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In London, IPL scandal is largely ignored
Although it is fair to say that top-class English cricketers themselves have never been at the centre of the most heinous and damaging betting scandals of recent times, the international and domestic game here has certainly had some unwelcome brushes with corruption. The year 2010 was a particularly bad one - #Ajit Chandia #Ankeet Chavan #IPL 6 #Rajasthan Royals #Spot fixing #Spot-fixing scandal #Sreesanth
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EPL: City plot Mancini sacking as Ferguson celebrates title
In his first full season at Manchester City, he won the FA Cup. In his second he brought the club’s loyal, long-suffering fans their first league title in 44 years. But he may not be around for their last couple of matches of this season — and it looks like #EPL #football #KickingAround #Manchester City #Manchester United #Roberto Mancini #Sir Alex Ferguson #Sports
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Sir Alex Ferguson: The greatest manager football will ever have
“It was obviously strange having the manager of Manchester United sat in your front room, speaking to your parents, and coming personally to ask you to sign for United. It was on my 14th birthday. Obviously I had no hesitation in saying yes.” That was Ryan Giggs, speaking late last year #Alex Ferguson #Inpraiseof #Manchester United #Manchester United F.C. #Roy Keane
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EPL wrap: Chelsea close on Champions League spot
Chelsea were a little lucky their scheduled Premier League match at Old Trafford came so late in the season. Manchester United’s 20th title was already secure – so there was bound to be a reduction in the usual intensity from the team in red. It was almost half-time before the home #Chelsea #English Premier League #KickingAround #Manchester United #Soccer #Sports
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EPL Wrap: RVP scores as Arsenal hold Man Utd, Liverpool win 6-0
London: The abiding memory of match day 35 in the Premier League must surely be of Liverpool’s brilliant 6-0 win away at Newcastle. The pundits would have had you believe this was simply not possible. The cognoscenti reckoned that with so much collective damage done to the squad’s morale following Luis #Arsenal #English Premier League #EPL #KickingAround #Liverpool #Manchester United #Newcastle United
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You’ve just got to be good enough: Alec Stewart’s advice for Tendulkar
As Sachin Tendulkar approaches his 40th birthday on April 24, it will just be another milestone to sit alongside the endless chain of records and accolades to have already come his way. Yet it is significant in its own way. Assuming he’s picked to play on the South Africa tour at #Cricket #FPExclusive #Sachin Tendulkar #SachinAt40
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Liverpool’s Suarez takes a bite out of Chelsea
Footballers do a lot of very unpleasant things. They cheat by feigning injuries and diving in the penalty area, they verbally abuse referees, and deliberately elbow opponents in the face. They spit; sometimes they launch their studs at another player’s knee. Only extremely rarely, however, do they drive their teeth into #Branislav Ivanovic #Chelsea #InMyOpinion #Liverpool #Luis Suarez
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Book review: The 150th edition of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack
The Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, the 150th annual edition of which is hot off the presses, is one of the great survivors of the publishing world. Impenetrable, somewhat indigestible and yet packed with some of the best cricketing journalism around, it is a strange hybrid. The high-quality writing I was talking about? #BookReview #Cricket #Wisden 150
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EPL wrap: Bale’s absence almost costs Spurs
It is a problem that affects many teams across many sports. What do you do when you lose the most important player in your team – the man who is your inspiration, heartbeat and soul? When you are blessed with someone so good that it sometimes doesn’t matter what the #football #KickingAround #Liverpool #Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
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EPL wrap: Will Chelsea’s fall see them lose Mourinho too?
Before the 2013-14 season starts, it is widely expected that Chelsea will appoint Jose Mourinho as their first full-time manager since Roberto Di Matteo was so surprisingly discarded on 21 November last season. Mourinho remains a close friend of Chelsea’s billionaire owner Roman Abramovich – indeed, an insider privately informed me #Chelsea #football #José Mourinho #OnOurMind