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Winfried Schaefer to leave Thailand post: reports
yesterday
Bangkok: German Winfried Schaefer is on his way out as Thailand’s head coach after a trio of key defeats, local media reported on Saturday. The 63-year-old, who has also coached Cameroon, has failed to arrest a recent dip in form since Thailand lost to Singapore in Southeast... Full story
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Andre Villas-Boas fears Euro woe for Spurs
yesterday
London: Andre Villas-Boas admits Tottenham go into the final game of the season against Sunderland bracing themselves for yet more Champions League disappointment on Sunday. After appearing secure in the top four when they were seven points clear of Arsenal in March, Villas-Boas’s side ... Full story
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Rafael Benitez aims to avoid Euro play-off with a Chelsea win
yesterday
London: Rafael Benitez hopes to bid farewell to Chelsea by securing a victory over Everton on Sunday that would guarantee third spot in the Premier League and automatic qualification for the Champions League. After returning from Amsterdam this week with the Europa League trophy following a... Full story
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Nicola Cortese to stay a Saint
yesterday
London: Southampton executive chairman Nicola Cortese will be staying with the Premier League club after clear-the-air talks with the owner, the club have confirmed. The Swiss-Italian banker, who has overseen Saints’ rise from League One to the Premier League via back-to-back... Full story
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Can anyone stop Miami Heat NBA title repeat?
yesterday
First, a few truths: the Miami Heat are the best team in the NBA on both ends of the floor. Hands down. They have the best player on the planet in MVP LeBron James, and are quite rightly overwhelming favourites to win the NBA championship. The Heat won 66 games in the regular season, including... Full story
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‘Bloody pig’s head’ prank at Premier League Stoke investigated
yesterday
London: Premier League club Stoke have launched an internal investigation into reports of a dressing room prank featuring a bloody pig’s head and a smashed car windscreen. It has been reported that a pig’s head was left in Kenwyne Jones’ locker by team-mate Glenn Whelan on... Full story
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Kerala Premier League may drop Shantakumaran Sreesanth as brand ambassador
yesterday
Dubai: The Kerala Premier League (KPL) is considering whether to remove Shantakumaran Sreesanth as their brand ambassador. Speaking to Gulf News, CTK Nasir, the director of the KPL, which is the UAE’s richest tournament, said: “We are shocked by the happenings in India and in our... Full story
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Jiju Janardhanan mystery shocks players
yesterday
Dubai: Jiju Janardhanan, who is alleged to have played the middle-man role between Test star Shantakumaran Sreesanth and the bookies in the alleged spot-fixing scandal, was the captain of the Cochin teams that played in the two UAE tournaments recently. Janardhanan captained Cochin Diwans... Full story
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UAE female weightlifter Al Haddad aiming for Rio 2016
yesterday
Dubai: Powerful things come in small packages, to modify a truism. In this vein, Amna Al Haddad possesses a remarkable physical and mental strength that belies her diminutive stature and charming candour. Hoisting barbells that weigh more than her body weight above her head with regular ease, ... Full story
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UAE a major global sporting hub: Coe
last Thursday
15 May 2013 Former double Olympian showers praise during his Capital visit Double Olympic Champion and chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic & Paralympic Games, Lord Sebastian Coe, has heaped praise on the UAE as a global sporting hub and a leading light in... Full story
Sunday May 19, 2013
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