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Change to U17 EURO knockout stage schedule

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The UEFA European Under-17 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament. The format changed for 2014/15 with the expansion of the final tournament from eight to 16 teams.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four countries playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each pool progress alongside the five third-placed sides with the best record against the leading pair in their groups.Elite roundIn the elite round, held in early spring, those 31 qualifiers plus the top seed – given a bye this far – compete i...

Arsenal seek change of fortune against Barça

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Arsenal FC hope it will be a case of third time lucky when they host FC Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie.• The Premier League side have lost their two previous knockout ties against Barcelona, who won in England at this stage of the competition in both 2014 and 2015.Previous meetings• Arsenal came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 when the teams last met in London in the 2010/11 round of 16, Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin overturning David Villa's first-half goal. • Barcelona recovered with a 3-1 second-leg success in which Lionel Messi scored twice. Sergio Busquets had briefly given Arsenal h...

Justin Masterson’s Latest Slip-Up Could Trigger Red Sox Rotation Change

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by Zack Cox on Wed, May 13, 2015 at 2:17AM It might be a while before Justin Masterson starts another game for the Boston Red Sox. The right-hander turned in his worst outing in a season of lackluster ones Tuesday night, lasting just 2 1/3 innings in a 9-2 loss to the Oakland A’s at O.co Coliseum. “It wasn’t fun tonight, I’ll say that much,” Masterson told reporters after taking his second loss in as many starts. “It wasn’t fun.” The A’s teed off on Masterson, touching him for two home runs, a triple...