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Emotional Beckham steps down as England captain
BADEN BADEN, July 2: An emotional David Beckham quit on Sunday as England captain after almost six years in the job in the wake of their World Cup quarter-final defeat by Portugal.... 
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Media mourn England’s sad World Cup exit
LONDON, July 2: Britain''s media plunged into deep mourning after England were knocked out of the World Cup in a penalty shootout by Portugal on Saturday....
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French press hail brilliant Zidane
PARIS, July 2: The French press on Sunday rose as one to hail the team’s stunning dismissal of favourites and holders Brazil in the World Cup quarter-finals the night before....
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King Henry reigns supreme as Brazil abdicate crown
FRANKFURT, July 2: A France team reminiscent of a previous vintage knocked out holders Brazil 1-0 with a Thierry Henry goal on Saturday to reach the World Cup semi-finals...
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We are still licking our wounds: Parreira
FRANKFURT, July 2: Brazil coach Carlos Alberto Parreira refused to criticise his team after the world champions suffered a shock quarter-final exit from the World Cup....
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Tears and gloom grip Brazil
SAO PAULO, July 2: Tears flowed as disappointment gripped Brazil on Saturday after their star-studded World Cup soccer team was beaten 1-0 by France, ending its hopes of a sixth championship....
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Ronaldo’s United future in doubt
GELSENKIRCHEN, July 2: Cristiano Ronaldo''s days at Manchester United appear to be numbered after his bust-up with team mate Wayne Rooney in Portugal''s World Cup quarter-final win over England on Saturday....
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England struck down by penalty stigma
GELSENKIRCHEN, July 2: Anyone who writes off penalty shootouts as a lottery should consider the fact that England missed more of their four attempts...
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‘Don’t kill your golden boy’
BADEN BADEN, July 2: England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson urged media and fans not to launch a hate campaign against Wayne Rooney after the youngster''s World Cup sending-off....
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Fear stifles ambition in drama-filled finals
ESSEN, July 2: After an encouraging start the World Cup has degenerated into a low-scoring tournament short on classic matches and attractive football, but high on nerves, red and yellow cards and cheating....
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‘Fewer injuries this time than in 2002’
BERLIN, July 2: A clampdown on tackling from behind and the less frequent use of the elbow have contributed to a fall in the number of injuries suffered by players at the World Cup finals compared to four years ago....
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Klinsmann given Aug 16 deadline
BERLIN, July 2: Theo Zwanziger, the president of the German Football Federation (DFB), said Sunday that Germany manager Jurgen Klinsmann would be given time to consider his future after the World Cup but must make a decision by Aug 16....
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Disillusioned fans leave with heads high
GELSENKIRCHEN, July 2: Once viewed as an invading army of potential trouble-makers, England fans leave the World Cup in Germany with their new reputation for fun-loving, boisterous support fully intact and praised by organisers....
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Europe pulls up drawbridge against foreign invaders
BERLIN, July 2: Champions Brazil came to conquer, Argentina emerged as pretenders to the crown but Fortress Europe once again pulled up the drawbridge against the overseas World Cup invaders....
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Hosts confident over fitness of duo
BERLIN, July 2: Captain Michael Ballack and leading scorer Miroslav Klose will recover from minor injuries to play in Germany''s World Cup semi-final against Italy, assistant coach Joachim Loew said on Sunday....
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Thai PM keen on watching Cup final
BANGKOK, July 2: It seems that nothing will stop Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from being at the final of the World Cup – not even a deepening political crisis at home....
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Italy coach opens doors to fans
DUISBURG, July 2: Italy coach Marcello Lippi, preparing for Tuesday''s World Cup semi-final against Germany, was forced to open his training session to the public after hundreds of noisy Italian fans turned up to watch....
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‘England looked like they would miss’
MARIENFELD, July 2: Portugal goalkeeper Ricardo said he could sense from looking at the England players that they were going to miss during the penalty shootout which settled Saturday''s World Cup quarter-final....
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Celebrations turn sour
GENEVA, July 2: A Portugal football fan was seriously hurt after being electrocuted while celebrating her country''s World Cup victory against England, according to police in Muralto....
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Final Test heads for early finish
KINGSTON, July 2: Seamer Corey Collymore completed a five-wicket haul as the West Indies wrapped up the Indian second innings on the third day of the fourth and final Test on Sunday....
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Velvet Green upsets odds with maiden victory
KARACHI, July 2: Following successive failures six-year-old bay mare, Velvet Green, upset the applecart when she sprinted to maiden victory in the Summer Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday....
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Record stand sets up Sri Lanka whitewash of England
LEEDS (England), July 2: Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya''s world record opening stand of 286 sent Sri Lanka on their way to a crushing eight-wicket victory in the fifth and final One-day International against England at Headingley on Saturday....
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Murray sends Roddick crashing
LONDON, July 2: Andy Murray rode a wave of British fervour to knock out twice runner-up Andy Roddick 7-6 6-4 6-4 and reach the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time on Saturday....
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Gibbs describes Trueman as fierce competitor
KINGSTON, July 2: Former West Indies off-spin great Lance Gibbs has described the late Fred Trueman as a great sportsman....
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Pakistan openers hit form in tour match
LEICESTER (England), July 2: Pakistan’s batting showed no signs of fragility on the second day of their three-day tour match against Leicestershire with openers Imran Farhat and Salman Butt sharing a century partnership on Sunday....
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Henry surges into two-stroke lead
CROMWELL (Connecticut), July 2: American J.J. Henry, in red-hot form with his putter, fired a seven-under-par 63 to surge two strokes clear in the Buick Championship third round on Saturday....
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Bronze winners treated unfairly
KARACHI, July 2: It’s a good omen that the government has been rewarding the international medal winning athletes with cash and kind but one has failed to understand the logic the...
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Cricket fans pay double England penalty
LEEDS, July 2: Rarely can a misprint in a press release have proved so prophetic....
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Wapda judokas win
LAHORE, July 2: Wapda with five gold medals won the first National invitational women judo championship on Sunday....
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Abid claims title
ISLAMABAD, July 2: Abid Ali on Sunday defeated Sadanul Haq to win the under-17 title in the first Shalimar Club Open tennis championship....
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