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Cricket

Andrew Flintoff has been named England cricketer of the year for 2006. The all-rounder added the award to that of international cricketer of the year which he shared with South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis last October.

Olympics

Beijing Olympic organisers have launched a search for 50 men and women who know their faults from their aces and are prepared to face the wrath of the world's best tennis players in two years' time. More than 200 aspirant line judges took part in ITF seminars in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou last week - the first stage of a process aimed at producing local officials of sufficient standard to make the right calls in the Olympic tennis tournament.

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