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Mowbray needs Keane to prove he's the messiah

Sunday February 07 2010

ROBBIE KEANE would not be many people's idea of a messiah but to Celtic supporters, buffeted by disappointment throughout a trying season, selectivity is an unaffordable luxury.

Spotlight on Barcelona’s unbeaten run

Monday January 25 2010

The Frenchman scored 30 goals in the 2003-04 season when Arsenal went a whole campaign without losing in the league and, after this 3-0 victory away to Valladolid, he is halfway to repeating the feat in La Liga. Barcelona, who are running out of records to break, completed the first half of the season without losing a single game for the first time in their history. The victory means they have 49 points at the halfway point of the season – just one less than last year when they had the title won four matches from the end of the campaign. The Frenchman failed to find the net but goals from Xavi, Leo Messi and the superb Dani Alves (above) sealed the victory. It was an Alves cross from the right that Xavi volleyed in for the first and it was his pass that allowed Zlaten Ibrahimovic to tee-up Messi for his 15th goal of the season. Between strikes, a spectacular Alves shot got the Brazilian on the score-sheet too. Real Madrid kept up the pressure on leaders Barca with a 2-0 win over Malaga last night. Cristiano Ronaldo scored both Real goals in the first half, including a superb 18-yard effort for his second, before he was given a straight red for catching Patrick Mtiliga’s face with his elbow on 70 minutes. Meanwhile Filipe’s World Cup hopes look to be over after the Deportivo La Coruna player suffered a serious injury during Saturday’s encounter with Athletic Bilbao. The Brazilian suffered a broken ankle whilst scoring his side’s opening goal in the 3-1 win, and he will be out for between four to six months.about invincibility.

Heat is on

Saturday January 16 2010

AS golfers, they're at opposite ends of the spectrum, as different as chalk and chocolate. Padraig Harrington (38) is one of golf's toughest fighters, while Rory McIlroy (20) is a sublimely-gifted 'kid'.

Raging Indonesia fan crosses line in sudden burst of passion

Saturday January 09 2010

WE'VE all been there. You know, that moment when you've had enough of watching your team perform like circus clowns and you've thought: "I could do better than that lot."

Vincent Hogan: Goodnight Salma, thanks for another perfect day

Vincent Hogan Monday January 04 2010

Innovation is an eccentric condition in a columnist so, never having taken ownership of a single original thought, First Thing Monday strives endlessly to avoid the charge. To that end, we begin 2010 with the recycling of an old idea.

Anything can happen in 2010

Sunday January 03 2010

1 There really is nothing like a World Cup. Complain all you want about the unnecessarily elongated structure and the amount of relatively meaningless games in the early stages but it remains the greatest sporting tournament in the world outside the Olympics.

Messi on top of the world

Tuesday December 22 2009

Lionel Messi has won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for leading Barcelona to an unprecedented treble of Spanish and European titles.

Munster ready to defy logic in Gallic hothouse

Saturday December 19 2009

BARCELONA is a pretty romantic place to hang out before a rugby match.

Messi keeps Barca in line to conquer world

Thursday December 17 2009

Lionel Messi and Pedro Rodriguez shared the limelight as Barcelona hit back from an early deficit to beat Atlante in Abu Dhabi to qualify for the final of the Club World Cup and stay on track for a remarkable sixth trophy in 2009.

In Brief: Fortune smiles kindly on Celts

Sunday December 13 2009

Tony Mowbray hailed the impact of substitute Marc-Antoine Fortune as Celtic came from 2-1 down to beat Motherwell 3-2 at Fir Park.