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• Legendary cricketer Bradman still unbeaten

  - 2008-08-26

  SYDNEY AFP — Australians on Wednesday marked the centenary of their greatest sporting hero, cricketer Don Bradman, by celebrating the fact his unbeaten record is still untouchable 60 years after he quit the sport. Bradman, who died in 2001 aged 92, played his last match in England in 1948...

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• Thaksin won't quit City claims chairman

  - 2008-08-25

  MANCHESTER, England AFP — Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is committed to the club despite speculation over his financial muscle raised by corruption charges in Thailand, club chairman Garry Cooke said on Monday. The former Thai Prime Minister is taking refuge in England after refusing to return to answer...

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• 'Spiderman' Gutierrez caught in Newcastle web

  - 2008-07-02

  NEWCASTLE, England AFP — Argentina winger Jonas Gutierrez has joined Newcastle United, the English Premiership side announced Wednesday. The midfielder, who celebrates his 25th birthday on Saturday, has arrived at the northeast side from Spanish club Real Mallorca on a five-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Jonas, nicknamed...

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• England cricketers' poll reveals lure of IPL

  - 2008-06-24

  LONDON AFP — Half of England's leading players would consider quitting international cricket early to play in the lucrative Indian Premier League, according to a recent survey. A poll by the Professional Cricketers' Association said that 50 percent of current England internationals would consider premature retirement from the highest...

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• Kuznetsova steps onto grass as WTA Eastbourne top seed

  - 2008-06-14

  EASTBOURNE, England AFP — Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2004 champion, will make her only pre-Wimbledon grass appearance from Monday as top seed at the Eastbourne Championships. The Russian, who also played semi-finals at Devonshire Park in 2005 and 2006, heads the field after the pullout of French Open champion Ana...

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• Ronaldo shrugs off transfer speculation

  - 2008-05-24

  LONDON AFP — Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo has made it clear his future career path is up to him and claimed he would not be swayed by the speculation surrounding a possible move to Real Madrid. Since United beat Chelsea in Moscow on Wednesday to claim their third European...

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• Real Madrid look to England, Portugal to avoid no-show

  - 2008-05-14

  MADRID AFP — Spanish champions Real Madrid are looking to English and Portuguese clubs to help save Sunday's strike-threatened league title celebration from turning to disaster. Real are scheduled to be presented with their 31st league title at the Bernabeu, but a players' strike at financially troubled outfit Levante...

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• Clubs chase Sun Jihai with Man City future in doubt

  - 2008-05-09

  BEIJING AFP — Sun Jihai's future at Manchester City is in doubt with reports saying he will not be offered a new contract, but the Chinese star remains upbeat with other English clubs showing an interest. Sun, 30, has played 150 games for City since joining in February 2002...

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• Capello to face trial over false testimony

  - 2008-05-07

  ROME AFP — England coach Fabio Capello will be tried for false testimony and obstructing the course of justice by Rome judicial authorities, Italian news agency Ansa reported on Wednesday. Capello and the general manager of Juventus Antonio Giraudo have been charged following testimonies they gave to the court...

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• St Who? England's national day a non-event for most

  - 2008-04-23

  LONDON AFP — The cross of Saint George flew over Downing Street on Wednesday, but efforts to urge the English to take more pride in their long-neglected national day fell mainly on deaf ears. While Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated across the globe by the Irish, the remotely Irish...

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