Vaz Te sends West Ham back up to Premier League

May 21, 2012
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LONDON (Reuters) – West Ham United beat Blackpool 2-1 in a typically tense and scrappy Championship playoff final on Saturday thanks to an 87th-minute goal from Ricardo Vaz Te which put the Hammers back in the Premier League. Ian Holloway's Blackpool had much the better of the opening exchanges, with Matt Phillips missing two chances, but it was the London side who took the lead after Carlton …

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Championship – Vaz Te relishing Premier League challenge

May 21, 2012
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West Ham's matchwinner Ricardo Vaz Te is determined to make the most of his second chance after returning the club to the Premier League.

Indian Premier League: Challengers knocked out of IPL playoffs after loss to Chargers – Winnipeg Free Press

May 21, 2012
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The Canadian Press – ONLINE EDITION By: The Associated Press Posted: 9:37 AM | Comments: (including replies) | Last Modified: 2:08 PM Enlarge Image Deccan Chargers’ bowler Dale Steyn appeals for the wicket of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Tilakartne Dilshan during their Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match in Hyderabad, India, Sunday, May 20, 2012. The appeal was not allowed.(AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A) HYDERABAD, India – South African Dale Steyn took three wickets for eight runs and led Deccan Chargers to a nine-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, while Mumbai Indians warmed up for playoffs with a thumping 10-wicket win against Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Sunday. The defeat knocked the Challengers out of the playoffs as defending champion Chennai Super Kings go through thanks to a superior run-rate after both teams finished with 17 points. JP Duminy smashed 74 off 53 balls to lift the Chargers’ total to 132-7

Indian Premier League cricket stung by scandals – Washington Post

May 21, 2012
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NEW DELHI — For cricket-crazy Indians, the Indian Premier League (IPL) transformed the old, colonial-era gentleman’s game into 21st-century, swashbuckling entertainment — replete with bling, Bollywood, billionaires, pom-pom waving cheerleaders and scandalous after-parties. Shah Rukh Khan, a Bollywood actor and co-owner of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, gestures toward a security guard at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Khan is to be banned for life from entering the Wankhede Stadium following an altercation he had with security gurads and officials of the Mumbai Cricket Association.

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Championship – Vaz Te relishing Premier League challenge – Yahoo! Eurosport

May 21, 2012
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Sun, 20 May 15:30:00 2012 West Ham’s Wembley matchwinner Ricardo Vaz Te is determined to make the most of his second chance after returning the club to the Premier League. The Portuguese winger was on the football scrapheap two years ago after being released by Bolton, but the Hammers’ £500,000 January recruit looks like a bargain after scoring a dramatic late play-off final winner to sink Blackpool 2-1 and earn West Ham the estimated £90million promotion to the Barclays Premier League brings. “I feel I have been blessed with a second chance in my career and I’m cherishing it,” said Vaz Te. “The Premier League is another big step, a challenge

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HTBP Podcast: Epic Champions League Final, Epic EPL Final Day, Epic John Terry? – Bleacherreport.com

May 20, 2012
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This week’s Hold the Back Page podcast, with regulars Neil Sherwin , Ger McCarthy and Bleacher Report ‘s Willie Gannon, looks at the epic Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich, the hectic final day of Premier League action, Spurs’ chances in the Europa League and England’s squad for the European Championships. This pod kicks off with a look at Chelsea’s Champions League Final win over Bayern Munich on Saturday. There’s talk about the future’s of Didier Drogba and Roberto Di Matteo as well as the antics of John Terry at the trophy presentation, which almost sparked a row between the lads as two completely different views of the England defender emerge. Ger and Willie also take time to discuss the fallout from Chelsea’s result, which sees Spurs miss out on a Champions League spot for next season.

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Premier League – Berbatov wants out, but ‘never’ to City – Yahoo! Eurosport

May 20, 2012
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Sun, 20 May 19:59:00 2012 Dimitar Berbatov wants to leave Manchester United because he feels he has fallen out of favour with manager Alex Ferguson, but insists he would never join rivals Manchester City . “My time at Manchester United is running out,” the 31-year-old Bulgaria striker told bTV on Sunday. “I no longer feel like a valuable part of this team.” The Premier League runners-up took up an extra year’s option on the former Bulgaria captain’s contract in March despite him slipping down the pecking order at Old Trafford.