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Theo Walcott stars as Arsenal rout Newcastle 7-3
Walcott scored a hat trick as Arsenal hit six second-half goals on Saturday to thrash Newcastle.
City edge Norwich 4-3 despite being a man down
Argentine striker Edin Dzeko scored a brace as City continued to trail leaders United by seven points.
Liverpool's Luis Suarez fit to face QPR in EPL encounter
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is fit to face Premier League basement club Queens Park Rangers on Sunday.
Numbers across sports in 2012
Here is a look at the 'numbers game' of the year - some numbers that defined sporting glories of 2012.
Bale hits hat-trick as Tottenham rout Villa 4-0
Gareth Bale scored his first Premier League hat trick as Tottenham routed Aston Villa 4-0 on Wednesday.
West Brom defeat QPR 2-1 in Premier League
West Brom won a Premier League game in London for the first time in 12 visits.
Rampaging Chelsea eye Norwich City demolition
While seven points behind Manchester City and 11 adrift of Manchester United, Chelsea have a game in hand after beating Villa last weekend.
Late goals give Juventus 3-1 win over 10-man Cagliari
Juventus are now 10 points ahead of second-placed Inter Milan, who face Genoa on Saturday, ahead of the winter break.
Iraq deny they want Diego Maradona as coach
The denial came a day after an Argentine football official was quoted as saying that Maradona was a leading candidate to take over as Iraq coach.
Arrows ready for Dempo challenge
Coach Armando Colaco oversaw the team's practice in the morning ahead of team's new assignment but chose not to speak to the media for a change and asked his senior players to do the talking.
Vilanova surgery goes according to plan: Barca
Barca announced on Wednesday that Villanova needed a second round of surgery following an operation to remove a tumour in November 2011.
Manchester United beat Sunderland 3-1 in Premier League
Manchester United brushed aside an overmatched Sunderland in a routine 3-1 victory at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Pune FC thrash Dempo 5-1 in the 11th round of I-League
Pune FC ended Dempo's dream run at home when they thrashed them 5-1 in the 11th round of the I-League.
Mancini questions Clattenburg's role in Barry suspension
Mancini has questioned Clattenburg's handling of an incident that led to Gareth Barry being given a one match ban.
Vidic set to return for Manchester United
Vidic underwent an operation on his problematic right knee in September.
Bradford shoot Arsenal out of League Cup
Arsenal's 3-2 penalty shootout loss to 4th-tier Bradford is one of the biggest shocks in the competition for many years.