ROBERT MILLWARD

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Hopes of British GP fade as Donington deal fails

The chances of Britain staging a grand prix next year depend upon Formula One reaching a deal with the Silverstone circuit, after confirmation that Donington Park will not host a race in 2010.

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Owen braced for facing Reds fans in United shirt

Michael Owen knows how tough it is trying to convince England coach Fabio Capello he's good enough for the World Cup, especially as it might well be in vain.

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Crouch scores twice for England against Belarus

David Beckham entered England's final World Cup qualifier in the 59th minute and still was selected man of the match.

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Argentina, Honduras, Switzerland reach World Cup

Argentina survived a shaky qualifying World Cup campaign to earn South America's final automatic berth for next year's tournament, and Honduras, Switzerland and Slovakia also earned spots in the 32-nation field.

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So far so good for big-spending Real Madrid

After five wins in five league games, a 5-2 away victory in the Champions League and Cristiano Ronaldo's five goals in four games, it looks like Real Madrid's offseason spending spree was worth it.

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Owen goal is Ferguson answer to noisy neighbors

With Cristiano Ronaldo scoring freely for Real Madrid and Carlos Tevez embarrassing Manchester United's goalkeeper, the soccer world must have wondered whether Alex Ferguson had blundered by letting the two stars leave Old Trafford.

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England beats Croatia 5-1 to reach World Cup

England qualified for the World Cup in style, outplaying Croatia 5-1 Wednesday night as Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard scored two goals each.

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Five more Euro teams on brink of 2010 World Cup

Spain and England are among five European teams that can secure a spot in the 2010 World Cup on Wednesday.

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Adu loaned again among low-key transfers

Freddy Adu's career faltered again with a low-key loan to Belenenses, and Ajax captured a ball-juggling Brazilian as the transfer window closed on Tuesday.

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England's WCup bid team says fan violence isolated

The organizers of England's bid to stage the 2018 World Cup condemned the violence that marred the West Ham-Millwall match and described the scenes as "isolated."

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Van Gaal faces same Bayern woes as Klinsmann

Bayern Munich hoped Louis van Gaal's experience would ensure the club didn't repeat last season's false start under Juergen Klinsmann.

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Cink finally has major; Garcia, Westwood must wait

Stewart Cink finally broke a tiring Tom Watson at the British Open to find that elusive major title on his 50th attempt.

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Fisher flops at British Open, heads for fatherhood

After Ross Fisher's British Open title chances vanished with a quadruple bogey eight at Turnberry on Sunday, he was ready to go home and await his first child.

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Westwood rues missed chance at last hole at Open

Two years. Two putts to get into a playoff. Two misses.

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Monty admits Lyle's comments distracted him

Looks like Sandy Lyle can forget about being vice captain at the Ryder Cup.

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Blatter praises Confed Cup, but problems persist

FIFA president Sepp Blatter gave Confederations Cup organizers an encouraging grade of 7.5 out of 10 on Monday while stressing work remains on transportation and housing for next year's World Cup.

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Brazil peaking just chasing sixth World Cup title

The first World Cup to be staged in Africa looks likely to have a familiar winner.

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Beaten Man U return to Tevez, Ronaldo futures

After surrendering the Champions League title to Barcelona with a lame performance in Rome, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson returns home to deal with the uncertain futures of Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo

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Guardiola swings pendulum away from Premier League

Barcelona did a lot more than beat Manchester United to capture the Champions League alongside its domestic league and cup double.

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3-time champion Lel fit to run London Marathon

Three-time champion Martin Lel should be fit for Sunday's London Marathon after a scan showed that his hip injury was not serious.

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R&A takes another hit over men-only membership

For more than 250 years, the words "royal and ancient" have been synonymous with the rules, traditions and dedication to fair play that are the foundation of golf.

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Liverpool, Inter, Atletico qualify for last 16

Five-time winner Liverpool, Italian champion Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid joined 10 other qualifiers for the last knockout phase of the Champions League on Wednesday. Chelsea still has work to do in the final round of games after a 1-1 tie with Bordeaux.

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Maradona has winning start, England beats Germany

Maxi Rodriguez gave Diego Maradona a winning start as Argentina coach in a 1-0 victory over Scotland on Wednesday, and John Terry atoned for a blunder to lead England to a 2-1 victory over Germany.

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Milan move: So long US for Posh 'n Becks?

David Beckham's possible jump to AC Milan could be more than just a temporary deal and might mean "arrivederci" to the Posh 'n Becks show in America.

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