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Sergio Martinez – 20 Seconds Away from a Julio Cesar Chavez Knockout
Twenty second away from knocking out Sergio Martinez. That was what Julio Cesar Chavez was missing to remain undefeated and overturn a fight in which the older Argentinian battered him for nearly 11 rounds. Eventually, the Ring champion managed to make it through, just barely, to claim the WBC middleweight title belt.
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2012 College Football – Week 3 Photo Gallery
The upsets continue in week 3 – While the national champions, Alabama, cruised against Arkansas with another shutout and LSU had another cupcake to roll over at home, USC lost at Stanford, with their national title aspirations taking a huge hit; meanwhile, the most dramatic ending to a game you might have seen recently resulted in a 24-21 win for Utah over BYU.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has What to be Sad About
The La Liga table isn’t lying – Real Madrid are 10th, and will be in the bottom half by the end of game-week 4, losing their second match of the season in Sevilla against a team that simply played with more fire and more guts than the champions did, exemplified by Cristiano Ronaldo having a bad day (again) while being outplayed by a Brazilian right back, Cicinho, that marked him for most of the match.
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Liverpool FC – Finding the Best in Luis Suarez
It wouldn’t be too far fetched to declare Luis Suarez the most hated footballer in the Premier League at the moment, and not because of what he said to Patrice Evra. Another no-win for Liverpool, a 1-1 draw at Sunderland, as Suarez scored their only goal, but another display of behavior from the Uruguayan you simply find harder and harder to overlook.
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Chelsea FC – Frank Lampard Shouldn’t Be Starting
A boring 0-0 draw between Chelsea (dropping their first points this season) peaked before it ever started, with the hand shake that never happened, while Chelsea, with its mega-millions team found it hard to gain control of the action with their lackluster midfield, and another example of how old and past his prime Frank Lampard is these days.
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Arsenal FC – Lukas Podolski Starting to Get Comfortable
One of those matches without one real hero – Just a very good and effective display from Arsenal, who had everything going for them from the first moment. But because Arsene Wenger tried so hard to find a replacement for Van Persie, it’s necessary to concede that Lukas Podolski, for the second straight match, looks like a perfect substitute so far.
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Manchester United – Still Paul Scholes, After All These Years
This is the best Manchester United have to offer in terms of midfielders – Paul Scholes, almost 38, now with 700 appearances in his career, all for the Red Devils. Yesterday, against a Wigan side that hanged in there pretty well for just over an hour, it was pulled his teammates into a more aggressive match and their first impressive (4-0) win of the season.
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Manchester United – Celebration of Old (Giggs & Scholes) and New (Buttner & Powell)
A day of celebrating milestones and debut goals at Old Trafford, as Manchester United romped to a 4-0 win over Wigan, scoring everything in the second half. Paul Scholes scored the opener on his 700th appearance for Manchester United; Ryan Giggs played in his 600th Premier League match; Alexander played and scored on his debut.