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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe's fight with Roy Jones Jr date is set
 Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe's delayed fight against his US opponent Roy Jones Jr has been announced as taking place on 8 November.
36-year-old Calzaghe, who has never been defeated, was forced to withdraw from their bout set for 20 September after he hurt his right hand whilst in a practice session.
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
Tennis star Lindsay Davenport withdraws from singles
 Tennis star Lindsay Davenport is the latest in a growing list of players who have pulled out from the singles at the Olympics, in her case due to injury.
32-year-old Davenport, who claimed Olympic gold in 1996, has been suffering from a knee problem since Wimbledon, however she is thought to be staying on at the event for the doubles matches.
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Friday, 08 August 2008 |
Manchester United's Wayne Rooney may recover in time
 Manchester United football star Wayne Rooney could hopefully recover in time for the beginning of his team's Premier League campaign on 17 August. He has been suffering from a virus infection.
22-year-old Rooney caught the disease whilst on Manchester United's tour of Nigeria but he went back to training on Friday.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Tennis star Andy Murray faces Lu Yen-Hsun at Olympics
 Scottish tennis star Andy Murray will face Lu Yen-Hsun of Taipei in the first round at the Olympic Games, but he knows it is not going to be easy to actually win a medal in Beijing.
In the quarter-finals, Murray will probably play against Rafael Nadal, who is already set to become world number one, and then Novak Djokovic is a likely semi-final opponent.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Footballer Andrew Johnson moves from Everton to Fulham
 England footballer Andrew Johnson has completed his transfer from Everton to Fulham.
27-year-old Johnson has signed a four-year contract, which means he will be with his new team until at least the summer of 2012.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Cristiano Ronaldo confirms he is staying with Manchester
 Football star Cristiano Ronaldo has said that he will stay on with Manchester United for another year at least and has confirmed what Sir Alex Ferguson had said.
The Manchester United boss had been reported as claiming that Ronaldo was remaining with the team.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Brett Favre to play for New York Jets not Green Bay Packers
 Brett Favre is back out of retirement but he will not be playing for Green Bay Packers again. The team have confirmed they are going to trade him to the New York Jets.
38-year-old American football star Favre had said he was reversing his decision to retire, which gave the Green Bay Packers a problem because they already had Aaron Rodgers set to start at quarterback, which was his normal position.
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Thursday, 07 August 2008 |
Basketball star Yao Ming to carry flag in Beijing
 NBA basketball player Yao Ming has been given the honour of being the carrier of the Chinese flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing on Friday.
Yao, who is 7ft 6in (2.26 metre) in height, making him the tallest basketball player in the NBA, plays as a centre for the Houston Rockets. He is one of the most famous Chinese sportsmen in the world and naturally a very popular celebrity for his country.
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Wednesday, 06 August 2008 |
Sir Alex Ferguson says Ronaldo will stay at Manchester
 Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson maintains that Cristiano Ronaldo will be staying with his current club and that all talk about him moving is just rumour.
And Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon has agreed they will not be chasing him any longer.
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