Sports: Ronaldinho vs AC Chievo Verona

Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri has shown the fist of faith to Ronaldinho ahead of tomorrow's game against Chievo - marking the start of a whirlwind month in Serie A and the Champions League.

"A very important month starts for us tomorrow and it leads up to the derby against Inter," Allegri told the press.

"Ronaldinho? He is training well, he is young and apart from his ambition with Brazil, he must have the motivation to win something important with Milan.

"He is one of the strongest players in the world."

Allegri has everyone av.....

Cameroon Draws, Senegal run riot

An own goal saved Cameroon from the prospect of a rare home defeat but a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in Garoua on Saturday dented their 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying hopes.


Two dropped points leave Cameroon vulnerable in a tough group where their major rivals Senegal went to the top of the Group E standings after hammering Mauritius 7-0 at home.


Cameroon's failure to win in new coach Javier Clemente's home debut was the only surprise result among the 11 Nations Cup qualifiers played on Saturday.
They fell behind to a 37th-minute goal from defender Herita Ilunga, who then missed a similar chance to double the lead just one minute later.
Congo gifted Cameroon an equaliser in the 54th minute when Eric Nkulukuta sliced an attempted clearance into his own net.


The home side started the game without midfielder Stephane Mbia and striker Eric Choupo Moting, who were both suffering from heat-stroke...

Sports: DR CONGO REFUSE TO PLAY IN GAROUA

Cholera is standing in the way of the Cameroon-DR Congo 2012 AFCON qualifier scheduled for Garoua on October 9.

The Congolese Football Federation have written Fecafoot to reject the Garoua venue. They prefer to play in Yaounde.

The Congolese advance  two reasons for rejecting Garoua:

SPORTS: Indomitable Lions clash with the leopards of the D R Congo on Saturday in Garoua (Pics of training sessions)

The Indomitable Lions of Cameroon have began training sessions ahead of their African Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday October 9 at the Roumde Adja stadium.The team were welcomed at the airport by hundreds of local fans and a high profile delegation of the region’s authorities, which included the governor.Team captain Samuel Eto’o, had announced that he would miss the journey having

Samuel Eto'o struck a brilliant hat-trick as holders Inter Milan thrashed Werder Bremen

The most accomplished victory in the Champions League this week came at the San Siro, where Inter thumped Werder Bremen 4-0. The holders looked irresistible, and Samuel Eto'o earned the lion's share of the plaudits, netting a hat-trick and earning the assist as Wesley Sneijder notched the other.

Eto'o was simply deadly as he took all three goals with lethal precision. Still fast, still lean, and still under 30 years of age, Eto’o showed again on Wednesday that he has not lost the attributes that made him a great finisher with Barcelona.Samuel Eto'o's highlights can be seen here: