24 Jan 12

Tom Brady Ready to Play the 17th Or So Biggest Game of His Life

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he is prepared to play in Sundays AFC Championship Game, a game that by any measure is among the top 20 to 25 biggest games he has ever played in.

Oh, yeah, its definitely a game that has my attention, said Brady. Is it a huge game? No, its not a huge game. Ive played in four Super Bowls. Come on. But this is a game that I suppose sticks out a little more than an average one. Am I nervous or do I have butterflies or anything? Not at all. But I guess you could say that Im not completely overlooking the game.

Brady says its hard to rank all of his biggest games.

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23 Jan 12

Keighley Cougars rearrange Batley game

Cougars’ home friendly fixture with Batley Bulldogs has been rescheduled for this Wednesday (7.30pm).

The sides were due to meet at Cougar Park on Sunday but the pitch was frozen.

It will be the first time Jason Demetriou’s newlook squad have performed in front of their home fans in the build-up to the new season.

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19 Jan 12

Former anti-doping chief accuses union of stalling

NEW YORK – Dick Pound, the former head of the World Anti-Doping Agency , has accused the National Football League Players’ Association of using stalling tactics to block the introduction of tests for human growth hormone .

After years of pressure from anti-doping crusaders and the U.S.

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17 Jan 12

Beckham expected to re-sign with LA Galaxy

Los Angeles Galaxy will confirm they have re-signed David Beckham on Thursday, according to widespread reports.

David Beckham is set to sign a new contract with Los Angeles Galaxy

Beckham, 36, will comit to a sixth season in Major League Soccer after rejecting a move to PSG earlier this month, claiming he did not want to unsettle his family with a move from the USA to Europe.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is in line to represent Great Britain at this summer’s London Olympics and needs to be playing regularly.

Beckham ended his existing five-year deal with LA Galaxy with an MLS Cup title in November, his best season since joining the MLS club in 2007.

Neither the Galaxy or Beckham’s management would confirm the reports but a press conference is expected on Thursday to confirm the deal.

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15 Jan 12

50 stunning Olympic moments No10: Fanny Blankers-Koen wins four golds

Moments after King George VI had declared the Games of the XIV Olympiad open and the former Cambridge University 400m runner John Mark had lit the Olympic flame in Wembley Stadium, the Archbishop of York, Cyril Garbett, stood to make his dedicatory address.

“When the Games are over,” he said, “those who have taken part in them should return to their homes as torch bearers, not indeed bearing the visible light just carried into the arena but with the flame of goodwill burning in their hearts and continuing to burn there long after the Olympic flame has been extinguished.”

Fanny Blankers-Koen, named the women athlete of the 20th century by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1999 at a gala in Monte Carlo, was not there to hear his words.

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