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Majestic Nadal moving into highest gear
03.06.2008 23:29
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TENNIS FRENCH OPEN: AFTER NOVAK Djokovic won his fourth-round match to set up a meeting yesterday with Ernests Gulbis, the presumption was he knew little about the young Latvian. That was wrong; Djokovic knew the 19-year-old very well.
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Adamant Ancelotti not going to Chelsea
03.06.2008 23:29
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NEWS ROUND-UP: CARLO ANCELOTTI last night insisted he is not about to leave Milan for the vacant job of Chelsea manager after a day of frenzied discussion about his future. The Italian was also moved to deny he had met the Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich, in Paris on Monday as the shutters went up at both clubs and strongly worded statements were pushed out.
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Manager formerly known as 'Special One' is no pirla
03.06.2008 23:29
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JOSE MOURINHO yesterday extended a clear invitation to his former Chelsea charges such as Frank Lampard to join him at Internazionale as he pushes for Champions League honours.
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Italians take it easy in low-key session
03.06.2008 23:29
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DEFENDER ALESSANDRO Gamberini trained with Italy yesterday only hours after joining the Euro 2008 squad.
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Soccer Digest
03.06.2008 23:29
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A round up of today's other soccer stories in brief...
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Overkill hurting goose that laid egg
03.06.2008 23:29
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IRELAND TOUR TO NEW ZEALAND: Too many tour games means less relevance and less entertainment, writes Gerry Thornley in Wellington
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Mixed messages from 1d70 Springboks bemuse Gatland
03.06.2008 23:29
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NEWS: WARREN GATLAND yesterday questioned the mixed messages emerging from the South African camp ahead of Saturday's opening Test in Bloemfontein.
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Brogan looks to make his own luck
03.06.2008 23:29
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CHAMPIONSHIP 2008 NEWS: ONE OF the things said about Alan Brogan when he took over the Dublin captaincy in January was that maybe he'd bring the position some luck. As well as being a gifted footballer Brogan always had that happy-go-lucky feel about him, already turning the fortunes of Dublin under-21 football when he captained the county's first All-Ireland win, in 2003.
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Fennell earns start at midfield for Dublin
03.06.2008 23:28
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DUBLIN MANAGER Paul Caffrey has named two senior championship debutants for Sunday's Leinster football quarter-final against Louth in Croke Park.
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Cork call up Canty and younger O'Sullivan
03.06.2008 23:28
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FOR SEVERAL years now the Cork hurling team has been a model of predictability, and although a fairly major makeover looked likely ahead of Sunday's Munster championship semi-final against Tipperary, the general consistency of their starting line-up remains, along with two championship debuts.
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Bennis sees big threat in vastly improved Clare
03.06.2008 23:28
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LIMERICK MANAGER Richie Bennis believes Clare have improved "80 per cent" from last year ahead of the Munster senior hurling semi-final between the counties on June 22nd.
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Lack of teamwork leads to TV ball being dropped
03.06.2008 23:28
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Montrose should not take all the blame for confusion over the live broadcast of certain upcoming championship matches, writes SEÁN MORAN
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Ivanovic in a hurry to take over
03.06.2008 23:28
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FRENCH OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SOME PLAYERS come into a Grand Slam, feel their way for the first week and then try to work towards a peak for the latter stages. Not the young Serb Ana Ivanovic, who now threatens to usurp Maria Sharapova not only in the rankings but also in the glamour stakes.
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New kids slam door on former powers
03.06.2008 23:28
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ON TENNIS: The European revolution could have benefits for Ireland in years to come
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Conditions to suit Campfire Glow
03.06.2008 23:28
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NEWS ROUND-UP: CAMPFIRE GLOW can take some of the sting out of Famous Name's agonising French Derby near miss when she lines up at Leopardstown this evening in the middle of what could still be a momentous classic week for the Dermot Weld-Pat Smullen team.
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