Goalkeeper Noel Valladares made two saves for Honduras during a penalty-kick shootout for a victory over El Salvador in an exhibition Saturday night.
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Honduras edges El Salvador on penalty kicks (PA SportsTicker)
Colombian Reinaldo Rueda marked his first match as coach of Ecuador with a 2-1 away win over Mexico in a friendly on Saturday.
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Former Honduras coach Rueda marks Ecuador debut with win (Reuters)
Botswana moved closer to its first ever appearance at the African Cup of Nations with a 2-1 victory over Togo on Saturday in the 2012 tournament qualifiers. Jerome Ramatlhakwane scored the winner in the 55th minute, just five minutes after an equalizer from Togo’s Serge Fiakpe. Winger Joel Mogorosi had put Botswana ahead in the fifth minute at the University of Botswana stadium.
Japan went some way to avenging their World Cup exit this year by beating Paraguay 1-0 thanks to a second-half Shinji Kagawa goal on Saturday.
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Japan beat Paraguay 1-0 for World Cup payback (Reuters)
Brazilian striker Bruno Cazarine has signed a one-year contract with the defending A-League champion Sydney FC. The club said Tuesday that, pending visa approval, Cazarine could play in Saturday’s match against Adelaide at Sydney Football Stadium. Cazarine, 27, has spent the past two years playing in the Brazilian second division.
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Sydney FC signs Brazilian striker Cazarine (AP)
Portugal midfielder Raul Meireles left Porto on Saturday after signing a four-year deal with Liverpool.
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Liverpool pay 14 million euros for Portugal’s Meireles (Reuters)
Hugo Rodallega scored late in Wigan’s 1-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday in a setback to Spurs’ bid to finish in the top four of the Premier League for a second consecutive season. Two days after being drawn to meet defending Champions League winner Inter Milan in Europe, Spurs lost to a team that had been beaten 4-0 by promoted Blackpool and 6-0 to Chelsea in its opening two home games.
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Wigan wins 1-0 at Tottenham in Premier League (AP)
Blackpool had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Fulham in its first home game in the English topflight since 1971 after Dickson Etuhu struck a superb late equalizer on Saturday for the London side. Bobby Zamora had put Fulham ahead in the 35th minute, only for an own goal by John Pantsil to bring the teams level in the 71st.
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Fulham snatch point on Blackpool’s big day (AP)
Andrey Arshavin scored a 51st-minute winner on Saturday as Arsenal beat Blackburn 2-1 at Ewood Park to maintain its unbeaten start to the Premier League season. The Russia captain stroked home a rebound from 10 meters (yards) to find the net for a second successive weekend
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Arshavin scores winner for Arsenal over Blackburn (AP)
Tottenham will host fierce rival Arsenal in the pick of the third-round matches in England’s League Cup. The north London derby was one of seven all-Premier League matches drawn Saturday, including Aston Villa at home to Blackburn in a repeat of last season’s semifinal, English champion Chelsea hosting Newcastle and Manchester City at West Bromwich Albion.
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Tottenham to host Arsenal in League Cup 3rd round (AP)
