Football
EPL Xmas: one week, 30 games
LIVERPOOL title credentials get a thorough examination over the Christmas period as 30 EPL games are played in one week.
Rumours Rumour Mill: It's getting Messi!
Tony Harper THINGS could get a little, ahem, messy at Barcelona if rumours of a rift between star player and club are right.
Mind games Title Man City's to lose: Rodgers
AAP LIVERPOOL might be top of the EPL table but manager Brendan Rodgers says the title is still City's to lose.
Debate Present time: who wants a move?
Sky Sports IT might be Christmas, but which EPL players really want their present in January: a move in the transfer market?
Manchester United 'Rooney has become a team player'
WAYNE Rooney has turned into a selfless player who is now playing for the team, United manager David Moyes says.
Vote 2013 goals of the year: long bombs
David Weiner 2013 GOAL OF THE YEAR: we launch our end of year series by looking at the best long bombs scored. What's your pick?
Bozza plays A-League Santa
HERE is Mark Bosnich's Santa list for the 10 A-League clubs as they hit the business end of the 2013-2014 season.
Berisha out for at least two weeks
BRISBANE striker Besart Berisha will miss at least two matches with a hip injury over the Christmas/new Year period.
ADP, Emerton in Sydney squad
ALESSANDRO Del Piero and Brett Emerton have been named for Boxing Day clash with Brisbane Roar but are still in doubt.
'Is football really unstoppable?'
AS we approach 2014, Simon Hill asks: is football "unstoppable" as David Gallop claims or what needs to be done still?
A-League Ladder
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 24 |
| 2 | Western Sydney | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Victory | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
| 5 | Sydney | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Central Coast | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 16 |
| 7 | Perth | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 8 | Adelaide | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Wellington | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 10 | Heart | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | -12 | 4 |
Two points splits EPL top 5
AFTER Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Chelsea, two points separates Liverpool (1st) and Everton (5th) heading into Christmas.
Present time: who wants a move?
IT might be Christmas, but which EPL players really want their present in January: a move in the transfer market?
Title Man City's to lose: Rodgers
LIVERPOOL might be top of the EPL table but manager Brendan Rodgers says the title is still City's to lose.
Wilshere tells why he gave the finger
ARSENAL midfielder Jack Wilshere has revealed the reason why he gave Manchester City the finger on Saturday.
'Rooney has become a team player'
WAYNE Rooney has turned into a selfless player who is now playing for the team, United manager David Moyes says.
Premier League Ladder
| P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 36 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | Man City | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 35 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| 5 | Everton | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 34 |
| 6 | Newcastle | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Tottenham | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Man United | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 9 | Southampton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 |
| 10 | Stoke | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 21 |
| 11 | Swansea | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| 12 | Hull | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 20 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 19 |
| 14 | Norwich | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 19 |
| 15 | Cardiff | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | West Brom | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | West Ham | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -16 | 13 |
| 19 | Fulham | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -17 | 13 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -18 | 10 |
Boxing Day bargain hunt to tip in $1.9 billion
Karen Collier BARGAIN hunters are set to pump $1.9 billion into retail tills in a Boxing Day sales stampede, with Victorians expected to spend more than any other state.
Taxi driver finds $300K on back seat
A LAS Vegas cab driver thought someone had left a bag of chocolates in the back seat. But this stash turned out to be cold hard cash.
14for14: Tomic will deliver on hype
FOURTEEN tennis predictions for 2014, including Bernard Tomic's rise and Roger Federer's fall. Do you agree?
Bale film sued by Native Americans
MEMBERS of the Ramapough Native American tribe have filed a $US50 million lawsuit against a Christian Bale film they say depicts them negatively.
Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints
MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.
Gittany not gettin' any Xmas cheer
Convicted killers Simon Gittany and Keli Lane face a bleak Christmas in prison - no visitors, no Santa and Xmas dinner on an aluminium tray alone in their cells.
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