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Beckham looks to the future to improve Chinese game
Chinese football ambassador David Beckham drew a line under the country's shady soccer history today, saying he hoped to inspire the local children back to the sport. Appointed in March, shortly before the start of the new Chinese Super League season, the former England captain faces a tough task with local soccer still in a quagmire following the latest in...
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Two records in time trials at Tal-Qroqq
The last time trials ahead of the National Championships produced two junior records. One came from Neptunes swimmer Neil Muscat. He improved on his previous Group C best of 25.55 seconds in the 50m freestyle registered in April when on Saturday he...
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Lecce handed stadium ban after crowd trouble
Lecce have been fined €15,000 and ordered to hold four Lega Pro matches behind closed doors after fans rioted at the Stadio Via del Mare on Sunday. After Carpi earned a 1-1 draw to complete a 2-1 aggregate play-off final victory over Lecce and seal...
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Kick Academy summer camp at Melita ground
Ex-national team stalwarts, Carmel Busuttil and John Buttigieg, will once again team up and share their football skills at an intensive Kick Academy summer football camp, which is being held between July 9 and September 5 at the Melita football...
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Record 2013 Trophée Bailli de Suffren fleet for Malta
Twenty-five classic yachts will be arriving in Malta with their owners, crews and an army of supporters for the spectacular finish of the Camper & Nicholsons Trophée Bailli de Suffren, celebrating historic and modern links between Malta and Saint...
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Spider Team first in Messina offroad race
The off-road Team Small Spider Malta have just registered their second consecutive win in the Italian cham-pionship after winning the X-Series Trophy. Alan Zahra and Jonathan Camilleri were competitive for the entire series in Fondachelli Fantina,...
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Football news
Cagliari striker Nene has signed a new one-year contract with the Serie A club. The 29-year-old Brazilian joined the Rossoblu on a four-year deal in 2009 but after scoring just 15 league goals for the Sardinians it appeared he would move on in the...
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Trump, Allen bow out early at Wuxi Classic
Judd Trump and Mark Allen were shock first-round casualties at the opening ranking event of the season, China’s Wuxi Classic. World number three Trump was beaten 5-2 by home player Li Hang, who earned his return to the pro ranks with a run to the...
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Montreal mulling 10-year contract extension to 2024
Canadian Grand Prix organisers say they are discussing a 10-year contract extension as Formula One seeks long-term deals with key races ahead of a possible flotation of the series. Francois Dumontier, promoter of the race in Montreal, told the...
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Rudisha faces injury lay-off before worlds
Kenya’s Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha is facing a three-week lay-off with injury, sending the east African nation into panic mode and sparking fears over Rudisha’s challenge at the World Championships. Rudisha picked up a knee injury running...
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Sporting briefs
Cuadrado: Fiorentina have purchased half of winger Juan Cua-drado’s playing rights from Udinese following a successful season on loan in Tuscany. The 25-year-old Colombian originally joined Fio-rentina on a year’s loan for the 2012-13 Serie A season...
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Sports round-up
Athletics: Two-time Olympic and reigning 200m world champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has been provisionally suspended from competition, the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Associa-tion confirmed last night. Campbell-Brown, 31, is reported to have...
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Italy cautious of Japan in Confederations Cup clash
Italy go into their second game of Group A against Japan tomorrow knowing that a win will all but see them qualify for the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup. Mario Balotelli's drive and and a stunning free-kick from Andrea Pirlo - who was making...
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Pirlo shows Brazil what they are missing
Italy playmaker Andrea Pirlo gave Brazilian fans a taste of what they were missing as he marked his 100th international appearance by orchestrating his side’s 2-1 win against Mexico in the Confederations Cup on Sunday. Brian Homewood has...
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Nigeria trounce Tahiti
Nigeria pounced on some early mistakes on the way to a 6-1 Confederations Cup win over amateurs Tahiti, who claimed a moral victory by scoring on their debut in a major international tournament last night. Oceania champions Tahiti, with only one...
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Del Bosque urges Spain to be more ruthless
Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque criticised his players for not scoring more goals during a sublime first half against Uruguay and said that profligacy caused some heart flutters at the end of their 2-1 Confederations Cup victory on Sunday. “We...
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Blues rally to see off Stripes
Birkirkara 1Sliema Wanderers 3 Senegalese striker Gueye Pape scored on his Birkirkara debut but Sliema responded to the challenge posed by the Stripes with gusto as they came back to hit three goals past the helpless champions to attain a victory in...
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Spain ready to make history
Spain’s formidable winning machine stand on the brink of another historical achievement in Jerusalem today. If they manage to retain their European U-21 title by overcoming Italy (kick-off: 18.00) and do it by not conceding a goal, they will become...
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Biglia says he’s set for Lazio
Anderlecht midfielder Lucas Biglia hopes to finalise a move to Lazio “as soon as possible”. The 27-year-old midfielder, who in January reached an agreement to leave Brussels this summer, has attracted the interest of several Serie A clubs, including...
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Supercoppa staying in Italy
The Supercoppa clash between Juventus and Lazio will be played in Italy on August 18, but the Lega Serie A is yet to confirm a venue. Three of the last four Serie A curtain-raisers have been played in Beijing, but Lega president Maurizio Beretta has...
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Ethiopia end South Africa’s hopes of qualifying for Brazil
Ethiopia ended the hopes of 2010 World Cup hosts South Africa from making next year’s finals in Brazil after a dramatic round of African group stage qualifying matches on Sunday. The Ethiopians join Algeria, Egypt, the Ivory Coast and Tunisia...
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