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Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress

Bendtner shines as Arsenal progress

Arsenal   5 - 0   FC Porto (agg 6 - 2) Nicklas Bendtner, left, and Samir Nasri produced fine displays at the Emirates By Phil McNulty Chief football writer at the Emirates Stadium [...]

Arsenal v Porto: Arsene Wenger keen to face Premier League side in last eight

Arsenal v Porto: Arsene Wenger keen to face Premier League side in last eight

Bullish: ‘Maybe it is good for us to play an English team,’ said Arsene Wenger Photo: AFP “I have a funny feeling that maybe it is good for us to play an English team because we have not done well against Chelsea, not done well against [...]

Alex Rodriguez ‘at ease’ with Canadian doctor (AP)

Alex Rodriguez ‘at ease’ with Canadian doctor 
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AP - Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said Tuesday he is at ease with his ties to a Canadian sports doctor embroiled in cross-border investigations involving HGH and another drug, though he still hasn’t talked to federal authorities about the case.[Read more...]

Can a Goalie Be a Superstar?

Can a Goalie Be a Superstar?

Ryan Miller was the most valuable player at the Olympic tournament, where he won a silver medal for Team USA. He’s one of the best hockey players America has ever produced. He’s making $6.25 million this year for the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. His team is in first place. He’s dating an actress. And if [...]

FA probes England security breach

FA probes England security breach

The recording is the latest incident to hit Capello’s World Cup plans The Football Association is looking into a security breach after a tape emerged purporting to carry discussions between England coaches and players.The recording, allegedly made at the England hotel as the [...]

Stellar night for Telegraph Sport at SJA Awards

Stellar night for Telegraph Sport at SJA Awards

Champagne moment: Telegraph Sport’s Ashes coverage was honoured by the SJA Photo: PA Chief Sports Reporter Paul Kelso won Sports Story of the Year for his “Bloodgate” exclusive, which blew the lid off the cover-up surrounding Tom Williams’s now infamous fake blood scandal. He was also [...]

UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game (AP)

UConn wins NCAA record 71st straight game 
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AP - The top-ranked Connecticut Huskies made women’s college basketball history Monday night — not that you would have known it by watching them.[Read more...]

Wigan dent Liverpool’s Euro hopes

Wigan dent Liverpool’s Euro hopes

Wigan   1 - 0   Liverpool Rodallega scored his first goal since Boxing Day By John Sinnott Liverpool’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League suffered a setback as struggling Wigan punished [...]

Mark Cavendish to race Tirreno-Adriatico for HTC-Columbia in Milan-San Remo countdown

Mark Cavendish to race Tirreno-Adriatico for HTC-Columbia in Milan-San Remo countdown

Back in the saddle: Mark Cavendish will return to competitive racing in Livorno on Tuesday Photo: GETTY IMAGES Although not sprinter’s paradise the Tirreno-Adriatico is a welcome opportunity for Cavendish intensify his preparations ahead of Milan-San Remo next Saturday when he will try and defend the [...]

Rachel Alexandra has final work before 2010 debut (AP)

Rachel Alexandra has final work before 2010 debut 
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AP - Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra has put in a final workout before her 2010 debut in Saturday’s New Orleans Ladies at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans.[Read more...]