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WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: PARAGUAY 2 - ARGENTINA 5 Argentina became the first South American team to qualify for the 2014 World Cup beside host Brazil . They won 5-2 at Paraguay on Tuesday to ensure a spot at the greatest football tournament next summer. Lionel Messi converted two penalties, while Sergio Aguero , Angel di Maria and Maxi Rodriguez also scored for Argentina, which sealed its World Cup berth with two games to spare in South American qualifying. Ariel Nunez and Roque Santa Cruz netted for Paraguay, which knew going into the game that its World Cup hopes had been ended by results earlier in the day. DREAM CARS

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY: BRAZIL 6 - AUSTRALIA 0 Brazil brought down Australia in a one-sided international friendly in Brasilia . The Confederations Cup champions netted six goals in as they were hardly tested by the 46th-ranked Australia who had already qualified for 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil. The home side opened the scoring in the 8th minute when Jo tabbed in a rebound from Bernard volley. The Barcelona forward added his second in the 33rd minute, before the influential Neymar scored Bazil's third in the 35th minute. Brazil came on in the second half like a routine as they scored another three goals. Ramires , Alexandre Pato and Luis Gustavo added their name to a scoreline that did not flatter the hosts. The only sour note for Brazil was a left hamstring injury to Real Madrid left-back Marcelo , which forced him to miss the second half. Get Sports Updates from Facebook!

WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: ENGLAND 4 - MOLDOVA 0 England cruised to the top of group H after a solid win over Moldova . Danny Welbeck turned hero as the Manchester United 's striker scored a brace in the 4-0 win at Wembley Stadium . However, England manager, Roy Hodgson was left raging as a yellow card for two-goal hero Danny Welbeck will rule him out of Tuesday's crucial qualifier with Ukraine in Kiev . Moldova were no threat and it was just a question of how long the hosts would have to wait for their opener. So, it took them just 11 minutes, Steven Gerrard 's scored his first goal after three years to set England on their way to an anticipated triumph. And guess what? The goal was a result from a great combination between the skipper and Frank Lampard ! Moldova were in danger again in the 26th minute as Ricky Lambert steered the ball past the Moldovan keeper and became the first player to score in his first two internationals in 37 years. Danny Welbeck added England...

PREMIER LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL 1 - MAN UTD 0 The fans and players at Anfield paid tribute to Bill Shankly , the great Liverpoo l manager who would have celebrate his 100th birthday on Monday. And the current squad maintained their 100 per cent in the Barclays Premier League this season after winning over Manchester United 1-0. Daniel Sturridge scored a fourth-minute winner, which is his third winning goal in three matches this season. The Red Devils started without Wayne Rooney in the first eleven after sustaining a head injury in training on Saturday. Liverpool was without Kolo Toure who is also nursing an injury, and Luis Suarez who is still under suspension. MINT HARDY SOCCER      DONADONI SPORTS

UEFA SUPER CUP: BAYERN MUNICH 2(5) - CHELSEA 2(4) Bayern Munich won the UEFA Super Cup with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea following a 2-2 draw at Stadion Eden , Prague . It was a repeat of the 2012 UEFA Champions League final, and the match was almost similar to the original as Bayern had the most possession. However, this time it was the Blues who opened the scoring through Fernando Torres with a wonderful first-time strike from Andre Schurrle 's cut-back following a swift counter-attack.  Bayern dominated after the goal, but they had to wait until the second period to level when UEFA Best Player in Europe Franck Ribery succeeded where he had narrowly failed in the first period. The Frenchman cut in from the left before scoring with a fierce right-foot shot. Ramires ' 85th-minute red card gave Bayern the numerical advantage for extra time, but after Eden Hazard restored Chelsea's lead it took a last-gasp Javi Martínez strike to take the ...

MALAYSIA CUP: SELANGOR 1 - SIME DARBY 1 Selangor were back at the Shah Alam Stadium to rectify their poor performance against Sime Darby last Tuesday. The Red Giants started with attacking mode from the kick-off. Their top scorer, Francis Forkey Doe breaks the duck in the first-half injury time to put Selangor ahead before the break. Sime Darby came back strongly in the second half, not giving up to the home side pressures. Hero at Selayang Stadium 4 days ago, Karlo Primorac scored the equaliser in th 80th minute to deny the Red Giants from collecting full three points. The draw leaves Selangor at the bottom of Group A with just 2 points, while Sime Darby moved to second place after ATM hammered Johor 4-1 in the other group match. Photo: Tigers Super Sports FAScap  |  Rent-Buy-Sell Property  |

MALAYSIA CUP: ATM 4 - JOHOR 1 Both teams drew after their meeting in Johor just four days ago. But this time ATM put the pressure on Johor from kick-off with strings of attacks. B.Sathianathan tactics finally worked as Bruno Martelotto opened the scoring in the 41st minute. After the goal, Johor tried to respond but Shukor Adan was at his best to stop Johor attempts to find an equaliser. And the score remained until the break. As the second half started, ATM entertained their home fans with good attacking plays. Their skipper Hairuddin Omar was superbly orchestrating the ATMs attacks. Marlon Alex James doubled their lead with a header in the 76th minute.  Johor did not give up cheaply. A minute later, Johor pull back with a goal by Mohd Rashid Aya in the 77th minute. But ATM showed the visitors that Selayang is not a safe land for travelers. In the 82nd minute, Christie Jayaselan launced a shot to beat Johor's goalkeeper Mohd Fazli Paat . However the...