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Chelseas Lampard joins flight to Serbia for treatment (21 November 08:02) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard has flown to Serbia for treatment on the torn thigh muscle he suffered training with England ahead of last weekend's friendly with Brazil,... |
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Salt Lake hoping to feel at home against Galaxy (21 November 07:50) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - David Beckham and the L.A Galaxy are hogging the attention for Sunday's MLS Cup final but opponents Real Salt Lake expect to benefit from a backlash from supporters in Se... |
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West Ham launch Katy Perry kit to meet huge demand (21 November 06:42) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United have launched a claret and blue lingerie outfit as worn by American singer Katy Perry at this month's MTV Awards to sell to their fans.
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Former critic Donovan credits Beckham for LA turnaround (21 November 06:35) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - L.A Galaxy's turnaround from worst to best in Major League Soccer, which could be completed with a win in Sunday's MLS Cup final, has been largely due to David Beckham's ... |
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I want to play for England after World Cup says Beckham (21 November 05:48) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham wants to continue playing for England even after next year's World Cup finals in South Africa, he was quoted as saying on Saturday.
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Tottenhams Cudicini out of hospital and rest of season (21 November 04:38) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini was discharged from hospital on Friday following surgery after a motorcycle crash but the Italian is unlikely to play again thi... |
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Injured Beckham to take pain killers before MLS final (21 November 04:28) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - L.A. Galaxy's David Beckham will take pain-killing injections for a bruised ankle bone before Sunday's MLS Cup final but will be fit for the game against Real Salt Lake.
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Heinze header gives Marseille victory over rivals PSG (21 November 03:38) |
| MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Olympique Marseille beat arch-rivals Paris St Germain 1-0 with a goal from Gabriel Heinze to move up to fourth in Ligue 1 on Friday.
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English roundup-Man Utd struggling at the back (21 November 03:27) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Brief news from the Premier League ahead of this weekend's matches:
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UEFA reinstates Dinamos docked Europa League points (21 November 03:17) |
| BELGRADE (Reuters) - UEFA has reinstated the three points it docked from Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb following crowd trouble during their Europa league match at Timisoara last month, Eu... |
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France rule out replay of controversial World Cup playoff (21 November 02:08) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - The French Football Federation (FFF) has ruled out a replay of their controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, saying on Friday world governing body FIFA's decision ... |
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Murray confident of joining grand slam club soon (21 November 01:50) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray was left in the shade by Juan Martin del Potro this year as the gangly Argentine made his grand slam breakthrough although the Briton is confident his time wil... |
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Hiddinks decision depends on Russian FA says adviser (21 November 01:31) |
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - Guus Hiddink's decision to continue as Russia coach would largely depend on the new leadership of the country's FA and their ability to make drastic changes in the nationa... |
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Asian champions Iraq suspended by FIFA (21 November 01:00) |
| BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international soccer because of political interference in the country's Football Association, world governing body FIFA said o... |
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Soccer row drags on as Algeria summons Egypt envoy (21 November 12:55) |
| ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria's foreign minister summoned Egypt's ambassador on Friday to reject accusations that his government failed to protect Egyptians from violent Algerian soccer fans d... |
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Federer says football needs to introduce video technology (21 November 12:20) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - World number one tennis player Roger Federer believes his friend Thierry Henry should not be villified for the handball which helped France edge past Ireland into the Worl... |
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Henry says World Cup playoff would be fair (21 November 12:19) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - France captain Thierry Henry has agreed a replay against Ireland would be the fairest solution to the controversy surrounding the teams' World Cup playoff.
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Ronaldo vows to return soon (21 November 12:11) |
| MADRID (Reuters) - Brief news from La Liga ahead of this weekend's matches:
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Asia champions Iraq suspended from international football (21 November 12:07) |
| BERNE (Reuters) - Asian champions Iraq have been suspended from international football because of political interference in the country's FA, FIFA said on Friday.
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Rain washes out first South Africa v England one-dayer (20 November 10:07) |
| JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Rain washed out the first one-day international between South Africa and England without a ball being bowled on Friday.
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Police expose Europes biggest match-fixing ring (20 November 09:48) |
| BOCHUM, Germany (Reuters) - A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or tried to fix around 200 matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, in what ... |
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France v Ireland replay would be fairest - Henry (20 November 09:45) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Thierry Henry said a replay between France and Ireland would be the "fairest solution" to the controversy surrounding the World Cup playoff.
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Abidal has H1N1 flu and Toure is a suspected case (20 November 08:21) |
| MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona defender Eric Abidal has H1N1 flu and team mate Yaya Toure may also have contracted the virus, the club said on Friday.
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Roy Keane blames Irish defence and keeper for Henry goal (20 November 08:21) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Former Ireland captain Roy Keane blamed Ireland's defenders and goalkeeper rather than Thierry Henry for the controversial goal which ended their World Cup hopes.
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Westwood two ahead after McIlroy putting mistakes (20 November 08:19) |
| DUBAI (Reuters) - Lee Westwood took advantage of a couple of putting errors by money-list rival Rory McIlroy to grab a two-shot lead after the second round of the season-ending Dubai World C... |
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Sri Lanka captain Sangakkara rues missed opportunity (20 November 08:05) |
| AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara rued a lost opportunity early in the first test after India escaped with a draw on a flat pitch on Friday.
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Champions League games in fixing probe - police (20 November 07:33) |
| BOCHUM, Germany (Reuters) - A match-fixing ring with more than 200 suspected members fixed or attempted to fix dozens of matches across Europe, including three in the Champions League, Germa... |
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Egyptians protest for 2nd day after soccer loss (20 November 06:25) |
| CAIRO (Reuters) - Demonstrators gathered for a second day near the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Friday to protest against what they said was violence against Egyptians during a play-off for ... |
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Premier League roundup-Man Utd struggling at the back (20 November 06:17) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Brief news from the Premier League ahead of this weekend's matches:
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Ronaldo says hell be back soon from injury (20 November 06:16) |
| MADRID (Reuters) - Brief news from La Liga ahead of this weekend's matches:
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Williams sells minority stake in F1 team (20 November 06:12) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Frank Williams sold a minority stake in his multiple championship-winning Formula One team on Friday for the first time since he set up the company in 1977.
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Domenech feels no need to apologise for referee error (20 November 05:50) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - France coach Raymond Domenech admits his side qualified for next year's World Cup thanks to a refereeing error but dismissed claims of cheating and does not feel compelled ... |
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Gambhir and Tendulkar tons lead India to a draw (20 November 05:21) |
| AHMEDABAD (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked his third century in as many matches and Sachin Tendulkar recorded his 43rd test hundred to guide India to a draw in the first test agains... |
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FIFA rejects France v Ireland replay request (20 November 04:56) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Soccer's world governing body FIFA has confirmed that the controversial France v Ireland World Cup playoff will not be replayed.
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No resolution yet to Semenya case - IAAF (20 November 04:46) |
| MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - The IAAF is continuing to work with South African runner Caster Semenya's representatives and the South African government to resolve her gender case, but cannot conf... |
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First Sri Lanka-India test ends in a draw (20 November 04:40) |
| AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - The first test between Sri Lanka and India ended in a draw on the final day at the Motera on Friday.
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Ecclestone sets Silverstone a December deadline (20 November 04:00) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has set Silverstone a December deadline to keep next year's British Grand Prix on the calendar.
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FIFA rejects call to replay France v Ireland playoff (20 November 03:58) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - FIFA said on Friday the France v Ireland World Cup playoff would not be replayed despite pleas from the FA of Ireland following a handling offence in the build-up to Franc... |
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Spain go top of world rankings (20 November 03:40) |
| BERNE (Reuters) - Spain climbed to the top of the FIFA world rankings on Friday, displacing Brazil who had led since July.
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India 426 341-4 v Sri Lanka 760-7dec - tea (20 November 02:30) |
| AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India were 341 for four at tea on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Motera on Friday.
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Williams F1 team sells stake to Austrian investor (20 November 02:21) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Founders Frank Williams and Patrick Head have sold a minority interest in their Williams Formula One team to an investment company led by Austrian Toto Wolff, the former c... |
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FIFA should allow replays for cheating - French minister (20 November 01:59) |
| PARIS (Reuters) - World soccer's governing body FIFA should order replays of matches where "cheating" affects the outcome, a senior French government minister said on Friday.
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Gambhir leads India fight to save first Sri Lanka test (20 November 12:26) |
| AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - Opener Gautam Gambhir stroked a third century in as many matches to raise India's hopes of saving the first test against Sri Lanka on Friday.
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Pacquiao returns a hero in Manila gears for new fight (20 November 12:15) |
| MANILA (Reuters) - Seven-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returned to a hero's welcome in the Philippines on Friday, with his next fight likely to be in the political ring as he pre... |
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India 426 256-3 v Sri Lanka 760-7dec - lunch (20 November 12:11) |
| AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) - India were 256 for three at lunch on the final day of the first test against Sri Lanka at the Motera on Friday.
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Global news agency Reuters suspends Australian cricket coverage (20 November 11:14) |
| SYDNEY (Reuters) - International news agency Reuters has suspended coverage of Cricket Australia matches and events for a second season because of a long-running dispute over media rights an... |
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Wary Mayweather may duck Pacquiao - Arum (20 November 10:43) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao's desire to take on Floyd Mayweather may not be enough to persuade the American to climb into the ring for a dream fight against the Filipino, promoter Bo... |
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Frances Sarkozy apologises to Ireland dismisses replay (20 November 07:22) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy apologised to Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen for France's controversial victory over Ireland in their World Cup play-off on Wednesday,... |
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Beckham says he never considered quitting MLS (20 November 07:02) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - David Beckham, one win away from claiming the MLS title with L.A Galaxy, said on Thursday that despite the troubles that have accompanied his time in the United States he... |
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LAs Donovan named MLS player of the year (20 November 06:24) |
| SEATTLE (Reuters) - United States and L.A Galaxy striker Landon Donovan has been named Most Valuable Player in Major League Soccer, the league said on Thursday.
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