Jan 22

Olympic sprint champion Justin Gatlin has filed a notice that he will appeal his four-year doping suspension.

The notice was filed Monday to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the international body that has the final say in such matters.

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Jan 22

Setup by the Sheffield & Hallamshire FA, the fund aims to assist local clubs whose grounds were badly affected in the June disaster which saw many parts of Yorkshire and the surrounding area plunged under water.

Friends in football
Last week saw Barnsley based outfit, Worsbrough Bridge Athletic, receive an equipment donation from the fund and club secretary, Charlie Wyatt, commented: “The donation is very much appreciated and helps us recover some of the equipment we lost.

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Jan 22

We have the majority of the matchups for the Saturday, January 26 Belfast-Beltway Boxing Classic Amateur event at the Westin Washington, DC City Center Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW in DC.

The Beltway Boxing team are made up of members of the “Sugar Ray Leonard Sharp Shooters” and representatives from Supreme Defence Gym.

Here are the matchups:

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Jan 22

Hantuchova caps comeback with Slam quarters

Daniela Hantuchova

MELBOURNE, Australia – It’s been a tumultuous five years since Daniela Hantuchova last reached a Grand Slam quarter-finals.

She rallied to beat No. 27 Maria Kirilenko 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Monday, answering lingering doubts about her capacity to return to the second week of a Grand Slam.

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Jan 22

Nalbandian to lead Argentina in Davis Cup

David Nalbandian

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – David Nalbandian and Juan Monaco will lead Argentina when it hosts England in the first round of Davis Cup World Group play on Feb. 8-10.

Nalbandian is Argentina’s highest ranked player at No. 10, and helped the team reached the final in 2006.

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Jan 22

ESPN

MOBILE, Ala. — So what if Tommy Trojan was nowhere to be found?

And, no, the Southern California band wasn’t blaring “Fight on for ol’ SC” over and over again, nor was Pete Carroll coolly strolling the sidelines. Make no mistake, though. This year’s Senior Bowl might as well be one big party for the Men of Troy.

Nine players — that’s right, nine — players from USC dot the North team’s roster. No matter what end of the practice field you were watching Monday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, invariably there was a USC helmet somewhere in the middle of things.

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Jan 22

Nigeria 0-1 Ivory Coast: Kalou stunner tames Super Eagles

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Jan 22

INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Dungy is sticking with the Colts.

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Jan 22

Chargers Licking Wounds After Loss

SAN DIEGO — Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers needed surgery to get his right knee through the AFC Championship Game, and now needs a more extensive operation to repair a torn ligament in the same knee. His rehab could last six months.

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Jan 22

RANDWICK trainers are becoming increasingly concerned that the work being done at Warwick Farm to accommodate them during the Papal visit won’t be completed in time.

John O’Shea, vice president of the Randwick Trainers’ Association, said they had enlisted the help of Australian Jockey Club committee member Ron Finemore to help push the construction work along.

A synthetic training track, extra stables and a tunnel underneath the course proper need to be built by June to cater for the influx of Randwick-trained horses.

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