Costa to start for Chelsea against Sporting

LISBON (Reuters) – In-form striker Diego Costa will start for Chelsea, despite a troublesome hamstring, in the Champions League Group G clash against Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday, manager Jose Mourinho said.

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PSG’s Blanc admits to weakness ahead of Barca clash

PARIS (Reuters) – Paris St Germain coach Laurent Blanc admitted his team's frailty when he said that, deprived of the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic, they will be meeting their masters in Tuesday's Champions League match against Barcelona.

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Koeman turns Southampton eyes towards Europe

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Ronald Koeman says Southampton must challenge for a place in European competition next season by bettering last season’s eighth-place finish in the Premier League.

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Cardiff owner Tan wants Slade to outlast long-serving Wenger

LONDON (Reuters) – Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan wants to appoint Leyton Orient boss Russell Slade as manager in the hope he can usher in a new era of stability at the Welsh side and beat Arsene Wenger's long-service record at Arsenal.

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Stoke beat Newcastle to heap pressure on Pardew

LONDON (Reuters) – An early Peter Crouch goal gave Stoke City a 1-0 home win against Newcastle United in the Premier League on Monday to pile more pressure onto beleaguered Toon boss Alan Pardew.

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Rashid to back-up players: Step it up!

KUALA LUMPUR: With the exception of world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, 13 other Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) shuttlers will be competing in the Perak Open in Ipoh from Oct 7-12.

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Perak jadi penawar

Incheon: Sakit tidak menghalang dua penerjun negara Cheong Jun Hoong dan Wendy Ng daripada menyumbang pingat perak dalam acara 3 meter papan anjal seirama wanita pada temasya Sukan Asia Incheon, semalam.

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‘Maafkan saya’

Manchester: Kapten Manchester United Wayne Rooney (gambar) memohon maaf kepada semua rakan sepasukannya selepas dia dibuang padang ketika menentang West Ham United dalam saingan Liga Perdana, Sabtu lalu susulan terjahan keras ke atas Stewart Downing.

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Berahino wira West Brom

London: Dua jaringan penyerang Saido Berahino membolehkan pasukan yang sedang menduduki tangga pertengahan liga, West Bromwich Albion melakar kemenangan memberangsangkan 4-0 ke atas Burnley pada saingan Liga Perdana (EPL), malam tadi.

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Hart sedia beraksi

London: Penjaga gol Manchester City Joe Hart akan kembali beraksi dalam perlawanan Liga Juara-Juara menentang Roma di laman sendiri awal pagi esok.

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