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CNN
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Robin van Persie again looks to be a major doubt for Arsenal ahead of Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal second leg against Liverpool at Anfield. The Dutch international striker has been struggling with a thigh problem and missed the 1-1 Premier Leag..
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FOX News
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The batting coach for the Tulsa Drillers was pronounced dead at a hospital Sunday evening after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a Texas League game with the Arkansas Travelers, police said.
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Washington Post
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The National Football League yesterday delivered the crackdown on criminal conduct by its players that it had promised. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones for the entire 2007 season and Cincinnati Bengals..
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ABC News
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Kobe Bryant is still punishing his opponents just not in ways that will get him in trouble with the league office. And he has two weak ones coming up, meaning the second-best scoring spree in NBA history could go on a little longer.
Bryant scored 50 po..
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Sportsnet.ca
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MLS's days as an all-American soccer league are over and a Canadian closed the deal...
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CNN
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Wayne Rooney could return to Manchester United's line-up for their vital Premier League game at home to West Ham on Saturday.
Manager Alex Ferguson, still basking in his side's 1-0 win over Barcelona to reach the Champions League final, gave an upbeat..
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CNN
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Frank Lampard has made himself available for Chelsea's crucial Champions League semifinal against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday. The England midfielder has sat out their last two Premier League matches after his mother was rushed to hospital last Monday..
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CNN
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The lucrative Indian Premier League will be launched on Friday with an elaborate opening ceremony ahead of the inaugural match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders. Organizers of the eight-team Twenty20 competition have promised s..
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CNN
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Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has revealed that he plans to step down at Old Trafford in three years time. The legendary Scot, still going strong at 66, would have spent have spent 25 years with the reigning Premier League champions if he is acc..
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CNN
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England manager Fabio Capello has warned Serie A leaders Inter Milan that to expect a backlash when they face Liverpool in the last 16 of the Champions League at Anfield on Tuesday. Liverpool crashed out of the FA Cup to second-flight Barnsley at the week..
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CNN
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Former German international midfielder Dietmar Hamann has been rewarded for his role in Manchester City's revival under Sven-Goran Eriksson this season with a new one-year deal at the Premier League club. Hamann, who was outstanding in City's shock 2-0 wi..
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CNN
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French internatonal Nicolas Anelka has joined Chelsea from Premier League strugglers Bolton Wanderers on four and a half year deal. Anelka, who has scored ten goals in the Premier League this season, cost the west-London club $30 million, taking overall s..
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CNN
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Football should be used to teach young people moral lessons, Pope Benedict XVI said during an audience with representatives from the Italian football league and lower division clubs. Italian football has been tarnished in recent seasons by corruption, mat..
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CNN
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England coach Brian Ashton has sprung a major surprise by including Tonga-born former rugby league star Lesley Vainikolo in his squad for the Six Nations tournament. Vainikolo, who qualifies for England on residency grounds, signed a three-year contract w..
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CNN
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European champions AC Milan will face English Premier League leaders Arsenal in a massive Champions League last 16 clash in the new year. Manchester United have been paired with six-time French champions Lyon, Liverpool, who have faced AC Milan in two rec..
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CNN
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Derby County, the English Premier League's bottom club, have parted company with manager Billy Davies. County chairman Adam Pearson said that it had been mutually decided, "in the interests of both parties that to go our separate ways is the correct decis..
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CNN
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English Premier League club Wigan Athletic sacked manager Chris Hutchings on Monday. Saturday's 2-0 home loss to Chelsea was Wigan's sixth successive defeat and they have taken only eight points from 12 matches.
Assistant manager Frank Barlow will be i..
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CNN
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Liverpool set off for Champions League action in Istanbul without star striker Fernando Torres, who is still bothered by a thigh problem, but with Xabi Alonso, who could start after recovering from a metatarsal problem. They prepared for their game agains..
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CNN
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Premier League strugglers Bolton have put Scot Archie Knox in charge of first-team affairs following the departure of manager Sammy Lee on Wednesday. Knox, 60, is vastly experienced and was in charge of his national team's youth set up before being recrui..
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CNN
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Bolton Wanderers manager Sammy Lee has left the English Premier League club by mutual consent. Bolton have picked up only five points from their first nine league outings this season as Lee has struggled in his role after succeeding Sam Allardyce, who lef..
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