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Cycling champ Lemond says Armstrong 'transparency' is not enough
2008-10-10 19:43:00
PARIS (AFP) - Former three-time yellow jersey champion Greg Lemond has played down the anti-doping efficiency of self-policing by cycling teams - and says Lance Armstrong must do more if he is to prove he is 100 percent clean.
Lemond, the first American t
Top seed Jankovic moves into last four in Moscow tennis
2008-10-10 19:07:00
MOSCOW (AFP) - World number one Jelena Jankovic of Serbia has set up a Kremlin Cup semi-final showdown with defending champion Elena Dementieva after beating Italian Flavia Penetta in the quarters.
Jankovic, the top seed in the women's draw of the 2.4-mil
India start well after Hussey's stubborn cricket century
2008-10-10 15:46:00
BANGALORE, India (AFP) - India made a spirited reply to Australia's 430 in the first Test here on Friday, reaching 68 without loss in their first innings by the close of the second day's play.
Openers Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir negotiated a tricky
Chelsea seek return of Mikel Obi transfer fee
2008-10-10 14:45:00
LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea on Friday began proceedings in the High Court aimed at recovering 16 million pounds they paid for John Mikel Obi.
The Nigerian midfielder joined Chelsea in June 2006 with the London club paying four million pounds to Norwegian club
Capello demands encore from England as Terry ruled out
2008-10-10 14:37:00
LONDON COLNEY (AFP) - Fabio Capello on Friday warned England that their impressive win in Croatia last month will count for nothing if they fail to beat Kazakhstan's mystery men at Wembley on Saturday.
England go into their third World Cup qualifier under
Terry out of England game
2008-10-10 13:51:00
LONDON COLNEY (Reuters) - John Terry has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Saturday with a back problem and Rio Ferdinand will take over the captaincy, manager Fabio Capello said on Friday.
Terry missed much of the week
Hussey leads Australia to big total in cricket Test
2008-10-10 12:18:00
BANGALORE, India (AFP) - The ever reliable Michael Hussey hit a solid century to lift Australia towards a big first innings score in the first Test against India here on Friday.
The left-hander was unbeaten on 135 as the tourists moved from their lunch sc
Wilkinson set to miss Six Nations rugby after latest setback
2008-10-10 12:15:00
LONDON (AFP) - England star Jonny Wilkinson faces missing the Six Nations tournament after revealing that the dislocated knee-cap he suffered on Premiership duty for Newcastle against Gloucester last week is one of his worst ever setbacks.
The 29-year-old
Heskey back in fashion for England
2008-10-10 06:09:00
LONDON (AFP) - Emile Heskey is back in demand for England after a long spell in the shadows but the Wigan forward insists he never felt like he had gone out of fashion.
Heskey was the unsung hero of England's stunning 4-1 victory over Croatia in last mont
Champion boxer Klitschko ready to roll back to the years
2008-10-10 06:03:00
BERLIN (AFP) - Four years after his last fight, former champion Vitali Klitschko is preparing to challenge Nigeria's Samuel Peter to win back the WBC heavyweight belt on Saturday and prove age is no object.
Peter, dubbed the "Nigerian Nightmare" with a re
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