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Kaka: I'm improving after recovering from injury

Kaka: I'm improving after recovering from injury Real Madrid playmaker Kaka believes he has shaken off a lingering groin injury and his form is improving after an unspectacular start to life in the S

Granero still confident of Real title success

Granero still confident of Real title success Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero feels both he and the team are improving all the time as they look to make up the ground on league-leaders Barc

AC Milan announce Emirates sponsorship deal

AC Milan announce Emirates sponsorship deal Dubai government-owned Emirates airline is to sponsor AC Milan from next season in a four-year shirt deal worth around 50 million euros ($68.31 millio

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Big Sam eyes 'magic' mark

Sam Allardyce is keen to lead Blackburn past the 'magic' 40-point mark as he prepares for Hull's visit.

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Etherington - Deal not done

Matthew Etherington has reiterated his commitment to Stoke, despite talks over a contract extension stalling.

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Crouch admits Spurs squander

Peter Crouch has conceded Tottenham squandered the chance to pull away from Liverpool.

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Simplicio yet to decide future

Fabio Simplicio insists he has yet to decide whether he will leave Palermo at the end of the season.

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Camolese denies Lazio link

Reports in Italy claim Lazio president Claudio Lotito is lining up Giancarlo Camolese to come in as manager.

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Fitness battle for Milan duo

AC Milan are sweating on the fitness of Alessandro Nesta and Alexandre Pato ahead of the Man Utd clash.

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Ribery unsure of Bayern stay

Franck Ribery has cast doubt on his future at Bayern Munich by questioning whether they can compete with Europe's top clubs.

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Wolfsburg wait on appointment

Wolfsburg have confirmed Lorenz-Gunter Kostner will remain interim manager until the end of the season.

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Van Gaal turned down Nigeria

Bayern Munich manager Louis van Gaal has revealed he has turned down the chance to manage Nigeria.

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Remy reveals frustration

Loic Remy admits he was disappointed not to see a move to Lyon in January finalised.

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Hazard signs new Lille deal

Eden Hazard has warded off interest from Europe's elite by signing a new long-term deal with Lille.

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Blanc rumours ridiculed

The France Football Federation has rubbished reports that Laurent Blanc is set to take their national post.

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Masch wants fortress Anfield

Javier Mascherano is aware that Liverpool must make Anfield a fortress for the remainder of the season.

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Petrescu quits Unirea

Dan Petrescu has quit Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni, the club have announced.

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Dalglish - Reds respect Unirea

Kenny Dalglish insists Liverpool will not be under-estimating Unirea Urziceni after being pitted against them in the Europa League.

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Santos land Gunners target

Santos have clinched the signing of starlet Zezinho, who was previously targeted by Arsenal.

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Cabanas holds World Cup dream

Salvador Cabanas is determined to make this summer's World Cup, despite recently being shot in the head.

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Cabanas condition improves

The doctor treating Paraguay striker Salvador Cabanas has revealed the swelling on his brain has gone down.

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NAC bolster European hopes

NAC Breda climbed to fifth in the Eredivisie after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Willem II.

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Everse takes Heerenveen helm

Jan Everse has been appointed Heerenveen manager until the end of the season.

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Been's men maintain pursuit

Feyenoord kept up their optimistic pursuit of the leaders with a 1-0 away win over RKC Waalwijk.

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Kobayashi - I felt lucky

Kamui Kobayashi says he felt grateful for the "chance and circumstances" that have allowed him to launch his F1 career full-time.

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Soucek chasing F1 seat

Formula Two champion Andy Soucek says talks with Campos Meta for their second race seat are at an "advanced stage".

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Kovalainen feeling confident

Heikki Kovalainen is confident he can re-establish himself at Lotus after two largely disappointing seasons at McLaren.

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Soderling wins opener at Rotterdam (AP)

Robin Soderling has won his first match of the year, beating Florent Serra 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the ABN Amro indoor tournament. Tommy Robredo also advanced to the second round with a 7-

Vesnina, Szavay reach 2nd round in Paris (AP)

Eighth-seeded Elena Vesnina of Russia and Agnes Szavay of Hungary have both reached the second round of the Open GDF Suez tournament. The 34th-ranked Szavay was leading 6-3, 1-0 against Olga Govortsov

Trio selected for Davis Cup

John Lloyd will pick two from James Ward, Dan Evans and Jamie Baker to play singles for Great Britain against Lithuania in March.

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Hearn gains China backing

World Snooker have attained a sponsorship deal for the China Open in March - the third since Barry Hearn took over as chairman.

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Higgins claims Welsh crown

World champion John Higgins cruised to his second totesport.com Welsh Open title with a 9-4 victory over defending champion Ali Carter.

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Higgins v Carter - final score

John Higgins takes on Ali Carter in the Welsh Open final at the Newport Centre.

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France triumph at Euros

France beat Croatia 25-21 in the European championship final to become the first nation to hold all three titles at the same time.

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France into Euro final

World and Olympic handball champions France reach the European Championship final with a 36-28 win over Iceland.

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Cullen wins in Belfast

Ireland's Mary Cullen won the women's race in the Belfast International Cross Country race at Greenmount Campus, Antrim. Kenya's Mike Kiegen won the men's race.

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Hawks-Wizards rescheduled game for March 11

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The snowed-out game between the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards has been rescheduled for March 11.

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Pacers C Foster out for season with back injury

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster will miss the rest of the season with a back injury.

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Record TV audience for Super Bowl

A record 106.5 million Americans watch the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl game.

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Back injury for Boucher

South African wicketkeeper Mark Boucher sustains a back injury during the third day of the first Test against India which kept him off the field during the final session. The team management say the i

Opening America's Cup race postponed

The opening race of the 33rd America's Cup between Swiss holders Alinghi and US challengers BMW Oracle is called off because of shifting wind conditions.

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Patrick signs on for Nationwide race (AP)

Here's something to consider: Maybe Danica Patrick is a pretty good race car driver.

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Bruce Martin: Daytona 500 front row a boost for Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is coming off his worst season as a full-time Cup driver. But an offseason where the focus was on reviving his career paid off in Daytona qualifying, says Bruce Martin.

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Strange but great way for Harvick to start '10 season (NASCAR.com)

Strange but great way for Harvick to start '10 season

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Valero closing on big time

Edwin Valero took a step closer to a big-money showdown with one of the big names in boxing by retaining his WBC lightweight title.

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McKenzie rules out Bellew

Ovill McKenzie will not challenge Tony Bellew for the vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title next month.

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Booth wades through Marsh

Defending champion Jason Booth overcame a shaky start to defeat Matthew Marsh and retain his British super-bantamweight title.

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Sky's Arvesen breaks collarbone

Team Sky rider Kurt-Asle Arvesen is out of the Tour of Qatar after breaking his collarbone.

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Steurs wins in Qatar

Geert Steurs of Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator wins the second stage of the Tour of Qatar to claim the overall lead.

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Sky Team wins team trial at Tour of Qatar (AP)

Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen defied strong winds to take the yellow jersey on the opening day of the Tour of Qatar as his Sky Team won Sunday's 5.1-mile team time trial. American team Garmin-

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Scotland 9-18 France

Mathieu Bastareaud completes his redemption in French rugby with a sterling first half performance setting up an 18-9 win for Les Bleus over Scotland at Murrayfield.

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England 30-17 Wales

James Haskell scores two tries as England down Wales 30-17 in a hard-fought and scrappy Six Nations clash at Twickenham.

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Ireland 29-11 Italy

Six Nations champions Ireland open their title defence with a 29-11 victory over Italy in a poor game at Croke park in Dublin.

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Editorial - Early Doors
Complacent Cole deserves boos
Early Doors (UK) - Monday, 13 October 2008

Early Doors never thought it would see anybody leap to Ashley Cole's defence.

This is a man who embodies everything odious about the modern game. Who left his boyhood club to chase money; who became the face (or the back) of anti-respect whe...Read more...

Editorial - Early Doors
Kazakhstan confidential
Dorin Spoaller - Friday, 10 October 2008

We all know there are not meant to be easy games in international football any more. We all also know that's absolute bunkum.

There are still easy games and Kazakhstan at home is one of them.

Kazakhstan are officially worse than New Ca...Read more...

Editorial - goal
English Debate: ...
Dorin Spoaller - Sunday, 12 October 2008

How come Spurs are in such a parlous position? Graham Lister considers the malaise afflicting White Hart Lane...
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