FA Cup - Manchester City survive Leicester fright

Yahoo Sports Tue, 18 Jan 21:41:00 2011 Manchester City survived a major scare to beat Leicester City 4-2 at Eastlands in their FA Cup third-round replay, handing Foxes boss Sven-Goran Eriksson defeat on his return to his former club. The first leg had finished 2-2 at the Walkers Stadium, and fans at Eastlands witnessed a similarly entertaining clash as the big-spending Premier League giants emerged victorious in the face of a plucky effort from the Championship side. Carlos Tevez opened the scoring for the hosts before Paul Gallagher levelled from the spot in an open first half. Goals from Patrick Vieira and Adam Johnson seemed to put City...

Zanetti: Benitez broke Inter Milan

ESPNSTAR Inter Milan skipper Javier Zanetti has accused former manager Rafael Benitez of destroying the club.Former Liverpool tactician Benitez was fired after launching an amazing tirade on Inter owner Massimo Moratti for failing to back him during the transfer window at the start of the campaign. With former AC Milan chief Leonardo installed as the club's new manager, Inter have now strung together three straight league wins under the Brazilian's guidance. "Benitez broke something in our environment after what he said at the Club World Cup," Zanetti told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Leonardo has another mind though, another enthusiasm, and...

Australian Open Day 1: Men's Review

ESPNSTAR Roger Federer wasted little time in advancing to the second round of the Australian Open after crushing Lukas Lacko.The world number two and defending champion at Melbourne Park barely broke sweat as he cruised to a 6-1 6-1 6-3 victory. Lacko was a game opponent but was simply outclassed by the 16-time grand slam champion, who showed glimpses of brilliance to thrill a crowd on Rod Laver Arena who may otherwise have felt short-changed to have seen the day session wrapped up in under five and a half hours. For a complete list of all first-round results, access our Live Scorecard"I thought I played great," he said afterwards. "I thought...

Premier League - Blues offer for Keane 'accepted'

Yahoo sports Fri, 14 Jan 21:27:00 2011 Birmingham have had a £6 million bid accepted by Tottenham for striker Robbie Keane, Press Association Sport understands. City have reached agreement with Spurs to pay an initial £4 million for the Republic of Ireland international. But this could rise by additional £2million via various add-ons and clauses in the deal. 30-year-old Keane has been a bit-part player for Tottenham this season, and all but two of the Irishman's appearances for the club this campaign have been as a substitute. In last year's January transfer window Keane secured a loan to Celtic, but his form has not improved since his return. Birmingham...

Premier League - Everton accept bid for Pienaar

  Yahoo sports Everton have accepted an offer from an unnamed club for midfielder Steven Pienaar. Manager David Moyes has now given the South Africa international, who is out of contract at the end of the season, permission to discuss a potential move in the current transfer window. It has been reported on Friday that the 28-year-old has already held talks with Premier League champions Chelsea but those negotiations have broken down. It has also been claimed that Pienaar, who will be available on a free transfer in the summer, will sign a pre-contract agreement with a major European club. Moyes did not comment on those reports at his...

FAMOUS WIN AGAINST NEWCASTLE EARNS STEVENAGE THE AWARD

The Manager Vioce 13 Jan 2011 The League Managers Association five-man Performance of the Week panel, comprising LMA Chairman Howard Wilkinson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Joe Royle, Dave Bassett and Barry Fry, were in agreement that this week, the F&C Investments Performance of the Week Award should go to Stevenage following their excellent 3-1 home win against Newcastle United in The FA Cup on Saturday 8th January 2011.  Stevenage manager Graham Westley will receive a specially engraved crystal football in a presentation to be screened on Sky Soccer Saturday on 15th January 2011. Stevenage produced a memorable display at Broadhall Way...

Ancelotti: Winning title would be huge

ESPN STAR Carlo Ancelotti has revealed retaining the title with Chelsea this season would be the greatest achievement of his career.The Blues' worst slump in the top flight for almost 15 years has seen them blow a five-point lead to lie fifth, nine points behind Manchester United having played a game more. Ancelotti has refused to surrender the title completely but claims Chelsea overhauling such a points deficit and all four teams above them would rank even more highly than his two Champions League triumphs with AC Milan. "Yes, it would be fantastic. It wouldn't be easy to do that, but we can try," said the Italian, who believes it could take...