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Sunday, 22 November 2009 |
Scottish tennis star Andy Murray to face Juan Martin del Potro
 Scottish tennis star Andy Murray will be facing Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro in the opening singles match at the ATP World Tour Finals in London that are taking place on Sunday.
22-year-old Murray is in Group A along with Del Potro, Spain's Fernando Verdasco and the world number one Roger Federer from Switzerland.
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Sunday, 22 November 2009 |
Sprinter Caster Semenya's tests still not ready
 The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has said that the tests to determine the gender of South African sprinter Caster Semenya are still to be finished.
18-year-old Semenya had been hoping to get the results on Friday that would reveal if she would be permitted to compete as a woman athlete in future. Depending on these tests, Semenya could be suspended, told she needs to have surgery or given the go ahead to run as a woman.
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador to stay with Astana
 Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador has confirmed that he will be staying on with the Astana team until the end of next year.
Although he had been talking to other teams he has decided to stay with Astana even though it had been a difficult year due to money problems for the team and a bad relationship between Contador and former team-mate Lance Armstrong.
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
Footballer David Beckham never thought of quitting LA Galaxy
 Football star David Beckham has said that he never thought about quitting LA Galaxy even though he had been booed by fans after he came back to the team following a spell on loan to AC Milan.
34-year-old Beckham has won the favour of the American team's supporters back though by leading the club to a victory in the MLS Cup final against Real Salt Lake on Sunday.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
UK boxer Ricky Hatton could face Juan Manuel Marquez
 Britain's Ricky Hatton's US promoter has said that the UK boxer could face Juan Manuel Marquez from Mexico in Manchester next year.
31-year-old Hatton was defeated by a knockout in two rounds to Filipino Manny Pacquiao back in May and he has not fought again since then.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
Jenson Button signs with McLaren for next season
 British Formula One racing driver Jenson Button has joined the McLaren team and will be driving alongside Lewis Hamilton next season.
29-year-old Button made the announcement on Wednesday and said it had been a difficult decision to make to part company with Brawn.
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Thursday, 19 November 2009 |
Basketball player Pops Mensah-Bonsu rejoins Toronto Raptors
 Basketball player Pops Mensah-Bonsu has gone back to be part of the NBA's Toronto Raptors team on a provisional basis, following his release by Houston Rockets.
26-year-old Mensah-Bonsu had only taken part for 12 minutes of the action in four games for his former side, which he had only joined this summer.
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
Kimi Raikkonen to give up Formula One racing
 Finnish racing driver Kimi Raikkonen has decided that he will be quitting Formula One in 2010 and making a move to rallying in place of it.
30-year-old Raikkonen is reported to have hoped to have been able to arrange a new contract with McLaren but the company were not prepared to agree to the terms he wanted.
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 |
US tennis star Andy Roddick pulls out of World Tour
 US tennis star Andy Roddick has been forced to pull out from the World Tour Finals in London due to an injury problem.
27-year-old Roddick, who is the world number six in the current rankings, will be away from the action for five weeks due to an injured knee.
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