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Taylor successfully downgrades NRL charge
Gold Coast back-rower David Taylor will be free to play in Sunday's NRL clash with Parramatta after successfully appealing the grading of a dangerous contact charge. The NRL judiciary on Wednesday downgraded Taylor's charge of grade-two dangerous contact with a kicker to a grade one, allowing the forward to escape suspension. Taylor was facing a two-match ban over his late, high hit ...
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Rebels OConnor stays on rugby sidelines
Anointed Wallabies playmaker James O'Connor remains sidelined and will have just one match in six weeks under his belt heading into the blockbuster British and Irish Lions series. O'Connor had been desperate to make his return from a chest injury on Friday night but the Melbourne Rebels have opted against risking him in their Super Rugby clash against the NSW Waratahs. It leaves him ...
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CAS reject Murofushi appeal against IOC election block
Japan's Koji Murofushi competes during Group A of the men's hammer throw qualifications in the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 3, ...
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Pardew set for crunch Toon talks
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was due to sit down with owner Mike Ashley today to discuss the way forward.Press Association Sport understands the pair, along with managing director Derek Llambias, were due to hold talks to assess what went wrong in the recently completed season and to plot a route back to the upper reaches of the Barclays Premier League table.Pardew's future has been the topic ...
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Neville flattered byEverton link
Departing Everton defender Phil Neville has confirmed his interest in succeeding David Moyes as the club's manager.The former England international, 36, took the decision towards the end of the season to leave the club's playing staff and is preparing for a career in management.He has been strongly linked with the Goodison Park vacancy and is also rated by bookmakers among the leading ...
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Soccer-Moses out of Nigerias matches Obi Mikel wants a rest
May 22 (Reuters) - Victor Moses has withdrawn from Nigeria's squad for next month's World Cup soccer qualifiers and Confederation Cup tournament while Chelsea team mate John Obi Mikel has asked to be rested for a friendly against Mexico next ...
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IPL Spot-fixing charges false says India fast bowler Sreesanth
Indian Premier League (IPL). In his first public appearance since being arrested last week by Delhi police, Sreesanth on Wednesday said he was innocent and that his name would be cleared of any wrongdoing. The Kerala-based cricketer, along with Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila, ...
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Sascoc to assist swimmers going to Barcelona
South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) confirmed in April that South Africa's elite swimmers would participate at the global spectacle in Barcelona in July, but Swimming South Africa said lesser-known athletes might need to contribute as much as R3 000 from their own pockets if they hoped to take part. "As Sascoc, we will always contribute to the best of our ...
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How those hoping to build a baseball stadium in Summerlin can learn from the hype of UNLV Now
The Sun's Las Vegas 51s section New Las Vegas 51s owners might want to take a page out of UNLV football coach Bobby Hauck's playbook when talking about their plans to build a state-of-the-art Triple-A stadium in Summerlin. And, please, no jokes about how most of Hauck's plays have failed in his three years coaching the Rebels. He got this one right. Two summers ...
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Football development to set the tone for 63rd FIFA Congress
Mauritius 's technical centre has become a key facility for the approximately 80,000 footballers of the tiny Indian Ocean island and one of the most outstanding training complexes of its kind in Africa. "Throughout the past years, Africa has been the largest recipient of FIFA Goal projects," said FIFA Director of Member Associations and Development, Thierry Regenass. ...
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Hockey wont support gay marriage
SENIOR Liberal Joe Hockey expects his party room to re-examine a conscience vote on the difficult question of gay marriage after the September election. But he says he would not personally back a change to the laws. Mr Hockey described the issue of same-sex marriage as "very, very difficult" when asked if he would back a push to allow Liberal MPs a conscience vote in ...
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Malaga Have European Ban Lifted by UEFA
(Reuters) - Malaga will be free to compete in the Europa League next season after UEFA announced on Wednesday that the European ban imposed on the Spanish club had been lifted. The Costa del Sol club, who reached the quarter-finals of this season's Champions League, had been given a one-year ban by UEFA due to financial irregularities but had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for ...
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NIIT Pledges Support For Sports
Djan Wilteh &Associates' Emmanuel Ola Williams(2ndL) in a handshake with NIIT officials. With them is MC-Caulley of GES IT Company NIIT Computers has pledged its unflinching support for sports in the country. Already, it has supported the Nunu Sports Festival, offering scholarship to 20 outstanding pupils and officials who excelled in the just ended sports festival. "We believe ...
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Moses Out of Nigerias Matches Obi Mikel Wants a Rest
(Reuters) - Victor Moses has withdrawn from Nigeria's squad for next month's World Cup football qualifiers and Confederation Cup tournament while Chelsea team mate John Obi Mikel has asked to be rested for a friendly against Mexico next week, Nigerian Football Federation officials said on Wednesday. Both players are in the United States with Chelsea this week for friendlies against ...
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ODI series preview Ireland v Pakistan
Pakistan's preparation ahead of the Champions Trophy will continue, while Ireland will chase glory akin to that cherished in 2007, when the teams meet for a couple of ODIs in Dublin this week.Pakistan's jaunt in Scotland was somewhat of a damp squib, with captain Misbah-ul-Haq saving face in the series opener before the final fixture ended in a washout. This time, the competition - ...
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Community sports recreation datebook
Youth and recreation leagues are forming, camps and classes are taking place, tryouts are being scheduled and more is going on around the ...
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Teo broke my eye socket woman claims
A Brisbane woman says she was left bleeding and abandoned with a fractured eye socket from an alleged assault by South Sydney NRL star Ben Te'o.Te'o strongly denies the allegations and won't be stood down by the Rabbitohs for their clash with Cronulla on Monday night.The woman made an initial approach to police, who attended the scene of the alleged assault and, while those ...
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Garcia apologises for fried chicken jibe at Woods
LONDON (Reuters) - Spaniard Sergio Garcia has apologised after a "fried chicken" jibe aimed at world number one Tiger Woods during a European Tour awards dinner on ...
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Mike Husseys hot form continues in IPL
Retirement from cricket's international ranks has failed to dampen the form of Mike Hussey, who produced another match-winning display in the Indian Premier League to lift his team into Sunday's final.Hussey scored an unbeaten 86 off 58 deliveries to guide the Chennai Super Kings to a 48-run win over Mumbai Indians on Tuesday night.The 37-year-old is almost certain to win the Orange ...
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England banned from talking Ashes
England might be overwhelming favourites to win the Ashes series, but the latest directive from coach Andy Flower suggests the champions aren't feeling as comfortable as the bookies. The England press is reporting that Flower has banned his players talking about the Ashes until after the Champions Trophy is finished. Gagging his players ahead of such a highly anticipated series indicates ...
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Roosters want to have NRLs top defence
The Sydney Roosters are aiming to become the NRL's top defensive unit within three years - but insist they haven't earned the tag just yet. The Roosters' premiership charge is being built on a ferocious defensive mentality, which was on display in the past fortnight in victories over Manly and North Queensland in which they conceded just one try in each game. Through 10 rounds, ...
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AFL grand final helps Hannebery improve
Sydney midfielder Dan Hannebery credits last year's AFL grand final as the tonic that helped lay the platform for his breakthrough 2013 campaign. Hannebery has been one of the Swans' best over the opening eight rounds and is running second overall in the AFL coaches' player of the year award. The 2010 Rising Star winner, who copped a hard tag for the first time in his AFL career ...
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Major League Soccer announces New York New York City Football Club
WAM NEW YORK, May 22nd, 2013 (WAM): Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced today that a partnership of global sports powers, Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees, has acquired the League's 20th expansion club. The new team will be named New York City Football Club (NYCFC) and expects to begin play in 2015. "We proudly welcome two of the most ...
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Bayern Defender Badstuber Out for 10 Months After Surgery
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Andy Murray not fit to compete at French Open
Murray aggravated his lower back at the Italian Open last week. "It's a really tough decision and I love playing in Paris, but after seeking medical advice, I am not fit to compete," Murray said in a statement released by his management company on Tuesday. "Apologies to the organisers and thanks to everyone for the messages of support. Now my complete focus is on getting ...
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