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AB de Villiers to undergo surgery
The opening salvos have been fired and it's now time for two evenly-matched teams to walk the talk as South Africa take on Australia in a five-match One-Day International series. It's not like they're bringing guys against whom we can expect to chase down big scores or make big scores - they are Australian, so they'll put up a hard fight.
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Merson urges Arsenal to axe midfield kingpin against Chelsea
Walcott, too, was cautious when asked whether this victory should be seen as a statement of intent from Arsenal. The former Southampton star added: "We just want to keep on doing our business". Now the Serbia worldwide has called on Chelsea's squad to remain a collective as they look to address their recent slump in performance. "That should give us the taste to want more and hopefully it will".
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Liverpool's Best Is Yet To Come Under Jurgen Klopp - Gerard Houllier
Klopp arrived to Liverpool mid-season a year ago and the former Borussia Dortmund manager said the opportunity to have a full pre-season this summer has been an important factor to his side's strong start. The German tactician covered various topics, but amongst them was his opinion on the Premier League title betting odds which now place his side as second favourites.
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Tomas Tatar's OT goal sends Europe to WC Final
Now, this roster of players from Germany, Switzerland, Slovakia, France, Denmark, Norway, Slovenia and Austria will face Team Canada in the best-of-three championship starting Tuesday (8 p.m. But the squad mostly cruised through the preliminary round, where they finished runner-up to tournament favorite Canada in Group A, and were not intimidated in the semi-final when they came up against a formidable Swedish defense.
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Jose Mourinho: My respect for Sam Allardyce has not been damaged
Bernstein told BBC Radio 5 Live: "The hubris of it all is extraordinary. I am going to go and reflect on it", explained Allardyce, who was preparing Wednesday to go on holiday with his wife. We're the guardians of the game, we set the rules. "I didn't think England could stoop any lower from what happened in the summer in the Euros (losing) to Iceland".
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Andrew Shaw already clowning in Montreal, could face suspension
Vying for a place on the Washington Capitals roster, Walker took exception to a vicious hit the two-time Stanley Cup victor put on one of his teammates, so he challenged Shaw to a slug-fest. Caps forward Nathan Walker took exception to the hit and dropped the gloves with Shaw. Marcus Johansson scored from the high slot on a Washington rush just ahead of the midpoint of the middle period, halving the Habs' lead with help from fellow Swedes Andre Burakovsky and Christian Djoos.