Cruz Azul and Union Espanola each recorded their second win in the Copa Libertadores group stage when they saw off Venezuelan opposition on Tuesday.

Mexican side Cruz Azul hammered Deportivo Tachira 4-0 while Chilean side Union enjoyed a 3-1 success against Bolivar in Venezuela.

Adrian Cortes’ 18th-minute penalty set Cruz Azul on their way to victory in Group Six. Edixon Perea made the game safe (54) before Javier Orozco Penuelas and Emanuel Villa gave the scoreline a more emphatic look.

In Group Three, Bolivar took a first-minute lead against Union through Edemir Rodriguez but were pegged back by two goals in five minutes from Mauro Diaz (62) and Emanuel Herrera (66). Substitute Jean Paul Pineda scored a late third for the visitors.

Arsenal Sarandi bounced back from their opening Group… Continue reading Second wins for Union and Cruz Azul

World number one Luke Donald has been drawn to meet three-time major winner Ernie Els in the WGC Match Play Championship this week.

Donald, the defending champion, will be hoping to reproduce his incredible 2011 form when he won all six of his matches before the 18th hole.

Tiger Woods will play Spain’s Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano in Wednesday’s opening round at Dove Mountain.

Rory McIlroy begins his campaign against South African George Coetzee.

Lee Westwood faces Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts at the Arizona course, while Sergio Garcia takes on fellow Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez.

Bill Haas, winner of Sunday’s Northern Trust Open, tees off against Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa while Dustin Johnson meets his… Continue reading Donald to face Els at Match Play

Marseille coach Didier Deschamp admitted that he would be more than happy to link up once again with ex-teammate Alessandro Del Piero once more.

Del Piero is currently set to leave Juventus at the end of the season after 19 years with the Turin side after the board announced that his contract will not be renewed.

The 37-year-old has since been linked with moves to PSG, Parma, New York Red Bulls, LA Galaxy amongst others. 

Deschamp threw Marseille’s name into the hat, praising Del Piero’s abilities and personality which he has seen up front when he spent five years playing alongside the Italian at Juventus.

“I have respect for what Alessandro has done in his career,” Deschamps told Rai Sport.

“He’s a champion whom I’ve had the good fortune to… Continue reading Deschamp open to Del Piero move

Elena Baltacha and Heather Watson both lost in straight sets as British interest ended swiftly at the Memphis International on Monday.

Baltacha, the British number one, went down 6-2 6-1 to Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands, ranked 22 places lower at 82 in the world.

And Watson followed soon after with a 6-2 6-3 defeat by Sofia Arvidsson.

The Swede will face Great Britain in the Fed Cup in April,

although is unlikely to face Watson in singles.

World number 72 Arvidsson is the Swedish number two, while Watson is the British number four with a ranking of 123.… Continue reading GB pair make early Memphis exit

LIONSXII ace Hariss Harun has praised his side’s professional approach during their 3-0 Malaysian FA Cup win away at UiTM on Saturday.

Strikes from Shaiful Esah and Madhu Mohana, as well as an own-goal from UiTM captain Ahmad Shahir, secured a win for the Singapore outfit against the team from Malaysia’s third tier.

Despite many observers claiming that the result was the very least LIONSXII should have achieved, Hariss was delighted with how his team performed during the potentially tricky tie.

“The game was not easy, and UiTm gave us a run for our money, especially in the second half. However, we stuck to our task and I think we did a very professional job,” the talented 21-year-old told ESPNSTAR.com.

“At no point in time did we look down on… Continue reading Hariss delighted with LIONSXII approach