LONDON -- Hull reached the FA Cup final for the first time in its 110-year
history as the Premier League side twice came from behind to beat third-tier
club Sheffield United 5-3 in a lively encounter on Sunday.
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the 1990s, Hull manager Steve Bruce will bring his team back to Wembley Stadium
on May 17 for the final against 10-time winner Arsenal. "If you had said 10
years ago that Hull will play Arsenal in the FA Cup final, people would have
been scratching their heads," Bruce said. "It just shows you what can be done."
Hull is now just one game away from emulating Wigans surprising run to the title
last year. But the team will need to improve vastly on its first-half
performance in order to win the clubs first major trophy after United -- which
won the last of its four FA Cups in 1925 and last played in the Premier League
in the 2007 -- twice led at the national stadium. But Hull was transformed after
halftime, with Matty Fryatt restoring parity at 2-2 before Tom Huddlestone and
Stephen Quinn gave the northeast team what appeared to be a comfortable cushion.
Even though Jamie Murphy pulled a late goal back for United, David Meyler
quickly responded to secure Hulls first trip to a major final. "We were very
sloppy in the first half and didnt get going," Meyler said. "We got together at
halftime and regrouped. Its fantastic." One dilemma for Bruce in the final will
be whether to play son Alex Bruce, who remained on the bench throughout the
semifinal. At the 1991 final, Nigel Clough played up front in father Brians
Nottingham Forest team, which lost to Tottenham. Nigel Clough was back at
Wembley managing Sheffield United on Sunday for an emotional occasion as English
football marks the 25-year anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. Clough was
in the Forest team on April 15, 1989, for the FA Cup semifinal at Sheffield
Wednesdays ground that became the scene of Britains worst sporting disaster as
96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death. "With the tributes its been a very,
very emotional weekend for everybody in football," Clough said. "Twenty-five
years on the feelings are the same." The Hillsborough game lasted just six
minutes before the full magnitude of the deadly crush became clear. On this
weekend of tributes to the victims, and education for a new generation of fans,
every game kicked off seven minutes later than usual. Fittingly, Uniteds opening
goal came from Jose Baxter, a boyhood Liverpool fan who went on to play for
Everton. After bundling the ball in from close range, the 22-year-old Baxter
removed his black armband and held it up while looking up to the sky. Baxters
side was in the ascendancy for much of the first half, making Hull look
ordinary, until Sagbo slid in to equalize in the 42nd. But Uniteds lead was
restored inside 100 seconds as Stefan Scougall completed a speedy break. The
game swung in Hulls favour, however, within 10 minutes of the second half as
Fryatt forced the ball over the line from close range after United failed to
fully clear a corner, and Huddlestone weaved his way through the defence before
cooling chipping into the net. Then came what proved to Hulls match-winner, with
Quinn heading in against his former club in the 67th. Even though Murphy gave
United hope of a dramatic comeback by slicing in his teams third in the 90th,
Meylers goal settled the match. If Hull does manage to etch its name onto the FA
Cup, it wont be the one Hull owner Assem Allam wants to see. The Egyptian
businessman was rebuffed by the FA earlier this week in his attempt to change
Hull City to Hull Tigers, a name he believes would help the team earn more
international fans and exposure. Winning the Cup -- and qualifying for the
Europa League -- could have the same effect.
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Nelsens tenure, stopping goals is not one of them.PRAGUE, Czech Republic --
Usain Bolt said he will skip the Golden Spike meet in the Czech Republic city of
Ostrava and a Diamond League meet in Paris because he is behind with his
training following a foot injury "I had to miss some training in late March and
early April due to a foot injury," Bolt said in a message to the organizers on
Friday. "Thankfully, my foot is 100 per cent healthy now and I am back in full
training." But, "due to the training that I missed I am behind where I am at
normally at this time of year and will not be ready to race in the Ostrava
Golden Spike meet or Meeting Areva in Paris." The Golden Spike is scheduled for
June 17, and the six-time Olympic champion was to race for the seventh time
there.
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sprinter Justin Gatlin, who set a year-leading time of 9.87 seconds last month,
will replace Bolt in Ostrava, organizers said. The Paris meet is on July 5. Bolt
said it was not clear yet when he might return to competing. "It is important
for me to take my time this year as I have three tough years ahead in 2015, 2016
and 2017 as I attempt to defend my world and Olympic titles," he said. "I
definitely plan to compete this season." Bolt previously said his goal for 2014
was to break his own 200-meter world record of 19.19. Last year, Bolt won the
100, 200 and 4x100 relay at the world championships. He won the same three races
at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics and the 2009 worlds.
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