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Baltacha reaches US Open second round
Great Britain’s Elena Baltacha, left, helps Jamie Hampton who collapsed on court after taking a medical time-out in the third set. Photograph: Elizabeth Pantaleo/PA This US Open is turning into either...
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Wiggins takes Tour of Spain red jersey
Bradley Wiggins celebrates on the podium wearing the race leader’s red jersey after the 11th stage of the Tour of Spain. Photograph: Jaime Reina/AFP/Getty Images Bradley Wiggins took the Vuelta a...
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Greene’s gold silences the critics
‘It just hasn’t sunk in that I’m world champion,’ said Dai Greene after his 400m hurdles triumph in Daegu. Photograph: The World of Sports SC/Rex Features After the four disappointing days in Daegu...
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Moody ruled out of England opener
Martin Johnson, left, will be without his captain Lewis Moody for England’s Rugby World Cup opener against Argentina. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Lewis Moody may be England’s World Cup...
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With the Rugby World Cup fast approaching, the Observer’s rugby correspondent Eddie Butler is joined by Robert Kitson, rugby correspondent of the Guardian, Richard Williams, chief sports writer of the...
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Lawson hails Scotland’s competitiveness
The Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson is now focused on the fight for a place in the starting XV at the World Cup. Photograph: Craig Halkett/Press Association If Gloucester is one of the heartlands of...
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Armitage selected for England opener
Delon Armitage has been named in the England team for the World Cup opener against Argentina. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images Mike Tindall will eclipse Will Carling as England’s most capped...
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Robert Kitson on the 24-year wait
David Kirk, left, holds the Webb Ellis Cup in 1987, the last time New Zealand won the tournament. Photograph: Ross Setford/Associated Press Back in 1987, when the Rugby World Cup took its first...
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McLaren confirm Button will stay on
Jenson Button will stay at McLaren for at least another season. Photograph: Francois Lenoir/Reuters McLaren’s team principal, Martin Whitmarsh, has confirmed that Jenson Button will be with the team...
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Murray holds off Isner to make semis
Andy Murray falls to the court during his quarter-final against John Isner at the US Open at Flushing Meadows. Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi/Reuters Andy Murray inevitably did it the hard way – and his...
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Agger hails vast Liverpool improvement
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger believes the club’s current squad is “miles apart” when compared with last season’s crop. GettyImagesDan Agger is pleased with the side’s improvements • Benayoun held...
View ArticlePremier League: Tottenham 2 Everton 0
Tottenham drew level on points with second-place Manchester United following a 2-0 victory over Everton at White Hart Lane on Wednesday. In a game rescheduled due to August’s riots, goals from Aaron...
View ArticleRanieri: Derby pressure is on Milan
Inter coach Claudio Ranieri believes there is more pressure on AC Milan to win Sunday’s derby than on his own side. Inter lock horns with their San Siro rivals hoping to close the gap on the top-placed...
View ArticleCarling Cup: Manchester City 0 Liverpool 1
Liverpool will take a 1-0 advantage back to Anfield after defeating Manchester City in their Carling Cup semi-final on Wednesday. A first-half penalty from Steven Gerrard was all that separated the...
View ArticleChampionship: Birmingham 2 Ipswich 1
An injury-time winner from Nikola Zigic helped Birmingham defeat Ipswich 2-1 and climb to ninth place in the Championship on Wednesday. Hosts Birmingham led thanks to a strike from Zigic in the ninth...
View ArticleCopa del Rey wrap: Heartbreak for Sevilla, Levante do it easy
A 2-1 win was not enough for Sevilla to progress from their Copa del Rey tie against Valencia, while Espanyol and Levante progressed. Valencia came into the round-of-16 second leg with a 1-0 lead...
View ArticleDalglish scoffs at Carroll exit talk
Kenny Dalglish dismissed rumours linking Andy Carroll with Newcastle United following Liverpool’s Carling Cup victory over Manchester City. Reports on Wednesday linked Carroll with a cut-price return...
View ArticleCoppa Italia wrap: Roma win sets up Juve showdown
Roma defeated Fiorentina 3-0 on Wednesday to book an enticing quarter-final tie with Juventus in the Coppa Italia. Erik Lamela gave the hosts the lead eight minutes into the second half at the Stadio...
View ArticleEnrique: Roma were ´lucky´
Roma coach Luis Enrique conceded his side were lucky to run out 3-0 winners against Fiorentina at the Stadio Olimpico in the Coppa Italia. After a goalless first half, Roma came out strongly and...
View ArticleValencia players earn Emery plaudits
Unai Emery feels his Valencia side proved their quality by progressing in the Copa del Rey, despite a 2-1 defeat to Sevilla on Wednesday. Visitors Valencia, leading 1-0 from the first leg on January 5,...
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