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CAPTAIN NEWS
Patrick McEnroe announced his resignation as the American Davis Cup captain on Monday.
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England captain Catherine Spencer believes her side can end New Zealand's dominance of the women's game when the two meet in Sunday's World Cup final.
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Bath Head coach: Steve Meehan. Captain: Luke Watson.
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Former England captain David Beckham hopes to play for the LA Galaxy against Columbus Crew on 11 September.
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ARMY captain with high-level security clearance refused police job due to minor misdemenour.
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England captain Andrew Strauss gives his support to under-pressure pair Alastair Cook and Graeme Swann ahead of Wednesday's third Test with Pakistan at The Oval.
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Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said Monday it was "absolutely possible" that his team could regain the Ashes with a 5-0 sweep against England later this year.Ponting, who lost the Ashes for a second time as captain in the 2-1 series defeat in England last year, said the Australians had learnt from their mistakes and were a better side than the last Ashes contest.Australia have slipped to fourth, narrowly ahead of England, in the Test rankings after their 1-1 drawn Test series against sixth-ranked Pakistan in England last month.
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Australia captain says it is "absolutely possible" side could regain Ashes with 5-0 win.
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The only question that appeared unanswered was whether Tiger Woods would play his way onto the Ryder Cup team or be a captain’s pick.
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Manchester City forward Craig Bellamy could today complete a shock move to npower Championship side Cardiff who are understood to be closing in on the signing of the Wales captain.
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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara elected to bat after winning the toss against India in the triangular one-day series on Monday.India made two changes from the side that lost to New Zealand by 200 runs in the opening match, replacing Yuvraj Singh - down with dengue fever - and Abhimanyu Mithun with batsman Virat Kohli and paceman Ishant Sharma.Sri Lanka, who beat New Zealand by three wickets in the previous match, brought in paceman Dilhara Fernando and spinner Suraj Randiv in place of Rangana Herath and Ajantha Mendis.
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Tiger Woods is confident he could be a big asset to US Ryder Cup team should captain Corey Pavin give him one of four wild cards.
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Australian paceman Shaun Tait said Monday he will not be available to play in the Ashes Test series against England.Tait, who has just returned home after playing Twenty20 cricket for Welsh county Glamorgan, confirmed he will no longer play in the longer forms of the game, even if asked by the Australian selectors.Tait, 27, played three one-dayers for Australia in England last month, prompting captain Ricky Ponting to ask the paceman to reconsider playing longer formats."He just mentioned it quickly but nothing was really talked about," Tait told reporters.
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If Steve Bruce abdicated responsibility by directing his ire not at the culpable Lee Cattermole but towards Anthony Taylor, at least it appeared the errant Sunderland captain's team-mates were more inclined to know who to blame.
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The İstanbul 10th High Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against Capt. Murat Uslukılıç, who stands accused in an ongoing civilian probe into a number of websites set up by the General Staff to support the Turkish Armed Forces’ (TSK) alleged propaganda campaigns against civilian groups.
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Cardiff City are set to sign Craig Bellamy from Manchester City on a six-month loan deal today. The forward has favoured a move back to his hometown club despite interest from Tottenham, Fulham and Celtic. Cardiff’s manager, Dave Jones, will make the fiery Welsh international his captain.
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Alastair Cook could be playing for his Ashes tour place when he walks out to face Pakistan at The Oval this week. It really has become that serious for an opener who was the England captain only five months ago.
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Rudy Gay scored 19 points and Chauncey Billups added 17 to spark the United States past France 86-55 on Sunday in an exhibition game for both teams ahead of the World Basketball Championships.Gay sank 7-of-12 from the field while 13-year NBA veteran Billups, a leader on a young US lineup as well as captain for the NBA's Denver Nuggets, went 5-of-9 from the field and 3-of-6 from 3-point range.The Americans led 39-30 at half-time, went 10-of-16 from the field in the third quarter to boost their edge to 64-46 and stretched the margin even more until the final whistle.
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Thomas Bjorn, Europe's Ryder Cup team vice-captain, is reported to have fathered a daughter with an Australian air-stewardess.
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Why is it that images of those brattish belles from St Trinian's still hover in the minds of many when thinking of women's hockey? Toothy Joyce Grenfell's "Up sticks and at 'em girls!" is not exactly the sort of exhortation that springs readily from the lips of England's captain, Kate Walsh. Suggest to any member of her current squad that it is not a game to be taken too seriously is to invite a sharp thwack across the shins with a not-so-jolly hockey stick.
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