England women reach semi-finals

England's women beat Azerbaijan 4-1 to reach the EuroHockey semi-finals in the Netherlands.The victory also guarantees Danny Kerry's side a place at 2010 World Cup. England took a 2-1 half-time lead with goals from Leicester's Chloe Rogers and Alex Danson, while Mi Kyung Alieva scored[...]

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England secure semi-final place

England reached the semi-finals of the EuroHockey Nations Championships and secured their place at the 2010 World Cup thanks to an 8-2 win over Belgium.An Ashley Jackson brace and goals each for Richard Mantell and Jonty Clarke, sandwiched between two Belgium strikes, gave England a 4-2[...]

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From 'terror toddler' to hockey star

Kerry Williams has described her younger self as a "terror toddler" whose mother made her get involved in sport to calm her down.Now, Williams shares her experience of being "like one of those kids on Supernanny" in a programme aiming to engage 30,000 young people through sport by 2012. She endured sitting at home last August, watching[...]

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German golden goal beats England

A golden goal by Germany's Maike Stockel knocked England's women out of the EuroHockey Nations Championships with a 2-1 defeat in the semi finals.Germany took the lead through Natascha Keller in the 27th minute before Jo Ellis hit the equaliser. England held on early in the golden goal[...]

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Mendes warns of tough Euro test

Rangers midfielder Pedro Mendes has warned supporters not to underestimate the club's Champions League opponents.The Ibrox outfit have been drawn to face Sevilla, Stuttgart and Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni in Group G. "We could've been drawn against bigger clubs but the teams we[...]

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British clubs avoid Euro giants

The five British clubs in the Champions League were handed favourable draws for the group stage of the competition.Last season's finalists Manchester United take on CSKA Moscow, Besiktas and Wolfsburg in Group B. Liverpool face Lyon, Fiorentina and Debrecen while Chelsea play Porto, Atletico[...]

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Bayern Munich agree Robben deal

Real Madrid have agreed to sell former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben to Bayern Munich for a reported £22m.Robben will have a medical on Friday and Bayern chief Uli Hoeness hopes the Dutchman will be able to play against champions VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday. The 25-year-old had been linked[...]

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Aston Villa 2 - 1 Rapid Vienna (agg 2 - 2)

Aston Villa were denied a place in the Uefa Europa League after Rapid Vienna knocked them out of the competition on the away-goals rule.Ashley Young twice won first-half penalties and although his first effort was saved, James Milner levelled the aggregate scores with the second. John[...]

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Matt Roberts' MotoGP column

New HRC president Tetsuo Suzuki was unveiled to the media at Brno last Friday, where he took the opportunity to confirm Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso as factory Honda riders for the next two years.However, the reality is that neither contract has been signed and both Dani and Andrea,[...]

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Steve Parrish's MotoGP column

After much speculation Jorge Lorenzo has signed a contract extension with Yamaha and I'm not really surprised.I think his management were quite smart and gave him quite a bit of bargaining power. He is the brightest face out there and the most likely man to wrestle the MotoGP title off[...]

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Lorenzo pens new deal with Yamaha

Jorge Lorenzo will remain as Valentino Rossi's MotoGP team-mate at Yamaha in 2010 after signing a one-year extension to his contract.The 22-year-old Spaniard, currently second in the standings behind Rossi, had been linked to rivals Honda. "We are proud he has decided to stay, despite[...]

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Why gym doesn't fix it for volleyball

Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground & Capital Gymnasium, BeijingAccording to the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), beach volleyball was first played in California as a bit of light relief during the Great Depression.And, having watched my first slice of the ball-and-bikinis[...]

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Funding cut difficult to stomach

Ben Pipes is captain of the Great Britain men's volleyball team. He has been providing regular posts for 606 as the team build towards competing at an Olympics for the first time in 2012. Here he reacts to the news that the sport faces a huge cut in funding from UK Sport in January.When[...]

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GB men clinch historic away wins

Great Britain's men have made history by clinching their first away wins in the European Volleyball League, beating Croatia twice in Group A.The first match saw GB triumph 3-0 and they followed that by winning 3-2 in a five-set thriller, which also marked a 50th British cap for skipper[...]

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Lithuania too strong for GB men

Great Britain were handed another stern lesson in top-level European basketball as they lost 97-62 to Lithuania in the second game in the Seville tournament.Andrew Betts led GB's scoring with 12 points and eight rebounds and Joel Freeland 10 points and seven rebounds. GB made a terrible[...]

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Great Britain clinch Slovenia win

Great Britain registered their first win of the summer when they outlasted Slovenia 63-56 in their final game of the Seville tournament.Kieron Achara and Nate Reinking had 13 points each for GB and Andrew Betts added 12 points and six rebounds. In a defensive contest that was always close[...]

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GB gift last-gasp win to Latvia

Great Britain lost the opening game of the Efes Pilsen tournament in Ankara in bizarre fashion 86-84 to Latvia.With 12 seconds left, GB seemed to have weathered the storm as Latvia failed to punish GB's repeated failures to score.But after Kristaps Valters levelled the game 84-84 with[...]

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Clubs await Champions League fate

Five British clubs will discover their Champions League opponents when the draw for the group stage is made at 1700 BST on Thursday.Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Scottish champions Rangers will all be involved. The 32 teams will be split into eight groups of four,[...]

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Eduardo defended over dive claims

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has refused to condemn Eduardo after the striker was accused of diving in the Champions League win over Celtic at the Emirates.There appeared to be no contact between Eduardo and Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc but referee Manuel Gonzalez still gave a penalty[...]

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Boro defender Huth set for Stoke

Middlesbrough defender Robert Huth has undergone a medical ahead of a club-record transfer to Stoke City.BBC Radio Stoke also understands that the Premier League side are weighing up a deal to sign fellow Boro star Tuncay, in a deal worth a combined £10m. "Robert came over here early[...]

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Midfielder Dikgacoi joins Fulham

Fulham have completed the signing of South Africa international Kagisho Dikgacoi for an undisclosed fee.The 24-year-old midfielder has joined the club from Durban-based Golden Arrows on a two-year contract. The deal was completed after Dikgacoi, who had been on trial at Craven Cottage,[...]

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Blackburn close in on Chimbonda

Blackburn have confirmed that Tottenham right-back Pascal Chimbonda is undergoing a medical at the club on Thursday afternoon.Rovers hope to conclude the move for the 30-year-old France international for a fee of about of £2m. And the deal would mean Rovers would let left-back Stephen[...]

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Uefa to review Eduardo incident

European football's governing body is to investigate an alleged dive by Arsenal's Eduardo during the Champions League 3-1 qualifier win over Celtic.If found guilty of simulation, the striker could face a two-match ban.Uefa president Michel Platini believes additional assistant referees[...]

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