Man. City eliminated from League Cup
Premier League champion Manchester City was eliminated from the League Cup at the first hurdle by Aston Villa, and Everton was beaten by second-tier club Leeds.
Villa beat City 4-2 after twice coming from behind to force the game into extra time, when Charles N’Zogbia and Gabriel Agbonlahor scored.
Goals from Aidy White and Rodolph Austin put Leeds into the fourth round with a 2-1 victory over Everton, which is third in the Premier League.
But it was completely onesided at Chelsea, with Fernando Torres among six different scorers as the Premier League leaders crushed Wolverhampton 6-0.
At Elland Road, Leeds stormed in front after four minutes when Aidan White weaved his way through the visiting defense before unleashing a fierce drive into the net. 1Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will be sidelined for about two months following right knee surgery. America’s Cup: The Oracle sailing team will remain in San Francisco for the winter after canceling plans to train in Hawaii for next year’s America’s Cup. The team said it won’t have time to go to Lanai, the island Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is in the process of buying, because it will be modifying its new boat. Jurisprudence: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are settling their federal defamation lawsuit under undisclosed terms in Las Vegas. That clears a hurdle to a long-awaited bout between two fighters who have traded verbal jabs for years but have never met in the ring.
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