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LONDON — English Premiership soccer side Tottenham Hotspur were dumped out of the FA Cup in the fourth round beaten 2-1 by second-tier Leeds United yesterday, after holders Chelsea scraped a 2-2Ferguson targeting Cup success
MANCHESTER — Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed his burning desire to help his club add to their record 11 FA Cup Final successes this year. United have won the trophyRed Devils consulted over RVP
LONDON — Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson consulted his senior players before moving for Robin van Persie. Van Persie made the move from Arsenal to OldWenger wants more firepower despite Giroud double
BRIGHTON — Arsene Wenger admits his Arsenal squad is short of firepower despite in-form Olivier Giroud’s double in the 3-2 FA Cup soccer fourth round win at Brighton on Saturday. Giroud struck twice toVictoria Azarenka dreams big
MELBOURNE — A glint of Belarusian steel and the support of her crazy entourage have given Victoria Azarenka hope she can win any Grand Slam title — and take on her tennis nemesis, the great Serena
Ghana wary of Niger
PORT ELIZABETH — Ghana believe a physical and defensive Niger will pose their biggest challenge yet when the teams clash in a decisive African Cup of Nations Group B soccer tie today. The match starts atLe Roy puts proud Africa Cup record on the line
JOHANNESBURG — Flamboyant Frenchman Claude Le Roy puts a proud African Cup of Nations soccer coaching record on the line today when his Democratic Republic of Congo outfit tackle Mali in a must-winElephants turn on the style
RUSTENBURG — Cote d’lvoire with considerable help from Togo — turned on the style to qualify for the African Cup of Nations soccer quarter-finals on Saturday as Algeria were knocked out. Day eight’s action
Mineral exports net US$1,8bn
Business Reporter
ZIMBABWE’S mineral exports dropped to US$1,86 billion last year from US$2 billion realised a year earlier, latest figures from the Chamber of Mines show. Gold contributed more than a third of the total