Boxing
RAMA, Ont. – This could be Phil Boudreault’s last chance, and he knows it.
So far, so good.
The 31-year-old native of Sudbury, Ont., in his first boxing match since representing Canada at the 1996 Olympics and six months out of a prison cell, won a split decision over Tebor Brosch of Mississauga on Saturday night.
Sooners continue play on Sunday
Jan. 19, 2008
WICHITA, Kan. – The University of Oklahoma men’s tennis team dominated play Saturday at the 2007-08 Shocker Invitational.
Oklahoma opened with three doubles matches wins against Wichita State.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Lindsey Vonn soared to victory Saturday, pulling within one World Cup win of matching childhood idol Picabo Street as the top American downhiller. [+] Enlarge
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Seed No.27 Maria Kirilenko defeated sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze 6-7, 6-1, 6-2 in the third round of the Australian Open.
Robbery-affected Chakvetadze won the opening set in a thrilling tie-breaker. But Kirilenko ignored the fact that her opponent had a fantastic 28-1 win-loss record in Grand Slams after taking the first set, and got her way to victory even though Chakvetadze saved four match points.
While the mercury on the thermometer outside Allstate Arena was in the single digits, inside the Rutgers Scarlet Knights were scorching hot from the field. Yet the determined DePaul Blue Demons were not going to be denied as they rallied from behind for a 75-73 win.
Lowestoft Town v Blackstones
The FA Carlsberg Vase
Fourth Round Proper
Saturday 19 January 2008
Lincolnshire side Blackstones needed a 90th penalty to get this far in The FA Vase and now they are another 90 minutes and a trip to Lowestoft away from reaching the last 16 of the competition for the first time.
Their Third Round triumph came in a closely fought game against Coleshill and goals from Phil Stebbing and Dan Cotton’s late penalty secured a 2-1 win.
Adrian Mutu
MILAN, Italy – Adrian Mutu and Christian Vieri scored on penalties Saturday to give Fiorentina a 2-1 victory over visiting Torino in the Serie A.
Vieri put Fiorentina ahead as first-half injury time expired, after Mutu was fouled in the area. Torino midfielder Vince Grella equalized with a low shot in the 57th, but Mutu earned the second penalty in the 76th and converted it himself.
Two good things happened today as Arsenal eased past Fulham.
Eduardo showed he was more than a fox in the box with some great foot skills, turning into a provider on two occasions. Rosicky was the beneficiary of a Eduardo pass after the Croatian had dummied his way past three Fulham defenders from the left, his shot unfortunately hit the woodwork. But there was no denying Rosicky the second time as he volleyed Eduardo’s second offering after the striker served up another cross from the edge of the box.
Good things happen when Arsenal widens its game. The Gael Clichy cross swung in from the left was just perfect and Adebayor timed his header to perfection and caressed it into the corner. Just before halftime Aleksandr Hleb’s cross from the opposite flank found Adebayor powering the ball in. Two crosses, two headers, two goals.
