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Van Persie fit to start: Manchester United v Norwich City Live

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MANCHESTER (Sporting Alert) — Robin van Persie is fit to start for Manchester United in today’s Barclays Premier League clash with Norwich City at Old Trafford.

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The Dutch striker was doubtful for the contest after he picked up an injury to his hip during United’s 2-0 win over QPR in the last outing, but he’s passed fit to start.

However, Ryan Giggs is not included at all today and will have to wait for his 1,000th appearance against Real Madrid.

Wayne Rooney, will partner van Persie in the attack, with Javier Hernandez and Danny Welbeck both on the bench.

As expected, there was no Phil Jones, who is still out injured, while Rio Ferdinand is being rested as well.

Michael Carrick, Anderson start in midfield behind  Shinji Kagawa, while Nani and Ashley Young are both on the bench.

Norwich City, in the meantime, will be looking to complete the league double over United after beating the leaders when they met in the first meeting.

Manchester United v Norwich City

Manchester United team: De Gea, Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Anderson, Kagawa, Rooney, Van Persie.
Manchester United Subs: Lindegaard, Rafael, Hernandez, Nani, Young, Welbeck, Cleverley.

Norwich team: Bunn, R.Martin, Johnson, Bassong, Turner, Snodgrass, Howson, Holt, Pilkington, Hoolahan, Garrido.
Norwich Subs: Camp, Whittaker, Fox, Kamara, E.Bennett, Becchio, R.Bennett.

Mar 2: LIVE Football TV Channel Schedule

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(Sporting Alert) — A busy day of football is on the card with several live broadcasts on the fixture for Saturday March 2.

Action in the Barclays Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Scottish Cup and German Bundesliga are all on the schedule, with live TV Channels listed.

The highlight of the day is expected to come from the La Liga where Real Madrid and Barcelona meet for the second time in five days and live broadcast will be on Al Jazeera Sports +6, Digi Sport (ROU), SuperSport and beIN Sport USA.

In the Premier League, leaders Manchester United will look to go 15 points clear at the top of the epl standings with a win over Norwich City at Old Trafford.

Sky Super Calcio, SuperSport 7, ESPN2, ESPN3, and Fox Sports are amongst the TV channels broadcasting the game live on Saturday.

Elsewhere in the epl, Chelsea take on West Bromwich on Sportsnet, Fox Soccer Channel and SuperSport, Wigan Athletic face Liverpool on Fox Soccer Channel, ESPN UK HD and Sportsnet One.

Milan will battle with Lazio in the Serie A on RAI, ESPN UK HD, Al Jazeera Sports +1 and beIN Sport USA, David Beckham and PSG travel to face Reims on Univision Deportes and Sport Italia.

LIVE Football TV Channel Schedule – Mar 2

9:30pm Borussia Dortmund vs Hannover 96 – Sky Fußball Bundesliga
10:00am – Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Al Jazeera Sports +6, Digi Sport (ROU), SuperSport, beIN Sport USA, beIN Sport en Español
10:00am – Manchester United vs Norwich City – Sky Super Calcio, SuperSport 7, TSN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN2, ESPN3, Fox Sports 1 Australia
10:00am – Chelsea vs West Bromwich – Sportsnet, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Deportes, Fox Sports 3 Australia, SuperSport 4, SuperSport 5
11:00am – Reims vs PSG – TV5, Univision Deportes, Sport Italia
12:30pm – Wigan Athletic vs Liverpool – Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Channel, ESPN UK HD, Sportsnet One
2:45pm – Milan vs Lazio – ESPN UK / HD, beIN Sport USA, beIN Sport en Español, Al Jazeera Sports +1

Napoli v Juventus Live; Starting Teams

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SAN PAOLO (Sporting Alert) — Defender Giorgio Chiellini has shaken off a minor injury and starts tonight for Juventus against Napoli in their Serie A clash at the San Paolo.

Live Football: Serie A: Napoli v Juventus Live Scores | Live GameCast Stream
Time and Date: March 1, 2013, at 2:45 ET

Chiellini was a doubt for the contest with an ankle problem he picked up earlier, but passed a late fitness test to partner Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli in the three-man defensive line.

Also starting tonight for the Serie A leaders are Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal and Claudio Marchisio in the midfield, while Sebastian Giovinco and Mirko Vucinic start in the attack.

Once again, Napoli named a strong attacking lineup, with Edinson Cavani, who is on a six-game goal drought, playing alongside Goran Pandev and Marek Hamsik in the forward line.

Paolo Cannavaro, Miguel Britos and Gokhan Inler are all starters as well.

Meanwhile, Juventus are without Nicolas Anelka, Nicklas Bendtner, Martin Caceres, Paolo De Ceglie and Simone Pepe, but Paul Pobga, Alessandro Matri and Fabio Quagliarella start on the bench.

Napoli: De Sanctis, Cannavaro, Campagnaro, Britos, Maggio, Inler, Behrami,Zuniga, Hamsik, Pandev; Cavani.
Subs: Rosati, Armero, Gamberini, Mesto, Rolando, Donadel, Dzemaili, El Kaddouri, Calaio, Insigne.

Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Pirlo, Vidal, Marchisio,Peluso; Giovinco, Vucinic.
Subs: Rubinho, Storari, Asamoah, Giaccherini, Isla, Marrone, Padoin, Pogba, Matri, Quagliarella.

Live Football TV Channel Schedule – Feb. 27

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(Sporting Alert) — Another busy day of sporting action is set for today and the following are the football and TV channels for live broadcast.

On Wednesday there will be action in the German DFB Pokal, English FA Cup Portugal League Cup Play Off, Coupe De France and Spanish Copa Del Rey.

Chelsea, after losing to Manchester City in the Premier League and falling further behind the defending champions and even further from leaders Manchester United, will look for some Cup comfort with a win over Middlesbrough.

Live football action from the game will be on Al Jazeera Sports +3, Al Jazeera Sports +5 and SuperSport 7 for all English viewers, while Sport Klub and SuperSport MaXimo will also have live coverage.

Another big Cup game on the night is expected to come from Germany where the red hot Bayern Munich battle rivals Borussia Dortmund. It is also believed that Bayern Munich manager in waiting and former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola, will be at the Allianz Arena tonight watch his new team in action.

Meanwhile, David Beckham and Paris Saint-Germain will host Marseille in the Coupe De France, a game the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfield will start, the French club confirmed on Tuesday.

In Copa Del Rey action will see Sevilla and Atletico Madrid battling for the right to face Real Madrid in the final.

Live Football TV Channel Schedule

2:30 – Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund – Al Jazeera Sports +9, Sky Sport 1 (Germany), Dolce Sport
2:45 – Middlesbrough vs Chelsea – Al Jazeera Sports +3, Al Jazeera Sports +5 and SuperSport 7
2:45 – Ajax VS AZ Alkmaar – Al Jazeera Sports +1, Eredivisie Live (NL)
2:55 – Paris Saint-Germain vs Marseille – Al Jazeera Sports +4
4:00 – Sevilla VS Atletico Madrid – Al Jazeera Sports +2, TRT 3

Barcelona vs Real Madrid: Live TV Channel, Times and Live Score

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(Sporting Alert) — The following are the live football TV channels and games that are on for Tuesday Feb. 26.

Action in the Spanish Copa Del Rey semi-final second leg between Barcelona and Real Madrid is expected to take center stage, as both teams enter the contest locked at 1-1.

The football game will be streamed live on Al Jazeera Sports, with Digi Sport (ROU), TRT 3 and Sport 1 NL also getting the rights to carry coverage.

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) are picked to score on Tuesday night – which could setup a very interesting Copa Del Rey clash.

Al Jazeera Sports will also have live coverage of the Italian Serie A clash between Bologna and Fiorentina.

SportingAlert.com will also have live score updates here

Live Football TV Channel Broadcast

20:00 Bologna vs Fiorentina – Al Jazeera Sports +7
20:45 Varese vs Cesena – Sky Sport 1 (Italia), Sky Super Calcio
20:45 Modena vs Lanciano – SKY Calcio 7
20:50 Saint-Etienne vs Lille – Al Jazeera Sports +4
21:00 Barcelona vs Real Madrid – Al Jazeera Sports +2, Al Jazeera Sports +3, Al Jazeera Sports +5, Al Jazeera Sports +7, Digi Sport (ROU), TRT 3, Sport 1 NL

LA Lakers at Dallas Mavericks: Game Info, Channel ABC

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DALLAS (Sporting Alert) — Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will travel to the American Airlines Center in Dallas to take on the Dallas Mavericks in an NBA game on Sunday.

Line: Dallas -3.0
Over/Under: 211.0
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 24, 2013
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Live TV Channel: ABC at 1:00 pm ET

The Lakers are on a two game winning streak and are coming off a narrow 111-107 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, a game Bryant scored 40 points in, two days ago.

Los Angeles (27-29) still believes they can make the playoffs and beating fellow strugglers Mavericks would keep them in line to do so. Lakers have also won seven of its last 10 and with two more wins will pull to .500, should they not drop any during that span.

Meanwhile, Dallas (25-29) has won four of its last five games, including three straight, and seems to be building momentum at the right time.

During that run, the Mavericks have beaten teams such as New Orleans, Orlando Magic and Golden State, but it should be slightly different on Sunday afternoon, going up against the Lakers.

Lakers beat the Mavericks 115-89 when they last met on Nov. 24.

PREDICTION: Lakers 105, Mavericks 98

Probably Starters
LA Lakers: Nash PG, Bryant SG, World-Peace SF, Clark PF, Howard C
Dallas: Collison PG, Mayo SG, Marion SF, Nowitzki PF, James C

Watch NBA All-Star Game Live Streaming on TNT: LeBron vs Durant again?

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HOUSTON (Sporting Alert) — The red hot LeBron James will lead the Eastern Conference All-Stars against its Western Conference rivals live on TNT in Houston on Sunday night.

Watch Live Streaming Coverage on TNT Overtime at 8:00 pm ET

James and Kevin Durant (from the West), two of the NBA’s on form players this season, were the highlighted player in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and you wouldn’t best against them setting the place alight again this season.

Miami Heat star James enters his ninth straight All-Star Game in rich form, as he’s averaging an incredible 32 points on almost 70 percent shooting from the field during his team’s seven-game winning streak.

Last year Durant was named the MVP of the All-Star Game after he and James both finished with 36 points.

However, the Western Conference won the contest 152-149 with Kobe Bryant (27), Blake Griffin (22) and Russell Westbrook (21) all contributing heavily as well in the win.

The Western Conference has won the last two All-Star Games and three of the last four.

James, who was named MVP in 2006 and 2008, starts for the East tonight alongside fellow Miami Heat teammates Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, who replaced the injured Rajon Rondo, Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett and New York Knicks star forward Carmelo Anthony.

For the Western Conference, LA Clippers point guard Chris Paul and forward Blake Griffin starts.

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant, who is the NBA’s top scorer at 29.2 points per game and LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard all start.

The Last 5 NBA All-Star Games – Via ESPN

Eastern Conference Western Conference
02/26/12 WEST Loss 152-149
02/20/11 @WEST Loss148-143
02/14/10 @WEST Win 141-139
02/15/09 @WEST Loss146-119
02/17/08 @WEST Win 134-128		 02/26/12 @EAST Win 152-149
02/20/11 EAST Win 148-143
02/14/10 EAST Loss 141-139
02/15/09 EAST Win 146-119
02/17/08 EAST Loss 134-128

Valencia vs PSG: Streaming on FoxSoccer2Go; Team News

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(Sporting Alert) — David Beckham is in attendance, but will play no part in PSG’s Champions League last16 first-leg clash with Valencia at Mestalla.

Valencia vs PSG: Live Streaming on FoxSoccer2Go

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder made the move to PSG in January, but his manager believes he still needs time to work on his fitness before making his debut.

Leading striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back in the starting team though for PSG as they seek to grab the lead in the first leg.

Lucas Moura, Javier Pastore, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Alex and Mamadou Sakho all start as well for the visitors.

Ricardo Costa and Roberto Soldado are amongst the starters for Valencia.

PSG team: Sirigu, Sakho, Alex, Maxwell, Jallet, Matuidi, Verratti, Pastore, Lucas, Lavezzi, Ibrahimovic.
Subs: Douchez, Camara, Armand, Van der Wiel, Menez, Chantome, Gameiro.

Valencia team: Guaita, Rami, Pereira, R Costa, Feghouli, Banega, Guardado, Parejo, T Costa, Jonas, Soldado.
Subs: Alves, Ruiz, Albelda, Viera, Canales, Piatti, Valdez.

Celtic v Juventus: Live Score, Team News

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(Sporting Alert) — The following are the starting lineups for this evening’s UEFA Champions League last 16 game between the visiting Juventus and Celtic at Celtic Park.

Celtic vs Juventus: Live on FoxSoccer2Go

Manager Neil Lennon has made nine changes from the starting side which beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the weekend, with only Fraser Forster and Kris Commons retaining their places.

James Forrest is back in midfield after returning from an injury, while Efe Ambrose comes straight into the backline after featuring in the successful Africa Cup of Nations final with Nigeria over the weekend.

Gary Hooper leads the attack, but there was no place for fellow striker Georgios Samaras, who did not recover in time from a hamstring problem.

Juventus meantime, named a strong side for the outing, with Andrea Pirlo, Arturo Vidal, Alessandro Matri and Andrea Barzagli all starting for the Serie A leaders.

Martin Caceres starts in place of the injured Giorgio Chiellini in a back three.

Nicolas Anelka, Paul Pogba and Sebastian Giovinco are all on the substitutes bench.

Sky Bet has Celtic at only 100/30 shot with  to win on the night and 7/2 to qualify for the quarter-final stage.

Celtic: Forster; Lustig, Wilson, Ambrose, Izaguirre; Forrest, Brown, Wanyama, Mulgrew; Commons, Hooper.
Subs: Zaluska, Matthews, Kayal, Ledley, Miku, Watt, Lassad

Juventus: Buffon, Barzagli, Bonucci, Caceres, Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Marchisio, Peluso, Matri, Vucinic.
Subs: Storari, Pogba, Giovinco, Anelka, Padoin, Quagliarella, Marrone

West Brom v Tottenham Teams; Live Blog, Scores

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(Sporting Alert) — As expected, there is no Peter Odemwingie for West Bromwich today for the English Premier League clash with Tottenham at The Hawthorns.

 

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The Nigeria striker stole the headlines on deadline day after showing up at Loftus Road without permission from his club to force a move to QPR.

His absence sees manager Steve Clarke naming Shane Long and Romelu Lukaku in the attack.

Meanwhile, January recruit midfielder Lewis Holtby has once again started on the bench, but could play some part as the game goes on.

Striker Jermain Defoe, who played the full 90 minutes in the last outing, has passed fit from a minor pelvic problem and starts as the lone man up front.

Aaron Lennon, Gareth Bale, Clint Dempsey and Scott Parker are also among the starters here this afternoon for Tottenham, who could pull within a point of Chelsea in the Premier League standings.

West Bromwich v Tottenham Teams

Tottenham team: Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Dembele, Parker, Lennon, Bale, Dempsey, Defoe.
Subs: Friedel, Gallas, Naughton, Huddlestone, Livermore, Sigurdsson, Holtby.

West Brom team: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Popov, Dorrans, Yacob, Morrison, Brunt, Long, Lukaku.
Subs: Myhill, Ridgewell, Thomas, Jones, Rosenberg, Fortune, Tamas.

Referee: Mark Clattenburg.

Chievo v Juventus Teams; Live Scores

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(Sporting Alert) — Andrea Pirlo and Paul Pogba start together in midfield for Juventus, while Nicolas Anelka is on the bench for today Italian Serie clash with Chievo at the StadioBentegodi.

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Both Pirlo and Pogba started on the bench in the  Coppa Italia semi-final defeat to Lazio, with the latter being an unused substitute.

Manager Antonio Conte also starts Luca Marrone again at centre-back to play alongside Andrea Barzagli, while Alessandro Matri and Sebastian Giovinco, who was very wasteful against Lazio starts in the attack.

Juventus will be without coach Conte on the sidelines as he and defender Leonardo Bonucci are both suspended for comments made towards a referee, while striker Mirko Vucinic misses out also because of punishment.

Chievo, meanwhile, are 12th in Serie A standings, but have beaten the likes of Roma and Lazio and will make life difficult for Juventus who are tied at the top with Napoli on 49pts.

Chievo v Juventus Teams

Chievo: Puggioni; Sampirisi, Dainelli, Andreolli, Cesar, Jokic; Hetemaj, L Rigoni,Cofie; Thereau, Paloschi
Subs: Squizzi, Ujkani, Vacek, Frey, Papp, Farkas, Acerbi, Spyropoulos, Seymour, Guana, Stoian, Pellissier

Juventus: Buffon; Barzagli, Marrone, Caceres; Lichtsteiner, Vidal, Pirlo, Pogba, De Ceglie; Matri, Giovinco
Subs: Storari, Rubinho, Peluso, Isla, Padoin, Giaccherini, Quagliarella,Anelka

Oklahoma City Thunder v Memphis Grizzlies Starts: Live on TNT

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (Sporting Alert) — Chris Johnson has been handed the starting position tonight for the Memphis Grizzlies against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Oklahoma City Thunder v Memphis Grizzlies Live on TNT Player

When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 31, 2013
Where: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #75 Eric Dalen, #71 Rodney Mott

Johnson starts alongside All-Star Zach Randolph at the small forward with Rudy Gay departing on Wednesday night.

Tony Allen, Mike Conley and Marc Gasol complete the starting lineups.

Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant will again lead Oklahoma City, who are looking to bounce back from the defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

Oklahoma City Thunder v Memphis Grizzlies Teams

Thunder: Thabo Sefolosha – G; Russell Westbrook – G; Kevin Durant – F; Serge Ibaka – F; Kendrick Perkins – C

Grizzlies: Tony Allen – G; Mike Conley – G; Chris Johnson – F; Zach Randolph – F; Marc Gasol – C