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Rafa Benitez hailed the battling qualities of his Liverpool players as they came back from the brink of defeat to reach their third Champions League semi-final in four years with tonight’s 4-2 (5-3 aggregate) victory over Arsenal at Anfield.

‘I was delighted with the belief of my players, particularly in the second half,’ he said. ‘We had been so poor before the break, but so much better in the second period.

‘It was a tremendous game for our fans, there were six goals and we played so well.
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It may be too early to suggest the Anaheim Ducks are dead in the water, but they’re definitely treading water after dropping their first two playoff games on home ice.

Mike Modano and Brad Richards scored 55 seconds apart in the third period as the Dallas Stars shocked the Ducks 5-2 and a crowd of 17,181 at the Honda Center on Saturday night.

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Bill Elliott wil sub for Jeremy Mayfield at the Nextel cup race at Watkins Glen this weekend fueling speculation that Mayfield is on his way ourt at Everham Motorsports. Mayfield was never contacted about the switch so he may have seen his last start at Everham Motorsports. Putting Bill Elliott in the car does guarantee a spot in the field for Ray Everham.

Don’t look for Mayfield to be back and some rumors have him going to drive for Michael Waltrip and Toyota. No matter what happens it looks like he won’t be back with Everham Motorsports.

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Kevin Martin will get a chance to redeem himself on a couple of fronts prior to returning home from the world men’s curling championship.

The Canadian skip built a 4-1 lead through three ends and hung on for a 5-4 semifinal win over Norwegian counterpart Thomas Ulsrud in Grand Forks, N.D., on Saturday afternoon.

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….and a competitive basketball player?

Marcus Jordan is 17, a high school junior looks like he might be following in his father's legendary footsteps.

Texas Rangers reliever Eddie Guardado landed on the disabled list Saturday with a sore left shoulder, retroactive to April 5.

Guardado, 37, has pitched just 17 times, including twice this season, since undergoing Tommy John (elbow ligament replacement) surgery in 2006.

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Defenceman Denis Grebeshkov re-signed Monday with the Edmonton Oilers.

Financial terms of the one-year contract were not disclosed.

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Kevin Keegan is beginning to turn his thoughts more and more towards his summer singings now. Keegan has said that his signing will only be quality signings, and one of these signings he would like to make is Peter Crouch.

The stories linking Michael Owen with a move away from St James’ Park continue but Keegan remains convinced that Owen will stay with the Toon and he is now looking to pair him with his England colleague for next season. They have worked well together for their country, so now Keegan wants them to work well for their club.
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So Arsenal slipped up yesterday, drawing 2-2 in their Premier League fixture against Birmingham City.

Was this related to the obvious shock among the team at seeing Eduardo's leg break, or is it a more general sign that they are starting to feel the pressure?

OK, so you could argue that Birmingham shouldn't have had their free kick or their penalty, but it was still an unconvincing display by the Gunners, who have been playing great football for much of the season.
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Goulding: Rewarded for his efforts

They are all talented young men who have taken their chances well, have played an important part in our season so far and have major roles to play in the Wigan squads of the next few years.

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