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SUNDERLAND, England—Manchester Uniteds celebrations turned to stunned silence
on Sunday as players and fans helplessly saw the Premier League title slip out
of their grasp in the final few minutes of the season. Arian Foster Youth Jersey . United had seemed
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win at Sunderland in the final round, with Manchester City trailing 2-1 to
Queens Park Rangers as that game went into added time. But City provided an even
unlikelier comeback, scoring twice in the final minutes to snatch the league
trophy away from its crosstown rival with a last-gasp 3-2 victory. “Its a cruel
way (to lose the title),” United manager Alex Ferguson said. “Weve experienced
many ups and downs in the 25 years Ive been here, most of them have been great,
weve won the title three times on the last day, today we nearly did it. “Id like
to say on behalf of Manchester United, congratulations to our neighbours—a
fantastic achievement to win the Premier League.” Uniteds players left the pitch
in Sunderland with shell-shocked expressions, while the fans looked at each
other in disbelief and stood with hands on heads in a bewildered silence. The
top two were level on points going into the final round, and City used its
better goal difference to clinch its first title since 1968. Sunderland manager
Martin ONeill said the result took him back to his time in charge of Scottish
club Celtic when he lost the title to derby rival Rangers by a goal difference
of just one in 2002. “Its incredible really,” he said. “Its just about the most
harrowing thoughts you can have. You immediately start thinking about goals you
could have scored during the course of the year … its just really
unbelievable.” It was also reminiscent in a way of the 1999 Champions League
final, when it was United that scored two late goals to secure a 2-1 win over
Bayern Munich. In a Premier League season full of twists and turns, United had
led the standings by eight points with six games remaining at the beginning of
April after City slumped to a 1-0 loss at Arsenal. Looking to extend its record
haul of league titles to 20—including 12 Premier League trophies under Alex
Ferguson—United seemed to have broken Citys challenge. But an unexpected loss
at Wigan, followed by a shock 4-4 draw against Everton after throwing away a
two-goal lead let City back into the race. City then won the much-anticipated
Manchester derby 13 days ago to edge ahead on goal difference and set up a
nailbiting finale. As the final-day showdown swung into action, United struck
the first blow when defender Phil Jones sent a deep cross to the back post in
the 20th minute for Wayne Rooney to score with a stooping header. Early as it
was, the goal put United top of the standings and prompted a period of intense
pressure, with Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet punching away a shot from
the recalled Ryan Giggs in the 28th. Rooney almost extended the lead when he
curled a free kick onto the crossbar on the half hour mark and then miskicked in
front of goal after Youngs shot fell to him in the 34th. Shortly after, news
that City had taken the lead against QPR filtered into the stadium, prompting
the Sunderland fans to taunt the visitors with chants of “1-0 to the City boys”
and suggestions that United would win nothing this season. Uniteds fans
responded by holding up a banner with the number 19—the record number of
titles won by the club—while Ferguson chewed his gum pensively on the bench.
“You never know—youre going to get certain types of reaction from the crowd,”
Ferguson said. “You have to put that to one side and play your own game. I
thought we did quite well.” Sunderland had offered very little attacking threat
in the first half and United had the better chances in the second period as
Rooney had a shot saved by Mignolet in the 47th. As time ticked on, events
seemed to be favouring United as the away fans learnt of QPRs equalizer at City.
The news got even better for the travelling supporters as QPR took the lead and
United almost made the win over Sunderland safe when Mignolet pushed Giggs shot
over the top in the 76th. As the final whistle blew at the Stadium of Light,
Uniteds fans stood nervously waiting for confirmation of Citys failure to beat
QPR. Incredibly, that expectation turned sour in the space of just a few minutes
as City clawed its way back against QPR with two stoppage-time goals to win and
wrest the title from Uniteds grasp. “Weve had so many injuries this season and
we have coped with that really well,” said Ferguson, who hinted that Uniteds
future was bright despite the bitter disappointment. “Weve a lot of young
players. Theyll be around in five, six, seven, 10 years time at Manchester
United. The experience is good for them, even if its a bad one.” The results
meant the top two finished level on points for the first time since 1989 when
Arsenal snatched the title from Liverpool with a 2-0 win at Anfield in the final
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exiting, and ended up giving up four hits and one run while fanning nine without
walking a batter. Rescue workers search for victims at the place where a ATR42
plane crashed in Puerto Ordaz, September 13, 2010. [PhotoAgencies]  CARACAS At
least 14 people died and 33 more were injured on Monday when a plane of
state-run Coviasa airline crashed in Guayana city, Bolivar state, in the
southeastern of Venezuela, authorities said.   Transportation and Communication
Minister Francisco Garces and Bolivar states governor Francisco Rangel Gomez
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regional aviation market Rangel said that aboard the plane there were 51 people,
including 47 passengers and four crew members. He also said that from the total
of people aboard there are four missing people, so the authorities are working
in the place of the accident to find them. Rangel stressed the immediate
intervention of the regional authorities which allowed rescuing 33 passenger
alive and taking them oon time to different hospitals to receive medical
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being cared for at different clinics, Rangel said and added that we have 14
bodies that are being identified and we are searching for four people in the
wreckage of the aircraft, he added. Meanwhile, Garces said that thanks to the
intervention on time of the authorities, the rescuers rescued a large number of
people alive Earlier Garces had confirmed the plane crash, which came down near
Manuel Carlos Airport close to Ciudad Guayana in the state of Bolivar. The
ATR-42 aircraft, heading to tourist resort Margarita Island, plunged into the
scrap yard of Orinico Steelmaking Company (Sidor) at 10:30 a.m. local time (1500
GMT) soon after taking off from Puerto Ordaz, in Bolivar. Rangel said that to
the moment the causes of the accident are unknown. However, the pilot had made
contact with the control tower reporting problems in operating the plane. This
report allowed the authorities to be ready for the accident and arrive on time
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