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Ferrari flunks out in Montreal
Formula 1
The 22-year-old McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton dominated the Montreal race to take an eight- point championship lead—the largest advantage anybody has had this season—over his team-mate Fernando Alonso. Nobody has won the world title in a first season since Giuseppe Farina …
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Seduced by latin lover
Speaking Thursday after her controversial decision to join sweetheart and fellow swimmer Luca Marin in Turin, world and Olympic champion Manaudou stated ‘My love for him will give me the necessary peace of mind to train better’. Manaudou, who holds the …
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Win-win for Viola
Soccer - Serie A
Fiorentina finished its season in grand style on Sunday with a five-star performance against Sampdoria at the Artemio Franchi Stadium.
The team was fervently backed by Viola fans after a crippling 15-point deduction due to the calciopoli scandal. Despite it all, Fiorentina …
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Woman sits on top of the world
Italian climber Nives Meroi has become the first woman to climb all 10 of the world’s highest mountains and also the first Italian woman to conquer Everest without an oxygen tank. Meroi has scaled three of the world’s highest peaks in …
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Despite punishment, victory still sweet
Soccer - FIFA Champions League
AC Milan returned home to a heroes’ welcome on Thursday, parading its seventh European Cup through the streets of Milan. This is the club’s fifth European Cup win since former premier Silvio Berlusconi took over in 1986. AC Milan clenched the …
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Viola foreverat least until 2011
Soccer - Serie A
As expected, the Fiorentina coach renewed his current contract with the Viola for the next four years in order to continue the project started last season. Fiorentina’s season has been spectacular considering that the Tuscan team started the series with a …
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Mutu pleads Luca, dont leave me!
Adrian Mutu has pledged his future to Fiorentina and pleaded with strike partner Luca Toni to stay at the club. Mutu has enjoyed an excellent season with the Viola, who contended for the UEFA Cup qualification despite starting the season with …
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Is Ferrari spinning its wheels?
Formula 1
Felipe Massa believes that Ferrari needs to rediscover its legendary bullet-proof reliability if they are to harbour serious hopes of winning the world championship. The 26-year-old Brazilian won the Spanish Grand Prix during the weekend, hauling his ratings to just three …
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Predictor pedals to victory
Cyclism - Giro d'Italia
Australia’s Robbie McEwen, who rides for Predictor, won the sprint in the second stage of the Tour of Italy, between Tempio Pausania and Bosa, in Sardinia last Sunday. Italy’s Danilo Di Luca, one of the favourites who rides for the Liquigas …
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Latinos duel in Rome
Tennis
Rafael Nadal collected his third Rome Masters title in a row, cruising to a 6-2 6-2 victory over sixth seed Fernando Gonzalez last Sunday. The tennis world’s number two had few problems beating Chilean Gonzalez, who struggled to get back into …
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Rossi sees red
Moto GP - Valentino angered by sideswiping style
Valentino Rossi has become the latest Moto GP rider toslam Toni Elias’ tactics, after the pair fought tooth-and-nail for third placein the first half of the Turkish Grand Prix. Spaniard Elias challenged Rossi onlap five when he braked late and slid …
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Canas thinks he can
Tennis
Despite his recent 6-3, 6-4 loss in the Barcelona Open final, Guillermo Canas believes he can still pose a genuine threat to Rafael Nadal’s bid for a third consecutive French Open next month, The 29-year-old player started the year ranked 142, …
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Series A - at a glance
After a series of eight defeats and four draws, which forced Catania dangerously close to thedrop zone, the team returned to its winning ways last week. In the victorious 1-0 match against Udinese, Marco Mottawas sent off the field for bringing …
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Tug-of-war for Toni
Rumours surround violet striker
According to recent reports, Bayern Munich may be on the verge ofsigning Fiorentina striker Luca Toni. Rumour has it that the club has agreed ona 18 million euro fee for Toni, whose contract would guarantee him 5.5 millioneuro per season during …
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Future contender
Recent violence threatens Italys bid
Italy hopes to celebrate a Festa Italiana free from corruption and hooliganism if its wins the right to host the Euro 2012 football tournament. As one of the leading nations in staging major football competitions, Italy hosted the World Cup in …
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