Cox admits ball brushed his arm before Berezovsky was sent-off October 12, 2011 - 10:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ireland striker Simon Cox admits the ball brushed his arm before the Armenian keeper Roman Berezovsky was sent-off for handling outside the penalty area in Euro 2012 qualifier. Cox adds that he didn't think the ball struck Berezovsky's arm outside the area even though he appealed for a foul with the other Republic players, BBC Sport reports. The West Brom striker replaced injured Robbie Keane in the Republic side in Tuesday's 2-1 victory which secured the Irish a place in next month's Euro 2012 play-offs. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |