Tottenham defeated Premier League leaders- Chelsea in a tantalizing display in the London derby. Manchester United must be thanking the heavens and also Spurs for keeping their title hopes alive.
According to a Reuters report, South African police had to use pepper spray to stop scuffles, which occurred when tickets to the World Cup 2010 were being sold. Unfortunately, a pensioner lost his life in a queue when thousands of fans rushed to buy the 500,000 tickets being sold over the counter for the first time.
of a silly dispute over the hotel accommodation at the World Cup in South Africa. The warm-up match was to be held on May 30th, to help prepare the sides for the much anticipated World Cup, to be held in June 2010. Mexico will be placed at a hotel in Johannesburg, along with their Group A members, hosts South Africa, France and Uruguay.
Pompey make it to the FA Cup final with a shock 2-0 defeat of Tottenham Hotspur. The club were relegated from the Premier League on Saturday but potrayed an amazing display- full of spirit, to reach the FA Cup final.
The Japanese were booed off the pitch after slumping to a 3-0 defeat to Serbia during their World Cup warm up match, played in Osaka, Japan. Serbia’s Dragan Mrdja scored two goals. The Serbs looked more up for the game as compared to their Japanese counterparts. Japan captain Yuji Nakazawa told Reuters:
The Reds showed tremendous attacking force and overturned a 2-1 deficit from the first leg of their quarter-final tie. Fernando Torres finished with two, while Dirk Kuyt and Lucas scored one each in a fantasic match night at Anfield.
Although the final score read 3-2 in Manchester’s favour, Bayern made it through to the next round, thanks to their away goals advantage. The ten-man United squad couldn’t manage to hold on. Bayern Munich’s Robben helped his team through to the semi-finals with a beautiful volley.
The little wonder scored 4 goals to help Barcelona into the next round. Messi shows his skills in front of goal once again, he scored all four goals for Barca. Arsenal opened up the scoring through Bendtner
Roma move into 2nd place after a 2-1 victory at home to leaders Inter Milan. Claudio Ranieri’s team reduced Inter’s top-of-the-table advantage to only a point, thanks to Luca Toni’s winner. The club has now moved above AC Milan to grab the 2nd spot in the Italian league table.
