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Column: City kicks off revolution with a bang (The Associated Press)
Manchester City’s players are champions of England – yes, that is a phrase we’re all going to have to get accustomed to – because they believed in themselves like those at Manchester United used to. Like the great teams that Alex Ferguson has produced in his quarter-century at United, City’s players refused to accept that hope was lost, that they couldn’t make the seemingly impossible possible. Not only did they take a leaf out of Ferguson’s never-say-die play-book to win the Premier League title on Sunday, they rubbed salt in the wound by trumping one of the Scot’s greatest triumphs, too.
Auto racing notebook: Points leader Biffle wins pole
May 12, 2012 12:16 am From wire dispatches Sprint Cup points leader Greg Biffle won his second career pole at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina, sweeping past the Hendrick Motorsports duo of Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne to start up front tonight for the Southern 500. Biffle won this race in 2005 and ’06, the first two years that Darlington’s event was moved to Mother’s Day weekend. Biffle was the next-to-last to hit the track for qualifying with a speed of 180.257 mph and pushed past Johnson and Kahne — who each finished with the same speeds (179.556).
Up next on major auto racing circuits
Sprint Cup What: Southern 500 When/where : Today, practice (Speed, 11:30 a.m.), qualifying (Speed, 5 p.m.); Saturday, race (Ch. 13, 7 p.m.); Darlington, S.C
Auto Racing Capsules: Patrick prepares for first trip to Darlington
Auto Racing Glance: The Associated Press All Times EDT NASCAR SPRINT CUP SOUTHERN 500 Site: Darlington, S.C. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 5-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, race, 7 p.m.
Auto Racing Capsules: Hamlin picking up wins, pressing out biscuits
All Times EDT NASCAR SPRINT CUP CAPITAL CITY 400 Site: Richmond, Va. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, noon-3:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 5:30-7 p.m.); Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (FOX, 7-11 p.m.).
Roma reveals desire to sign River wonderkid Ocampos (Goal.com)
Follow Goal.com USA on Roma director Walter Sabatini has admitted that the Giallorossi are keen to sign River Plate starlet Lucas Ocampos in the summer transfer window. The attacker has been in superb form for the Millonarios since making his first team debut in August 2011, and his good performances have earned him the interest of a number of European giants
This Week in Auto Racing March 16 – 18
Written by The Sports Network Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – The NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series head to Bristol Motor Speedway for short-track racing, while the 2012 Formula One season kicks off with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Food City 500 – Bristol Motor Speedway – Bristol, TN The Sprint Cup Series runs its first short-track race of the season on Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Madrid pays tribute to Messi’s 5-goal performance (AP)
By PAUL LOGOTHETIS, AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP)—Real Madrid has paid tribute to Lionel Messi’s record five-goal performance in the Champions League, with Cristiano Ronaldo uncertain he can match the Barcelona star’s feat. Messi’s goals came in last week’s 7-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, the Argentina forward becoming the first player to score five times in the competition since its format change from the European Cup in 1992. Though the rivalry between the two Spanish giants has been marked by ill-tempered matches that have descended into brawls since the arrival of Jose Mourinho at Madrid, the Portuguese coach and Ronaldo were both fulsome in their praise for Messi.
Podcast: Galaxy looks poised to repeat its MLS title (Yahoo! Sports)
By Martin Rogers , Yahoo! Sports For years, trying to predict the Major League Soccer season was fraught with danger, inviting the potential for ridicule just a few months later. The league has traditionally been one of the most evenly matched and unpredictable in the world, with the fortunes of teams often fluctuating dramatically from one season to the next. The Los Angeles Galaxy, though, might be ready to change all that