MADRID, March 20 - In-form forward Lionel Messi isa doubt for Barcelona's La Liga match at Real Zaragoza on Sundayafter missing training with a tooth abcess.Coach Pep Guardiola included him in the squad on Saturdaybut told reporters: 'He's gone home and we'll see how he istomorrow.He was in a lot of pain.' The Argentina international has scored eight goals inBarcelona's last four matches in al
Chelsea are understood to have re-opened talks with the France striker over a contract extension that would see him remain in London until 2013.Discussions with Anelka's representatives had originally stalled, allegedly over his desire for a £40,000-a-week pay increase, but the player is on the brink signing a new deal.His original demands would have taken his weekly earnings to £120,00
Allardyce accepts Chelsea had receiving a massive kick up the backside from Inter and is hoping their players will suffer from fatigue.However, he is not so sure it will work that way.He said: I'm not sure it's a good time to play them but the only thing we do know is that they are going to tire later on in the game. They put a huge amount of effort in against Inter Milan so there will be some
The State of Texas has taken the phrase: Better that 100 (or 10) men go free than one innocent person be convicted and turned it on its head to: Better one innocent man be executed rather than spend 100 minutes conducting tests to prove his innocence .Hank Skinner is scheduled for execution on March 24----4 days from now.Through the efforts of the Medill Innocence Project at Northwestern Unive
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama looked to energize his Democratic allies with an in-person appeal for his historic health care overhaul Saturday, the eve of a cliffhanger vote on the sweeping legislation.Obama's 11th-hour appeal on behalf of the bill, which would bring the world's richest country closer than ever to guaranteeing health coverage to all of its citizens, came as Democrats
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian medical officials say a Palestinian teenager was killed during clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank.A doctor at Nablus hospital says 16-year-old Mohammad Qadus died Saturday after being shot in the chest by Israeli security forces.Palestinians say a 17-year-old protester was also in serious condition after being shot in the head.Israel's military co
Jones had a hand in both Wolves goals as they came from behind to take the lead, delivering the free-kick for Jody Craddock's equaliser before James Milner put through his own goal under pressure from the midfielder.But a second John Carew strike, both after marginal offside decisions, earned Villa a point.Jones told Sky Sports: We're coming off disappointed.I think we played well and deserved t
Driver lashed home the 24th-minute opener on his first appearance for more than six weeks, after a knee injury, and Gary Glen soon turned home the second.Hearts should have put the Scottish Premier League clash far beyond Hibernian but Derek Riordan's 79th-minute goal set up an interesting finale.The hosts held on without serious danger though as manager Jim Jefferies enjoyed a winning return to
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