Dec 12
The FA Youth Cup Sponsored by E.ON
Third Round Proper
Tuesday 11 December 2007
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Bristol City are hoping to maintain their ten-game unbeaten streak when they travel to Everton for their Third Round FA Youth Cup clash, at Goodison Park.
City’s best ever Youth Cup run came last season when they reached the last 16, but their Merseyside hosts, however, have a fantastic history in the competition. They have won the Cup three times and have played in seven finals.
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Dec 12
Fernando Torres
LONDON – Liverpool clinched an unlikely place in the next round of the Champions League alongside Real Madrid, FC Porto, Olympiakos and Schalke on Tuesday.
Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt scored to give Liverpool a 4-0 victory over Marseille in its final group game, seven weeks after the five-time European champions looked to be on the verge of elimination.
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Dec 12
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Free Agents catcher Paul Lo Duca and reliever Eric Gagne signed $5 million and $10 million, one year deals with the Washington Nationals and the Milwaukee Brewers respectively.
Lo Duca is tapped to replace Brian Schneider behind the plate. Schneider was part of the recent trade with the Mets in which the Nationals obtained young outfielder Lastings Milledge.
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Dec 12
Italian Capello has won domestic titles in both Italy and Spain
Fabio Capello could be installed as the new England manager by the end of the week, BBC Sport understands.
The Italian is expected to fly to London for formal discussions – and a deal could be wrapped up within days.
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Dec 12
A fast start helped Vanderbilt to a victory in its first true road game of the season, as well as in its most recent contest.
The 20th-ranked Commodores hope for more of the same when they visit DePaul on Wednesday night.
Despite winning the South Padre Invitational in Texas last month, Vanderbilt (9-0) will visit an opponent’s home court for just the second time when it faces the Blue Demons (2-3), who could still be reeling from Saturday’s 84-66 loss at No. 3 Kansas.
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Dec 12
Ditka Answers Trust Fund Critics
MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Ditka said Tuesday he would dissolve his Hall of Fame Assistance Trust Fund in the wake of a report that the charity had given only a small amount of money to needy former NFL players.
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Dec 12
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The new owners of the Nashville Predators wasted little time showing who’s in charge, promoting current general manager David Poile to president of hockey operations on Tuesday.
Lead owner David Freeman, who took over operation of the team and management of the team’s arena on Friday, the same day the team’s $193 million purchase of the team was finalized, also moved Ed Lang to president of business operations.
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Dec 12
Jermain Taylor
NEW YORK – Two of the best boxers in the world were upstaged Tuesday by an infant.
Laila Jayden Taylor was born Monday in Little Rock, Ark., the third child of former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor and his wife Erica. Taylor stayed home with wife and daughter rather than attend a news conference promoting his Feb. 16 rematch in Las Vegas with Kelly Pavlik.
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Dec 12
Steve Molitor
Undefeated champion Steve Molitor will make the third defence of his IBF world junior featherweight title against Ricardo ‘Piolo’ Castillo on Saturday, January 19.
"The Canadian Kid" captured the title last year from the previously unbeaten Michael Hunter with a devastating fifth round knockout.
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