Vanek, Plekanec lead Canadiens to win over Red Wings

Tomas Plekanec scored twice, Tomas Vanek added a goal and two assists and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 Thursday night.

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Hurricanes edge out Crusaders

The Hurricanes left Christchurch with all five points against the Crusaders in Friday’s Super Rugby action following a 29-26 success.

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Martinez ready to strengthen

Roberto Martinez has revealed Everton are ready to invest heavily to bolster their squad and improve training facilities in the summer if they reach Europe.

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Ecclestone: ‘Get it up!’

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has repeated his call for F1 to turn up the volume – but admitted that the sound of the V6 engines is not as quiet as he first feared.

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Silva wants win at Arsenal

David Silva feels victory for Manchester City in their crunch tea-time clash at Arsenal on Saturday will make them favourites for the Premier League title.

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Europe hold off rallying Asia

Asia battled back from a disastrous first day at the inaugural EurAsia Cup – but Europe still remain firmly on course for victory in Kuala Lumpur.

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Pistorius set to take stand

Oscar Pistorius is expected to take to the witness stand at his murder trial in Pretoria this morning.

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Jets deal blow to Sharks’ shot at 1st-place finish

Tobias Enstrom scored a power-play goal with 3:36 remaining in the third period to help the Winnipeg Jets deal a blow to San Jose’s chances to finish in first place by beating the Sharks 4-3 on Thursday night.

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EIHL: Clan stun Panthers

Nottingham Panthers suffered a Challenge Cup hangover after crashing to a 4-0 home defeat at the hands of Braehead Clan in the first leg of their play-off clash.

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Fletcher: United will be back

Darren Fletcher insists that Manchester United will bounce back and says that they cannot be ruled out of winning the UEFA Champions League this season.

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Tyson Barrie, Avalanche down Canucks in OT

Tyson Barrie scored 55 seconds into overtime, Semyon Varlamov stopped 29 shots, and the Colorado Avalanche moved a step closer to their first playoff berth in four years with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

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P1: Hamilton goes fastest

Lewis Hamilton got his Malaysia GP weekend off to the best possible start on Friday morning by setting the fastest time in opening practice at Sepang.

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Miguel Cabrera, Tigers agree to record extension: report

The Detroit Tigers agreed to pay Miguel Cabrera a baseball record $292 million US over the next 10 years, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

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Higgins wins, O’Sullivan out

John Higgins is through to the quarter-finals of the Wyldecrest Parks Players Championship Grand Final after overcoming Ben Woollaston at the Guild Hall in Preston.

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Coloccini not talking future

Fabricio Coloccini insists he won’t think about his Newcastle United future until the end of the season.

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Roberto Luongo leaves game with injury after collision

Florida Panthers goalie Robert Luongo has left after the first period against the Carolina Hurricanes because of an upper body injury and won’t return to the game.

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Miguel Cabrera, Tigers agree to long-term extension: report

According to multiple reports, Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers agreed to a 8-year contract extension that would net reigning AL MVP $248 million US.

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Pochettino will wait for talks

Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino will not discuss his future with the club until the end of the season.

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Sociedad win to keep up chase

Real Sociedad kept up the pressure on Sevilla in the chase for Europe by beating Real Valladolid 1-0, Real Betis kept their slim surivival hopes alive with a win, while Valencia drew.

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Rennes set up dream semi-final

Rennes booked their place in the semi-finals of the Coupe de France with a 2-0 win over Ligue 1 rivals Lille at Stade de la Route de Lorient.

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