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Olympics: The Games will be better than war, but probably not much cheaper, reports Kevin Mitchell
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Andy Murray believes competing in Beijing won't harm his chances at Flushing Meadows
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Football: After growing disillusioned at the Bernabeu, Robinho says he wants to move to Chelsea
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Team GB: In the last of our series on British hopefuls, Kelly Sotherton talks about her heptathlon ambitions
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Athletics: The Sudanese-born runner who will carry the US flag tonight claims he is not a political activist
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Andy Bull selects half a dozen competitors whose feats of greatness are sometimes overlooked
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Andrei Arshavin hopes his unhappiness will lead to Zenit St Petersburg dropping their asking price
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Sir Alex Ferguson says that Cristiano Ronaldo will stay at Old Trafford for longer than one more season
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League Two's Bournemouth will start the new season on -17, the Football League has announced
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Boxing: Joe Calzaghe's eagerly-awaited clash with Roy Jones Jr has been re-scheduled for November 8
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Horse racing: Mick Fitzgerald has announced his retirement following the latest in a series of injuries
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Golf: Robert Karlsson and Jeev Milkha Singh are tied for the lead after the first round of the USPGA
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County cricket: Adil Rashid took seven for 107 as Yorkshire and Hampshire each made 236
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NFL: Brett Favre's 16-season association with Green Bay has ended with his move to the New York Jets
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Rugby league: St Helens's Leon Pryce will have to wait until next month to answer charges of assault
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Snooker: Saga and 888.com have terminated their contracts with the Masters and the world championship
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Formula one: Lewis Hamilton believes Ferrari will continue to present a threat to his world title hopes
