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Hurt Becks says no to farewell tie

August 13th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

London, Aug. 13: David Beckham will reject the chance to make one final appearance for England, a person familiar with the former captain’s plans said.
Coach Fabio Capello said that the 35-year-old was too old to continue playing competitively for England, but offered him an opportunity to say farewell to fans in a friendly match.
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Blues in red hot form

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London, Aug. 13: Chelsea begin the defence of their Premier League title on Saturday at home to new boys West Brom having spent a “mere” £5 million in pre-season.
When Baggies boss Roberto di Matteo was a Chelsea player that was still a sizeable sum of money and there is something grimly amusing about the [...]

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Goalie Leo, a lion in the cage

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It is sad to find that adequate notice has not been taken of the demise on Wednesday of Leo Pinto, who donned the pads for the national Olympic hockey team in 1948 in London. He was 96. Few international sportsmen have lived that long. And few, like him, have made the Olympic debut at [...]

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Clijsters, Ivanovic in Cincinnati semis

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Ana Ivanovic will meet Kim Clijsters in the Cincinnati Open semifinals after progressing along with Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Maria Sharapova on Friday.
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Injured Lampard may miss Chelsea opener

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Vice-captain Frank Lampard may miss Premier League champions Chelsea’s opening game of the season against promoted West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.
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Liverpool long way behind title trio: Hodgson

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Manager Roy Hodgson has hinted that Liverpool are unlikely to mount a Premier League title challenge this season.
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Wenger close to signing new Arsenal deal

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Arsene Wenger is close to committing his long-term future to Arsenal, re-inforcing his faith and belief in a young side that he is sure will win major honours sooner rather than later.
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Manchester City signs Balotelli from Inter

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Manchester City signed Italy forward Mario Balotelli from Inter Milan on a five-year contract on Friday, moving a step closer to completing its summer transfer spending.
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Surinder Kaur to lead in women’s hockey WC

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Surinder Kaur was on Friday named as captain of the 18-member Indian squad for the women Hockey World Cup, to be held from August 29 to September 11 in Rosario, Argentina.
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