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Wenger mulls Henry return on loan 

Sports | Soccer
2011-12-25

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger is considering trying to bring Thierry Henry back to the club on a two-month loan from the New York Red Bulls to fill th...

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Italian whistle blower rewarded for honesty 

Sports | Soccer
2011-12-25

ITALY coach Cesare Prandelli is planning to reward the Italian match-fixing whistle blower by letting the little-known Gubbio defender train with the national team. "It's a way to thank him and underline what...

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Dalglish: Suarez grateful for Liverpool support 

Sports | Soccer
2011-12-25

LIVERPOOL manager Kenny Dalglish has defended the club's support of Luis Suarez following criticism for its reaction to the eight-match ban given to Uruguayan who was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United's...

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Marchand tricks as Bruins bury Panthers 

Sports | Ice hockey
2011-12-25

BOSTON'S Brad Marchand blasted a hat-trick as the Bruins thrashed the Florida Panthers 8-0 at the TD Garden on Friday. The victory was the sixth in a row for last season's Stanley Cup champions since they lost 0-2...

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Bryant banks on playing in NBA opener 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-25

KOBE Bryant plans to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Chicago Bulls today despite a torn ligament in his right wrist. Bryant suffered the injury during a pre-season game against the Los...

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Whatmore Front Runner For Pakistan Job 

Sports | Cricket
2011-12-25

AUSTRALIAN Dav Whatmore is the front runner to be appointed Pakistan coach, a senior PCB official said yesterday. Whatmore, who led Sri Lanka to victory at the 1996 World Cup, is currently in charge of the Kolkata...

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Captains promise to stay off row 

Sports | Cricket
2011-12-25

WITH an Australian cricket team in upheaval, India might have its best chance in decades to end an unwelcome streak Down Under - it has never won a test series since it began touring here 64 years ago. And regardless...

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Napoli signs Chile forward Vargas 

Sports
2011-12-25

NAPOLI has announced the signing of Chile forward Eduardo Vargas from Universidad de Chile. In a statement on the club's website, Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says Vargas has passed medical exams and...

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Giant slalom 

Sports
2011-12-25

GIANT slalom specialist Ted Ligety has pocketed another victory - and this one comes with quite a Christmas present: a 60,000-euro (US$78,000) prize. The American won the Alpine Rockfest exhibition event at the Paganella...

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Sharapova out 

Sports
2011-12-25

MARIA Sharapova has withdrawn from the Brisbane International because of her continuing recovery from a left ankle injury suffered at the Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo in September. Sharapova told Brisbane officials...

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Disabled Fans To Receive Free Tickets 

Sports | Soccer
2011-12-25

FORMER playing greats Romario and Ronaldo have announced a plan to donate 32,000 free tickets to disabled fans to watch matches at the 2014 World Cup. Romario, a World Cup winner in 1994 who has since been elected...

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Injured Bryant banks on playing in season opener 

Sports | Basketball
2011-12-24

KOBE Bryant plans to play in the Los Angeles Lakers' season opener against the Chicago Bulls tomorrow despite a torn ligament in his right wrist. Bryant suffered the injury during a pre-season game against the...

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Top coaches bribed soccer officials, courts told 

Sports
2011-12-24

NATIONAL team coaches were involved in bribing former top officials of the Chinese soccer association, it was revealed yesterday as more details emerged in continuing trials against soccer corruption. Yesterday...

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Thorpe is too late for London, says coach 

Sports | Swimming
2011-12-24

COMEBACK kid Ian Thorpe has left his run too late and is unlikely to qualify for next year's London Olympics, according to the former coach of Australian swimming great Grant Hackett. Dennis Cotterell, who trained...

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Colts shock Texans with TD 

Sports | American football
2011-12-24

THE Indianapolis Colts scored a touchdown in the final minute to stun AFC South rival Houston 19-16 at Lucas Oil Stadium on Thursday. It was the second consecutive win for the Colts, who lost their first 13 games...

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Kings new coach Sutter off to nervy start 

Sports | Ice hockey
2011-12-24

THE Los Angeles Kings gave new coach Darryl Sutter a few early scares before delivering him a triumphant welcome with a 3-2 shootout victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday. In Sutter's first game in charge,...

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Renard banned 

Sports
2011-12-24

SWEDISH tennis player Lucas Renard has been suspended for six months and fined US$5,000 for a corruption offense. Renard had breached an article of the anti-corruption program that states: "No Covered Person shall,...

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Indian doping bans 

Sports | Doping
2011-12-24

INDIA'S National Anti Doping Agency has handed one-year bans to six female 400 meters runners who tested positive for doping this year. The athletes include three members of the relay quartet that helped India win...

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China beaten 

Sports
2011-12-24

PAKISTAN beat China 5-3 in Karachi on Thursday in the second game of a four-match series hailed as the first step in reviving international field hockey in the country. The win gave Pakistan a 2-0 lead in the first...

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Dutch FA rescinds Esteban red card 

Sports | Soccer
2011-12-24

AZ Alkmaar goalkeeper Esteban, sent off for kicking a fan who ran on to the pitch to confront him, had his red card rescinded by the Dutch FA (KNVB) on Thursday. Alkmaar's Dutch Cup tie at Ajax Amsterdam was abandoned...