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Swansea manager Rodgers signs deal until 2015

LONDON, Feb 9 – Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract, the Premier League club said today.

Rodgers, 39, took over at Swansea in July 2010 and guided them to promotion to the Premier League last season via the playoffs.

They became the first Welsh club to reach England’s top flight since 1983. ... Read More

Lluis Marin Tarroch leads his quarter final at the FIS World Cup Snowboard-Cross competition at Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario February 8, 2012. Taroch finished 5th. — Reuters pic
Lluis Marin Tarroch leads his quarter final at the FIS World Cup Snowboard-Cross competition at Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario February 8, 2012. Taroch finished 5th. — Reuters pic

Malaysia packs cotton wool for ‘Holy Grail’

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — Malaysia’s Olympic chief today applauded moves by the country’s badminton association (BAM) to avoid player burnout in their quest for the “Holy Grail” at this year’s London ... Read More

Europe’s top clubs defy economic gloom

LONDON, Feb 9 — Revenue at Europe’s 20 leading clubs has increased again despite the economic crisis shaking many countries across the continent, business advisory firm Deloitte said in a report published ... Read More

Capello quits as England manager

LONDON, Feb 9 — Italian Fabio Capello’s turbulent reign as England manager ended yesterday when he resigned after meeting FA chairman David Bernstein and general secretary Alex Horne at Wembley ... Read More

Evra, Suarez to fan flames of United-Liverpool rivalry

LONDON, Feb 9 — The focus will be on Patrice Evra of Manchester United and Luis Suarez of Liverpool when the arch-rivals clash in the English Premier League at Old Trafford on Saturday (1245GMT).It will ... Read More

Late Sessegnon strike sends Sunderland through

LONDON, Feb 9 — Stephane Sessegnon struck deep into extra-time as Sunderland booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 replay win over second-tier rivals Middlesbrough yesterday.With the ... Read More

Mumbling Capello never at home in England

LONDON, Feb 9 — Fabio Capello arrived in London four years ago with a sparkling CV but for all his club success he departed still barely able to speak English and with his adopted country rent with ... Read More

Ferguson calls for tough stance against racism

LONDON, Feb 9 — Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says it is time football took a hard-line stance against racism and that he could not believe the problem had re-emerged in the sport.Speaking ... Read More

Wales lock Davies banned for seven weeks over spear tackle

DUBLIN, Feb 8 – Wales lock Bradley Davies will miss the rest of the Six Nations championship after he was suspended for seven weeks today for his spear tackle on Ireland’s Donnacha Ryan in Sunday’s clash ... Read More

Former Tour winner Ullrich surprised by Contador ban

BERLIN, Feb 8 – Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich described a doping ban for Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador as “unexpected and tough” today on the eve of his own Court of Arbitration (CAS) ... Read More

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