Archive for April, 2010
Friday, April 30th, 2010
England fan Garry Mann loses last-ditch extradition battle
England fan Garry Mann’s hopes of avoiding two years in a Portuguese jail were dashed today when human rights judges rejected a legal challenge to his extradition.
Read more on Independent
Tags: battle, England, extradition, Garry, lastditch, loses, Mann
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Pushing the envelope: How the Penny Black delivered democracy, romance and ’stamp mania’
For those of us outside the fusty world of philately, there are few reasons to get excited about stamps. Most childhood collectors grow out of the pastime as they do fossils or football stickers. To their annoyance, those who carry the habit into adulthood are considered a step above trainspotters in the hobbyist hierarchy. But before you turn the page on this story of stamps, just try, for a …
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Tags: 'stamp, Black, delivered, democracy, envelope, mania', Penny, Pushing, romance
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Sir Alex third in rich list
SIR Alex Ferguson is the only Scot to make the top ten of Britain’s richest football club managers.
Read more on The Scotsman
Tags: Alex, list, rich, third
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Soccer-McClaren on brink of becoming Dutch master with Twente
Steve McClaren stands on the brink of completing his rehabilitation after being sacked as England manager in 2007, with his Twente Enschede one win away from their maiden Dutch championship.
Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News
Tags: becoming, brink, Dutch, master, SoccerMcClaren, Twente
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
McClaren on brink of becoming Dutch master with Twente
Steve McClaren stands on the brink of completing his rehabilitation after being sacked as England manager in 2007, with his Twente Enschede one win away from their maiden Dutch championship.
Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport
Tags: becoming, brink, Dutch, master, McClaren, Twente
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Sky climbdown lets rivals screen next season’s Premier League
Football fans hoping to watch live Premier League matches on television will have a much wider choice of channels from next season after a compromise deal was agreed yesterday between British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), three of its rivals and the broadcasting regulator Ofcom.
Read more on Independent
Tags: climbdown, League, lets, Next, Premier, rivals, screen, season's
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Awards continue to rack up for injured Rooney
(refiles removing duplicate copy)
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Tags: Awards, continue, Injured, rack, Rooney
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Football: Refreshed Fulham eye fairytale Euro final
LONDON: Fulham star Zoltan Gera believes his side’s controversial weekend break could prove the decisive factor as they aim to continue their Europa League fairytale against Hamburg on Thursday.
Read more on Channel NewsAsia
Tags: Euro, fairytale, final, Football., Fulham, Refreshed
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Friday, April 30th, 2010
Barry: Only England’s best will be good enough
Spain and Brazil are the bookies’ favourites to win the World Cup in South Africa and Manchester City midfielder Gareth Barry says England will have to be ‘on top of their game’ to compete with those two particular nations.
Read more on Give Me Football
Tags: Barry, Best, England’s, enough, good, only
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