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Robert Mathis of the Colts celebrates. RAVENS ROUT BENGALS
Joe Flacco threw a pair of touchdown passes to lead the Baltimore Ravens to rout the hapless Cincinnati Bengals 34-3 on Sunday. Mark Clayton caught a 70-yard scoring pass from Flacco and threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to fellow wideout Derrick Mason in the third quarter to help the Ravens pull away for their sixth win in seven games. Flacco, who finished 19-of-29 for 280 yards, has 11 touchdown passes and two interceptions in his last seven contests, keeping Baltimore (8-4) one-half game behind Pittsburgh for the AFC North lead. Eli Manning passed for a season-high 305 yards and a touchdown while John Carney kicked three field goals to lead the New York Giants to a 23-7 victory over the Washington Redskins. (Read the full post about ‘RAVENS ROUT BENGALS’…)

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Scolari gives instructions on Sunday. SCOLARI DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM REF
Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari called for referee Mike Dean and his assistant to make an apology for allowing Robin van Persie’s offside goal which turned Sunday’s Premier League clash against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge. An own goal from Johan Djourou had given the home side a first-half lead, before the Gunners fought back. Van Persie was clearly in an offside position as he collected a pass from Denilson on the edge of the penalty area, before smashing the ball past Petr Cech. There was, though, nothing controversial about what proved to be the winning goal, when the Dutchman spun in the box to drill a low shot into the far corner. (Read the full post about ‘SCOLARI DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM REF’…)

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Enckelman - string of fine saves. NO SPLITTING SWANS AND BLUEBIRDS
Goalkeeper Peter Enckelman produced a string of brilliant saves to help Cardiff claim a point after a pulsating south Wales derby against Swansea finished as a 2-2 draw with both sides reduced to 10 men. Darren Pratley had put the Swans ahead in the 19th minute before Joe Ledley’s equaliser on the stroke of half-time and the Bluebirds then took the lead three minutes after the break when Ross McCormack converted a debatable penalty. Stephen McPhail was then shown a second yellow card and Gorka Pintado came off the bench to score a spectacular equaliser but Enckelman was the hero for the visitors as he made several brilliant saves before Leon Britton was also dismissed for a second bookable offence in stoppage time. (Read the full post about ‘NO SPLITTING SWANS AND BLUEBIRDS’…)

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Histon celebrate their goal against Leeds. STUTES HANDED SWANSEA CLASH
Histon’s stunning victory over Leeds did not bring them the FA Cup third-round rewards they were hoping for. The Stutes, chasing promotion from the Blue Square Premier, were 1-0 winners over Coca-Cola League One giants United in the second round but were visibly disappointed to be handed a home tie with Swansea as they watched the live draw. Fellow non-leaguers Blyth Spartans will host Barclays Premier League side Blackburn if they win their replay against Bournemouth. FA Cup holders Portsmouth were drawn at home to Bristol City while Liverpool will travel to Preston, Manchester United face a trip to Southampton, Chelsea host Southend and Arsenal entertain Plymouth. (Read the full post about ‘STUTES HANDED SWANSEA CLASH’…)

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Brave Inca - back at Fairyhouse. FAIRYHOUSE GETS GO-AHEAD
Racing at Fairyhouse has been given the thumbs up following a 7.30am inspection. The forecast heavy overnight frost that had threatened the high-profile meeting failed to materialise while the fog that hung over the track during Saturday’s fixture has gone. “We only had a slight frost on Saturday night and it didn’t get into the ground at all,” said clerk of the course Joe Collins. “The fog has virtually disappeared. It was very murky yesterday and we were very lucky to get away with it. “The weather forecast for today is for it to be bright and sunny and be a lovely crisp winter’s day. (Read the full post about ‘FAIRYHOUSE GETS GO-AHEAD’…)

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Roberts - could be fit to face Scotland. ROBERTS ON COURSE FOR SCOTLAND
The Wales medical team have revealed Jamie Roberts could be fit for the opening RBS 6 Nations clash against England at the Millennium Stadium on February 14 despite a freak skull fracture. A clash of heads with Stirling Mortlock at the start of Wales’s 21-18 win over the Wallabies on Saturday saw the Australia captain leave the field. But Roberts played on for some 15 minutes with the fracture, an injury which Welsh team doctor, professor John Williams, admitted he had not seen before. Williams said 22-year-old Roberts - a medical student himself - would be out of action until the middle of January, three weeks before the Welsh begin their defence of the championship. (Read the full post about ‘ROBERTS ON COURSE FOR SCOTLAND’…)

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Johnson - defeats not in vain. JOHNSON VALUES ENGLAND HEARTACHE
Martin Johnson is determined to ensure the “heartache” of England’s hat-trick of comprehensive autumn Test defeats to Australia, South Africa and New Zealand will not have been in vain. But the straight-talking red rose manager has been left under no illusions just how far England trail the world’s best after yet another acutely frustrating performance. The All Blacks completed a third Grand Slam tour of the British Isles with their biggest ever Twickenham victory over England, a 32-6 win secured with two second-half tries from Mils Muliaina, a third from Ma’a Nonu and Dan Carter’s 17 points. England competed better than at any point in the autumn. (Read the full post about ‘JOHNSON VALUES ENGLAND HEARTACHE’…)

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Mils Muliaina dives over for New Zealand. NEW ZEALAND SEAL GRAND SLAM
New Zealand beat England 32-6 to claim a third Grand Slam on a frustrating afternoon at Twickenham for Martin Johnson. Mils Muliaina crossed twice and man of the match Ma’a Nonu once while Dan Carter, who uncharacteristically missed five shots at goal, kicked 17 points. But the scoreline failed to do England justice with terrible discipline - topped by four yellow cards - marring their best display of the autumn. A one-sided final quarter distorted what was otherwise a full-blooded encounter which saw Toby Flood kick all of England’s points. James Haskell has urged England fans to keep the faith because he believes the results will come under Johnson. (Read the full post about ‘NEW ZEALAND SEAL GRAND SLAM’…)

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Tosic - heading for Old Trafford. TOSIC AWAITS UNITED MOVE
Zoran Tosic’s agent is optimistic the Serbian winger will complete a move to Manchester United when the transfer window reopens. United confirmed on Friday they had successfully appealed for a work permit for the 21-year-old, who currently plays for Partizan Belgrade. The Premier League champions provided no further details of the deal except to say no move could be completed before January 1. Tosic has been a long-term target for United and his representative Zoran Pavlovic is now waiting to see how the matter progresses. “I have been working on his transfer for over two months now,” Pavlovic told Belgrade TV station B-29. (Read the full post about ‘TOSIC AWAITS UNITED MOVE’…)

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