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GLASGOW (AFP) - Holders Sevilla take on Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup, the draw for which was made here on Friday.Sevilla remained on course to become the first side since Real Madrid in 1986 to successfully defend their title with a dramatic come-from-behind win against Shaktar Donetsk on Thursday night.Spurs, winners of the first edition of the UEFA Cup in 1972 and

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The delayed 800-million-pound reconstruction of Wembley Stadium has been officially completed, the Football Association said Saturday.The keys to the new 90,000-seat stadium have been handed over by Australian construction firm Multiplex, the FA said in a statement on its website.But the English game's governing body said it could not confirm that the showcase FA Cup final would take place there

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About 600 performers from Beijing were in Hollywood California Saturday taking part in a large parade showcasing traditional Chinese culture to the American public and promoting the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The event was jointly sponsored by Beijing and Los Angeles municipal governments, and attracted thousands of local residents and tourists. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said during

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Challenging routes and stages in and around Abu Dhabi, the capital of the Persian Gulf state of the United Arab Emirates, have been unveiled for November’s US$1million Abu Dhabi Cycling Race of Champions, one of the world’s richest cycling events, which, for the first time, will pit individual winners and teams from the sport’s three most prestigious European tour events into direct

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Hong Kong - The official tournament draw for the Cable & Wireless Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens 2007 (HKWRS) was held Monday at the Hong Kong Stadium, the venue for the Cup final for this year’s tournament. Twelve elite international women’s sevens teams will take part in the tenth anniversary Cable & Wireless Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens, to be held on Thursday and Friday March 29 and 30 2007

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The cost of London hosting the 2012 Summer Olympic Games could rise to almost four times its original estimate. According to a report the Games could cost nine billion pounds, up from 2.35 billion pounds.The BBC says the Treasury and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) are discussing the price, prompting some ministers to urge officials not to write a blank cheque for the Games.The

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Did you know that the world’s oldest Olympic champion is called Roger Beaufrand, and that he was Olympic track sprint champion and world runner-up in the same year? That was 1928. Olympic champion before he was 20 Born at Garenne-Colombes near Paris (France), Roger Beaufrand discovered the track sprint at the Bois de Vincennes velodrome, where the cycling events for the 1924 Olympic Games in

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Mostly western, as most athletes at the Games will be coming from western countries, according a Beijing Organizing Committee of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) officer before the Spring Festival."Because the majority of athletes come from Western areas, the BOCOG has decided to mainly provide western-style food, although we hope that foreigners will also try Chinese food as well," Xiang Ping, vice

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Swede Henrik Stenson, who holed the winning putt for Europe at last year's Ryder Cup, celebrated the biggest victory of his career on Sunday.The 30-year-old from Gothenburg reeled off successive birdies to complete a 2&1 triumph over defending champion Geoff Ogilvy of Australia in the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship final.Despite struggling with his swing for much of a topsy-turvy day at

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Feb. 21-25 @ The Gallery Golf Club at Dove Mountain, Tucson, ArizonaThe field for the WGC Match Play Championship is comprised of the Top 64 available golfers from the Official World Golf Rankings, who are seeded 1-64 according to their rankings.The golfers face off in single-elimination, 18-hole, match-play matches. In the first round, the No. 1 seed plays No. 64; No. 2 plays No. 63; and so

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There is a great sense of anticipation as the US$2.44 million Johnnie Walker Classic fast approaches at the Blue Canyon Golf and Country Club in Phuket, March 1-4.Every year the Classic is a showcase for top quality golf, but whenever it is held in Thailand it seems to produce something extra special.The event was first held in Thailand at the Blue Canyon in 1994 and attracted a stellar field

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Tony Blair says the London 2012 Olympics will be the 'greenest games of the modern era.' But given his recent record, you won't be too surprised to learn it'd take a world-beating long jumper to leap the gap between sound bite and reality.EnergyThe 'greenest games' will feature an 'energy self-sufficient' athlete's village. That's what London promised in its bid to host the games. Wrong.The

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Simon Dyson, the holder and an Asian specialist, must have a great chance of successfully defending his title against what is a fairly mediocre field at Damai Indah Golf & Country Club in Jakarta.And with very few big name Europeans teeing-up, the top prize is more than likely to be won by a member of the Asian Tour.Once again, Thongchai Jaidee may be the man to beat - even though he is yet to

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Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, yesterday became a sponsor of one of the world’s biggest sporting events in an agreement making it Official Airline of Rugby World Cup 2007 in France.This agreement, signed between Emirates and the Rugby World Cup Limited, sees Emirates extend its sport sponsorship portfolio even further, making it one of the largest and most impressive in the

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Beijing initiated its first "Polite Queueing Day" on Sunday.This comes as part of a directive to improve manners in the city ahead of the 2008 Olympic Games.The 11th day of each month will now be designated as a "Polite Queueing Day" in the Chinese capital.Members of the public were sworn in at the ceremony on the Wang Fu Jing shopping street before signing a volunteers card."The foreigners will

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On Saturday, In front of an elated crowd of tens of thousands of people, Formula One Management confirmed that Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, has secured the rights to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix from 2009.“A Formula 1 Grand Prix is one of the world’s most prestigious sporting events, in the same category as an Olympic Games or World Cup, and is unrivalled in terms of

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A two-day windsurfing competition began Friday in Vietnam's beach city of Phan Thiet with 60 surfers from 13 countries participating.Contestants will compete in a two-legged 800m race high wind slalom, sailing zigzag between obstacles and considered the most exciting surfing event.It is being organized on Mui Ne beach together with Mui Ne Jibe’s, a bar, café-restaurant, and surf club.Sailors from

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The Official Merchandise Shop for the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens 2007 celebrated its grand opening on Thursday at Shop B11 – 12, The Landmark in Central, Hong Kong.The shop was christened with a fashion shoot featuring five members of the recently announced Hong Kong Rugby Football Union Sevens training squad including Hong Kong Sevens 2006 squad members Andy Yuen and Kenzo

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Ryder Cup stalwarts Colin Montgomerie and Ian Woosnam will join three of the world's top 10 players in Phuket for the $2.44 million Johnnie Walker Classic.Woosnam captained Montgomerie and the European team to victory over the United States last September and the pair are the latest additions to a stellar field, along with former US Masters champion Mike Weir, for the March 1-4 tournament.The

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Finland: A land of Ice and Snow with a bunch of reserved golden locked people. Right? Wrong. While Finland has its fair share of ice and snow, the Finns are far from reserved. Only in this part of the world will you find Wife Carrying Championships, Sauna World Championships, Mobile Throwing World Championship and a whole handful of other strange and wonderful championships that are held each

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Come and see the "Boys in Blue" play an English Premier League home match at Stamford Bridge. After a summer of big spending, expectations are high for Chelsea as they battle for top spot in the league as well as Europe.With high expectations for the 2006/2007 English Premier League season, don't miss your opportunity to see one of the country's top clubs in action.Your package includes two

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Around 4,500 dope tests will be conducted during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, rising up by 25% from Athens Games 2004, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG) said in Beijing on Wednesday."As part of its zero tolerance approach to fighting doping, the International Olympic Committee has decided to increase the number of tests by a large amount," BOCOG executive

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The Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious and sought after motor sport event in the world and, with millions of followers around the world, is a highly vied for event for the tourism industry.To cater for the world-wide population of F1 racing fanatics, the Grand Prix does a tour of some of the world’s most technologically advanced, state-of-the-art racing circuits and the only one in the

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PREMIER League clubs will see incomes rise by between £10 million to £20 million each from next season after the agreement of a £625 million deal for overseas television rights.The 20 teams competing in the Barclays Premiership will share in an astounding £2.725 billion pot over the next three seasons - 60 per cent or £1 billion more than the current three-year deal.There will also be a positive

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United Arab Emirates resident Thomas Bjorn believes local knowledge could help him scoop the first prize at this week's $2 million Abu Dhabi Championship."It's a highly competitive field brimming with the world's top players but I have a significant advantage...which might just swing it," the 35-year-old Dane said."As a UAE resident, whatever I can do to help raise the profile of the game in my

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Serbian teenage tennis star, Ana Ivanovic, debuted her new adidas on-court outfit for Australian Open 2007 on a floating catwalk in Melbourne yesterday.One of the most promising female players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Ivanovic’s performances have already seen her awarded the WTA’s most improved player for 2006 and finish last year at No.16 in the world.“I love fashion but when I'm on court,

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Fernando Alonso believes he can win a third consecutive world title despite his move from Renault to McLaren. The Spaniard, 25, said at the launch of McLaren's new car that his team were favourites to win the title, despite not winning a race last year."I have full confidence in ourselves," said the double world champion."All the information I have about the aerodynamics and engine is so

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Television viewers across the country have named the coach of the national football team, Jakob "Köbi" Kuhn, Swiss personality of 2006.The 63-year-old Kuhn is the fifth winner of the main prize and succeeds Peter Sauber, the founder of Switzerland's former Formula One racing team.Actress Stephanie Glaser and snowboard Olympic gold medallist Tanja Frieden came second and third respectively in

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Kim Clijsters stopped the victory run of Jelena Jankovic, salvaging a match point to lift a second title in four years at the Medibank International on Friday.The Belgian third seed used her experience to defeat the surging Serb who already owns a title in 2007 and brought a nine-match win streak into the final. Clijsters secured a 4-6, 7-6 (7-1) 6-4 win.Clijsers saved a match point at 4-5 in the

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Defending champions Europe got off to a flying start on the first day of the Royal Trophy, surging to a healthy 3 1/2-½ lead over Asia after the foursomes matches.Seve Ballesteros's team, hoping to repeat their victory from the inaugural contest last year, made the early headway after three of their four partnerships registered convincing victories over the hosts at the Amata Springs Country Club.

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David Beckham will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season and join side Los Angeles Galaxy on a £128million ($250million) five-year deal.The former England captain will leave Real in June and begin his new career in Major League Soccer in August.Beckham said in a statement released to PA Sport: "This week, Real Madrid asked me to make a decision regarding my future and the offer to extend my

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Malaysia's Sepang circuit will host an official Formula One test for the first time after the Australian season-opener in March. Sole supplier Bridgestone confirmed on Monday that they would be providing tyres for the rare session in the Far East from March 27-29.The 11 teams, who have set up a committee to coordinate limited testing during the season, had sought a Malaysian test after the March

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Former winner Ernie Els, world number eight Retief Goosen and 11th-ranked Sergio Garcia will compete for a record prize fund of $2.2 million at this month's Qatar Masters in Doha.Britain's Darren Clarke, Paul Casey and Lee Westwood, Chris DiMarco of the U.S. and Swedish title holder Henrik Stenson have also confirmed their entries for the Jan. 25-28 event co-sanctioned by the European and Asian

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