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Le mouvement olympique de protestation allume ses vues aux commanditaires
Mercredi 23 avril 2008
Par Tania Branigan et Paul Kelso |
Les anneaux liés sur chaque bouteille chinoise de coke et les athlètes de saut sur chaque sac de papier de McDonald témoignent à la puissance que les plus grandes sociétés du monde croient que de cet été les Jeux Olympiques utilisent.
Mais après avoir dépensé des sommes énormes, les compagnies commanditant les jeux de Pékin sont sur le point de se trouver les cibles de l'…
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Fonte d'arsenal dans le four d'Anfield
Mercredi 9 avril 2008James Ducker Angleterre est garanti au moins un représentant dans la finale de ligue de champions pour la quatrième saison successive après une autre nuit l'où le ministre League de Barclays a renforcé sa réclamation à être le meilleur en Europe. Pour la troisième fois en quelques quatre saisons Liverpool rencontrera Chelsea dans les semi-finale-finales du club du ministre du continent que la concurrence après équipe de Rafaël Benítez a produit une de leurs exécutions plus fines de…
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Incendiez porte la discussion du Thibet au R-U
Dimanche 6 avril 2008Par Jon Kelly avec les groupes colourfully-habillés de défenseurs rivaux ondulant des drapeaux et chantant des slogans, il a eu tous ingrédients d'un événement sportif important. Mais l'athlétisme est devenu juxtaposé avec la politique comme les olympiques incendient rendu sa voie par les rues de Londres en cours de route à Pékin controversé 2008 jeux. Les protestataires se sont opposés vers les droits de l'homme de la Chine au disque et la présence au Thibet s'est assurée que l'attention a été concentrée sur plus…
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Kanu réclame le trésor de tasse de fa
Dimanche 6 avril 2008Paul Wilson chez Wembley le dimanche 6 avril 2008 l'observateur Harry Redknapp va à la finale de tasse de fa, Portsmouth ont une grande chance de leur premier argent significatif pour la moitié finie par siècle, et ce doit être l'héritage maritime de la ville qui a incité le stade DJ pour jouer les pirates du thème des Caraïbes dans la célébration. Les pirates de Portsmouth est parfait. Pas parce qu'ils étole…
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Johnson pour prendre la commande de l'Angleterre
Vendredi 4 avril 2008Martin que Johnson a donné un accord de principe pour succéder en tant que directeur d'équipe de l'Angleterre, les temps a appris. Sujet à mener des limites à bonne fin avec l'union du football de rugby (RFU), son rendez-vous devrait être ratifié la semaine prochaine. His arrival at Twickenham, which would be after the tour to New Zealand in June, is almost certain to herald the departure of Brian Ashton, the head coach, given that Johnson will have the power to ...
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Footballer ‘fixed match to pay off gambling debt’
Friday, April 4th, 2008How an 'epidemic' of addiction is destroying the careers and lives of some of the game's top players. A footballer with a serious gambling problem has admitted accepting a £50,000 bribe to help throw a game in Britain, The Independent can reveal. According to a source familiar with the circumstances, the player – who has a Premiership club on his CV – racked up a £50,000 debt with a bookmaker. The bookmaker ...
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£26.5m star delighted to be at Liverpool
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Liverpools £26.5 million striker Fernando Torres is delighted that the Anfield faithful have created a song just for him. "It is fantastic," he told liverpoolfc.tv. "For me, Stevie Gerrard is the best player, he is the hero of the fans. So when I hear them sing the song they have for me it makes me feel very pleased. "Last week against Man ...
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Capello faces Italian investigation
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008The England head coach, Fabio Capello, is to be investigated for allegedly withholding evidence in a trial linked to Italy's 2006 Calciopoli match-fixing scandal.After giving evidence to a Rome court yesterday Capello, who was the coach of Juventus at the time the scandal erupted, was criticised by the state prosecutor, Luca Palamara, for hiding behind "I don't remembers" and "I don't knows". Palamara intends to bring a case against Capello, who ...
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Keegan turns back the clock as Newcastle tick
Monday, March 31st, 2008David Hytner at White Hart Lane Kevin Keegan noted last week that it did not take much to set Geordie pulses racing. A couple of wins at the beginning of a season and the team are going to win the Premier League, he said with a smile. Newcastle is that kind of town. Back-to-back victories have been a rarity this season, which has been one to test ...
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Fans face FA Cup Tube chaos
Saturday, March 29th, 2008FANS travelling to Wembley Stadium to watch Cardiff City’s FA Cup semi-final clash next weekend had their plans thrown into chaos yesterday as London Underground workers announced a strike to begin just minutes after the final whistle. The announcement adds further travel misery for fans travelling by train from South Wales, who will also be hit by long-term maintenance work on the Severn Tunnel starting today and carrying on throughout every ...
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Grooved edges could be banned
Friday, March 28th, 2008A word of advice on wedges: Get them before they're illegal. The USGA is having discussions with leading manufacturers about the nonconforming grooved edges that could be banned by next year because of the way they help spin the ball. Titlest has Vokey Design Wedges in the 200 series and the Spin Milled series. The Vokey has replaced Cleveland's wedges as the one most used on the PGA Tour....
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Italian giants preparing to swoop for Spurs defender
Friday, March 28th, 2008MEDIA reports have suggested Italian giants Juventus are prepared to make a summer swoop for Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul. The Turin club, who returned to the top tier of English football this season following their relegation to Seria B in 2006 over match-fixing revelations are in the hunt to add new talent in time for a title push next year. Manager Claudio Ranieri is looking to boost his squad at the Stadio ...
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Beckham 100th cap and hungry for more
Friday, March 28th, 2008Much was made of Beckham's future with the Three Lions following his decision to step down as captain after Luis Felipe Scolari and Portugal proved to be their undoing in the quarterfinals once again. Successor of then-manager Sven-Goran Eriksson was his assistant and Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren. McClaren made the bold move of dropping Beckham from the squad altogether - many believed this was just to prove a point, rather than ...
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Spotlight on Aliou after Met police raid
Thursday, March 20th, 2008A suspicious transfer highlighted by the Stevens bung inquiry was behind yesterday's police raid on Birmingham City.The early morning swoop on the Premier League club by officers of the City of London Police is the latest move in the biggest crackdown on football corruption ever mounted. Three officers from the special unit investigating football corruption, armed with a search warrant, took away various documents after spending a hour at St Andrew's, ...
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Premier League - Spurs hold Chelsea in epic match
Thursday, March 20th, 2008Tottenham put a dent in Chelsea's title hopes by holding their London rivals to a 4-4 draw at White Hart Lane. In a game which will surely go down as one of the best to be played in the Premier League, Spurs trailed 1-0, 3-1 and 4-3 but somehow fought back to claim an improbable point thanks to Keane's brilliant curling effort from 25 yards out. It was Chelsea, though, ...
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