The Irish News - February 11 2010: Quick double seals points for the Bhoys
Clydesdale Bank Premier League: Celtic 2 Hearts 0
Celtic scored two goals in a minute after the break against Hearts at Parkhead to close the gap on Rangers at the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League to eight points.
After a frustrating first half, defender Glenn Loovens drove the home side ahead four minutes into the second period and around 60 seconds later striker Marc-Antoine Fortune slipped the ball past Jambos keeper Marian Kello for number two.
Robbie Keane missed a host of chances to score his first goal in front of the Celtic support as the home side cruised the second half but there was no harm done.
Indeed, with Rangers drawing 1-1 at Motherwell, Celtic nudged closer to their Ibrox rivals and deservedly so after an indifferent first half.
Celtic: Boruc, Caddis, Thompson, Loovens (Rogne 62), Braafheid (Ki 77), McGeady, Brown, N'Guemo, Kamara, Keane, Fortune (Samaras 80)
Subs Not Used: Zaluska, Rasmussen, Crosas, McGinn;
Booked: McGeady.
Goals: Loovens 49, Fortune 50.
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former Crystal Palace and England winger, born 1969.
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Alistair Brown
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former Real Madrid, Liverpool and England midfielder, born 1972.
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former Liverpool, Everton, Tottenham and England midfielder, who played for and managed Hull, born 1974.
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Aritz Aduriz
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Athletic Bilbao striker, born 1981.
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Neil Robertson
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Australia's 2010 world champion, born 1982.
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Alexander Buttner
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Adam Idah
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- 2003
Roy Keane, who had stormed out of the Republic of Ireland's World Cup training camp nine months earlier, announced his retirement from international football. He did return to the Republic team before retiring again.
- 2004
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- 2007
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- 2009
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One-day international, New Zealand v India - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 0600; Women's Tri-Series T20I final, TBC - BT Sport 1 0230 (Wed).
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Sky Bet Championship, Millwall v Fulham - Sky Sports Football 1930, Sky Sports Main Event 2000; Bristol City v Derby County - Sky Sports Action 1940; Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock v Rangers - BT Sport 1 1915; Coppa Italia, Inter v Napoli - BT Sport 2 1930.
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T20 International, South Africa v England - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1530.
- BASKETBALL
NBA, Denver Nuggets v Los Angeles Lakers - Sky Sports Main Event 0300 (Thur).
- CYCLING
Tour of Langkawi - Eurosport 2 - 0700.
