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Toffees book final berth

Author: Sir David Smith
Date: 20/04/2009

Phil Jagielka blasted Everton into the FA Cup Final with the final penalty of a dramatic shootout, after Manchester United and the Toffees battled out a goalless draw at Wembley.

The Blues triumphed over the online betting favourites 4-2 in the shootout after a dire 120 minutes, as Dimitar Berbatov and United captain Rio Ferdinand both produced misses from the spot.

United fans will be left to wonder why eight changes were made from the side that defeated Porto in midweek, as Sir Alex Ferguson handed starts to the likes of Danny Welbeck, Darron Gibson, Fabio Da Silva and Federico Macheda.

But Everton will care little after ending United's quintuple hopes and setting up a final showdown with Chelsea next month.

In the Premier League, Alan Shearer is still searching for his first victory as Newcastle United boss after Darren Bent's first-half strike for Tottenham Hotspur kept them rooted in the bottom three of the table.

Shearer faces an uphill task to keep the Magpies in the top-flight following his arrival as manager at the start of April and has now seen his side go eight league games without a win.

Meanwhile, Manchester City were made to work hard for their 4-2 win over a battling West Bromwich Albion side at Eastlands, as they kept alive their faint hopes of qualification for next season's UEFA Europa League.

In Scotland, Rangers maintained their pursuit of leaders Celtic in the SPL title race following a 3-2 victory over Hibernian at Easter Road.

In rugby union's Guinness Premiership, Bath moved into the play-off zone following a dramatic 15-14 victory at Newcastle Falcons.

Leicester Tigers are guaranteed a play-off berth at least following their own 16-13 success over Saracens.

Meanwhile, Wasps were 36-18 victors over Bristol at the Memorial Stadium.

St Helens extended their lead at the top of rugby league's Super League to four points following a 68-22 thrashing of Castleford Tigers.

Wigan Warriors continued their resurgence with a 44-10 win over Celtic Crusaders, while Hull KR overcame Harlequins by a 23-12 scoreline.

In cricket's Friends Provident Trophy, there were wins for Worcestershire and Nottinghamshire in Group A, Somerset in Group B, Yorkshire and Gloucestershire in Group C and Lancashire and Essex in Group D.

In the Indian Premier League, Deccan Chargers won by eight wickets against the Kolkatta Knight Riders, while Delhi Daredevils were ten-wicket winners over Kings XI Punjab by virtue of the Duckworth-Lewis method.

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