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| Liverpool have two sent off in thrashing at Spurs Posted: 18 Sep 2011 08:59 AM PDT LONDON, Sept 18 — Liverpool had two players sent off, while Emmanuel Adebayor scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur strolled to a 4-0 Premier League victory at White Hart Lane today.  Marching orders for Charlie Adam after having earlier been flashed a yellow. — Reuters pic Only Modric's superb early strike separated the sides until Martin Skrtel's second-half red card opened the floodgates. Charlie Adam had already been dismissed for the visitors for a mis-timed tackle on Scott Parker in the 28th minute. Tottenham's second victory of the season, after they lost their opening two matches, lifted them to 11th place with six points. Liverpool are in eighth spot with seven points after a second successive league defeat. Later today, leaders Manchester United were hosting Chelsea (1500 GMT) while Manchester City, who like United have maximum points from their opening four games, were away to Fulham and Sunderland were hosting Stoke City (both 1400). Liverpool collected seven points from their opening three games but defeat at Stoke City last week halted their progress and today's poor display will raise questions about their ability to challenge for a top-four finish. It was their heaviest Premier League defeat since 2003. Liverpool started slowly and fell behind when Modric produced a moment of pure class, smashing a right-foot shot into the top corner of the net after the ball came back off Defoe on the edge of the area. Luis Suarez had a goal disallowed as Liverpool tried to respond and their afternoon took a turn for the worse when Adam, who had already been cautioned, caught Parker with a lunge and was shown a red card. Modric forced a sharp save from Pepe Reina and Tottenham had a succession of free kicks in dangerous positions but could not extend their lead before halftime. A flowing move after the break ended with Defoe wasting a great chance for the hosts. Skrtel saw red in the 63rd minute when a foul on the lively Gareth Bale earned him a second booking and three minutes later Defoe lashed a low shot past Reina. Two minutes later Reina could not hold Defoe's shot and on-loan Adebayor showed a delicate touch before side-footing the ball into an empty net. The Togo striker, who used to score regularly for Arsenal against Tottenham before moving to Manchester City, then further endeared himself to the White Hart Lane faithful with a powerful second goal in stoppage time from close range. — Reuters |
| Stoner homes in on title with Aragon win Posted: 18 Sep 2011 07:49 AM PDT ALCANIZ, Spain, Sept 18 — Australian Casey Stoner moved a step closer to the MotoGP world title when he streaked away to win the Aragon Grand Prix today. The 2007 champion had started on pole, having set a lap record in qualifying, and after briefly slipping down to third, he hit the front on the second lap and left the rest of the field trailing. Spaniard Dani Pedrosa, Stoner's Repsol Honda teammate, claimed his third consecutive runner-up spot while defending champion Jorge Lorenzo was third on a Yamaha.  Stoner on the podium after winning from pole. — Reuters pic "We had a difficult race in San Marino (when Stoner came third two weeks ago) but we knew the problem, that I was tired and that the bike was good enough," Stoner told Spanish television. "But this weekend the bike's been good, I've been good and everything has been perfect." Stoner went on to say riders' worries about the fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March had been overcome ahead of the September 30 Japanese Grand Prix. "It looks like everything's going ahead for Japan," he said. "We found out as much information as we could and really there is no reason for us not to go there now. Three months ago it was a bit different, but I think everybody will be there." Close call Under cloudy skies, with a gusting wind, Stoner and Pedrosa almost came together before the first bend at the MotorLand circuit and Ben Spies took advantage to nip into first place, but he did not hold on to it for long. Stoner stormed back to take the lead and finished more than eight seconds ahead of Pedrosa, and 14 in front of Lorenzo. "We passed from glory in the last race to being a long way off Stoner and Pedrosa today," Lorenzo said. "In the end this was the best result we were capable of." Earlier in the season, the Spaniard had also questioned the wisdom of going ahead with the Japan race but seemed to have changed his mind. "In the end we are going," he said. "Let's hope the race doesn't go as badly as it did here." Italian Marco Simoncelli was fourth ahead of American Spies and Spaniard Alvaro Bautista. Former champion Valentino Rossi came in tenth after being forced to start from the pit lane with a 10-second penalty for opting to use a seventh engine in the race. Riders are allowed only six per campaign. Spaniard Marc Marquez won the Moto 2 race ahead of Italians Andrea Iannone and Simone Corsi, with championship leader Stefan Bradl of Germany finishing eighth. Another Spaniard, championship leader Nico Terol, won the 125cc race ahead of Frenchman Johann Zarco and Spaniard Maverick Vinales. — Reuters |
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