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MADRID (AFP) - Spain's Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d'Epargne team won the third stage of the Tour of Castilla y Leon on Wednesday in a sprint finish at the San Isidro ski station.Published: 03/25/2009 at 17:35:10 GMT |
LONDON (AFP) - Peter Shilton has urged Fabio Capello to hand Ben Foster the chance to prove he can be England's first-choice goalkeeper at next year's World Cup in South Africa.Published: 03/25/2009 at 17:19:02 GMT |
BERLIN (AFP) - Germany does not currently have a world-class goalkeeper worthy of helping the national team win next year's World Cup, insists both ex-captain Oliver Kahn and national goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke.Published: 03/25/2009 at 16:33:55 GMT |
PARIS (AFP) - Blighted by problems in the striking department prior to their World Cup qualifier in Lithuania on Saturday, France will once again be forced to look to the in-form Thierry Henry for inspiration.Published: 03/25/2009 at 16:14:01 GMT |
NAPIER, New Zealand (AFP) - India look poised to break a 40-year Test series drought in New Zealand with room to spare when the second match gets under way here Thursday.Published: 03/25/2009 at 16:04:46 GMT |
PRUSZKOW, Poland (AFP) - Britain's Wendy Houvenaghel qualified fastest in the women's individual pursuit at the world track cycling championships and will face New Zealand's Alison Shanks in the race for gold later Wednesday.Published: 03/25/2009 at 15:24:35 GMT |
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Brazilian international Robinho is threatening to sue footballing legend Pele over claims made by him that he had taken recreational drugs.Published: 03/25/2009 at 15:15:42 GMT |
HYDERABAD, India (AFP) - World number one Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia crashed out of the Indian Open badminton tournament on Wednesday, blaming the shock first-round defeat on ill-health and bad umpiring.Published: 03/25/2009 at 15:14:33 GMT |
THE HAGUE (AFP) - Controversial British sprinter Dwain Chambers, who recently released a book on his doping past, has been invited to compete at an athletics event in Uden, Holland, organisers announced on Wednesday.Published: 03/25/2009 at 14:55:10 GMT |
NANCY, France (AFP) - - Australia's Cadel Evans won Sunday's first stage of the Dauphine Libere cycling race, a 12.1km time trial around Nancy on Sunday.Published: 03/25/2009 at 13:43:06 GMT |
