23 August 2006

Football - Champions League (Qualifiers) Steaua Bucharest has qualified in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League!!! After a breathtaking match against Standard Liege, Steaua have won 2-1 (agg. 4-3), thanks to the goals scored by Valentin Badea.
Here are the other results:

Spartak Moscow 2 - 1 Liberec
Mlada Boleslav 1 - 1 Galatasaray
Steaua Bucuresti 2 - 1 Standard Liege
Fenerbahce 2 - 2 Dynamo Kyiv
Rabotnicki 0 - 1 Lille
Ruzomberok 0 - 2 CSKA Moscow
Ajax Amsterdam 0 - 2 FC Copenhagen
Legia Warsaw 2 - 3 Shakhtar Donetsk
AEK Athens 3 - 0 Hearts
Chievo 2 - 2 Levski Sofia
Arsenal 2 - 1 Dinamo Zagreb

Football - Premier League
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Reading
Manchester C. 0 - 0 Portsmouth
Blackburn R. 1 - 1 Everton
Charlton Athletic 0 - 3 Manchester U.
Fulham 1 - 1 Bolton W.
Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Chelsea

Cycling The ENECO Tour of the Benelux ended in chaos on Wednesday as leaders Stefan Schumacher and George Hincapie collided in a frantic sprint just metres from the finish line, leaving the American sprawled on the tarmac road, while Schumacher finished third, giving him overall victory.

Football - Barcelona Winner of this year's Champions League, crowned Champions of Spain and fresh winners of the Supercup, Barcelona smashed Bayern Munchen with a clear 4-0, thus winning the Joan Gamper Trophy in a friendly match (goals scored by Ronaldinho 29', Eto'o 32' and 40' and Saviola 51').