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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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Second chance for imprisoned midfielder Sky Sports Newcastle United manager Kevin Keegan has reiterated his support for Joey Barton as the midfielder prepares to leave prison. Reports suggest the 25-year-old could be released from jail on 13th August after serving a six-month sentence for assault and affray. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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Sky Sports Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists Cristiano Ronaldo can handle his new-found high-profile lifestyle. The Portuguese wing ace has been at the centre of this summer's biggest transfer saga as Real Madrid attempt to lure him away from Old Trafford. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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Aston Villa booked a spot in the final Uefa Cup qualifying round with a win over Odense but the match was marred by a serious injury to Wilfred Bouma, reports BBC. The Dutch defender suffered a dislocated ankle early in a match that Villa won thanks to a second-half strike from Ashley Young. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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REUTERS, KARACHI- The International Cricket Council (ICC) cannot force teams to play in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan in September, chief executive Haroon Lorgat said on Friday. "All we can do is make them (the players) confident about the measures taken in regard to safety and security and on that basis hope they participate," Lorgat said in a statement. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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Michael Ballack has hit back at Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's suggestion that Chelsea will be less of a threat next season, reports BBC. Ferguson said that he did not expect to see "outstanding progress coming from a team in their 30s". |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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But press reports of an impending agreement are premature Sky Sports Carlos Tevez's agent expects the Argentina forward to sign a permanent deal with Manchester United, but says reports of an impending agreement are premature. Tevez is currently with the Red Devils on a two-year loan deal which is due to expire next summer. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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REUTERS, LONDON- Fast bowler Steve Harmison was recalled to the England squad on Saturday for the third test against South Africa which starts at Edgbaston on Wednesday. Harmison, 29, who made the last of his 57 test appearances in March, is included in the 13-man squad along with Paul Collingwood and a fit-again Ryan Sidebottom. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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Olofinjana joins Potters from Wolves Sky Sports Stoke City have confirmed the signing of Nigeria international midfielder Seyi Olofinjana on a £3million deal from Wolves. The 28-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a four-year contract with Tony Pulis' side, with the deal subject to a work permit being granted. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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MADRID, July 27 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster is concerned that his club's obsession with signing Cristiano Ronaldo could cause them to miss out on buying other players. "As you all know at this club we have been obsessed with signing a player whose name I can't quite remember at the moment," Schuster told reporters at the club's pre-season training base in Austria on Saturday. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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MILAN, July 27 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Brazil forward Ronaldinho said he is almost back to his best after putting an injury-hit season at Barcelona behind him by moving to Serie A side AC Milan. "Going to Milan is a rebirth for me," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport from the Brazil Olympic team's training camp in Singapore. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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LONDON, July 26 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Manchester United will sign Argentine Carlos Tevez for a British transfer record fee of 32 million pounds ($63.52 million), according to newspaper reports on Saturday. The 24-year-old forward, who joined United on an initial two-year loan deal from West Ham United a year ago, is expected to sign a permanent deal shortly. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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REUTERS, SOUTHAMPTON- Middlesex beat Kent in Saturday's Twenty20 Cup final but both teams kept alive hopes of picking up a first prize of 2.5 million pounds in this year's inaugural Champions League. Owais Shah took the man of the match award for a whirlwind 35-ball 75 as Middlesex (187-6) beat Kent (184-5) by three runs in a nerve-tingling final played under lights at Hampshire's Rose Bowl ground. |
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Monday, 28 July 2008 |
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SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 27 (bdnews24.com/Reuters) - Kent and Middlesex reached Saturday's Twenty20 Cup final to keep alive their hopes of picking up a first prize of 2.5 million pounds ($4.96 million) in the inaugural Champions League later this year. Kent (173-7) defeated Essex (159-8) by 14 runs in the first semi-final before Middlesex (141-2) beat a Durham (138-6) side containing South Africa's Shaun Pollock and Shivnarine Chanderpaul of West Indies by eight wickets in the day's second match. |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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AFP, MACAU - New Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari hit back at comparisons with his flamboyant predecessor Jose Mourinho and also resisted pressure for more attacking play. Scolari has appeared jovial and friendly in his appearances as Chelsea boss but showed flashes of his famous temper as he snapped back at the latest mention of the "Special One." "I don't know. I'll answer in June 2009 (after next season)," he said. |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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The Guardian Barcelona's manager, Pep Guardiola, refused to rule out making offers for Chelsea's Didier Drogba and the Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor after last night's 6-0 rout of Hibernian. Both players have been strongly linked with a summer move to Camp Nou and Adebayor has spoken publicly of his admiration for the Catalan club. |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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AFP, LIVERPOOL - Everton captain Phil Neville revealed Friday he has signed a new four-year deal that will keep him at Goodison Park until 2012. The 31-year-old England international defender said Everton was "the only club that I want to play for" and revealed he was "proud" to be extending his stay. |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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Fulham will complete the signing of Sweden international Fredrik Stoor from Rosenborg next week, reports BBC. Reports suggest that the fee for the 24-year-old defender, who appeared at Euro 2008, is about £2m.
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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AFP, KARACHI - Holders Australia and other key nations could pull out of the Champions Trophy after the International Cricket Council decided to go ahead with the tournament in Pakistan, officials said Friday. The Australian and New Zealand players' associations called on their country's governing bodies not to send teams to Pakistan, while England players will be asked if they want to travel. |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008 |
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AFP, BEIJING - Yao Ming and many of China's other top athletes pledged "glory to the motherland" on Friday as the nation's biggest-ever Olympic team was unveiled for the Beijing Games. At a ceremony in Beijing to unveil the squad of 639 athletes, basketball star Yao, reigning 110m Olympic champion Liu Xiang and dozens of others vowed in unison to do the nation of 1.3 billion people proud. |
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Friday, 25 July 2008 |
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Brazilian may yet complete protracted move to Chelsea Sky Sports Chelsea have confirmed that their pursuit of Robinho remains a work in progress. The Brazilian has been quoted as expressing an interest in joining the Blues. |
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