GB to field Olympic team
Great Britain will field a football team at the 2012 Olympics, and Sir Alex Ferguson is being lined up to manage it. Lord Moynihan, chairman of the British Olympic Association, has pledged to overcome the complex politics that have prevented such a move in the past, reports Jeff Powell in... [continued] (Mail)
"The impact of a British team on the public and their support of the Games will be enormous... We must have a team in these Games and we will have a team." Lord Moynihan makes his intentions known
Robinson heads for Blackburn
Former England keeper Paul Robinson is set to swap Spurs for Blackburn Rovers as a replacement for Brad Friedel, who is to join Aston Villa... Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim is set for talks with
Manchester City after the two clubs agreed a £4m transfer fee for the Israel defender...... [continued]
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England truce as Broad faces axe
England's cricketing hierachy has agreed to take collective responsibility for furore over the selection of Darren Pattinson in the second Test aginast SOuth Africa. After a series of meetings between top brass including chairman of the selectors Geoff Miller, coach Peter Morres and Michael Vaughan it was decided that there... [continued] (Telegraph)
Murray through, Federer out
Britain's Andy Murray won his first singles match since his Wimbledon quarter final, beating Thomas Johansson in the ATP Masters tournament in Toronto. "The British No1 struggled with his serve throughout, dropping his opening two service games in the second set, before demonstrating his resilience to triumph over the 1999... [continued] (Guardian)
Gay misses Palace showdown
American sprinter Tyson Gay has pulled out of his head-to-head with Asafa Powell at Crystal Palace tomorrow, amid fears over his fitness just three weeks before the Olympics. Gay, world 100m and 200m champion, damaged a hamstring earlier this month, but was expected to line up against Jamaican Powell tomorrow.... [continued] (Times)
Sastre takes yellow on Alpe d’Huez
Spaniard Caros Sastre grabbed the lead in the Tour de France after blowing away the opposition on the race's most famous climb. "A superb solo attack by Carlos Sastre on the Alpe d'Huez climb propelled the Spaniard into the yellow jersey yesterday – but the tradition that whoever leads the... [continued] (Independent)
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