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Rosberg leads F1 first practice
Nico Rosberg in a Mercedes led the first practice session of the Formula One grand prix in Monaco this morning. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was second and the Lotus of Romain Grosjean impressed in third on used tyres. THE TIMES 1.Nico Rosberg (Germany) Mercedes 1:16.195 2. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Ferrari 1:16.282 3. Romain Grosjean (France) Lotus - Renault...
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Hibs optimistic for FA Trophy, but pain of losing the title will remain - captain
Hibs are optimistic of winning next Wednesday's FA Trophy Final, but that will only ease, and not eliminate, the pain of losing the league title in a decider, Hibs Captain Andrew Cohen said this morning. Hibs will face Qormi in a re-run of last...
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Drama, controversy as Milan snatch Champions League spot
AC Milan scored twice in the last six minutes, the first a hugely controversial Mario Balotelli penalty, to beat relegated Siena 2-1 in Serie A and snatch the Champions League playoff spot. Furious Siena, who went ahead in the 25th minute through...
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Arsenal grab CLeague spot ahead of Spurs
Arsenal claimed the final Champions League spot at the expense of their arch rivals Tottenham Hotspur on the last day of the Premier League season yesterday with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United. Defender Laurent Koscielny put visitors Arsenal ahead in...
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Mancini deserved more time – Keegan
Former Manchester City manager Kevin Keegan was surprised by the timing of Roberto Mancini’s sacking. Keegan, who managed City between 2001 and 2005, admitted the club had failed to build on the success of winning the Premier League and said that...
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Milan secure CLeague play-off spot with late goals
Milan dramatically snatched a Champions League play-off spot last night after scoring twice in the last 10 minutes to beat relegated Siena 2-1, the first of them a hugely controversial Mario Balotelli penalty. Seven-times European champions Milan,...
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St Andrew’s close in on Barbosa
Brazilian midfielder William Barbosa is expected to leave Valletta as he’s in advanced talks to take over as player-coach of Division One club St Andrew’s. Sources told Times of Malta that St Andrew’s are very keen on securing the services of...
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In Scotland
Premier LeagueDundee Utd 0 - Celtic 4Ross County 1 - Inverness 0St Johnstone 2 Motherwell 0 Final standings P W D L F A Pts Celtic 38 24 7 7 92 35 79 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 63 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 56 Inverness 38 13 15 10...
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Football results
Primera LigaLevante vs Rayo Vallecano 2-3; Deportivo vs Espanyol 2-0; R. Zaragoza vs A. Bilbao 1-2; Barcelona vs R. Valladolid 2-1; Sevilla vs R. Sociedad 1-2. Today (22.00): R. Mallorca vs R. Betis. Leading standings: Barcelona 94; R. Madrid 81; A.
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Emotional swansong for Beckham
A capacity crowd chanting his name, the Eiffel Tower in the background: even by his own glamorous standards, David Beckham got a special send-off on Saturday night as he headed into retirement with another title in the bag. “Tonight was a nice way...
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Ancelotti wants to leave PSG says Leonardo
Reported Real Madrid target Carlo Ancelotti has asked to be released from his contract at Paris St Germain, according to sporting director Leonardo. The Italian coach has just led big-spending PSG to their first Ligue 1 title in 19 years, as well as...
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Football news
France left-back Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year contract with Manchester City that will keep him at the English Premier League team until 2017. “I’m really happy to have agreed a new deal and I’m already looking forward to next season,”...
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Sporting briefs
Porto: Porto clinched their 27th Portuguese league title with a 2-0 away win against Pacos de Ferreira yesterday. Argentine playmaker Lucho Gonzalez fired in from the spot after 23 minutes and Colombia’s Jackson Martinez extended the lead in the...
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Xerxen roars to victory in Cyprus
Nicholas Xerxen achieved another landmark success for Maltese motor sport after winning the European Time Attack Challenge in Cyprus last weekend. The event attracted 30 entries from all over Europe, including three teams from Malta, the Malta...
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More records for Neil Muscat
Neil Muscat continued piling national age-group records during the ASA time trials on Saturday afternoon when he set two new Group ‘C’ marks which belonged to Julian Harding. Muscat clocked a time of 27.33 seconds in the 50m butterfly to clip 0.21...
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Local results
Youth FA U-17: Tarxien vs Mellieħa 2-1; Floriana vs Żebbuġ 7-0; St Andrew’s vs Pembroke 4-1; Żejtun vs Rabat 2-0; Msida vs Qormi 1-1; Balzan vs Naxxar 2-1; Luqa vs Cottonera 1-3.Youth FA U-15: San Ġwann vs Tarxien 6-0; Mellieħa vs Attard 3-0.IASC KO...
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Okilaibo, Odedjalo prevail in Premier heats
Okilaibo and Odedjalo won yesterday’s two main events, the Prix de Vincennes heats for French trotters from the Premier category, on a short distance of 2,140m. These heats formed part of the 21st meeting of the season which was comprised 10...
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Nadal and Williams win easily in Rome
Rafa Nadal made short work of his great rival Roger Federer to win the Italian Open, his sixth trophy of the year, 6-1 6-3 yesterday. The crowd sitting in the sunshine at Rome’s Foro Italico watched Nadal race to victory in 69 minutes on the red...
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Pedrosa on top after Le Mans victory
Spain’s Dani Pedrosa claimed top spot in the world MotoGP championship standings when he won his maiden French Grand Prix on a wet Le Mans course yesterday. The Honda rider took the lead midway through the race to beat Britain’s Cal Crutchlow...
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Oxbow wins, Orb trails in fourth
Oxbow, a 15-1 long-shot ridden masterfully by 50-year-old Hall of Famer Gary Stevens, cruised to an easy, wire-to-wire victory in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, denying a Triple Crown bid for Kentucky Derby champion Orb. The D. Wayne...
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Sports round-up
Motor Racing: Ed Carpenter upstaged IndyCar’s biggest names and teams on Saturday to grab pole for the 97th Indianapolis 500. Carpenter, IndyCar’s only owner/driver, delivered the big surprise on Pole Day at Indianapolis clocking a four-lap average...
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