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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
Manchester United star Ryan Giggs tells Sun he may retire
 Manchester United football star Ryan Giggs has been talking to The Sun newspaper and he suggested that he could announce his retirement at the end of the season.
35-year-old Giggs, who is a former Wales captain, explained that his current contract with Manchester United comes to an end when the season ends and he is thinking he may end his career then too.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
Scottish tennis star Andy Murray beats Albert Montanes
 Scottish tennis star Andy Murray made a great start at the Qatar Open when he beat Spaniard Albert Montanes with a 6-2 6-4 score.
Murray broke his opponent twice in the first set to lead by 5-1 and then to go on and win the set.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
The Wrestler is a new film starring Mickey Rourke
 The Wrestler is a film starring American actor Mickey Rourke, who was in London ahead of the movie's release in the UK on the 16 January.
52-year-old Rourke plays the part of a disgruntled professional wrestler called Randy "The Ram" Robinson, who will not retire even though he ought to.
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Tuesday, 06 January 2009 |
David Beckham makes AC Milan debut
 Football star David Beckham made his debut for AC Milan with 45 minutes of play as the Serie A club defeated Hamburg 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 friendly drawn match in Dubai.
33-year-old Beckham began the match playing as part of a team that also featured Massimo Ambrosini and Andrea Pirlo.
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
American cyclist Lance Armstrong praises Tenerife
 American cyclist Lance Armstrong was recently in Tenerife in the Canary Islands and he praised the place highly.
Armstrong spent over a week on the island in December of last year training with his cycling team Astana. He is quoted in Tenerife's The Magazine as describing Tenerife as "one of the best places in the world for training."
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
Kevin Pietersen wants to sort problems with Peter Moores
 England cricket skipper Kevin Pietersen says he is keen to find a solution to the problems between himself and coach Peter Moores.
The pair are having a hard job at getting along and bad results in matches since Moores became coach in April 2007 are only making things worse.
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Monday, 05 January 2009 |
Marat Safin plays despite bruises from real fight
 Russian tennis player Marat Safin was ready to play in Perth on Sunday although he had cuts and bruises on his face. The former world number had been in a real fight off the courts in Moscow.
28-year-old Safin, who was a contestant at the Hopman Cup, defeated Simone Bolelli, but he admitted he had been in fighting back in Russia.
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
Maria Sharapova hopes to recover for Australian Open
 Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova is optimistic about her chances of recovering in time to defend her Australian Open title, although she has decided to pull out from an event in Hong Kong next week.
21-year-old Sharapova has withdrawn from the JB Group Classic because of an operation she had on her right shoulder that she is still recovering from.
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Friday, 02 January 2009 |
US golf star John Daly banned from PGA Tour
 American golfer John Daly has admitted he has been suspended from the PGA Tour for six months because of his behaviour that had been judged as not reflecting well on the professional golf image.
42-year-old Daly said he was making a public announcement about this "to be fair to my fans and tournament organisers".
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