Chubby Chandler, whose International Sports Management represents the likes of Ernie Els, Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke in golf as well as England cricketer Freddie Flintoff, told the Sunday Mirror: “Ronaldo will do what Tiger has done and tick every box in the book. Woods appeals to everyone: male, female, no matter if they [...]

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Afonso Alves got his first goals in English football when Middlesbrough held Premier League leaders Manchester United to a 2-2 draw at the Riverside.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were on target for the Reds in a genuinely even match that could have gone either way. United almost gifted their hosts goals on several occasions [...]

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Chelsea kept the pressure on leaders Manchester United at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Manchester City at Eastlands.
Richard Dunne’s sixth-minute own-goal gave Chelsea the lead, with Salomon Kalou’s well-crafted strike just after the break ensuring there would be no repeat of the Champions League implosion against Fenerbahce a [...]

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Aston Villa returned to winning ways and deepened Bolton’s relegation fears with a 4-0 thrashing at Villa Park.
England midfielder Gareth Barry scored a double to help end Villa’s five-game winless run. The first came after just nine minutes when the 27-year-old headed in a cross from Ashley Young.
Barry then turned provider for the second, as [...]

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Goals from Obafemi Martins, Michael Owen and Mark Viduka made it three wins in a row for Keegan’s side, and all but mathematically ensured their Premier League survival.
The manner of Newcastle’s victory will have pleased their manager immensely. The home side attacked in waves, chased everything and created chances at will. They could have scored [...]

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Brazil coach Dunga underwent three surgeries on Saturday and was recovering.
Dunga had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee, corrective osteotomy surgery on his left tibia, and gallstone surgery, the Brazilian Soccer Confederation said in a statement on its Web site.

Dunga was scheduled to be released from the hospital on Sunday.
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Owen Hargreaves’s strangely peripheral role at Manchester United is not down to poor form but disciplinary issues, The Times can reveal. In particular, Sir Alex Ferguson is known to have been angered by the player’s poor timekeeping, with Hargreaves turning up late for several team meetings.
Signed for a projected fee of £20.2 million from [...]

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