D Monday, December 7, 2009 METROSPORT 21 barclays premier league Arsenal ............2 Stoke .............. 0 Arshavin 26 Att 60,048 Ramsey 79 Aston Villa ......3 Hull ................. 0 Dunne 13 Att 39,748 Milner 29 Carew 88 (pen) Blackburn .......0 Liverpool ........ 0 Att 29,660 Man City .........2 Chelsea .......... 1 Adebayor 37 Adebayor 8 (og) Tevez 56 Att 47,348 Portsmouth ....2 Burnley ........... 0 Hreidarsson 65 Att 17,822 Dindane 84 West Ham .......0 Man Utd ......... 4 Att 34,980 Scholes 45 Gibson 61 Valencia 71 Rooney 72 Wigan ..............2 Birmingham ... 3 NZogbia 33 Larsson 61, 72 Gomez 89 Benitez 66 Att 18,797 Wolves ............2 Bolton ............. 1 Craddock 3 Elmander 79 Milijas 63 Att 27,362 Yesterday Everton ...........2 Tottenham ...... 2 Saha 78 Defoe 47 Cahill 86 Dawson 59 Fulham ............1 Sunderland .... 0 Zamora 7 Att 23,168 P W D L F A Pts Chelsea 15 12 0 3 37 10 36 Man Utd 15 11 1 3 34 13 34 Arsenal 14 9 1 4 38 18 28 Tottenham 15 8 3 4 35 21 27 Aston Villa 15 7 5 3 25 14 26 Man City 14 6 7 1 26 18 25 Liverpool 15 7 3 5 31 20 24 Fulham 15 6 4 5 19 16 22 Birmingham 15 6 3 6 15 16 21 Sunderland 15 6 2 7 21 21 20 Stoke 15 5 5 5 13 17 20 Blackburn 15 5 3 7 16 28 18 Burnley 15 5 2 8 19 33 17 Wigan 15 5 2 8 17 34 17 Everton 15 4 4 7 19 27 16 Hull 16 4 4 8 17 34 16 West Ham 15 3 5 7 24 30 14 Wolverhampton15 3 4 8 14 28 13 Bolton 14 3 3 8 17 29 12 Portsmouth 15 3 1 11 13 23 10 coca-cola championship Blackpool .......1 Barnsley ......... 2 Adam 72 (pen) Hassell 85 Gray 88 (pen) Bristol City ......0 Ipswich ........... 0 Cardiff .............1 Preston ........... 0 Burke 55 Crystal Pal ......0 Doncaster ...... 3 Sharp 41, Woods 62 Hayter 78 Derby ..............2 West Brom ..... 2 Dickov 42 Cox 82 Campbell 90 Dorrans 90 Newcastle .......2 Watford .......... 0 Lovenkrands 20 Pancrate 83 Nottm For ........5 Leicester ........ 1 Earnshaw 12, 32, 49 Waghorn 64 (pen) Anderson 54 Adebola 77 Peterboro .......2 Swansea ........ 2 Whelpdale 55 Trundle 84, 90 Mclean 90 Plymouth ........0 Sheff Utd ........ 1 Harper 88 QPR ...................1 Middlesboro......5 Agyemang 53 Kitson 31 Lita 50 (pen), 60 ONeil 75, Yeates 87 Sheff Wed .......0 Reading .......... 2 Rasiak 49, Cisse 67 Yesterday Scunthorpe .....1 Coventry ......... 0 Hooper 30 P W D L F A Pts Newcastle 19 13 3 3 31 10 42 West Brom 19 11 5 3 41 17 38 Nottm Forest 19 8 8 3 28 18 32 Leicester 19 8 7 4 22 20 31 Cardiff 19 9 3 7 35 22 30 Middlesbrough 19 8 5 6 30 21 29 Swansea 19 7 8 4 17 17 29 Blackpool 19 7 7 5 29 22 28 QPR 19 7 7 5 32 26 28 Sheff Utd 19 7 6 6 30 30 27 Bristol City 19 6 9 4 22 22 27 Watford 19 7 6 6 27 31 27 Crystal Palace 19 6 8 5 20 21 26 Preston 19 6 7 6 24 25 25 Barnsley 18 7 3 8 23 29 24 Doncaster 19 4 9 6 25 26 21 Derby 19 6 3 10 23 31 21 Scunthorpe 19 6 3 10 22 36 21 Reading 19 5 5 9 20 28 20 Coventry 19 4 7 8 21 29 19 Sheff Wed 19 4 6 9 23 31 18 Ipswich 19 2 11 6 19 29 17 Plymouth 18 4 3 11 16 29 15 Peterborough 19 2 7 10 23 33 13 league one Charlton ..........1 Southend ........ 0 Colchester ......1 Bristol Rov ..... 0 Exeter ..............0 Brighton ......... 1 Gillingham ......0 Carlisle ........... 0 Hartlepool .......3 Millwall ........... 0 Leeds ..............2 Huddersfld ..... 2 MK Dons .........2 Yeovil .............. 2 Norwich ..........2 Oldham ........... 0 Swindon ..........3 Leyton O ......... 2 Tranmere ........1 Brentford ........ 0 Walsall ............1 Southmpton ... 3 Wycombe ........2 Stockport ....... 1 P W D L F A Pts Leeds 19 14 4 1 37 10 46 Charlton 20 12 6 2 37 19 42 Norwich 20 11 5 4 42 24 38 Colchester 20 10 6 4 33 18 36 Huddersfield 20 9 5 6 43 24 32 Swindon 18 8 7 3 24 22 31 Bristol Rovers 20 10 1 9 29 32 31 Walsall 20 8 6 6 29 25 30 MK Dons 20 9 3 8 27 29 30 Millwall 20 7 8 5 27 21 29 Hartlepool 20 7 5 8 26 25 26 Carlisle 20 6 6 8 27 30 24 Yeovil 20 5 8 7 24 28 23 Southend 20 6 5 9 22 26 23 Southampton 20 8 8 4 35 25 22 Gillingham 20 6 4 10 24 29 22 Exeter 20 5 7 8 23 29 22 Brentford 20 5 7 8 19 25 22 Leyton Orient 20 6 4 10 24 35 22 Oldham 20 5 6 9 15 25 21 Brighton 20 5 5 10 23 37 20 Wycombe 20 4 5 11 20 33 17 Tranmere 20 5 2 13 19 40 17 Stockport 19 3 5 11 16 34 14 league Two Accrington .....4 Torquay .......... 2 Aldershot ........1 Chesterfield ... 0 Bournemth .....1 Shrewsbury .... 0 Bury .................2 Barnet ............ 0 Cheltenhm ......2 Northmptn ..... 2 Crewe ..............0 Lincoln City .... 0 Darlington .......0 Bradford ......... 1 Grimsby ..........1 Dag & Red ...... 1 Hereford ..........0 Notts Cnty ...... 2 Port Vale .........0 Morecambe ... 2 Rochdale ........3 Macclesfld ..... 0 Rotherham .....2 Burton A.......... 2 P W D L F A Pts Rochdale 20 13 2 5 40 19 41 Bournemouth 20 12 4 4 25 16 40 Rotherham 20 10 6 4 29 19 36 Notts County 20 9 7 4 42 18 34 Dag & Red 20 9 7 4 33 25 34 Aldershot 20 9 6 5 33 22 33 Chesterfield 20 10 2 8 34 30 32 Bury 20 9 5 6 26 27 32 Shrewsbury 20 8 6 6 30 24 30 Morecambe 20 7 9 4 34 30 30 Bradford 20 7 8 5 29 29 29 Accrington S 19 8 3 8 29 27 27 Barnet 20 7 6 7 23 23 27 Crewe 20 8 2 10 33 32 26 Burton Albion 20 7 5 8 27 29 26 Port Vale 20 5 10 5 22 22 25 Hereford 20 6 7 7 25 28 25 Northampton 20 5 6 9 29 34 21 Macclesfield 19 4 8 7 19 29 20 Cheltenham 20 4 8 8 25 36 20 Torquay 20 4 7 9 25 31 19 Lincoln City 20 5 4 11 12 25 19 Grimsby 20 3 6 11 15 34 15 Darlington 20 2 2 16 10 40 8 clydesdale bank premier league Celtic ...............3 Aberdeen ....... 0 McDonald 39 Att 56,010 Samaras 52, 76 Dundee Utd ....3 St Mirren ........ 2 Falkirk .............1 Rangers .......... 3 Moutinho 41 Boyd 17, 36 Miller 74 (pen) Hibernian ........2 Motherwell ..... 0 Stokes 41 Nish 56 St Johnstone ..0 Kilmarnock .... 1 Yesterday Hamilton .........2 Hearts ............. 1 P W D L F A Pts Celtic 14 9 3 2 30 14 30 Rangers 13 8 4 1 23 9 28 Hibernian 14 8 4 2 21 9 28 Dundee Utd 13 7 5 1 21 12 26 Motherwell 14 4 8 2 17 16 20 Aberdeen 14 4 6 4 11 14 18 Hearts 14 3 4 7 13 18 13 St Johnstone 14 3 4 7 20 26 13 St Mirren 14 3 4 7 17 23 13 Hamilton 14 3 4 7 13 23 13 Kilmarnock 14 3 3 8 10 19 12 Falkirk 14 1 5 8 11 24 8 soccer scoreboard leinster blown apart by red-hot dragons BY JOHN DONNELLY Dragons on fire: The Leinster defence struggles to stop Newports Wayne Evans Picture: Sportsfile Newport Gwent Dragons secured the fastest try bonus point in the Mag- ners League this season as they ham- mered Leinster and overtook the os- preys to rise to fourth in the table. when television match official Neil Ballard confirmed that wing richard Fussell had grounded the ball in the left corner, it meant the Dragons had pierced the european champions de- fence four times in just 33 minutes. And it could have been faster had centre tom riley held on with the line at his mercy on 29 minutes. It was an unfamiliar Leinster team as coach Michael Cheika rotated his squad ahead of Saturdays Heineken Cup clash against the Scarlets. But that is not to undermine the su- perb effort from this seasons revital- ised Dragons side, which seems to have found its way in the league. their try-fest started in the fourth minute when flanker Gavin thomas, centre tom riley and full-back Jason tovey combined to send wing Aled Brew over in the right corner. And, after centre Fergus McFadden had booted a Leinster penalty,Arlidge caught the Irish completely cold by taking a quick tap-penalty inside their 22 and diving over in the right corner for an opportunist score. outside-half Ian McKinley dropped a 35-metre goal but it only broke the Dragons momentum briefly as scrum-half wayne evans sneaked through a gap near the posts to score. Leinster were struggling to contain the home side and they broke for a fourth time when Fussell saw a chance and dashed to the corner. Leinster were better after the break but any attacks were snuffed out by a resilient Dragons defence. there was a consolation score for wing Simon Keogh, but it did little to lift the spirits after a crushing defeat. rUGbY MAGNERS LEAGUE draGons 30 leinster 14 Connacht fall to James double in Cardiff Cardiff Blues moved above the scarlets in the Magners league table with a victory over bottom side Connacht which hinged on two tries in a six-minute spell by Tom James. Winger James touched down twice shortly before half- time, while Ben Blair kicked 11 points in a deserved win. ian Keatley replied with three penalties from five attempts for the visitors. Connacht, seeking a first double over the Welsh region, dominated the early stages, with lively fly-half Keatley prominent, but he blotted his copybook when he missed a simple drop goal. Jamess first try saw him crash through midfield to round off a flowing move and he grabbed his second wide out to give the hosts a 18-3 half-time lead they did not look like relinquishing. cardiff 21 connacht 9 soccer scottish premier leaGUe Mowbray satisfied with keeper switch Tony MoWBray had no qualms in dropping lukasz Zaluska for fellow Pole artur Boruc ahead of the 3-0 Clydesdale Bank Premier league win over aberdeen at Parkhead on saturday. Boruc (pictured) returned after recovering from the knee operation which had given Zaluska the chance to impress in the previous eight games when he had been one of Celtics most consistent players. They took the news in a very professional way, Mowbray said. Those are the decisions you make every single week in every position so it was no harder than any other conversation you have with a footballer. i think they have great respect for each other. lukasz was very supportive of artur and focused on making sure he was ready for the game. resUlts roUnd-Up CRICKET THIRD TEST MATCH (Mumbai) Sri Lanka 393 (T M Dilshan 109, A D Mathews 99, N T Paranavitana 53, Harbhajan Singh 4-112) and 309 (K C Sangakkara 137, N T Paranavitana 54, Z Khan 5-72) v India 726-9 dec. (V Sehwag 293, M S Dhoni 100no, M K Vijay 87, R Dravid 74, V V S Laxman 62, S R Tendulkar 53, M Muralitharan 4-195). India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs. GOLF SUNSHINE TOUR NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE (Gary Player CC, Sun City, Johannesburg) Final Rnd (Rsa unless stated, par 72): 277 Robert Allenby (Aus) 68 70 68 71 (Allenby won at 3rd play-off hole), Henrik Stenson (Swe) 70 68 70 69. 278 Ross Fisher (Eng) 73 69 66 70, Tim Clark 69 72 68 69. 279 Retief Goosen 69 68 67 75. 281 Angel Cabrera (Arg) 71 67 68 75. 282 Nick Watney (USA) 73 73 63 73. 283 Luke Donald (Eng) 72 71 68 72. 284 Robert Karlsson (Swe) 70 72 71 71. 286 Hunter Mahan (USA) 70 71 72 73. 292 Richard Sterne 72 75 70 75. AUSTRALIAN OPEN (New South Wales Golf Club, La Perouse, Sydney) Final Rnd (Aus unless stated, par 72): 273 Adam Scott 68 66 67 72. 278 Stuart Appleby 66 66 71 75. 282 Michael Long (Nzl) 69 75 68 70, Bryce Molder (USA) 70 72 72 68, Nick OHern 69 68 71 74. 283 Michael Sim 71 70 71 71. 284 Jarrod Lyle 69 68 74 73, Rodney Pampling 74 71 70 69, Cameron Percy 74 75 66 69. 285 David Oh (USA) 68 73 69 75, Peter OMalley 69 74 70 72. 286 Chris Campbell 71 69 73 73, Scott Strange 72 70 68 76, Richard Green 73 71 67 75, James Nitties 67 72 70 77, Terry Pilkadaris 71 70 76 69, Tim Wilkinson (Nzl) 73 67 72 74. 287 Henry Epstein 76 72 72 67, Craig Parry 80 67 69 71, Leigh Mckechnie 70 72 74 71. 288 Michael Brennan 69 73 75 71, Greg Chalmers 70 72 72 74, Brad Kennedy 75 70 70 73. 289 Paul Gow 78 69 69 73, Mathew Goggin 73 71 71 74, Stephen Allan 68 77 74 70, Paul Sheehan 74 74 72 69. 290 Aaron Baddeley 73 68 76 73, John Daly (USA) 72 69 78 71, Stephen Leaney 73 72 74 71. RUGBY UNION INTERNATIONAL MATCH Barbarians ...... 25 New Zealand.. 18 CELTIC LEAGUE Friday Scarlets........... 16 Edinburgh....... 17 Ulster.............. 13 Glasgow......... 25 Saturday Ospreys .......... 19 Munster.......... 14 Yesterday Cardiff Blues... 21 Connacht ......... 9 New-Gwent D. 30 Leinster .......... 14 P W D L F A Pts Glasgow 8 5 1 2 165 123 23 Edinburgh 8 5 0 3 166 131 23 Leinster 7 5 0 2 159 114 22 New-Gwent D 8 4 0 3 135 125 22 Ospreys 8 4 1 3 143 119 21 Munster 8 4 0 4 127 129 20 Ulster 8 4 0 4 153 148 19 Cardiff Blues 8 3 0 5 121 144 14 Scarlets 8 2 0 6 132 157 12 Connacht 8 2 0 6 104 215 9 TENNIS DAVIS CUP WORLD GROUP FINAL (Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona) Spain v Czech Republic Rubber 4: Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt Jan Hajek (Cze) 6-3 6-4. Rubber 5: David Ferrer (Spa) bt Lukas Dlouhy (Cze) 6-4 6-2. Spain won best of five series 5-0. burglary charge for wallabies star AuStrALIA international Quade Cooper has been charged with one count of burglary by Queensland police, according to reports. the 21-year-old (pictured) allegedly robbed a Surfers paradise residence yesterday. the Queensland centre was detained before being released later in the day and will appear in court on December 11. we are still looking to receive the full facts of the issue, an Australian rugby union spokesman said. Its a matter before the courts so at this stage we cant make any further comment. the news comes just a week after Cooper completed Australias mixed tour of europe. His form as the replacement for the injured Berrick Barnes was seen as one of the few positives to come out of the tour. index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html