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Sir Alex Ferguson blames referee for defeat at Chelsea

Sir Alex Ferguson has risked another huge row over referees by accusing Martin Atkinson of potentially costing Manchester United the Barclays Premier League title. Ferguson pointed to Atkinson’s decision not to penalise Didier...

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Herman Van who? | Sholto Byrnes

It's disquieting the EU's UK cheerleaders don't even seem to know who wields power on the continent "The little-known Belgian president Herman van Rompuy ," said Gavin Esler on Newsnight last night, maintaining the spirit of a...

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Martin Johnson has yet to impress as team manager of England

As England prepare to face New Zealand at Twickenham, the gamble of employing Martin Johnson to manage them increasingly has the feel of a long shot and the news from the All Blacks camp is that it is the kind of risk they...

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Wayne Rooney will be a future Manchester United captain says Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United manager insists Wayne Rooney has all the attributes to captain his club, but not in the near future. Captain fantastic: Sir Alex Ferguson says Wayne Rooney has all the qualities needed to become a future...

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Hand of Thierry Henry rubs shine off the golden generation

French football fans are red-faced over Les Bleus' World Cup qualification at the expense of Ireland "What does it mean to be French?" mused a jocular Jean-Michel Aphatie on primetime television shortly before his national side...

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France's new sport: soul-searching

French football fans are red-faced over Les Bleus' World Cup qualification at the expense of Ireland "What does it mean to be French?" mused a jocular Jean-Michel Aphatie on primetime television shortly before his national side...

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The second outing of John Hurt

He got his big break playing Quentin Crisp in The Naked Civil Servant and now, 34 years later, John Hurt is at it again There's something disturbing about John Hurt. That familiar Mount Rushmore face seems to have ironed itself...

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Wenger and Ferguson call for TV replays in wake of Henry's handball

Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson joined forces yesterday to insist video technology is the only way to end controversies like Thierry Henry's handball. The Republic of Ireland are seething with injustice but the Barclays...

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Tough opening test for Murray as Brit takes on US Open champion Del Potro

By Mike Dickson Tennis Correspondent Fears that the giants might one day overrun tennis are nothing new, as shown by the fact that Arthur Ashe addressed the subject shortly before his untimely death in 1993. Which brings us to...

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Brian Ashton: All Blacks show how to nurture smarter players

Some of the rugby I've seen played in the British Isles of late, including major international contests, has set me thinking anew about what I consider to be one of the burning topics in the modern game: the relationship...

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