Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger paid tribute to "exceptional" captain Robin van Persie after the Dutchman's hat-trick in the 5-3 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Van Persie took his tally to 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Arsenal extended their recent sequence to eight wins in their last nine matches in all competitions. Gervinho and Theo Walcott were also on target as Arsenal recovered from falling behind...

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Maria Sharapova has pulled out of the WTA Tour Championships after suffering a second straight defeat at the season-ending tournament. The Russian was beaten by China's Na Li 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 in her second White Group match to leave her with little hope of qualifying for the semi-finals. Afterwards it was announced that she was withdrawing from the rest of the event due to an ankle injury that has troubled her in recent weeks. "The...

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Luis Suarez notched a brace as Liverpool came from behind to reach the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup at the expense of Stoke. The Potters went ahead via a Kenwyne Jones header a minute before the interval after Jon Walters capitalised on a mistake by Sebastian Coates. But Suarez equalised for the Reds with an exquisite finish on 54 minutes after he had nut-megged Ryan Shotton. And the Uruguayan headed the winner with...

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