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CNN Football News: 15 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • CNN News, Football, Sport
- Chelsea count cost of managerial sackings
Guus Hiddink takes charge at Premier League giants Chelsea as the club posts losses of £65.7 million ($93.91m) after hefty payouts for predecessors Jose Mourinho and Avram Grant. - Managerless Pompey beat woeful Man City
Premier League strugglers Portsmouth eased their relegation fears with a 2-0 win over Manchester City at Fratton Park on Saturday. - Hertha go top after beating Bayern Munich
Hertha Berlin beat reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday to go top in Germany. - Beckham’s move to Milan placed in doubt
David Beckham’s permanent move to AC Milan has been placed in doubt after his MLS side LA Galaxy claimed he would be returning to them on March 9 at the end of his loan period. - Anelka hat-trick puts Chelsea into sixth round
A hat-trick from Nicolas Anelka helps Chelsea come from behind to see off second-flight Watford 3-1 to reach the sixth round of the FA Cup on Saturday. It was the first match for the Blues since the sacking of Luiz Felipe Scolari. - Celtic and Rangers play out goalless draw
Celtic striker Scott McDonald missed the chance of the game and home goalkeeper Artur Boruc made two impressive saves as Celtic and Rangers drew 0-0 in the Old Firm derby at Celtic Park on Sunday. - Hamburg defeat Arminia to move up to third
Hamburg are up to third place in the tightest Bundesliga title race in years, after a 2-0 home victory over Arminia Bielefeld on Sunday. - Raul breaks record as Real Madrid close gap
Raul Gonzalez became the leading scorer in Real Madrid history after scoring twice in the 4-0 Primera Liga victory at Sporting Gijon on Sunday. - United ease past Derby to reach quarters
Nani (left) celebrates his opening goal as Manchester United safely secure their passage through to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with a 4-1 victory at Derby. Everton beat Aston Villa 3-1 to also progress to the last eight on Sunday. - Superb Inter claim thrilling derby victory
Dejan Stankovic celebrates scoring the second goal as Inter Milan extend their lead at the top of Serie A to nine points after beating city rivals AC Milan 2-1 in a thrilling San Siro derby on Sunday.
CNN World Sport News: 15 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • CNN News, Sport, World
- Strauss hits century as England take charge
Captain Andrew Strauss hit his 15th Test hundred as England took early control of the hastily-arranged third cricket Test in Antigua on Sunday. - Mauresmo rolls back years in Paris final
Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo rolled back the years to beat Elena Dementieva 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the final of the Paris Open, to secure her first tournament title in two years — delighting the home fans at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin in the process. - Ireland keep their Six Nations hopes alive
Ireland’s bid for the Six Nations rugby title gathered further momentum with a scrappy 38-9 victory against Italy at the Stadio Flaminio, Rome on Sunday. - Pranger takes slalom as rivals crash out
Austrian Manfred Pranger won the men’s slalom gold medal at the world skiing championships at Val d’Isere on Sunday, after watching his main rivals for victory crash out of contention one by one. - UAE denies visa to Israeli tennis player
The United Arab Emirates has refused to grant a visa to female Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer for the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event in Dubai, the WTA reveal in a statement on Sunday. - Murray defeats injury-hit Nadal in final
Second seed Andy Murray wins his 10th career title after defeating world number one Rafael Nadal, who is hampered by a knee problem, 6-3 4-6 6-0 in the final of the ABN AMRO tournament in Rotterdam on Sunday. - United ease past Derby to reach quarters
Nani (left) celebrates his opening goal as Manchester United safely secure their passage through to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup with a 4-1 victory at Derby. Everton beat Aston Villa 3-1 to also progress to the last eight on Sunday. - Raul breaks record as Real Madrid close gap
Raul Gonzalez became the leading scorer in Real Madrid history after scoring twice in the 4-0 Primera Liga victory at Sporting Gijon on Sunday. - Lance Armstrong’s bicycle stolen after race
A one-of-a-kind bicycle belonging to U.S. cycling legend Lance Armstrong was stolen from a team truck in California just hours after he rode it Saturday on the first day of a nine-day race. - Superb Inter claim thrilling derby victory
Dejan Stankovic celebrates scoring the second goal as Inter Milan extend their lead at the top of Serie A to nine points after beating city rivals AC Milan 2-1 in a thrilling San Siro derby on Sunday.
CBS News Sports: 15 February 2009
February 16th, 2009 • CBS News, Sport
- Player in first league game dies at age 89
Ralph Kaplowitz, who played in the first NBA game and on the league’s first championship team, has died. He was 89. - Beckham hurts hamstring in AC Milan game
David Beckham hurt his hamstring in AC Milan’s 2-1 loss to Inter Milan on Sunday, days after his MLS team cut off talks of transferring him to the Italian side. - Curry listed day to day with ankle injury
X-rays on Davidson star guard Stephen Curry’s injured left ankle are negative and the nation’s leading scorer will be listed as day-to-day. - Weather blows final round into doubt
Raging wind that toppled a 40-foot pine and rain that formed puddles on the green forced the PGA Tour to postpone the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, giving it a Monday finish for the first time since 2000. - Ovechkin tabs hat trick
Mike Green’s NHL-record goals streak for defensemen ended at eight games, but Alexander Ovechkin scored three times to give the Washington Capitals a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday. - Calls ‘SI’ writer to apologize
Alex Rodriguez has called ‘Sports Illustrated’ writer Selena Roberts to apologize for critical comments he made during an ESPN interview. - Heels squash comeback bid
Ty Lawson sealed the game with a 3-pointer with 10.6 seconds left, and No. 3 North Carolina held off a huge comeback bid from Miami on the way to a 69-65 win Sunday night. - Richards’ 3-on-5 goal is spark
Mike Richards’ short-handed tally sparked a four-goal second period, and rookie Claude Giroux had a career-best three points in the Philadelphia Flyers’ 5-2 rout of the sliding New York Rangers on Sunday. - Suns’ Porter still awaiting word from bosses
Terry Porter is waiting to hear from the Phoenix Suns. The ‘Arizona Republic’ is reporting the coach will be fired Monday and replaced by assistant Alvin Gentry. The newspaper quoted multiple sources in a story on its website Sunday saying the decision has been made. - Bills’ Lynch arrested in SoCal on gun charge
Authorities say Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch has been arrested in Southern California on a weapons possession charge. - Cavs end 8-game skid
Sylven Landesberg scored six of his 23 points in overtime Sunday and Virginia beat No. 12 Clemson 85-81, ending an eight-game losing streak. - No. 6 Duke stunned
Reggie Jackson broke the game’s final tie with a drive with 47.2 seconds left and Boston College scored the final six points in an 80-74 victory over No. 6 Duke on Sunday, the Eagles’ first win over the Blue Devils in 24 years. - Pens fire Therrien; Bylsma named interim coach
The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired coach Michel Therrien, a year after he led the team to the Stanley Cup Finals. - Angels, Fuentes hope to be winners in numbers game
It’s a numerologist’s dream: Brian Fuentes, signing for $17.5 million, trying to follow K-Rod’s record 62 saves, wearing Troy Percival’s No. 40. Danny Knobler says the Angels hope it all adds up in 2009. - Emotional Kenseth wins rain-shortened Daytona 500
Matt Kenseth has won the rain-shortened Daytona 500, taking over the lead two laps before NASCAR stopped the season-opening event.
