Friday 09 May 2008 |
17:19 - Hughes vows to keep Bentley - SKYSPORTS.COM Mark Hughes has reiterated his stance that David
Bentley will not be leaving Blackburn.
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16:45 - Bentley's going nowhere - Hughes - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has again insisted that
David Bentley will not be sold this summer,
despite interest from Liverpool and Tottenham.The
England international midfielder was linked with a
£15million move to Spurs on Friday, having
previously attracted the interest of Rafael
Benitez's Reds, among others.
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16:25 - Bentley's going nowhere - Hughes - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has again insisted that
David Bentley will not be sold this summer,
despite interest from Liverpool and Tottenham.
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16:09 - Hughes Determined To Keep Bentley - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Mark Hughes has reiterated his stance that David
Bentley will not be leaving Blackburn.
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15:30 - McCarthy ready for Rovers return - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy is set to return
to the squad for their final match of the season
at Birmingham on Sunday.The South Africa
international, who has scored 11 goals this
season, has missed the last two matches with a
hamstring injury but has trained fully this week.
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14:00 - Duo doubtful for D-Day encounter - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM James McFadden and Liam Ridgewell are Birmingham's
main injury doubts ahead of Sunday's Premier
League match with Blackburn at St Andrews.McFadden
has suffered a reaction to the knee problem which
required keyhole surgery five weeks ago although
Blues manager Alex McLeish is hopeful he can still
play.
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13:16 - Birmingham v Blackburn preview - SKYSPORTS.COM Birmingham go into their final game knowing even a
victory over Blackburn may not be enough to beat
the drop.
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13:10 - Premier League preview - SKYSPORTS.COM Manchester United and Chelsea fight for the title,
while two of Birmingham, Reading and Fulham will
go down.
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12:51 - Royals flushed - SKYSPORTS.COM Matt Le Tissier assesses the relegation run-in and
feels Reading will be the ones to beat the drop.
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11:15 - McCarthy ready for Rovers return - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy could return to
the squad for his side's final match of the
Premier League season at Birmingham on Sunday.The
South Africa international, who has scored 11
goals this season, has missed the last two matches
with a hamstring injury.
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11:08 - Birmingham v Blackburn - BBC Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match.
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10:30 - Hughes pleased to be in the hunt - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn manager Mark Hughes is delighted the
club still have something to fight for in the
final game of the season against Birmingham.Rovers
have an outside chance of snatching sixth place
and an Intertoto Cup spot and that - aside from
having already secured European football - is all
Hughes could have hoped for.
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10:15 - Hughes pleased to be in the hunt - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn manager Mark Hughes is delighted the
club still have something to fight for in the
final game of the season against Birmingham.
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Thursday 08 May 2008 |
19:21 - Benni vows to fight for place - SKYSPORTS.COM Benni McCarthy has warned his fellow strikers at
Blackburn that he is determined to regain his
place.
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18:36 - Birmingham v Blackburn - BBC Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League
match.
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18:15 - McCarthy warning for Rovers rivals - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Benni McCarthy has warned Roque Santa Cruz and
Jason Roberts he will be gunning to win back his
place in the Blackburn side for next season.The
South Africa international has had a difficult
second year in the Premier League after launching
his career in England with 24 goals during the
2006-7 campaign.
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17:29 - McCarthy warning for Rovers rivals - TEAMTALK.COM Benni McCarthy has warned Roque Santa Cruz and
Jason Roberts he will be gunning to win back his
place in the Blackburn side for next season.
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15:13 - Hughes: Season a success - FOOTBALL.CO.UK Blackburn Rovers manager Mark Hughes believes
their season will still be a success if they miss
out on European qualification on the final day of
the campaign.
Rovers take on relegation-plague...
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Wednesday 07 May 2008 |
22:20 - Championship - Enckelman wants to stay at Cardiff - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has hinted at a
permanent move to Cardiff after impressing since
moving to City on loan in January.
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17:17 - Championship - Enckelman wants to stay at Cardiff - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has hinted at a
permanent move to Cardiff after impressing since
moving to City on loan in January.
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16:30 - Enckelman keen on Bluebirds switch - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Forgotten Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has
hinted at a permanent move to Cardiff after
impressing since moving to City on loan in
January.The former Aston Villa stopper, 31, has
enjoyed an upturn in fortunes during his time in
Wales after finding first-team action elusive
following his switch to Ewood Park in January
2004.
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16:20 - Bradley has German preference - SKYSPORTS.COM American starlet Michael Bradley favours a move to
Germany - his agent has confirmed to
skysports.com.
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15:06 - Enckelman keen on Bluebirds switch - TEAMTALK.COM Forgotten Blackburn keeper Peter Enckelman has
hinted at a permanent move to Cardiff after
impressing since moving to City on loan in
January.
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11:30 - Roque loving life at Ewood Park - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Roque Santa Cruz insists he is not looking to quit
Blackburn this summer, even though his 19 Premier
League goals have alerted several clubs.The
Paraguay international striker has had a
spectacular first season in England following his
£3.8million move from Bayern Munich last summer.
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10:34 - Roque loving life at Ewood Park - TEAMTALK.COM Roque Santa Cruz insists he is not looking to quit
Blackburn this summer, even though his 19 Premier
League goals have alerted several clubs.
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10:33 - Santa Cruz shines for Hughes - FOOTBALL.CO.UK Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes has admitted to
being surprised by the impact striker Roque Santa
Cruz has made during his first season in England.
The 26-year-old Paraguay international has...
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09:39 - Santa Cruz happy to stay put - SKYSPORTS.COM Roque Santa Cruz has told Sky Sports that he has
no plans to leave Blackburn.
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Tuesday 06 May 2008 |
14:45 - Friedel pleased to silence doubters - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel has revealed he
was once told he would "amount to nothing" if he
stuck to a career in football.The 36-year-old USA
international, widely regarded as one of the most
consistent performers in the Premier League was
told to give up on the sport by coaches of other
sports in his homeland.
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12:48 - Friedel pleased to silence doubters - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel has revealed he
was once told he would "amount to nothing" if he
stuck to a career in football.
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12:07 - TEAMtalk's Team of the Year - TEAMTALK.COM With the end of the season fast approaching,
TEAMtalk's top guns have cast their votes and come
up with their Premier League Team of the Year.
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Monday 05 May 2008 |
16:00 - Premier League - Rovers trio sign on - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Blackburn have confirmed that Stephen Warnock,
Martin Olsson and Matt Derbyshire have all agreed
new deals to remain at the Barclays Premier League
club.
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15:37 - Trio extend Rovers contracts - FOOTBALL.CO.UK Blackburn Rovers trio Stephen Warnock, Matt
Derbyshire and Martin Olsson have all signed new
contracts to keep them at Ewood Park until the
summer of 2012.
Left-back Warnock has been a regular...
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14:47 - Weekend review - SKYSPORTS.COM Skysports.com looks back at the best of the action
from the latest Premier League programme.
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14:09 - Rovers Trio Agree New Contracts - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Matt Derbyshire, Stephen Warnock and Martin Olsson
and have agreed new Blackburn deals.
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13:35 - Rovers boss: Roque on a roll - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes hailed Roque Santa Cruz
as one of the best natural finishers he has ever
seen after his brace against Derby.
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13:08 - Rovers trio pen deals - SKYSPORTS.COM Blackburn's Stephen Warnock, Matt Derbyshire and
Martin Olsson have put pen-to-paper on new deals.
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11:48 - Premier League - Rovers trio sign on - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Blackburn have confirmed that Stephen Warnock,
Martin Olsson and Matt Derbyshire have all agreed
new deals to remain at the Barclays Premier League
club.
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11:09 - Rovers Trio Agree New Contracts - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Matt Derbyshire, Stephen Warnock and Martin Olsson
and have agreed new Blackburn deals.
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10:45 - Rovers trio agree new contracts - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn have confirmed that Stephen Warnock,
Martin Olsson and Matt Derbyshire have all agreed
new deals to stay at the Premier League club.All
three players have signed contracts which will
ensure they remain part of manager Mark Hughes'
plans for the immediate future.
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10:02 - Rovers trio agree new contracts - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn have confirmed that Stephen Warnock,
Martin Olsson and Matt Derbyshire have all agreed
new deals to stay at the Premier League club.
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09:55 - Blackburn trio accept new deals - BBC Matt Derbyshire, Stephen Warnock and Martin Olsson
sign new deals tying them to Rovers until 2012.
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Sunday 04 May 2008 |
15:52 - Hughes targets Intertoto spot - FOOTBALL.CO.UK Blackburn Rovers boss Mark Hughes is pleased his
side still has something to play for in next
weekend's final game of the season against
Birmingham City.
Saturday's 3-1 win against Derby Count...
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14:55 - Keepers' union - SKYSPORTS.COM Brad Friedel told Goals On Sunday his rivalry with
Kasey Keller has spurred them on to be successful.
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13:18 - Schmeichel tips up Hughes or Keane - TEAMTALK.COM Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel believes
Mark Hughes or Roy Keane must eventually succeed
Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford.
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10:41 - Jewell demands culture change - TEAMTALK.COM Paul Jewell shrugged off Derby's status as the
worst team in Premier League history and insisted
his thoughts are already on next season.
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Saturday 03 May 2008 |
20:47 - Rams to the slaughter - SKYSPORTS.COM Matt Le Tissier says Derby are so bad that he
wouldn't look out of place in their defence
himself.
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20:13 - Hughes commends Santa Cruz - SKYSPORTS.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes praised Roque Santa
Cruz after he scored twice in their win over
Derby.
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19:00 - Rovers recover to rout rank Rams - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn pounced on defeats for Aston Villa and
Portsmouth as they came from behind to beat Derby
3-1 thanks to Roque Santa Cruz's double.Paul
Jewell's relegated Rams are now officially the
worst team in Premier League history after they
blew an early lead to suffer their 28th defeat of
the season at Ewood Park.
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18:59 - Premier League - Blackburn coast past Derby - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| A Roque Santa Cruz double ensured Derby's position
as the Premier League's worst-ever team with a 3-1
defeat at Blackburn.
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18:02 - Blackburn 3-1 Derby - BBC Blackburn come from behind to beat relegated
Derby.
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17:38 - Premier League round-up - SKYSPORTS.COM Manchester United took a giant stride towards the
title, while Fulham climbed out of the relegation
places for the first time this year.
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16:40 - Blackburn v Derby live! - SKYSPORTS.COM Click here for skysports.com's minute-by-minute
commentary of Blackburn against Derby.
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14:06 - McCarthy - Savage has no skill - SKYSPORTS.COM Benni McCarthy has poked fun at former team-mate
Robbie Savage on his return to Ewood Park.
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11:00 - McCarthy: Sav has no skill at all - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy says former
team-mate and Derby battler Robbie Savage is
'technically the worst player' he has ever
seen.Savage returns to Rovers this weekend with
the relegated Rams.
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10:30 - McCarthy: Sav has no skill at all - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy says former
team-mate and Derby battler Robbie Savage is
'technically the worst player' he has ever seen.
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Friday 02 May 2008 |
17:00 - Jewell expects no sympathy for Rams - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Paul Jewell admits Derby deserve no sympathy if
they officially become the worst team to have ever
graced the Premier League this weekend.The
relegated Rams, still on just 11 points, travel to
Blackburn for their penultimate game before
returning to the Championship knowing maximum
points are required from their remaining two
matches if they are to beat Sunderland's record
low of 15 set two years ago.
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16:59 - Rovers relishing Savage return - SKYSPORTS.COM Mark Hughes believes Robbie Savage will have a
point to prove when he returns to Ewood Park.
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14:38 - Savage will have point to prove - MH - TEAMTALK.COM Mark Hughes says the return of Robbie Savage is
chief among the reasons why Blackburn can take
nothing for granted against Derby this weekend.
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14:11 - Premier League preview - SKYSPORTS.COM The Premier League relegation fight takes centre
stage on Saturday with an epic encounter between
Fulham and Birmingham.
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14:00 - McCarthy admits to Mourinho talks - BBC Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy admits that his
form suffered this season because of his interest
in joining Chelsea last summer.
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13:30 - Blackburn v Derby preview - SKYSPORTS.COM Blackburn will be looking to build on their win at
Portsmouth against relegated Derby.
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13:15 - Stubbs ruled out of Rovers clash - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Derby defender Alan Stubbs is certain to be
missing for Saturday's Premier League trip to
Ewood Park to face Blackburn.Stubbs has undergone
an operation on a knee problem and will miss the
relegated Rams' two remaining games.
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12:00 - Benni unlikely to make Rovers return - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy is unlikely to
fully recover from his hamstring injury in time
for Saturday's Ewood Park clash with Derby.The
South Africa international missed last week's 1-0
Premier League win at Portsmouth and, despite
training this week, boss Mark Hughes admits the
game may come too soon.
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11:59 - Blackburn v Derby - BBC Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League
match.
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11:00 - Benni: Rovers can make Euro elite - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Benni McCarthy claims he and fellow Blackburn
frontman Roque Santa Cruz can fire Rovers into the
Champions League next year.And South Africa's
record goalscorer reckons the pair could even have
done it this season had he not allowed speculation
linking him with Chelsea to affect his game.
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10:52 - McCarthy targets top four - FOOTBALL.CO.UK Blackburn Rovers striker Benni McCarthy believes
Champions League qualification is a realistic
target for next season.
The South African striker agreed a new three-year
contract with the Ewood...
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10:33 - Benni: Rovers can make Euro elite - TEAMTALK.COM Benni McCarthy claims he and fellow Blackburn
frontman Roque Santa Cruz can fire Rovers into the
Champions League next year.
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10:23 - McCarthy rues Chelsea talk - SKYSPORTS.COM Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy has conceded
being linked with Chelsea affected his Rovers
form.
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Thursday 01 May 2008 |
17:20 - On Goals On Sunday - SKYSPORTS.COM Goals on Sunday is in safe hands as we welcome top
goalkeepers Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller to the
studio.
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16:45 - Hughes won't give up Euro fight - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes insists his side will
not give up the chase as they look to take their
European challenge down to the wire.Rovers head
into their penultimate Premier League game of the
season this weekend retaining a slender hope of
qualifying for the Intertoto Cup.
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16:28 - Hughes won't give up Euro fight - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes insists his side will
not give up the chase as they look to take their
European challenge down to the wire.
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13:25 - Blackburn v Derby - BBC Team news ahead of Saturday's Premier League
match.
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 |
16:42 - Hughes in Benni plea - SKYSPORTS.COM Mark Hughes has urged Benni McCarthy to remain
patient as he looks to win his place in the team.
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16:15 - Patience the key for Benni - Hughes - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has urged Benni
McCarthy to remain patient as he looks to win his
place in the team.McCarthy, who signed a new deal
at Ewood Park earlier this month, has found
himself playing second fiddle to Jason Roberts and
Roque Santa Cruz in recent weeks.
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15:49 - Patience the key for Benni - Hughes - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn boss Mark Hughes has urged Benni
McCarthy to remain patient as he looks to win his
place in the team.
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Tuesday 29 April 2008 |
16:05 - Premier League - Santa Cruz plays down United link - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz has
played down talk he could quit Ewood Park this
summer and join Manchester United.
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15:30 - Taylor: We have survival chance - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Birmingham goalkeeper Maik Taylor believes they
are in with a "fighting chance" of surviving in
the Premier League.Blues travel to Fulham at the
weekend knowing a win at Craven Cottage could
could send Roy Hodgson's team down while defeat
would leave them needing a result from their final
league game against Blackburn.
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11:45 - Rovers impact delights Santa Cruz - BBC Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz admits he is
enjoying life in English football after scoring
his 21st goal of the season against Portsmouth on
Sunday.
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11:44 - Hughes happy with Vogel progress - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn manager Mark Hughes is pleased with the
way Johann Vogel has settled in at Ewood Park
following his recent move to the club.
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11:00 - Santa Cruz cools move talk - FOOTBALL.CO.UK Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz insists
he has no intention of leaving Ewood Park this
summer despite reports linking him with a switch
to Manchester United.
The 26-year-old has enjo...
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10:11 - Roque plays down exit talk - SKYSPORTS.COM Roque Santa Cruz has played down talk he could
quit Ewood Park this summer and join Man Utd.
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09:45 - Santa Cruz plays down United link - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz has
played down talk he could quit Ewood Park this
summer and join Manchester United.The former
Bayern Munich ace has had an impressive debut
season in the Premier League, netting 17 league
goals - including Rovers' opener against the Red
Devils on April 19.
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09:20 - Santa Cruz plays down United link - TEAMTALK.COM Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz has
played down talk he could quit Ewood Park this
summer and join Manchester United.
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Monday 28 April 2008 |
15:15 - Rovers boss hopeful on injuries - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Mark Hughes is waiting to discover whether
Christopher Samba and Benni McCarthy will be able
to play for Blackburn again this season.Samba was
forced off towards the end of Rovers' 1-0 Premier
League victory at Portsmouth on Sunday after a
collision with Niko Kranjcar.
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14:38 - Rovers boss hopeful on injuries - TEAMTALK.COM Mark Hughes is waiting to discover whether
Christopher Samba and Benni McCarthy will be able
to play for Blackburn again this season.
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14:25 - Hughes hopeful on injuries - SKYSPORTS.COM Mark Hughes is waiting to discover news on
injuries to Christopher Samba and Benni McCarthy.
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12:09 - Redknapp Hopeful Over James - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM David James' FA Cup final fitness is in doubt
after he missed Portsmouth's defeat to Blackburn.
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11:59 - Weekend review - SKYSPORTS.COM Skysports.com looks back at the best of the action
from the latest Premier League programme.
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10:29 - Hughes cools Benni fears - FOOTBALL.CO.UK Blackburn striker Benni McCarthy's season may not
be over even though he missed the 1-0 win at
Portsmouth with a hamstring injury.
The South Africa international, who signed a new
three-year E...
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09:15 - Hughes: Santa Cruz won't be sold - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Manager Mark Hughes insists Roque Santa Cruz will
not be sold in the summer after Blackburn ended
Portsmouth's hopes of a fifth-place finish.The
Paraguayan's 21st goal of the season in the 73rd
minute after a slick one-two with Jason Roberts
clinched a 1-0 win and ended a bad week for home
manager Harry Redknapp who had to send out his
team without injured England goalkeeper David
James and saw star striker Jermain Defoe's
first-half effort wiped out by the narrowest of
offside decisions.
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09:09 - Redknapp Hopeful Over James - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM David James' FA Cup final fitness is in doubt
after he missed Portsmouth's defeat to Blackburn.
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07:19 - Hughes: Santa Cruz won't be sold - TEAMTALK.COM Manager Mark Hughes insists Roque Santa Cruz will
not be sold in the summer after Blackburn ended
Portsmouth's hopes of a fifth-place finish.
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Sunday 27 April 2008 |
20:45 - Premier League - Santa Cruz punishes Portsmouth - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Roque Santa Cruz's second-half strike gave
Blackburn a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth after a
rather subdued 90 minutes at Fratton Park.
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19:32 - Premier League - Santa Cruz punishes Portsmouth - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Roque Santa Cruz's second-half strike gave
Blackburn a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth after a
rather subdued 90 minutes at Fratton Park.
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18:57 - Hughes hails Rovers display - SKYSPORTS.COM Mark Hughes paid tribute to his Blackburn players
following the 1-0 victory over Portsmouth on
Sunday.
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17:45 - Santa Cruz: We'll fight to the end - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Roque Santa Cruz says Blackburn will fight for an
Intertoto Cup spot "until the end" after they kept
their bid alive with a win at Portsmouth.Santa
Cruz played a one-two with fellow striker Jason
Roberts before firing past goalkeeper Jamie
Ashdown in the 73rd minute of what had been a
turgid Premier League encounter at Fratton Park on
Sunday.
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17:30 - Rovers Roque Pompey's Euro bid - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM Roque Santa Cruz scored his 21st goal of the
season as Blackburn won 1-0 at Portsmouth to
virtually end the hosts' hopes of finishing
fifth.After a delightful one-two with Jason
Roberts in the 73rd minute at Fratton Park on
Sunday, Rovers' Paraguayan striker claimed his
sixth goal in the last seven Premier League games.
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17:28 - Premier League - Santa Cruz punishes Portsmouth - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Roque Santa Cruz's second-half strike gave
Blackburn a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth after a
rather subdued 90 minutes at Fratton Park.
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17:15 - Santa Cruz: We'll fight to the end - TEAMTALK.COM Roque Santa Cruz says Blackburn will fight for an
Intertoto Cup spot "until the end" after they kept
their bid alive with a win at Portsmouth.
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16:58 - Premier League - Santa Cruz punishes Portsmouth - EUROSPORT.YAHOO.COM
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| Roque Santa Cruz's second-half strike gave
Blackburn a 1-0 victory over Portsmouth after a
rather subdued 90 minutes at Fratton Park.
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