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| Manchester City v Stoke City: match preview Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Manchester City and Stoke City on Saturday Dec 26 2009, kick-off 15.00 GMT. telegraph.co.uk |
Derby delight for Chelsea Carlo Ancelotti's tactical masterstroke helped Chelsea come from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 and increase their lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League to five points. foxsports.com.au |
Rebels warn weapons will 'talk' Separatists who claimed a deadly shooting on Togo's football team have threatened new attacks in Angola, saying they had warned Angola against hosting the African Cup of Nations. foxsports.com.au |
Nigel Worthington to stay as Northern Ireland manager Irish Football Association confirm he has verbally agreed a new contract. telegraph.co.uk |
Mexican police name suspects in Cabañas shooting Paraguayan footballer in stable condition as two men are named in connection with attempted murder in nightclubPolice are looking for two men in connection with the attempted murder of a footballer who was shot in the head inside a Mexico City nightclub just before dawn yesterday.The Paraguayan striker Salvador Cabañas, of whom great things were expected in this year's World Cup, was in a critical but stable condition. A six-hour operation stopped the internal bleeding, but doctors left the bullet in his brain for fear of doing further damage."The situation is still serious but there are positive signs," said Ernesto MartÃnez, one of the surgeons. "The brain is beginning to respond to stimuli but we still need to wait."Two suspects were captured on a security camera walking out of the nightclub toilet where Cabañas was found. Another camera filmed them leaving the building less than a minute later and driving away in a car without number plates.Mexico City's attorney general, Miguel Angel Mancera, said the suspects were José J Balderas Garza, nicknamed El Modelo, and his bodyguard. Balderas was a regular at the Bar Bar club, which was also popular with footballers and other celebrities. Cabañas was there with his wife and brother-in-law.The 29-year-old striker, who scored six goals for Paraguay in the World Cup Âqualifiers, has played in the Mexican league since 2003. He currently plays for Club América. Talk of a possible transfer to England Premier League side Sunderland had begun to fizzle out shortly before the shooting.With robbery ruled out by the authorities, the motive remains a mystery. Balderas is reportedly from Sinaloa, a state in Mexico renowned for its drug traffickers, although no evidence has yet emerged of any link to organised crime.Attention has focused on a woman filmed talking to his bodyguard while Balderas was in the toilet and Cabañas was heading there too. The woman leaves, and the bodyguard follows the footballer.Identified as a Cuban dancer, she told police that she was sitting at the suspects' table close to Cabañas and struck up a conversation with the footballer's brother-in-law, a move which may have prompted the attack. A nightclub worker, who was inside the toilet at the time, said he heard raised voices and then a shot.From the surveillance videos it seemed that no one in the club did anything to prevent the two suspects leave or to pay a 16,000 peso (£8,000) bill.MexicoParaguayDrugs tradeJo Tuckmanguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |