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Chelsea part company with manager Villas-Boas

YoopyaMarch 5, 2012

by YoopyaMarch 5, 201200

LONDON (Reuters) – Andre Villas-Boas’s tortured spell as Chelsea manager came to an end on Sunday when the Premier League club sacked the Portuguese after...

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FIFA in scathing attack on Brazil’s 2014 plans

YoopyaMarch 3, 2012

by YoopyaMarch 3, 201201

By Mike Collett BAGSHOT, England (Reuters) – FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke made a scathing attack on Brazil’s preparations for the 2014 World Cup on...

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South Africa sweep New Zealand ODI series

YoopyaMarch 3, 2012

by YoopyaMarch 3, 201200

(Reuters) – Paceman Marchant de Lange picked up four wickets on his one-day international debut as South Africa completed a 3-0 clean sweep against New...

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Cameroon leave it late in Guinea-Bissau

YoopyaMarch 1, 2012

by YoopyaMarch 1, 201203

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Striker Eric Choupo-Moting scored three minutes from time as former winners Cameroon scraped a 1-0 victory in Guinea-Bissau...

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Ivory Coast hit by late withdrawals for friendly

YoopyaFebruary 29, 2012April 7, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 29, 2012April 7, 202301342

ABIDJAN (Reuters) – English Premier League trio Salomon Kalou and the Toure brothers, Kolo and Yaya, became the latest players to withdraw from the Ivory...

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Injury rules Drogba out of Ivory Coast friendly

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2012

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 201208

LONDON (Reuters) – Chelsea striker Didier Drogba will miss Ivory Coast’s friendly against Guinea in Abidjan on Wednesday because of an injury to his right...

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UN chief urges Angola government to cut wealth gap

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2012

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 201201

LISBON (Reuters) – The United Nations chief urged the government of oil-producing Angola to do more to reduce the large gap between the country’s wealthy...

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Liverpool survive Cardiff scare to win Cup

YoopyaFebruary 27, 2012

by YoopyaFebruary 27, 201202

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Liverpool won the English League Cup for the eighth time on Sunday but were given a huge fright by...

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Tiger exits Match Play as Mahan and Johnson cruise

YoopyaFebruary 24, 2012May 18, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 24, 2012May 18, 202303

By Mark Lamport-Stokes MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) – Tiger Woods tumbled out of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Thursday after fellow Americans Hunter Mahan and...

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Gyan says psychologically shattered after penalty misses

YoopyaFebruary 20, 2012

by YoopyaFebruary 20, 201201

By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Missing key penalties for Ghana in successive tournaments has left Asamoah Gyan “psychologically down” and wanting a break from...