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Football: Arsenal exit FA Cup

2010-01-24 18:42:18Sports

Arsenal became the latest big-name casualty in this season’s English FA Cup as they slid to a 3-1 defeat at fellow Premier League side Stoke City on Sunday.

The pressure of playing for Real Madrid is greater than playing for Manchester United but Cristiano Ronaldo says he has settled into life at his new club.

Tennis ace Roger Federer has given his unfailing support to his “good friend” Tiger Woods as the embattled golfer attempts to restore his reputation.

Haiti’s government has regrouped after last week’s devastating earthquake and is working to find food, shelter and medicine for survivors, its prime minister said Tuesday.

All of the 32 available places for the 2010 World Cup have been decided, after a dramatic night of play-off qualification which saw Algeria, Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, France and Uruguay book their berths.

A woman who denied having an affair with Tiger Woods will hold a news conference with her lawyer Thursday, a day after Woods admitted his “transgressions.”

Manny Pacquiao believes his lightening hand speed will help him triumph over Miguel Cotto’s raw power as he bids to take his World Boxing Organization welterweight title in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Malawi stunned Algeria 3-0 at a near-deserted November 11 stadium in Luanda as the unpredictable start to the African Nations Cup continued.

Pedro Rodriguez’s superb first half goal gave Barcelona a 1-0 home win over Almeria to equal their best ever start to a Spanish league season.

Chelsea have been rocked by a leg injury to England left-back Ashley Cole, which threatens to keep him out of action for weeks.

Daniel Rouzier clutched a mahogany rosary and a pair of latex gloves in his left hand, his face covered in a sterile mask.

A third suspect has been arrested in the massacre of 15 people at a house party last month in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a Mexican official said Saturday.

World number two Novak Djokovic beats John Isner in a grueling four hour 16 minute encounter to secure Serbia’s passage into the quarterfinals of the Davis Cup on Sunday.

An angry Phil Mickelson hinted at legal action for being accused of “cheating” by fellow PGA Tour professional Scott McCarron.

World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro fails a doping test for cortisone, which was found in a cream the Italian defender used to treat a bee sting — claim Italian media reports.

On a field dominated by men, Yanet Moreno is the only woman to step onto the baseball diamond during Cuba’s national championship.

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