Phoenix sign Argentine midfielder Cornejo (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 28, 2010

Wellington Phoenix FC have signed Argentine midfielder Oscar Roberto Cornejo (L) for this Australian A-League season. 27-year-old Cornejo, nicknamed Toto, is an attacking midfielder who has played club football in Argentina, as well as Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Peru.(AFP/File/Daniel Garcia)AFP - Wellington Phoenix FC said on Thursday they had signed Argentine midfielder Oscar Roberto Cornejo for this Australian A-League season.



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West Ham upbeat about Olympic Stadium deal (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 27, 2010

Karren Brady, then managing director of Birmingham FC, addresses assembled delegates at the AFP - West Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady is confident the English Premier League club will be given the first option to take over the Olympic Stadium after the 2012 London Games.



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Jovanovic loses on Liverpool debut (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 24, 2010

Serbian forward Milan Jovanovic, pictured in action in June 2010, made his Liverpool debut on Saturday, as a young Reds team fell to a 1-0 defeat in a pre-season friendly at Kaiserslautern.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Serbian forward Milan Jovanovic made his Liverpool debut on Saturday, as a young Reds team fell to a 1-0 defeat in a pre-season friendly at Kaiserslautern.



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Fulham yet to contact Eriksson or Jones (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 23, 2010

Ivory Coast's then coach Sven-Goran Eriksson, seen here on June 22. English Premier League club Fulham have yet to approach Eriksson or Cardiff boss Dave Jones about the vacant manager's job at Craven Cottage.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo)AFP - English Premier League club Fulham have yet to approach Sven-Goran Eriksson or Cardiff boss Dave Jones about the vacant manager's job at Craven Cottage.



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Manchester United: ‘most valuable sports team’ (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 21, 2010

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is pictured celebrating with their Carling Cup trophy at Wembley, in north London, in February. English Premiership giant Manchester United is the most valuable franchise in sports, according to a study compiled by Forbes Magazine.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - English Premiership giant Manchester United is the most valuable franchise in sports, according to a study compiled by Forbes Magazine.



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Hodgson set to sign Rangers youngster Wilson (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 21, 2010

Rangers defender Danny Wilson (L) tackles Celtic's French striker Marc-Antoine Fortune during a Scottish Premier League match at Celtic Park, Glasgow, in January 2010. Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is set to sign highly-rated young Rangers defender Danny Wilson in a deal worth up to five million pounds.(AFP/File/Graham Stuart)AFP - Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is set to sign highly-rated young Rangers defender Danny Wilson in a deal worth up to five million pounds.



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Dutch child agencies battle over teenage sailor (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 20, 2010

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 file photo Laura Dekker arrives to board a flight at the Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. The mother of a 14-year-old Dutch girl who wants to sail solo around the world said in an open letter published Saturday July 17, 2010 she has given up her opposition to her daughter's planned trip. Laura Dekker's dream of becoming the youngest person to sail alone around the globe has been thwarted by a Dutch court that last year made her a ward of the state amid concerns over her physical ability and her social development if she is isolated and out of school for months. Dekker's mother, Babs Mueller, wrote in an open letter published in the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper that she no longer opposes the voyage. (AP Photo/Gromyko Wilson, File)AP - Two Dutch child care agencies disagreed Tuesday about whether a 14-year-old sailor is ready to embark on a risky solo voyage around the world.



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Capello severs link with index (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 19, 2010

England's coach Fabio Capello, seen here in June 2010, will cut his ties to the controversial 'Capello Index' while he remains the England manager, the Football Association (FA) said Monday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Fabio Capello will cut his ties to the controversial 'Capello Index' while he remains the England manager, the Football Association (FA) said Monday.



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Storm hits sports festival stadium, injures 5 (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 17, 2010

A car is seen damaged after a scaffolding collapsed due to strong wind gusts in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Saturday,  July 17, 2010. The scaffolding with lights collapsed at the stadium just hours before the opening ceremony for the XXI Central American and Caribbean Games, injuring at least five people, according to Felipe Perez, president of the organizing committee. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)AP - A waterspout slammed into the stadium where thousands of people were expected to gather for the inauguration of the Central American and Caribbean Games on Saturday, injuring at least five people and forcing officials to delay the opening ceremony.



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Essien scores as Chelsea win pre-season opener (AFP)

Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Jul 17, 2010

Premier League champions Chelsea kicked off their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien, pictured in 2009, made a goalscoring return after missing Ghana's World Cup campaign with a knee injury, netting the winning goal in the 60th minute with a crisp shot from the edge of the Palace area.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Premier League champions Chelsea kicked off their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, while there were also wins for Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton.



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