Issue: May 07, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, June 19, 2013   

Toure de force
Manchester City moved to within touching distance of a first English league title in 44 years after Yaya Toure scored twice in a 2-0 win at Newcastle.



Fiery Taylor makes Reds pay penalty
Fly-half Tom Taylor slotted five penalties, two in the final six minutes, to give the Canterbury Crusaders a 15-11 victory over Super 15 rugby champions Queensland Reds.

Fitting Nou Camp farewell for Guardiola
Lionel Messi scored four goals to take his La Liga tally to 50 this season as Barcelona hammered Espanyol 4-0 in an emotional last game at the Nou Camp for coach Pep Guardiola.

Sweeping defeat for thunderstruck Mavs
The Oklahoma City Thunder roared home with a final-quarter blitz to eliminate last season's NBA champions Dallas Mavericks from the Western Conference play-offs with a 103-97 victory.

Boss coy on future with Cup kings
Roberto Di Matteo dodged questions on his future after Chelsea took the FA Cup for a fourth time in six seasons with a 2-1 win against Liverpool.



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