Angus MacKinnon
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/ 19 July 2007

Goosen blasts Player over ‘drugs in golf’

Retief Goosen has blasted Gary Player for claiming that the use of performance-enhancing drugs is rife in golf. Goosen, speaking after opening his British Open campaign with a one-under-par 70, said he did not agree with Player and criticised his fellow South African’s judgement in speaking out about the issue without being willing to provide any evidence.

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/ 8 July 2007

Venus backs sister act to keep on running

Venus Williams believes her fourth Wimbledon title could herald the start of a new period of dominance for herself and her sister Serena in women’s tennis. Both sisters endured injury-blighted years in 2006 and there were plenty of pundits willing to predict that their time at the top of the women’s game was nearing an end.

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/ 29 June 2007

Federer advances as Henman bows out

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, with his 50th straight win on grass, eased into the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday, but there was no such satisfaction for Tim Henman, who bowed out, possibly for the last time. There were comfortable wins for defending champion Amelie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams.

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/ 20 June 2007

Federer, Henin head Wimbledon seedings

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been teed up to resume their rivalry in the Wimbledon final after being named as top seeds for this year’s men’s singles. Federer, who will begin his bid for a fifth straight title on centre court at the All England club on Monday, beat Nadal quite comfortably in last year’s final.

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/ 22 May 2007

Liverpool seek new miracle against Milan

On Merseyside they like to remember it as the ”Miracle of Istanbul”; in Milan they would just like to forget it. If the 2005 Champions League final is ever recalled in the red-and-black heartlands of Lombardy, it is with the kind of shivery discomfort usually associated with the aftermath of a particularly unpleasant dream.

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/ 18 May 2007

Stage set for classic FA Cup final

The last little piles of sawdust have been swept away, the builders have being paid off and the two biggest acts in the country have been lined up for the grand reopening. Few places did football as theatre as well as the old Wembley but now, finally, an FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United offers the new arena the opportunity to start establishing its own tradition.

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/ 11 May 2007

Hammers told not to expect any favours

Manchester United will parade the Premiership trophy to a jubilant Old Trafford on Sunday but manager Alex Ferguson insists it will be business as usual against relegation-threatened West Ham. The Hammers, one of only three teams to have beaten Ferguson’s men this season, need a point to complete a remarkable escape from relegation.