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Football: Yorke settles Keane rivalry

Coventry City 1 Manchester United 2

Questionnaire Richard Keys - Tv Sports Presenter

Is there too much football on television ? No, I don't think so. We have to be wary that in the future there may be, but not at the moment. Television and football have been great partners over the last few years.

Football: Keane's double dream debut

Coventry City 2 Keane 43, 67 Derby County 0 Half-time: 1-0 Attendance: 17,685

Football: Chip off the gold block

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Keane 48 Portsmouth 1 Allen 36 Half- time: 0-1 Attendance: 21,024

Football: Hamann will not be fit for three months

THE LIVERPOOL midfielder Dietmar Hamann will be out of action for three months after undergoing an ankle operation in Germany.

Sports letter: Doze season

Sir: The new football season is underway so may I beg that the media (including yourselves) concentrate on what happens on the field of play rather than the dross to which we have been subjected during the close season. No more Manchester United and the FA Cup; no more Anelka (he's gone, anyway); no more Robbie Keane transfer saga and, above all, no more boring Crystal Palace and their financial problems.

Football: Manchester City 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - City are thrown to the Wolves

ROBBIE KEANE made it a frustrating return to the First Division for City who, despite a siege lasting most of the second-half, could not find a way to wipe out his decisive goal.

Football: Wolves wilt as Fowler pounces

ROBBIE FOWLER and Karlheinz Riedle scored the goals as Liverpool won their friendly match against Wolves 2-0 last night in front of a crowd of 24,630 at Molineux.

Football: Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Crewe Alexandra 0 - Connolly shapes Wolves' fine show

WOLVES ARE changing their spots, if a mixed metaphor may be permitted. No longer are the First Division's perennial underachievers looking like blowing away the eternal Molineux optimism just as they enter the season's final stage by losing against lowly opposition.

Football: The Sweeper - Welsh becomes football tongue

ENGLISH FOOTBALL fans may soon be adding Welsh language dictionaries to their bookshelves. S4C, the Welsh television channel, broadcasts more Spanish and German league coverage than any other TV station in Britain and from this week their new digital programmes are available for the first time to the whole of the rest of the UK.

Football: Irwin's penalty sparks Ireland

Republic of Ireland 2 Paraguay 0

Football: Ferguson no friend to Foe

MANCHESTER UNITED'S manager, Alex Ferguson, has pulled out of the race for the Cameroon international Marc-Vivien Foe, leaving the way open for the midfielder to move to West Ham.

Football: FA Cup focus - Lee winning the mind game

A former Tottenham man can improve career prospects by plotting Arsenal's demise
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The price of pacifism

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Jason Isaacs: Groupies, theatre bores and James Bond

To millions, Jason Isaacs is one of Harry Potter's arch enemies – but his wife prefers him as a Scottish TV detective.
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Sealand: 'Micronation' or illegal fortress?

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From getting fit for the beach to recreating that Olympic buzz
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Legend of James Hunt has set Hollywood hearts racing

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Macklemore: 'I don't have moderation'

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Don't be shy: Bill Granger's Sri Lankan recipes

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Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Sir James Dyson’s latest project: Cleaning up hospitals

Doctors are hailing the revamp of a Bath neonatal unit, where babies sleep more and feed better, as the model for patient care
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Gordon Ramsay's worst nightmare: A restaurant he cannot save

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Braising saddles: How to cook horse meat

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