 | Clinical Gharafa, Sadd
reach Emir Cup semis
AL GHARAFA and Al Sadd
booked their place in the
semi-final of the prestigious
Emir Cup with comfortable
wins over Lekhwiya and Al
Wakrah on Saturday.
Playing at the Al Sadd
Stadium, Lekhwiya´s miserable
run in cup competitions...
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| | Chelsea lifts FA Cup |  CHELSEA survived a late
Liverpool fightback to win the
FA Cup final 2-1 on Saturday
and lift the trophy for the
fourth time in six seasons
thanks to goals from Ramires
and Didier Drogba.
Chelsea dominated the first
half and led through an 11thminute
goal by Ramires and
Drogba´s clinical strike early in
the second half put the London
club on course for a comfortable
win.
But Liverpool substitute
Andy Carroll pulled one goal
back and the lanky striker
almost equalised with a powerful
header, Chelsea keeper
Petr Cech clawing the ball out
just before it crossed the line
and pushing it on to the crossbar.
Drogba became the first
player in the 141-year history
of the ... | | | Al Feroz crushes
Asian Club in final |
 AL FEROZ Club stamped its
all-round class on "Qatar
Airways Cricket Tournament
2012" A Division and raced
away with the title, winning
the final by 10 wickets against
Asian Club.
Faisal´s telling contribution
(four wickets and 51 not out)
was the highlight of the match
as grabbed four wickets and
followed up his superb bowling
display with unbeaten half
century at the West Bay
Grounds.
Qatar Airways, world´s 5-
star airline, is the sponsor of
the tournament, which was
organised by the Qatar
Cricket Association from
February to May 4.
Ali Akbar Farabi, Sales
Manager of Qatar Airways,
was the chief guest at the closing
ceremony and gave away
the prizes. QCA General... | | | Arsenal´s Euro dream in
doubt after Norwich draw |
 ARSENAL´S bid for a top-four
finish suffered a major setback
as Steve Morison´s late
goal earned Norwich a
deserved point in a six-goal
thriller at the Emirates.
Yossi Benayoun´s opener in
the second minute had
seemed to put Arsene
Wenger´s side on course for an
easy afternoon.
But with Norwich having
gone ahead through Wes
Hoolahan and Grant Holt, a
double from Robin van Persie
seemed to have won it for the
hosts before substitute
Morison stunned the home
crowd with a smart finish five
minutes from time.
Without a victory in their
last three matches, Arsenal
came flying out of the blocks
and took the lead inside the
opening 70 seconds... | |
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