SIDEBAR: Roddick reports knee injury recovery ahead of schedule
London - Andy Roddick said Tuesday that the knee injury which kept him from taking his place in this week's ATP World Tour Finals will be ready for an on-court test next week. The injury, it's coming along well, last summer's Wimbledon finalist aga...
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Stalemate in Kazan leaves Group wide open
Kazan, Russia - A goalless draw between Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday left Group F of the Champions League wide open. Kazan join Inter Milan at the top of the table with six points from their five games, but the Serie A club has played one g...
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Del Potro salvages victory to set up re-match with Federer - Update
London - Juan Del Potro struggled with nerves in a fragile win over Fernando Verdasco Tuesday to set up a re-run of the last Grand Slam final as he next takes on Roger Federer at the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. The Argentine sprang a surpris...
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Manager Hart leaves Portsmouth
London - Portsmouth confirmed on Tuesday that Paul Hart has been relieved of his duties as manager. In a statement on the club website, the board said the decision had been made reluctantly and was based on results that leave the club at the bot...
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Del Potro dodges upset bullet with laboured London win
London - Juan Del Potro almost threw away a 5-2 lead in the final set, with the US Open champion needing to top off victory with a winning tiebreaker to escape against Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) at the ATP World Tour Finals Tuesday. Roger ...
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England World Cup bid shaken as Richards resigns
London - England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup suffered another blow on Tuesday as Sir Dave Richards, the vice-chairman for international relations, resigned. Richards, the chairman of the Premier League, was only appointed to the bid committee se...
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Croatia arrests Slovenian man wanted for match-fixing
Zagreb - Croatian police have arrested a Slovenian national in connection with the international football match-fixing probe, the HINA news agency reported Tuesday. Dragan Mihelic, 38, was detained at the border crossing from Slovenia on Monday, the ...
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Report: Swedish referee mulled quitting over handball row
Stockholm - Swedish referee Martin Hansson considered quitting over the row generated by failing to spot French captain Thierry Henry's handball in last week's controversial World Cup play-off between France and Ireland, a newspaper reported Tuesday....
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Swiss join match-fixing probe
Hamburg - Swiss prosecutors are to investigate match-fixing allegations as part of the probe into irregularities affecting some 200 matches in nine European leagues. Prosecutors said Tuesday they have sought the assistance of German prosecuting autho...
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