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2008-10-08 16:35:02

Olympic volleyball star Misty May-Treanor is recovering after an ankle injury forced her to pull out of US TV talent show Dancing With The Stars. The two-time Olympic gold medal winner damaged her Achilles tendon during rehearsals for the hit programme on

2008-10-08 09:13:00

SYDNEY (AFP) - The singles winners at next year's Australian Open will each take home 1.62 million dollars (1.11 million US), according to organisers, as they announced a 22 million dollar prize pool. Tennis Australia said on Wednesday that the singles pr

2008-10-08 02:55:00

LONDON (AFP) - It is a mystery that has baffled a succession of England managers: Why can't the country's two greatest midfielders play together? Chelsea star Frank Lampard and Liverpool talisman Steven Gerrard are regarded as two of the best players in t

2008-10-08 00:15:00

LONDON (Reuters) - Frank Lampard said on Tuesday that he and Steven Gerrard agreed with the fans' verdict that the duo had too often failed to reproduce their club form when playing for England, particularly when they were in the same team. The failure of

2008-10-07 22:36:00

MOSCOW (AFP) - Top seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia advanced to the second round of the 2.4-million-dollar ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup here on Tuesday, beating Frenchman Florent Serra in straight sets. Davydenko, fifth in the ATP rankings, came through 6-1, 7

2008-10-07 22:13:00

VIENNA (AFP) - Top seed Stanislas Wawrinka was beaten 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) by German qualifier Philipp Petzschner in the first round of the Austrian Open here on Tuesday. Petzschner, ranked 125, placed his Swiss opponent under pressure right from the

2008-10-07 20:45:00

LAGOS (AFP) - Nigerian tycoon Mike Adenuga has dismissed reports that he is part of a Nigerian consortium bidding to take over Newcastle United. In a statement released by his company Adenuga, who has major stakes in oil, banking and telecommunications, d

2008-10-07 20:07:00

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United owner Bjorgolfur Gudmundsson is not planning to take money out of the club as a result of the Icelandic bank he chairs going into receivership, the club's vice-chairman said on Tuesday. The Icelandic government said it w

2008-10-07 20:01:00

LONDON (AFP) - FA chairman Lord Triesman on Tuesday said English football had total debts of more than three billion pounds (3.9 billion euros) and warned of its danger to the well-being of the sport. The four big clubs -- Manchester United, Chelsea, Arse

2008-10-07 19:47:00

GLASGOW (AFP) - Darren Fletcher will lead Scotland into battle with Norway on Saturday after the Manchester United midfielder was handed the captain's armband for the World Cup qualifier. Fletcher, who will be winning his 40th cap on Saturday, got the nod