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MOSCOW -- Sergio Aguero scored twice in the first half as Manchester City came from a goal down to earn a 2-1 victory over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League on Wednesday. Kelly Johnson White Jersey . Zoran Tosic put CSKA ahead in the 32nd minute after lobbing goalkeeper Joe Hart following a pass from Keisuke Honda, but the visitors were quick to equalize two minutes later. David Silva surged into the box before crossing for Aguero who guided the ball past Igor Akinfeev. Aguero put the visitors ahead, heading in Jesus Navas cross in the box in the 42nd minute. "Its a very important victory. The team that wins today has a lot of chances to go to the next round," Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini said. "Its not the last match of the group, but now I think we have to play the next game at home to decide whether we can qualify for the next round, and thats very important for us." CSKA relied on sharp counterattacks and Seydou Dumbia tested Hart in the first minute. The home side was forced to make an early substitution when defender Alexey Berezutskiy came in for his twin brother Vasiliy six minutes into the game because of a knee problem. Alvaro Negredo wasted the visitors first scoring opportunity when his weak shot from inside the box was blocked by Akinfeev in the 30th. Both sided have a goal disallowed in the second half. Negredo saw a yellow card for scoring after a handball in the 47th, and Ahmed Musa hit the target after the referee blow a whistle for a foul in the 82nd. CSKA pushed for an equalizer and dominated late in the second half, but were thwarted several times by Hart. The goalkeeper made his best save when he blocked Hondas shot from six meters with his left foot in the final minute of injury time. "We allowed too many mistakes considering the quality of the opponent," CSKA coach Leonid Slutsky said. "Its a real shame. Its so galling that its hard to choose the right words. ... It was absolutely within our grasp not to lose, at least." The victory put Manchester City temporarily level on six points with leader Bayern Munich at the top of Group Ds standings. CSKA remained third with three points. Bayern host Viktoria Plzen later on Wednesday. Thurman Munson White Jersey . Canadas strong showing throughout the World Cup season has qualified it for the maximum number of spots in every short-track speedskating event at the Sochi Games in February. "With the beginning to the season that Ive had, beginning with the Canadian trials in August, I have nothing to doubt in myself. Don Mattingly Authentic . The 27-year-old Niskanen, the more offensive-minded of the pair of defencemen joining the Capitals, got a $40.25 million, seven-year contract. "Its a very big commitment from Washington. Thats no small thing. Youre talking a seven-year commitment for a very substantial amount of money," said Niskanen, who got married Saturday.AUSTIN, Texas -- Audrey Lacroix of Pont-Rouge, Que., and Hilary Caldwell of White Rock, B.C., each won gold medals on Sunday, highlighting a four-medal night for Canadian swimmers at the U.S. Grand Prix. Lacroix finished more than two seconds ahead of her closest pursuer in the womens 200-metre butterfly, clocking two minutes, 9.18 seconds. Remedy Rule of the United States was second in 2:11.24 and Noemie Thomas of Vancouver was third in 2:13.04 for her second medal of the competition. "Its a great time for this point in the season," said Lacroix, a two-time Olympian. "My stroke technique was really strong tonight. The first part of my race was also very good but I definitely need to work on the last 50 metres. Im nott where I want to be yet. David Robertson White Jersey. ." Thomas and Lacroix were 1-2 in the 100 butterfly on Friday. Caldwell collected her second gold of the competition finishing in 1:01.57 in the womens 100 backstroke. Megan Romano of the U.S. was second in 1:01.72 and Dominique Bouchard of North Bay, Ont., took the bronze in 1:01.83. Fifteen-year-old Danielle Hanus of Newmarket, Ont., was fifth in 1:03.39. Caldwell and Bouchard were 1-2 in Saturdays 200 backstroke. Rachel Nicol of Lethbridge, Alta., placed fourth in the womens 100 breaststroke. Tera Van Beilen of Oakville, Ont., was fifth. On the mens side, Evan White of Oakville and Alec Page of Victoria were fifth and seventh, respectively in the 200 individual medley. cheap jerseys from china cheap jerseys ' ' '
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