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BRUGES, Belgium -- FC Copenhagen beat Club Brugge 2-0 on Wednesday but failed to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League because its Group G rival FC Porto also won.The Danish champions went ahead after eight minutes when Brugge defender Brandon Mechele shouldered a swerving free kick past his own goalkeeper. Further highlighting Danish dominance in the air, Mathias Jorgensen added a second with a header seven minutes later.The goals provided little to celebrate, though, as Porto had already scored against group winner Leicester by that time and went on to win 5-0.It left Leicester with 13 points from its six games, two more than Porto. Copenhagen had nine points and will now play in the Europa League, while Brugge finished its campaign with a sixth straight loss.Brugge was already eliminated going into the match and kept a half dozen of its first-choice players on the bench in anticipation of Sundays league clash against bitter rival Anderlecht.Once Copenhagen went ahead, it broke the spirit of Brugge. It was not good enough, Brugge defender Ruud Vormer said.Gary Cahill England Jersey . What general manager Dave Nonis called "short and productive" negotiations ended with Kessel signing a US$64-million, eight-year contract on Tuesday. Jamie Vardy England Jersey . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. http://www.englandsoccerpro.com/Gary-Cahill-England-Jersey/ . Mickelson barely made the cut but had the best round of the day with nine birdies and an eagle coupled with two bogeys to sit two shots behind leader Craig Lee of Scotland. Lee shot a 69 for a 12-under 204 total. "I just love the fact I am in contention and have an opportunity in my first tournament of the year here in Abu Dhabi," Mickelson said. Kieran Trippier England Jersey . -- The Bishops Gaiters are showing they belong among the countrys top varsity football teams. Dele Alli Jersey . Deulofeu injured a muscle in his right leg in Evertons 4-1 win over Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. Barcelona says that its team doctors will "co-ordinate" with Evertons medical staff as Deulofeu recovers.NSW Premier Mike Baird has performed an extraordinary backflip on his greyhound racing ban, saying he and his government got it wrong.Mr Baird confirmed plans to reverse the controversial ban following cabinet and party room meetings on Tuesday, instead promising to introduce stronger regulations for the industry, including harsher penalties for animal cruelty.In hindsight as we reflect on this we got it wrong, Mr Baird told reporters in Sydney.I got it wrong. Cabinet got it wrong. The Government got it wrong.Mr Baird and his deputy, Troy Grant, have faced an unrelenting campaign waged by opponents since announcing the divisive ban three months ago.In August, Mr Baird said the ban, under which greyhound racing would end in NSW from next July, wasnt about political point scoring but trying to do what is right.We chose a course that we believed was right, Mr Baird said.He said the decision to reverse the ban had come after listening to feedback from the industry.We did not give the good people in the industry the chance to respond, a chance to reform, he said.On behalf of that, I am sorry. That is something we should have done.He said a new body chaired by former NSW premier Morris Iemma would be set up to govern and regulate the industry.Mr Baird said that his personal thoughts on animal cruelty had not changed.ddddddddddddhe greyhound industry will be given that one last chance, he said.The barbaric practices we have seen have to end.The premier acknowledged his decision would disappoint a lot of people.The ban, announced in July, came after a Special Commission of Inquiry report that found up to 68,000 uncompetitive greyhounds had been slaughtered in the past 12 years, and nearly one in five trainers had used live animal baits.Animals Australia Chief Investigator Lyn White criticised the reversal, saying that Mr Bairds backflip was a new low in Australian politics.The politicians who pressured Premier Baird to overturn this ban are set to have sleepless nights, she said.Their political destinies are now wedded to an industry whose sense of right and wrong went missing decades ago.To see a state premier crucified for making a courageous and correct decision based on the findings of a former High Court judge, is a new low in Australian politics.Ms White claimed the backflip was a win for the industry.The anti-ban politicians have breathed life into an industry that a Special Commission of Inquiry concluded was unable to reform in the short to medium term, she said. ' ' '