTUALLY SIGN FOR REAL-SCHUSTER April 2, 2008

    (SomaliNet) Admitting that there is little chance of signing Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid’s coach Bernd Schuster. Said if the Portugal striker leads Manchester United to continued success he could end up at the Bernabeu. "Right now Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world but Manch

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    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL HOLDS ARSENAL IN 1-1 DRAW April 3, 2008

    (SomaliNet) Liverpool earned them an away goal to take back to Anfield for the second leg against Arsenal, in a 1-1 draw Wednesday night at Emmirates. The Reds were very lucky that Dirk Kuyt did not concede a penalty for his challenge on Alexandre Hleb. "I think it was a penalty, but the r

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    PREMIER LEAGUE: VIDIC RULED OUT FOR 2-3 WEEKS WITH KNEE INJURY- UNITED April 3, 2008

    (SomaliNet) After injuring his left knee against AS Roma in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final, in Rome, Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic will be out for two to three weeks, the club confirmed on Thursday. At first United feared the 26-year-old Serbian might miss the rest of the s

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    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: CHELSEA LOSES UNBEATEN RECORD IN 2-1 LOSS April 3, 2008

    (SomaliNet) Chelsea lost their unbeaten record in this season's Champions League as Fenerbahce came from a goal down to win 2-1 in the first leg of their quarter-final in Istanbul. The Blues took an early lead at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium thanks to Deivid's own-goal before substitute and former

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    FRANCE: RELAY OF THE OLYMPIC TORCH THROUGH PARIS CALLED OFF April 8, 2008

    (SomaliNet) The Chinese authorities organizing the five-hour passage of the Olympic torch gave up the road relay after demonstrators protesting against Beijing's crackdown on Tibet constantly snarled its progress and forced lengthy delays, Police said. Thousands of pro-Tibet protesters tried to b

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    SPORTS: OLYMPIC TORCH EXTINGUISHED TWICE AMIDST TIBET PROTESTS April 8, 2008

    (SomaliNet) Security officials on Monday extinguished the Olympic torch for a second time amid heavy protests during the torch relay in Paris. It was being escorted onto a bus in a bid to move it away from protesters. According to sources, the flame was being carried out of a Paris traffic tunne

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    CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: BARCELONA TO FACE UNITED IN SEMI-FINALS April 10, 2008

    (SomaliNet) After stuttering past Schalke 1-0 at the Camp Nou to complete a 2-0 aggregate victory,Barcelona will face Manchester United in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Possessing a 1-0 lead from the first-leg, Barca lined up with Thierry Henry and Krkic Bojan in support of Samuel Eto'

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    OLYMPIC TORCH AGAIN IN TROUBLE IN THE US CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO April 10, 2008

    (SomaliNet) The Olympic torch relay has again run into trouble, this time in the US city of San Francisco. Officials cancelled the planned closing ceremony on the waterfront and changed the location at the last minute to the San Francisco airport on Wednesday. But the flame was not even dis

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