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James Lawton: Italian sends message that he is ready to fight

Win, lose or draw, Fabio Capello can walk out of the Olympic Stadium here tonight armed with one satisfaction. Less than a year into a job which has so often been described, usually for the wrong reasons, as impossible, the...

Football: Maradona shrugs off Butcher snub and vilifies English achievements of 1966

Diego Maradona took a World Cup semi-final place from England in 1986 and today he took the urine. Argentina's new head coach told a captive audience in Glasgow that it was hypocritical of the English to vilify him for the Hand...

Best of Scotland by Robert Ritchie

Published Date: 19 November 2008 SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: It's impossible to overstate the impact of this efflorescence of creativity – speculative, scientific, artistic – in our small nation. ABERDEEN: I spent holidays in...

Best literary hotspot

Published Date: 19 November 2008 JURA Scotland's most inspirational island, the Hebridean Isle of Jura, on the west coast, has a long and rich literary history. Jura Malt Whisky and the Scottish Book Trust now offer authors the...

Paul Hayward: School master Capello rolling back the years to Ramsey dynasty

Sir Bobby Charlton has been adamant in recent days that 'Fabio Capello is just like Alf Ramsey,' in which case we have limped full circle to a point where the boss speaks stilted English and waves an iron rod.

Pujols claims second National League MVP award

NEW YORK (AP) Albert Pujols views MVP voting a little differently these days. "You have to consider everything. You have to put all the numbers together," the St. Louis star said Monday after powering past Philadelphia slugger...

Dustin Pedroia named AL MVP

won the AL MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first second baseman to earn the honor in nearly a half-century. Nellie Fox was the previous second baseman to become AL MVP, in 1959 with the White Sox. Pedroia was even left off one...

NBA: Boston 110, New York 101

BOSTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce had 22 points and eight rebounds Tuesday to lead Kevin Garnett-less Boston to a 110-101 victory over New York. Garnett sat out after being suspended for hitting Milwaukee's Andrew Bogut...

Horton leads Panthers past Lightning in shootout

Nathan Horton was credited with the game-winning tally in the shootout and the Florida Panthers edged instate rival Tampa Bay, 4-3, at St. Pete Times Forum. Bryan McCabe scored twice and David Booth also tallied in regulation...

LeBron says he would leave Cavs if offer is right

won't hestiate to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers if another franchise offers the superstar a better chance to win multiple NBA titles. "I think you do what is best for you and you do what is best for your career," James said...

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