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Drogba named African Footballer of the Year

Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba is named African Footballer of the Year beating Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o and Ghana's Michael Essien for the 2009 awar

Drogba wins African crown

Didier Drogba has been named African Footballer of the Year for the second time in his career.

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Hodgson - We can turn it round

Roy Hodgson was disappointed by Fulham's defending, but insists they can progress in the Europa League.

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McLeish warns Benitez

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has told Christian Benitez he will not tolerate him diving.

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Neville - I'm ready for England

Manchester United defender Gary Neville is hoping for a World Cup call-up after returning to form.

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Gill - Glazers good for United

Chief executive David Gill has hailed the influence of the Glazer family on Manchester United.

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Abbiati 'ashamed' by defeat

Christian Abbiati has admitted there are "no excuses" for AC Milan's 4-0 humiliation at Manchester United.

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Real leave Casillas raging

Iker Casillas admits Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League elimination has seen them hit a new low.

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The goden boys

Want to know who the hottest strikers in Europe are on a weekly basis? Then look no further!

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Bojan not in Ribery deal

Bojan will not be used as bait by Barcelona in their quest to land Franck Ribery from Bayern Munich, according to the player's agent

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Gomez out for three weeks

Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez has been ruled out for up to three weeks with a calf injury.

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Lehmann set to retire

Stuttgart goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has indicated he is set to retire at the end of the season.

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Dabo claims Sevilla interest

Saint Etienne defender Mouhamadou Dabo claims Spanish giants Sevilla are interested in his services.

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Bordeaux undone at home

Champions Bordeaux suffered a shock 2-1 loss at home to Auxerre on Wednesday.

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Nice to axe boss Olle-Nicolle

Nice have confirmed the imminent departure of Didier Olle-Nicolle as manager.

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Nine-man Sporting hold out

Sporting Lisbon claimed a goalless draw against Atletico Madrid despite finishing the game at the Vicente Calderon with nine-men.

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Hamburg in control

Hamburg took control of their last 16 Europa League clash with Anderlecht after a convincing 3-1 win in the first leg.

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Misimovic dents Rubin hopes

Zvjezdan Misimovic fired a crucial away goal to seal a 1-1 draw for Wolfsburg against Rubin Kazan.

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Sandro interest played down

Internacional midfielder Sandro's agent insists he knows nothing of reported interest from Real Madrid.

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Deco plans Blues exit

Deco has revealed that he hopes to quit Chelsea after this summer's World Cup finals and head back to his native Brazil.

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Ewerthon heading home

Brazilian outfit Palmeiras have reached an agreement with Real Zaragoza regarding the signing of Ewerthon.

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Kyle rules out Russian move

Kevin Kyle has ruled out a move to Russian side Spartak Nalchik, admitting he would miss Scotland too much.

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Slovenian shrugs off interest

Slovenia starlet Tim Matavz insists he is more than happy at Groningen.

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Heerenveen sign Timmer

Veteran keeper Henk Timmer has come out of retirement to sign for Heerenveen until the end of the season.

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Alonso surprised by Schu return

Fernando Alonso is surprised by Michael Schumacher's return but admitted that beating him would make victory all the sweeter.

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India to get grand prix

Formula One commercial rights controller Bernie Ecclestone has confirmed that India will host a grand prix in 2011.

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McLaren duo all smiles

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were all smiles in Bahrain on Thursday, one day before the 2010 season begins in earnest.

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Hingis to take on Serena in WTT (AP)

Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition. The WTT announced its 10-team schedule on Thursday. Hingis will play for the New York

Britain not a 'tennis nation'

Top coach Nick Bollettieri insists that Britain's Davis Cup defeat to Lithuania stems from the country not being a "tennis nation".

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Stars confirmed for Eastbourne

Caroline Wozniacki and the 2009 US Open champion Kim Clijsters have both confirmed they will play at this year's Aegon International tournament in Eastbourne.

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Hearn blasts 'lazy' players

Barry Hearn has urged professional players to 'get off their behinds' if his plans to resurrect the sport of snooker are to be fulfilled.

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Higgins lines up Hawkins

John Higgins will kick off his Betfred.com World Championship title defence against Barry Hawkins, it was announced on Thursday.

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O'Sullivan handed tricky opener

Three-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will play China's Liang Wenbo in the first round of the World Snooker Championships in April.

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France triumph at Euros

France beat Croatia 25-21 in the European championship final to become the first nation to hold all three titles at the same time.

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France into Euro final

World and Olympic handball champions France reach the European Championship final with a 36-28 win over Iceland.

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Cullen wins in Belfast

Ireland's Mary Cullen won the women's race in the Belfast International Cross Country race at Greenmount Campus, Antrim. Kenya's Mike Kiegen won the men's race.

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Officials break ground on New Jersey Nets' Brooklyn arena

Officials have broken ground on a New York City development project including a $1 billion arena for the New Jersey Nets basketball team amid hollers and whistles of the project's opponents.

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Entire Pakistan hockey team quit

Pakistan's entire World Cup squad announce their international retirement after finishing last at the 12-team tournament in India.

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Germans thump England in hockey semis

Olympic champions Germany thrash England 4-1 in the semi-finals of the men's hockey World Cup to stay on course for a third successive title.

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Polish cyclo-cross brothers fail drugs tests

Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak, who won gold and silver in the under-23 cyclo-cross world championships, have tested positive for EPO.

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Smack: Final thoughts on Edwards vs. Keselowski (NASCAR.com)

Smack: Final thoughts on Edwards vs. Keselowski

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Danica Patrick putting NASCAR aside, refocusing on IRL

Danica Patrick is back with the IndyCar Series after three races in NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide circuit, and she can't wait for the open-wheel season to get under way with the Sao Paulo Indy 300 o

Moraes becomes seventh Brazilian in Sao Paulo race (AP)

Mario Moraes reached a deal Thursday to drive in the IndyCar Series season-opener, becoming the seventh Brazilian to secure a ride in the inaugural Sao Paulo Indy 300.

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USA excites Khan

Amir Khan is hoping that winning over an American audience will be the next step towards being a leading player on the world stage.

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Dodson vows to stop Smith

Tony Dodson says he can't wait to 'punch his lights out' when he takes on British super-middleweight champion Paul Smith.

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Hearn: Watch out Vitali

Barry Hearn insists Albert Sosnowski has a better chance than many think of snatching Vitali Klitschko's WBC world heavyweight title.

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Boonen wins 2nd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico (AP)

Former world champion Tom Boonen of Belgium won the second stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race Thursday and Linus Gerdemann of Germany held onto the overall lead. Boonen, who rides for the Quickstep t

Contador seizes Paris-Nice lead

Tour de France champion Alberto Contador launches a stunning hill attack to the take the fourth stage and overall lead in the Paris to Nice race.

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Polish brothers accused of doping in cyclo-cross (AP)

Polish brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak have been suspended after failing doping tests when finishing 1-2 in the under-23 Cyclo-cross World Championship race. The International Cycling Union said

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Japan move end Ellison's hopes

All Blacks utility back Tamati Ellison will play for a Japanese club later this year, ending any hopes of being involved in the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.

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Highlanders duo stood down after breach curfew

All Blacks flanker Adam Thomson and his Otago Highlanders team mate Michael Hobbs are stood down by their Super 14 side for their match against the Bulls after breaching a team curfew in South Africa.

Bastareaud one of two French changes

Mathieu Bastareaud will be on the bench when France continue their bid for an Six Nations grand slam against Italy on Sunday.

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Editorial - Early Doors
Complacent Cole deserves boos
Early Doors (UK) - Monday, 13 October 2008

Early Doors never thought it would see anybody leap to Ashley Cole's defence.

This is a man who embodies everything odious about the modern game. Who left his boyhood club to chase money; who became the face (or the back) of anti-respect whe...Read more...

Editorial - Early Doors
Kazakhstan confidential
Dorin Spoaller - Friday, 10 October 2008

We all know there are not meant to be easy games in international football any more. We all also know that's absolute bunkum.

There are still easy games and Kazakhstan at home is one of them.

Kazakhstan are officially worse than New Ca...Read more...

Editorial - goal
English Debate: ...
Dorin Spoaller - Sunday, 12 October 2008

How come Spurs are in such a parlous position? Graham Lister considers the malaise afflicting White Hart Lane...
by Graham ListerRead more...