Dec 10

Swansea City v Horsham
Second Round Proper Replay
Monday 10 December 2007
Liberty Stadium
Winning club receives £24,000
Click here for results
Third Round draw details

Horsham manager John Maggs reveals tonight’s FA Cup Second Round replay is a dream money-spinner for the club – and if they get any further it will be a bonus.

The Sussex club came from behind to claim a famous 1-1 draw with the League One leaders last month and Maggs claims his players have nothing to loose when they step out in front of the Sky cameras at The Liberty Stadium on Monday night.

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Dec 10

The Longmead facility includes a brand new pavilion plus football pitches, an all-weather floodlit multi-use games area, tennis courts and children’s play area.

The Football Foundation provided £162,700 to the project which totalled £263,000 and was led by local volunteer, Jack Purssell, with an aim to increase football participation in the rural area.

Devon Delight
Hemyock JFC already run boys teams at U8, U10 and U12 age groups as well as an adult senior side and the new facilities mean that they can now start planning for more youth football age groups plus a girls section.

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Dec 10

By: Nathanial Tsuzuki

Understanding what your child needs and giving them insight into what will help them out the most is an important part of learning to raise a child. Sometimes, this is not seen as easily as others, but it is important to keep the right influences in perspective. As a parent, one of the best things you can give your child is the ability to decide whether they want to play in sports.

Sometimes, encouraging your child to join a sport isn’t as easy as it looks. Of course, as a parent, you understand the benefits of them going outside and being part of a physical activity. Most likely, you have also seen the benefits of working on a team and working towards accomplishing goals that are in sports specifically. This is important to keep in perspective with what your child needs. Even though you may see it as beneficial, it may not be to their benefit.

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Dec 10

LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Breeders’ Cup got bigger for the second straight year.

Three races were added to thoroughbred racing’s world championships in 2008, increasing the two-day event to 14 races worth $25.5 million in prize money. The next Breeders’ Cup will be at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., on Oct. 24-25.

The new races — added to three others run for the first time at the Breeders’ Cup at Monmouth Park two months ago — boosts the opening day to six races worth more than $5 million. The second day features eight races, including the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic.

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Dec 10

AUSTRALIA’S cricketers have been ordered to get serious about Twenty20 cricket as they take aim at total world domination.

Australia have admitted in the past they have not prepared properly for the bite-sized format which has taken the game by storm.

But that will change tonight when a new-look side under rookie captain Michael Clarke takes on New Zealand at a sold-out WACA Ground.

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Dec 10

Niners’ Dilfer leaves game with injury

San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) – San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trent Dilfer left Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings with 19 seconds remaining in the second quarter with an injury. 

On 4th-and-2 at the Vikings’ nine-yard line, Dilfer was flushed from the pocket and scrambled to his left. While stumbling short of the marker, Dilfer was nailed in the head by Charles Gordon and laid motionless for several minutes.

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Dec 10
McGhee for Scotland – McLeish
McLeish (left) says McGhee would be a successful Scotland manager

Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish says Motherwell boss Mark McGhee would be his ideal successor.

McLeish joined English Premier League outfit Birmingham City last month after narrowly missing out on steering Scotland to the Euro 2008 finals.

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Dec 10

This is a video showing what Fabien Barthez looked like when he had hair.(Apologies for the ghastly pun)

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Dec 10

My Love Affair With the Arsenal

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Dec 10

Bills send Dolphins to 0-13 record

Dolphins fall to 0-13

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – The Miami Dolphins are so terrible that even their division rivals, the Buffalo Bills, are starting to feel sorry for them.

Safety Donte Whitner, of course, wasn’t sympathetic until after the Bills completed a 38-17 rout Sunday, handing Miami its 13th straight defeat to start the season, and 16th straight dating to last year.

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