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Juventus beaten by 10-man Sampdoria, Napoli crush Roma

Monday, 7 January 2013, 07:01 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Serie A leader Juventus was beaten 2-1 at home by 10-man Sampdoria and two other title contenders also lost Sunday, as the big Italian clubs struggled to get back into full gear after the holiday...

Messi, Ronaldo score in prelude to Ballon d'Or

Monday, 7 January 2013, 06:09 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored to help their teams win in the Spanish league on Sunday, a day before the two stars and Andres Iniesta vie for the FIFA Ballon...

Suarez handball helps Liverpool win in FA Cup

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 20:04 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

    Luis Suarez became embroiled in a new handball controversy on Sunday when he scored Liverpool's winner in a 2-1 victory to oust non-league clubMansfield from the third...

Blatter: Players facing abuse shouldn't walk off

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 16:02 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

    FIFA President Sepp Blatter has urged players encountering racial abuse during matches against walking off the pitch like AC Milan did last week.   Kevin-Prince Boateng...

Udinese beat 10-man Inter 3-0 in Serie A

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 14:47 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

    Italy forward Antonio Di Natale scored twice to help Udinese beat 10-man Inter Milan 3-0 Sunday and damage the Nerazzurri's waning chances of catching Serie A leader Juventus,...

31 national team players to resume training on Tuesday

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 10:16 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Thirty one national team players forming part of Pietro Ghedin’s provisional squad have been called to resume training at the Ta’ Qali training grounds from next Tuesday and...

Valletta capitalise on Hibernians’ defensive blunders

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 10:13 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Valletta      4   Hibernians 1   Valletta: Y. Cini, J. Caruana, J. Vandelannoite, R. Fenech (E. Agius), I. Azzopardi, R. Briffa, L. Dimech, D. Dos Santos (J....

Hamrun’s slump continues

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 10:10 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

HAMRUN SPARTANS  0   MELITA-                        ...

Lazio rally past Cagliari 2-1 as Serie A resumes

Sunday, 6 January 2013, 08:15 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Second-place Lazio rallied to beat visiting Cagliari 2-1 in a controversial finish on Saturday as the Serie A resumed after its holiday break.   Marco Sau gave Cagliari the lead in the 62nd...

Ba nets in debut for Chelsea; Van Persie rescues Man Utd

Saturday, 5 January 2013, 21:57 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Demba Ba's debut double helped Chelsea make a perfect start to its FA Cup defense with a 5-1 rout of Southampton in the third round, while Robin van Persie scored an injury-time...

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