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Chelsea will be optimistic of progression into the Champions League semi-finals after they were drawn against Portuguese side Benfica.

Manchester United never wanted to appear in the Europa League but once they parachuted into the tournament in the last-32 Sir Alex Ferguson remained adamant they would treat the trophy like any other competition.

Ibrox administrators Duff and Phelps confident buyer can be found for troubled Scottish Premiership club just hours before time runs out.

The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were conducted on 16 March, at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

It seems there is a lot more to Pole dancing, than just seeing, skimpily girls prancing around in various nightclubs.

Bayern Munich were too strong for Hoffenhiem- and if they keep playing like this, they won't be in second place for long.

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After Manchester City's tragic exit from the Europa League, the club's Ivorian defender Kolo Toure has reportedly pressed his manager, Roberto Mancini, to hasten the re-introduction of Argentinean striker Carlos Tevez, according to an ESPN report.

The Olympics are coming- and so are 16,000 athletes and team officials from 200 countries from around the world.

Sachin earned his 100 against Bangladesh during the fourth match of the Asia Cup

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The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2011/12 UEFA Champions League has been completed...

Chelsea have drawn Benfica in the Champions League quarter-final.

Old foes and familiar spirits await Chelsea in the next stage of the Champions League, but England's only remaining representative in European competition will be hoping to avoid rampant representatives from Spain and Germany when the quarter-final draw is announced in Switzerland on Friday.

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The Champions League draw will be held at UEFA's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, at 11.45 CET and will include both quarter-final and semi-final pairings.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, who has evinced interest in the vacant managerial position of the English national team, feels the job ought to go to an older manager with experience.

The 2012 Formula One season got off to a good start for McLaren's Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton, at the first official practice session for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, on Friday afternoon.

Manchester City were tragically knocked out of the Europa League despite pulling off a 3-2 win against Sporting Lisbon at the Etihad Stadium.

Speaking in the aftermath of the win against Napoli, Drogba said he was keen to remain with Chelsea.

Manchester United's already miserable European season has come to a rather ignominious end.

Arsenal legend Sol Campbell has praised the mental fortitude of Thierry Henry to comeback to Arsenal after achieving so much in his first spell at the club.

Police warn British boxing champion George Groves against plot to kill him during fight.

Liverpool fans react angrily to news former PM Margaret Thatcher told drunken Liverpool fans to blame for disaster.

So the wait is over! Tickets have been sold out and fans at the 2012 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit Saturday will witness six world champions racing.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has dropped his strongest hint yet that he would be open to the vacant England manager's job.

Tomas Rosicky has revealed he turned down lucrative offers from clubs in China and Russia to stay at Arsenal.

Liverpool cast-off Alberto Aquilani looks set to finally leave Anfield after his agent acknowledged the midfielder was set to sign a permanent deal with AC Milan.

Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong says that Manchester City's season will be a terrible waste if they end up in the second place in the Premier League.