Jan 28
BARCLAYS Premier League giants Manchester United and Arsenal will face-off in the last 16 of the FA Cup following the fifth-round draw.
United currently top the premiership table on goal difference from Arsenal.
Both clubs are in with a shot of landing the treble of League, FA Cup and Champions League titles that United achieved in 1999 but this draw means yet one more of the favourites for the oldest senior Cup competition in world football will be knocked out before the quarter-finals.
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Jan 28
2008-2009 Vanderbilt Commodores Football Schedule
8-28-08 at Miami OH (Thur.)
9-4-08 SOUTH CAROLINA (Thur.)
9-20-08 at Mississippi
10-4-08 AUBURN
10-11-08 at Mississippi State
10-18-08 at Georgia
10-25-08 DUKE
11-1-08 RICE
11-8-08 FLORIDA
11-15-08 at Kentucky
11-22-08 TENNESSEE
11-29-08 at Wake Forest
Home games in all caps
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Jan 28
Former Houston Dynamo Joseph Ngwenya has landed in the Austrian Bundesliga, but is this just a quick stop in route to Bayern Munich? Here’s the speculation:
The group of people trying to help Ngwenya’s career include German coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who was impressed by the striker’s performance when they met at Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy.
Klinsmann was the vice-president of an American consultancy firm when he began to work within the structures of the Galaxy leading to his meeting with Ngwenya.
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Jan 28
Even as time moves on, Pennsylvania officials appear to be no closer to reaching an agreement on funding part of the soccer stadium needed to land Philadelphia a MLS franchise.
When asked if the state would provide the needed $45m to make the stadium a reality, State Sen. Dominic Pileggi, the Republican Senate majority leader, said ‘undetermined.’ He then went on to note that ‘GOP legislators have pledged to avoid new spending, and it’s unclear whether they will want to provide millions of dollars for a sports stadium when roads, bridges and schools need help.’
However, he made sure to point out that since the proposal is not just about building a stadium, but revitalizing a large portion of the Chester waterfront, he thinks Republicans would be willing to back the plan, especially since ‘an award of state money would be contingent on assurances that the housing, restaurants, and other facilities would be built, and that job-creation projections would be met.’
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Jan 28
Sir Alex Ferguson
LONDON – Manchester United will face Arsenal in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and Liverpool and Chelsea picked up home games against relatively easy opponents in Monday’s draw.
The two most successful clubs in the competition’s 136-year history meet at Old Trafford for a place in the quarter-finals.
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Jan 28
Mellberg has made over 200 appearances for Aston Villa
Italian giants Juventus have reached an agreement to sign Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg at the end of the season on a three-year deal.
Villa had initially blocked the move but as the 30-year-old’s contract runs out in June they agreed to let the Sweden international leave in July.
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Jan 28
Liverpool
5-2
Havant & Waterlooville
Lucas 27, Benayoun 44, 56, 59, Crouch 90
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Jan 28
THE fourth Test between Australia and India ends in a draw, as Adam Gilchrist declares his innings in Test cricket as over.
1805: Well, that’s all she wrote, folks. The captains agree to a draw and the series remains 2-1. Thanks for your company today, cricket fans, and we’ll see you for the one-day series.
1748: Sridhar again: "Oh come on… shd declare now and let the crowd have some fun. It would be 18 overs for 200+ runs; difficult in the shorter versions too…whats to be be scared of?!" – Wow, now I’m working hard – thanks for all the comments – great stuff everyone. I’m being hammered – or Malletted 
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Jan 28
Ok, we all know he plays a decent game of golf, but it looks like Tiger’s pretty much perfected his layering skills as well.
Here’s a recap from the Buick Invitational that just wrapped up at windswept and blustery Torrey Pines:
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Jan 28
Gillett and Hicks
LIVERPOOL, England – Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks said he discussed selling part of the Premier League club to a Dubai-based group, while pledging long-term commitment to Liverpool and manager Rafa Benitez.
The Texan revealed talks with Dubai International Capital – which lost out to Hicks and George Gillett Jr. in last March’s takeover – about funding Liverpool’s new stadium, which is expected to cost around 400 million pounds (C$800 million).
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