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25 February 2010 Manchester City fans don’t have much cup joy to ponder today after last night’s FA Cup defeat to Stoke, but they still have their memories of happier days, and now one of them, Dennis Tueart’s spectacular winning goal against Newcastle United in the 1976 League Cup final, has been voted the greatest moment […]

25 February 2010 On David Dein’s first major trip as the “international president” of England’s 2018 World Cup bid, the former Arsenal vice-chairman will be joined by the former Tottenham winger and 1999 Footballer of the Year, David Ginola, as they seek to charm Fifa vice-president Jack Warner into rounding up Concacaf’s three votes for […]

24 February 2010 Uefa, football’s governing body for Europe, has confirmed it has banned for life a referee from Bosnia Herzegovina, Novo Panić, and suspended two others after information received during ongoing investigations by German police into match-fixing across Europe. Michel Platini, Uefa’s president, has spoken today on the cases today, saying: “I promised strong […]

21 February 2010 America’s Bode Miller has finally won the Olympic gold medal he’s craved for so long, slaloming to victory today at Whistler in the super combined. Miller, 32, has been an object of fascination for years, for reasons good and bad, and was certainly an entertaining chap to try to pin down when […]

19 February Tiger Woods has said sorry to everyone, pretty much, which has gone down well with some observers, who feel he has been truly humbled, and as smoothly as a bucket of cold sick with others. The following full transcript of his apology, which was beamed live around the world, and quite possibly to […]

18 February 2010 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today rejected an appeal by Togo to have their ban from the next two African Nations Cup tournament lifted. Against a background of much derision, Togo were banned by the African federation, CAF, from the next two tournaments, after the Togo government pulled the […]

18 February 2010 David Dein, the influential former vice-chairman of Arsenal and the FA has joined England’s 2018/2022 World Cup bid team with the title “International President” Dein will share with the chairman, David Triesman, a key role in the international promotion of England’s campaign to host the World Cup. His appointment begins immediately and […]

17 February 2010 Lindsey Vonn today defied fears over an injury to her shin – not to mention the (mythical) so-called curse of Sports Illustrated cover stars* – to become the first American woman to win downhill skiing gold at the Olympic Games. The 25-year-old pre-event favourite from Minnesota produced a fearless run in Whistler […]

15 February The Premier League is considering introducing a play-off to determine which team is awarded the fourth Champions League slot. As things stand, the top four in the division qualify automatically for the next season’s Champions League. No changes will be made for at least three years: the 2010-13 TV rights have already been […]

12 February 2010 Nodar Kumaritashvili, a 21-year-old luge competitor, has died today after an accident in training at the Winter Olympics in Canada, overshadowing tomorrow’s start to the Games. As the BBC reports, the Georgian’s sled flipped at a speed of around 90pmh towards the end of a practice run, smashed into a steel pole, […]