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Football: Nine-man Inter win derby

2010-01-24 18:42:18Sports

Nine-man Inter Milan surged nine points clear of city rivals AC Milan at the top of Serie A with a dramatic 2-0 win in the San Siro on Sunday night.

Werder Bremen snatched top spot in the German Bundesliga after crushing Freiburg 6-0 on Saturday, as young playmaker Mesut Ozil stole the show.

In a modest office in the neighborhood of Petionville, Haiti, engineers, architects, aid workers and government officials are working on the earthquake-ravaged country’s future. They call it Haiti 2.0.

American pair Matt Kuchar and Scott Piercy share the lead after Saturday’s third round in the Turning Stone Resort Championship.

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

As huge numbers of desperate Haitians struggled Friday in what could be their last hours of life, the supplies many needed remained stuck in planes, ships, and cargo holds, unable to get to them.

Eight U.S. missionaries who were detained for almost three weeks in Haiti on child kidnapping charges arrived in Miami, Florida, late Wednesday night after a judge ordered them freed.

A mistrial has been declared in the trial of two people accused of attempting to extort millions from actor John Travolta.

Barclays have agreed a new three-year title sponsorship deal with the English Premier League which will be worth around $135million to top-flight clubs.

Tottenham Hotspur humiliated Wigan 9-1 with England striker Jermain Defoe scoring five to move into the Champions League spots in the English Premier League.

Argentine striker Carlos Tevez scores twice against his former club as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 on Monday to move up to fifth position in the English Premier League table.

Florida police go to the home of Tiger Woods to talk to the golf superstar and his wife about his car crash, but are told they are not available to talk as scheduled.

Mexico international striker Antonio de Nigris has died at the age of 31 from a suspected heart attack.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona will learn his fate this weekend following world ruling body FIFA’s hearing into the football legend’s foul-mouthed tirade last month.

Three Salvadoran gang members were arrested Monday in connection with the killing of French filmmaker Christian Poveda last June, police said.

Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on exactly 100 and passed 30,000 international runs as India batted out for a draw in the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad on Friday.

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