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Murray hopes coach sacking will energize his game
Thu, Jul 29th, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - World number four Andy Murray says he sacked his coach Miles Maclagan because they no longer saw eye-to-eye and he needed to do something to help galvanize his game.
Marseille win French Champions Trophy
Thu, Jul 29th, 2010
RADES, Tunisia (AFP) - League champions Marseille won France's Champions Trophy when they beat their biggest rivals Paris St Germain 5-4 on penalties here on Wednesday after the match ended goalless.
Emotional Maradona lashes out at 'treason', 'lies'
Thu, Jul 29th, 2010
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Diego Maradona has accused Argentina football chief Julio Grondona of lying and team manager Carlos Bilardo of treason in a bitter attack on the two men he insists plotted his downfall.
Argentina drop Maradona as coach
Wed, Jul 28th, 2010
BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - The Argentine Football Association (AFA) on Tuesday elected not to renew Diego Maradona's contract as national team coach, AFA spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo said.
All Blacks fury as press snap reveals tactics
Wed, Jul 28th, 2010
MELBOURNE (AFP) - The All Blacks on Wednesday slammed a press photographer whose candid snap left secret tactics for their Tri-Nations clash with the Wallabies splashed across Australian newspapers.
Menezes vows to achieve 'dreams' in start as Brazil coach
Tue, Jul 27th, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazil's new coach, Mano Menezes, said Monday he intended to build a side capable of achieving his nation's football "dreams," as he was officially presented in his new job.
McLaren may copy Formula 1 rivals' design
Tue, Jul 27th, 2010
HOCKENHEIM, Germany (AFP) - McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh says his team may copy the front wing designs of rival teams Red Bull and Ferrari after their disappointing performance at the German Grand Prix.
Scotland's Beattie out for six months
Tue, Jul 27th, 2010
GLASGOW (AFP) - Scotland forward Johnnie Beattie will be out of action for six months after discovering he needs surgery on a shoulder injury.
Real Madrid prepare Monday adios for Raul
Mon, Jul 26th, 2010
MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid have confirmed that captain and record-breaking striker Raul Gonzalez will leaved the club on Monday after 16 years in the first team and with German side Schalke his destination.
Richards lifts Red Bulls past Man City
Mon, Jul 26th, 2010
HARRISON, New Jersey (AFP) - Dane Richards scored from 25 metres in the 70th minute to give the New York Red Bulls a 2-1 victory over big-spending Manchester City of the English Premiership in a friendly Sunday.