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England might go to Euro with caretaker boss, says FA

LONDON, Feb 10 — England could take part in the European Championship in June with a caretaker coach in charge, English FA chairman David Bernstein said yesterday.

The FA will meet today to begin their search for a new manager following the sudden resignation of Italian Fabio Capello on Wednesday, with Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Redknapp the ... Read More

Tiger Woods hits his second shot at the sixth hole during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AM golf tournament in Pebble Beach, California February 9, 2012. — Reuters pic
Tiger Woods hits his second shot at the sixth hole during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AM golf tournament in Pebble Beach, California February 9, 2012. — Reuters pic

Giggs extends United contract for another year

MANCHESTER, Feb 10 — Manchester United's 38-year-old midfielder Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year extension to his contract, the Premier League champions said on Friday.Giggs, who made his United debut in ... Read More

German cyclist Ullrich admits contact with scandal doctor

BERLIN, Feb 10 — Retired Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich admitted to knowing a Spanish doctor at the heart of a blood doping scandal on Friday, a day after the German cyclist was banned by the Court of ... Read More

HRT says can’t test new car until March

MADRID, Feb 10 — Spanish Formula One team HRT, who this month signed Indian Narain Karthikeyan as one of their drivers, will not be able to try out their new car until next month’s final pre-season test ... Read More

Lakers douse red-hot Celtics in OT scrap

BOSTON, Feb 10 — Pau Gasol came up big for the Los Angeles Lakers as they beat the red-hot Boston Celtics 88-87 in overtime for a rare road win yesterday.The loss, described by Celtics coach Doc Rivers as ... Read More

Pearce in charge as England mull Capello replacement

LONDON, Feb 10 — Stuart Pearce will take temporary charge of England for this month’s friendly against the Netherlands while the search for Fabio Capello’s permanent successor as boss gets underway ahead ... Read More

Hijab ban driving women from football, says FIFA VP

SINGAPORE, Feb 10 — Muslim women are being driven away from football by FIFA’s ban of the hijab, with more likely to follow if rulemakers fail to reverse the decision at a meeting next month, Prince Ali ... Read More

Coton brings Hamilton closer to ‘happy bubble’

LONDON, Feb 10 — Lewis Hamilton identified Mika Hakkinen’s former manager Didier Coton yesterday as a key man in possibly creating a “happy bubble” around him at race weekends this season.McLaren’s 2008 ... Read More

Woods makes encouraging start at Pebble Beach

LOS ANGELES, Feb 10 — Tiger Woods had a glint in his eye as he made a confident start to his 2012 PGA Tour campaign, firing a four-under-par 68 in yesterday’s opening round of the Pebble Beach National ... Read More

Nadal slams French ‘campaign’ to discredit Spain

MADRID, Feb 10 — Rafa Nadal has hit out at what he called a “general campaign” in France to discredit Spanish athletes by implying their success is due to the use of illegal drugs.Speaking to reporters a ... Read More

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