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Some had called for Ferguson to be banned for stadiums all-together

Ferguson handed four-match touchline ban

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been punished by the FA following his comments about referee Alan Wiley's fitness.

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<b>The 39th step</b><br/> The '39th step' is yet to happen but talks are ongoing as to how the Premier League's plan to stage a round of competitive fixtures on foreign shores can be made workable. Offering the potential to create a huge buzz (and make a bucket-load of cash) there was a huge outcry when the idea was floated by the Premier League's chief executive Richard Scudamore (pictured) with football fans angered at the erosion of tradition in the pursuit of even more revenue.

Old Firm will never join Premier League says Scudamore  new

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore today insisted the campaign for Celtic and Rangers to be allowed to join the English top flight is over for good, saying: "No means no."

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Bath's Duncan Bell is savouring his chance to revive his England career at the age of 35

Hartley hooks a starting berth

Northampton No 2 goes head to head against master scrummagers Argentina

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Kevin Pietersen returns to the nets with England in Johannesburg yesterday. He hopes to play in a 50-over warm-up game on Tuesday

No easy gigs for Pietersen on his comeback tour

He is returning from surgery to face the world's best side, taking on the players he grew up with – but KP is not easily intimidated.

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<p> <b>And the Ugly... <i>Flavio Briatore</i></b><i> </i></p> <p> The controversial Renault team principal was banned for life for masterminding &quot;Crashgate&quot;. But just as ugly was the manner in which he treated drivers such as Johnny Herbert, JJ Lehto and Jos Verstappen in the past, and Nelson Piquet Jnr in 2009. The Brazilian said that instead of being his manager, Briatore became his executioner and, although he shouldn't have followed his orders to crash, he should never have been told to do so. </p>

Briatore will demand huge payout from F1

Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore will demand €1 million damages from Formula One's world governing body when he appeals against his indefinite ban from the sport later this month.

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Rafael Nadal reaches for a forehand against Nicolas Almagro in the Paris Masters yesterday

Federer out after Nadal struggles on

Problems mount for the world's top two players as poor run of form continues

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Tyson was held in a cell

Mike Tyson in scuffle at LA airport

Police are investigating conflicting accounts of an airport scuffle between Mike Tyson and a photographer that resulted in both men being booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery.

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Not every day is great for Britain's double Olympic gold medallist Iain Percy as America's Cup challenger Team Origin suffered its first defeat in the Louis Vuitton Trophy series in Nice

Origin crashes to first defeat

Friday the 13th came a day early for the star-studded talent in Britain’s America’s Cup team as Origin crashed to its first defeat of the Louis Vuitton Trophy series today.

Rugby League

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'Everyone is relieved and ecstatic. This is a second chance and a new start for the club,' Ian Millward on Leigh's reprive

Leigh thrown a lifeline by Gateshead demise

Coach Millward heralds 'new start' as club is spared demotion to third tier

Olympics

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The 2,800-ton undulating roof of the Aquatics Centre is lowered into place. It is expected to become the architectural centrepiece of the 2012 Olympics

Zaha Hadid's 'Stingray' roof makes waves

With its dazzling, undulating design and prominent positioning at the entrance to the Olympic Park, ministers hope that the London Aquatics Centre will be the architectural jewel in the capital's crown in 2012.

Golf

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'I am playing the best golf of my career,' said Phil Mickelson

Mickelson holds nerve to edge Els

Phil Mickelson is excited about the prospects 2010 will bring after ending a difficult season with a thrilling victory at the WGC-HSBC Champions here yesterday.

Racing

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Ballyfitz, ridden by Paddy Brennan, clears the last fence before winning the Sir Tristram Ricketts Novices Steeple Chase at Cheltenham a year ago

Ballyfitz shows class for Gold Cup

Twiston-Davies confident of replicating last year's triumph at Cheltenham

Athletics

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<p> <b>Tim Montgomery (United States, Athletics) </b> </p> <p></p> <p> Montgomery's case is regarded as a landmark in the fight against doping as it introduced the non-analytical positive. </p> <p></p> <p> Once the world's fastest man, Montgomery never returned a positive test for a banned substance but admitted under oath to a U.S. Federal grand jury investigating BALCO (Bay Area Laboratory Cooperative) that he had used steroids and human growth hormone. </p> <p></p> <p> Montgomery, who helped the United States to win gold in the 4x100 metres relay at the Sydney Olympics, was stripped of his medal and his 100 metres world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 in Paris was wiped from the record books based on the evidence given during his testimony. He was barred from competition in 2005 and retired the following year. </p> <p></p> <p> Montgomery, who has a son with disgraced sprint queen Marion Jones, was later sentenced to 46 months in prison for cheque fraud and money laundering and last October had five years added to his sentence after being convicted of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute it. </p>

High-profile drug cheats exposed by WADA

It is ten years since the World Anti-Doping Agency was formed in order to fight the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport.

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