Things weren’t particularly straightforward in the last round, though. After wins over Sunderland and Burnley to reach the last 16, the Gunners were held to a stalemate by Championship outfit Hull City at the Emirates, forcing a replay at the KC Stadium last week
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In the end it was the Toffees who came out on top, meaning a place at Wembley in the final four of the competition next month and a respite of sorts for boss Roberto Martinez
The Frenchman is wary of the threat the Watford’s Ighalo and his striking partner Troy Deeney can possess — with the visitors looking to spring a surprise by knocking out the record 12-time winners of the trophy on Sunday
Bantwana had not played an official match due to the withdrawal of Zambia earlier this year and lack of match fitness showed from the word go against the match fit and bigger Nigerians
“I feel good in training and I am happy with where things are,” said Bolt, who will be going for an unprecedented three straight Olympic Games sprint double titles in Rio this summer
The names of all players penalised for violating the tennis anti-doping program are announced publicly as required by the rules of the program and the world anti-doping code, the spokesman added
Sixth-seeded Gabriel, who defeated Cameroun’s Paul Wamba 6-2, 6-3 in his first match in the boys 14&under battled hard to beat Boussairy 7-6, 6-4 while Quadri made light work of Andriamadison 6-2, 6-2 in the girls 14&under
The home side had the chance to make it 2-0 just three minutes later when Emiliano Velazquez brought Munir El-Haddadi to the ground inside the penalty box, but Lionel Messi’s spot kick was kept out by the diving Vicente Guaita as Barcelona’s penalty struggles continued
The home side had a handful of early chances in the game, one of which came in the second minute when Giannelli Imbula picked the ball up in his own half before unleashing a 30-yard shot
Aguero saw another attempt go well wide of the post, and just before the half-hour mark, he saw Ruddy pull off a terrific save to stop a low strike across the goalkeeper from finding the bottom corner
Last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Stoke City may have been yet another couple of points dropped at home in the league – Hiddink has won one and drawn five of his six league games at Stamford Bridge since taking over – but it also saw him become the first manager to go 12 Premier League games unbeaten at the start of their tenure
That one draw was last weekend, but it was still an impressive one as the Potters held Chelsea at Stamford Bridge – a ground they had always lost at in recent years – thanks to Mame Biram Diouf’s late header
Hosting Norwich City have slipped into the Premier League’s bottom three over recent weeks, while Manchester City are still chasing the title despite the deficit that has opened up between them and leaders, Leicester City
He said: “The German sportswear company had reportedly decided to end its 11-year $33 million contract with IAAF, following publication of the second World Anti-Doping Agency Independent Commission report in January.”
Five players have been released from camp, while another one has been transferred to the U23 team, also currently in camp in preparation for an international friendly against Brazil.
Abia Warriors, currently in the ninth position on the table, have won only one match away, against Heartland in Owerri, and have drawn all their remaining matches
“I’m delighted we’ve been able to bring someone of Peter’s quality in; he’ll provide us with experience and hopefully goals in one form or another,” City head coach, Lee Johnson, told the club website
While Yakmut was away in Brazil to inspect facilities ahead of the Rio Olympic Games, the Head of Service of the Federation released his positing to the Niger Delta Ministry
Benitez joins United on an initial three-year deal
The 28-year-old has two more weeks of freedom before he is given what judge Jonathan Rose said would be a “substantial prison sentence” when Johnson was found guilty of sexual activity with the Sunderland fan earlier this month