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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

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

Japan’s Nishikori faces giant Davis Cup test

TOKYO, Feb 9 – Japan’s Kei Nishikori faces the bullet-like serving of Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic on Tuesday when his country make their first appearance in the Davis Cup World Group since 1985.Japan team ... Read More

Zambia emerge from under radar to reach final

LIBREVILLE, Feb 9 – Zambia, a team currently without a national stadium, have emerged from the shadows at the African Nations Cup to grab an unexpected place in this Sunday’s final against the Ivory ... Read More

Tour winner Ullrich found guilty by CAS

BERLIN, Feb 9 – Retired former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has been found guilty of a doping offence in relation to a blood-doping scandal and has been banned for two years, the Court of Arbitration ... Read More

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