Influenza, Morneau leads twins onslaught

With its loss to the twins, Indians are 3-5 against the Central, 10-2 against all other teams, including 6-0 against the great evil to the East. Kubbel was one of the few Minnesota Twins swinging the bat well and Morneau golpear.200 and playing for the first time since missing five games with a nasty flu fighter. There was much logic in baseball behind the decision. This does not mean that Morneau took to it like it. Great single of two Morneau runs in the fifth helped the twins from an offensive in the season long slump jump in a 10-3 over Cleveland victory. "You cannot look into it more than what it is," Morneau said. "They wanted to set up the double play and I have not achieved as well as in the past, still this year I have." "But there is no reason to believe that I am not going to get a success there." Brian Duensing (2-0) gave up one run on five hits in seven innings. The twins scored five runs in a game for the first time this season, a night after the opening of the series was postponed by rain. Fausto Carmona (1-3) gave six runs on seven hits and walked four in five innings for the Indians. Grady Sizemore hit a homer in two runs in the eighth against Dusty Hughes, but the game was already out of reach at that time. Danny Valencia hit a homer two runs, and Jason Kubbel had two hits and three RBIs for the twins, who entered the day with the fewest runs in the majors. Morneau, who had two hits, had lost five previous games due to an illness that has been circulating through the home club of twins, and got an extra day of rest when the game was rained on Friday night. He was hitting only. 208 in the season in his first action since July because of a concussion, one of the twin difficulties on the plate. So it was no surprise when the Indians walked Kubbel to load the bases with one out to fifth Morneau. But made them pay with a single to centerfield that scored Denard Span and Alexi box to give the twins a 5-1 lead. He collected his batted fourth and fifth of the season and the twins took a lead of 6-1 after five years. "I want to be there with guys in position to score and I want to be there with guys on base and that's all," said Morneau. "This is the situation that I want to be in." That is why hit me the fourth. I like that situation. To come through a coup d ' état and finally score some runs as a team was good. Act was not satisfied how Carmona came to the at bat, saying that he would have seen Carmona relies on his plate to try to get a double play. "If I am in bed for four days, I think that was rather an 86 mph than 92 mph changeup sinker", says the Act. "They are lessons to be learned." It was no surprise when this series open that he had the first team and last place in the Central of to the. But most was when he began the season that the twins would be Division, with the Indians in the struggle against the Royals for a place in the basement of the new station. But the Indians have been one of the pleasant surprises of the first month. Sizemore is of a serious knee injury, Travis Hafner is oscillating bat much better and the bullpens has closed things Indians (13-7) of aid for the best record in the injuries of others, and disease have destroyed the twinscausing Tsuyoshi Nishioka, Justin Morneau, Joe Mauer and Delmon Young all lose huge chunks of time. One of the preseason Favorites to win the Division, began the day with the worst record in the American League 7-12. They were the only team in the League not to score more than five runs in a game of this season, but eventually he broke against Carmona on Sunday.

The scored three in the third, three more in the fifth and two in the sixth before Homer of Valencia to the left of the field's Chad Durbin do 10-1 after seven. "It was great," said Valencia. "It seemed that everyone has been clicked". "To score many runs like that, I needed much and was a long time." Games notesDurbin gave four runs on four hits in two innings of relief for Cleveland. ... Young lost his fourth consecutive game due to injury of rib and a disease. ... Bullpens twins Rick Stelmaszek coach was back to work after missing the start of the season while recovering from surgery to repair a detached retina. ... Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire said that he will probably make the game with the Indians when they visit in the second series after the all-star break.

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Argentina: Leaders Vélez fall to Quilmes

Leaders closing velez sarsfield saw their lead at the top of the table cut to just one point after a 3-2 home defeat against Quilmes.

Hector stonemasons put ahead the hosts 1-0 at halftime, but Miguel Caneo and a double from substitute Pablo Vazquez will regret put the visitors in the control.

Quilmes, which found a place at the foot of the table, then saw Paul Garnier dismissed with seven minutes to play, but the strike's end of Agustin Vuletich was not enough for Vélez.

Godoy Cruz are now in second place after beating river plate 2-1. Jonathan Maidana fired River head but Zelmar Garcia and Mariano Donda replied for the visitors.

Jorge Achucarro got the only goal of the game as Banfield won in the bottom Newell's Old Boysclub, while Esteban Fuertes and Damian Diaz gave a victory of 2-0 to studentsto Colón de Santa Fe .

Other game saw independent place to third place as they played with a tie 2-2 with all the childrenof the day.

Goals from Facundo Parra, and Roberto Battión had been independent in control but Sebastien Ereros and Emanuel Gigliotti struck in quick succession to test visitors a part of the spoils.

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Marseille 1-0 Montpellier: OM lift the Cup

Marseille grabbed victory in the final of the League Cup as Taye Taiwo scored the only goal 10 minutes from time.

After a tight contest, Taiwo broke hearts of Montpellier when he was home the rebound after Laurent Pionnier could only half-clear shot of Benoit Cheyrou free.

It meant that om successfully defended the Cup and will increase the confidence in the camp which now can continue and do the same in the French Ligue 1.

Marseille enjoyed the better of the game, but didn't have all his own way and it would have been fearing extension at a stage of the season.

Cheyrou had the first chance of the game, but they fired directly into the veteran Pionnier, who was chosen ahead of regular Geoffrey Jourdren, Rene Girard had rewarded the former captain for his performances in the Cup this season.

Moments later, Pionnier was in action again, punching clear Lucho González free shot.

Montpellier, then had a chance when Gabriel Heinze fluffed his clearance, but Jamelle Saihi saw his well close range shot blocked by Steve Mandanda.

Marseille was the closest to breaking the deadlock before the break when Mathieu Valbuena broke into the area, but he saw that his powerful shot back in the post.

The champions were on the attack early in the second half, but Pionnier made a fine save to deny Ayew, who turned to wide from a corner 10 minutes later.

But for the majority of the half Montpellier gave as they arrived and tensions rose as the marked time in.

But it was shown that there is no need for time extra as Taiwo smashed home from close range.

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Bundesliga: Stunned Dortmund, Bayern draw

Borussia dortmund departed from the bottom of the Bundesliga thanks to a surprising victory over leaders borussia Dortmund maintained the League title race open a 1-0 week. Mohamadou Idrissou goal after 35 minutes was enough to win the game for the Colts and take them above St Pauli, still four points from safety with three games of the season remaining. Dortmund lead at the top of the table has now reduced to five points as a result of this defeat and the victory at home to bayer leverkusen2-1 over Hoffenheim earlier in the day. Gyfli Thor Sigurdsson gave Hoffenheim 28 minutes before Michal Kadlec draw after 40 minutes and Arturo Vidal pushed Leverkusen ahead in the second half.

Bayern Munich needed a final penalty to ensure a draw 1-1 in battle eintracht Frankfurt. Sebastian Rode gave Frankfurt 54 minutes before Mario Gómez equalised from a place in the 89 minute. Bayern, who struggled to create opportunities, had cried a penalty at minute 83, but they were not given despite a clear handball by Frankfurt Ricardo Clark in the area, but the referee pointed out the place where Martin Fenin was ruled to have fouled Luiz Gustavo in dying in the minutes box.

Schalke lost 1-0 in their last match before the confrontation semifinal of the Champions League with Manchester United, they suffer a defeat at home to Kaiserslautern for the first time in 11 years. Srdjan Lakic in the 42 minute goal was enough for the visitors, who won modified in Gelsenkirchen on April 8, 2000.

Claudio Pizarro struck twice in as many minutes to secure werder Bremen a 3-1 victory at st pauli that probably ends any fear of relegation. St. Pauli has led through the opening of 29 minutes of the Bartels end but Bremen were level at 50 minutes thanks to a goal in own goal Markus Thorandt. He laid the foundations for the former Bayern Munich Pizarro striker to grab the points with his goal to the 73 and 74 minutes.

Stuttgart provided courtesy of two goals from Cacau any of the sides of a Christian Gentner effort with a 3-0 victory over Hamburg.

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Relieved towers after the drought of objective

Fernando Torres stated that the pressure had lifted from their shoulders then finally scored his first goal for Chelsea in their League win over West Ham 3-0. Torres, who cost the club ?50 million in January, had not found the network 901 minutes for the club and the country, including 732 for the Champions since its incorporation to almost three months, but took it only eight minutes to do so after coming off the bench. The Spanish told ESPN: "was not the beginning expected when I signed, but it is not easy to go in January or February. "I kept working, and thanks to all my teammates that I marked. Now, there is less pressure for me now I can enjoy it. Today the tone was not the best to score the goal, but football is as well. "

Torres insisted had never got discouraged by the difficult start to his Chelsea career, but he admitted that he owed him the fans that goal. "The fans have been very patient with me", added ESPN. "I had anxiety each time more for them than it is for me. Let us hope that this is the first of many. " The joy and relief at Torres goal was shared by his teammates, who celebrated with him. Didier Drogba, who came to the Spanish, added: "I was in the locker room and wanted to run and jump as well. We know that we have a great player, the next season is going well for him. " Chelsea Carlo Ancelotti administrator says goal Torres heralds a new beginning for the striker.

"It is perfect. Everyone expected Fernando goals and scored, "said the Italian. "For him from today will be a new life. I think that starting today it will have a fantastic future here in this club. "The big problem was reached a new club and it is not easy to find a relationship with fellow new team and the game, but have now become the bad times".

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Valencia 3-6 Real Madrid: Real winning goal excess

Gonzalo Higuain scored a hat-trick and Kaka were made with a brace as a second string of Real Madrid had hit Valencia 6-3 in an extraordinary match in Mestalla in the first division. Madrid - given a guard of honour by Valencia after his victory in the Copa del Rey in Barcelona on Wednesday night - he ran in a 4-0 in the rest lead through Higuain (two), Karim Benzema and Kaka. Other strikes of the Argentina and the Brazil in the second period, as well as three goals from Valencia - marked by Roberto soldier, Jonas Goncalves and Jordi Alba - ended a game that says the battle for the title continues for at least another two weeks.

Just three days after winning the Copa del Rey, was a very different alignment of Madrid, let's go back to Barcelona in the party's first leg of the semifinals of the Champions League at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.The scorer of triumph of Cup on Wednesday night, Cristiano Ronaldo, was on the bench as Jose Mourinho changed all but two of its line of Cup. Goalkeeper Iker Casillas, a hero against Barca, maintained its place, as did Ricardo Carvalho, suspended on Wednesday for the first Champions League match against the side of Pep Guardiola.

Also Sergio channels, in a rare start in midfield, saw a shot blocked after eight minutes, before the front shaped Roberto Soldado mishit a volley at the other end. But Madrid was all in the rest of the half and Benzema hit the wood with a thunderous right effort under the mark of 20 minutes. And less than three minutes later, striker France Madrid ahead after a fast counter-attack.

Higuain escaped from the right and sent a cross under which guardian of Valencia Vicente Guaita was unable to intercept and Benzema took his time in the distant position, controlled and broke the ball in the empty goal. Pablo Hernandez was a goal when only wide dismissed after 28 minutes, but Valencia had been equipped with a second to Madrid on the half hour mark. Jeremy Mathieu and Guaita got a terrible confusion into the area and both ended up leaving the ball for Higuain home fit a second single. Higuain, then make Kaka for a third after another rapid counter-attack after 38 minutes and the roles were reversed three minutes later, when the Brazil forward a fourth goal on a plate to the front of Argentina.

It is too easy for Madrid and Valencia could simply not face. There were boos around the Earth at half-time, but resumed normal service Madrid seven minutes in the second half when Kaka Higuain another simple finish to complete his hat-trick. Valencia had never conceded more than five goals in a League match here, but that changed after 61 minutes, ending when the Kaka Marius Stankevicius nutmegged and Guaita won with a charming. The goal clearly meant a lot for the Brazilian, but many of the players of the Madrid just held, perhaps feeling dispirited rivals. Between objectives fifth and sixth Madrid, soldier popped into the bag a consolation in short distance and score his eighth in four games.

Higuain then lost a great opportunity to make it 7-1 when he tried to chip the ball over Guaita. Jonas Brazilian front Goncalves later withdrew another goal for the hosts when he drove a low shot inside the right post of boxes from the edge of the box. And Jordi Alba, who had been in the field of barely 90 seconds, then 3-6 with six minutes left, when he beat Casillas from close range. Jonas almost scored a fourth for Valencia moments later and the hosts ended the game in the March against a Madrid - now including side replaces Ronaldo and Xabi Alonso - which had been provisionally closed the difference leaders Barca to five points. And although the boat defeated Osasuna, Mourinho men have ensured that the League title will not be decided by at least another two weeks.

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Championship: Queens Park Rangers put Champagne on ice

Heidar Helguson became a clear chance to snatch victory for Queens Park Rangers in the final stages. Helmet at home on Monday when they can confirm promotion, pending a hearing on their signature for Alejandro Faurlin side faces of Neil Warnock.

Now sit in Cardiff a point behind second Norwich with three games remaining.

Swansea began the fifth day and lacked dynamism in a tie at Portsmouth at Fratton Park, passing through the opportunity to capitalise on the draw of reading in Leeds on Friday night.

Hull threw the possibility to build in its inclusion of play-off as Middlesbrough came from behind to win 4-2.

Jay Simpson put the 1-0 to the hosts in the third minute at the KC Stadium before Scott McDonald he tied in 11 minutes that McDonald scored again for boron two minutes later and Julio Arca made 3-1. McDonald's completed his hat-trick in the 45 minute as the Tigers collapsed, target of 69 minutes of Anthony Gerrard just comfort.

sheffield united kept their hopes of survival slim alive after beating bristol City 3-2 in a game at Bramall Lane.

Steve Simonsen error gave to the modules of the initiative, but Lee Williamson and David McAllister scored three minutes each other before the holidays in a frantic spell also saw Nicky Maynard the city expelled due to a lack on Matthew Lowton.

He was 2-2 when Harry Maguire dropped Jon Stead and was expelled before Brett Pitman converted the penalty, but Jordan Slew volleyed a winner five minutes from time.

Chris Eagles scored twice as Burnley won 4-2 in the Derby.

The Rams led twice through Theo Robinson and Jamie Ward, but match Eagles twice, the second time in the rebound of his own penalty saved. This incident saw that sent Ward to knock down Tyrone Mears.

The clarets pushed in to from there, however, as Wade Elliott and Chris McCann quickly obtained the law to earn his side.

In the path of the Vicarage, target of John Eustace second minute Watford had won a victory of 1-0 at home to Barnsley.

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