12 Monday Mar 2012
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11 Sunday Mar 2012
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11 Sunday Mar 2012
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09 Friday Mar 2012
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09 Friday Mar 2012
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The Manchester Clubs were defeated in the first legs of their Europa League fixtures yesterday. In the case of City, losing by one goal to Sporting Lisbon may have had more to do with their own internal issues than with the quality of their opposition who were well organised and held back only by the resolute goalkeeper that is Joe Hart. City looked tired and out of sorts, and still appear to have problems adjusting to Europe, which given the speed of their progress is understandable.
United however, were outplayed outclassed and well out…everything by a team from Spain called Athletic Bilbao. That United have a one-goal deficit had more to do more with Athletic missing a number of chances than how Alex Ferguson’s men played on the night.
Yes, we have seen the emergence of a new Spanish powerhouse, however, the question has to asked as to what is to become of the English clubs – the Europa League was meant to be Europe’s First Division, well try telling that Athletic who taught the once great European side that was Manchester United how to play with speed, skill and sheer talent.
Arsenal heroics the other night against AC Milan in the Champions League may have been celebrated by the fans, however the truth is they were completely outplayed in the first leg and all Milan had to do was sit back and soak up the pressure for the return fixture at the Emirates.
Robin Van Persie’s miss at the end was not a real reflection of the gap between the two sides.
And Chelsea, who have never really looked like winning the Champions League title ever, have it all to do against Napoli if they are to progress into the quarter-final.
It’s going to take more than getting rid of AVB to come back from a 3-1 defeat here.
Years ago, 2004 if my memory serves me right, a cab driver gave me the low down on the English game. He believed that English football just did not cut it against the Europeans, something you could clearly see reflected by the continued failure of the national side and that those foreign players that were lured by the money to play here lost their vitality so that they never the same players ever again.
Trouble is he was right then, and what he said then, is also true today.
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08 Thursday Mar 2012
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The men were killed when their Warrior armoured vehicle was hit.
Yorkshire Regiment commanding officer, Lt Col Zac Stenning, paid tribute to his “incredibly brave men”.
Five of the men were from 3rd Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.
Both Pte Wilford and Pte Frampton came from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, Cpl Hartley was from nearby Dewsbury and Pte Kershaw came from Bradford. Pte Wade was from Warrington in Cheshire.
Sgt Coupe, from St Annes in Lancashire, was on secondment to the regiment from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.
07 Wednesday Mar 2012
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KANDAHAR – Six British soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan after their vehicle was hit by an explosion, taking the total past 400 to 404. Five of soldiers were from 3rd Battalion the Yorkshire Regiment and one from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment had been on patrol in Kandahar province on Tuesday, the MoD confirmed. Their families have been told.
This is the biggest single loss of UK life at one time in Afghanistan since a Nimrod crash killed 14 in 2006.
The MoD said the six soldiers were on a security patrol in a Warrior armoured fighting vehicle when it was caught in an explosion in Kandahar province. They had been travelling as part of a two Warrior patrol when the vehicle was hit at the junction of a road travelling east from Gereshk and another heading north to Lashkar Gah, the MoD said.
Most of the 9,500 UK troops in Afghanistan are expected to be withdrawn by the end of 2014. The last British soldier to be killed in Afghanistan was Senior Aircraftman Ryan Tomlin, of 2 Squadron, Royal Air Force Regiment, who died from gunshot wounds in Helmand on 13 February.
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06 Tuesday Mar 2012
Arsenal lose 4-3 overall
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06 Tuesday Mar 2012
Brazil has become the sixth-biggest economy in the world, the BBC’s website reports. It says the country’s finance minister Guido Mantega said the Brazilian economy is now worth $2.5tn (£1.6tn).
The Latin American nation’s economy grew 2.7% last year, official figures show, more than the UK’s 0.8% growth.
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) and other economic forecasters also said that Brazil had now overtaken the UK.
Mantega said: “It is not important to be the world’s sixth-biggest economy, but to be among the most dynamic economies, and with sustainable growth.”
Brazil is enjoying an economic boom because of high food and oil prices, which has led to rapid growth.
In 2010, the Brazilian economy was worth $2.09tn, compared with the UK’s $2.25tn total output, in current US dollars, according to the International Monetary Fund.
However, according to NIESR, using the IMF’s figures at current exchange rates, Brazil’s economy is now $2.52tn and the UK’s is $2.48tn.
The larger increase in the nominal size of both economies is explained by domestic inflation.
The Centre for Economics and Business Research has also said that Brazil’s economy has overtaken the UK’s.
In the fourth quarter of last year, Brazil’s economy grew by 0.3% from the previous quarter, according to Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia de Estatistica.
Brazil, the largest Latin American economy and one of the so-called Bric nations together with Russia, India and China, has seen its economy soar in recent years, with growth far outpacing the US and western Europe, but sending inflation higher.
The currency, the real, fell 11% against the US dollar last year.
That is after two years of huge gains – up 5% in 2010 and 34% in 2009. The currency is worth more than double what it was 10 years ago.
With substantial oil and gas reserves continuing to be discovered off Brazil’s coast in recent years, the country is now the world’s ninth largest oil producer, and the government wishes to ultimately enter the top five.
The country will also host the 2014 World Cup, and Rio de Janeiro will be home to the 2016 summer Olympics.
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06 Tuesday Mar 2012
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Can Arsenal repeat their ‘perfect’ victory against Spurs and put FIVE past AC Milan at the Emirates tonight?
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7574008,0.html
Arsenal were outplayed, outclassed and were completely out of their depth last night. AC Milan actually struggled to get to this stage – there again who wouldn’t with Barcelona in your group – you would never have guessed it by the way they took apart Arsene Wenger’s men last night – 4-0 was being kind, this was men against boys, and the appearance of their legend Thierry Henry for one last hurrah only hinted that this was Arsenal that was on the field at the San Siro and that this was one of the best teams in Europe.
Robinho netted two – the first of which came after a stunning volley from Kevin Prince Boeting, and everytime you looked at the coach’s corner, the usually authoritative Arsene Wenger looked more lost than the rest of us.
If rumours that Henry wants to continue prove to be true, then this Arsenal team will need him for Robin Van…
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