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Beckham will respect Man Utd

AC Milan star David Beckham has promised not to celebrate if he scores against Manchester United next week in the Champions League.
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Three-sy does it for Cottagers new

Fulham moved into ninth place in the Barclays Premier League with a 3-0 win over Burnley at Craven Cottage.

Cliftonville won’t blow title race this time, insists Scannell

Chris Scannell has declared that Cliftonville can become Carling Premiership champions — even if he had to kerb the excitement of younger members in the Solitude squad.

I feared for my future - Jones

Wales forward Alun-Wyn Jones has revealed the full agony of his Twickenham sin-bin torture and admitted: "I thought it would jeopardise my international career."

Gormley will help Tyrone hit back, says Harte

Conor Gormley has pocketed a shoal of honours including three All Ireland medals as an ever-present in the Tyrone defence for the best part of the last decade. But right now the Carrickmore clubman finds himself at the helm of operations as the Red Hands prepare to bounce back from unedifying back to back defeats.

Keane will feel heat at Celtic: Lennon

Celtic legend Neil Lennon believes that Robbie Keane is now under huge pressure to lift his new club in their attempt to overhaul Rangers' 10-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League.

Rory feeling the strain but he will come good

Rory McIlroy almost snorted at the suggestion that a tie for sixth place with Alvaro Quiros represented “a decent defence” of his Omega Dubai Desert Classic title.

Slow start for Button but Alonso’s off to a flyer

Jenson Button insisted he was quite content with his first day in his new McLaren in Valencia yesterday, even though he was 1.4 sec slower than pacesetter Fernando Alonso who went home “cautiously happy” after dominating for Ferrari.

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Ferguson won't be rushed into Scotland decision

Barry Ferguson will take plenty of time before deciding whether to make an international return for Scotland under Craig Levein.

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• Big questions have still to be answered in Six Nations quest

In the lead-up to Ireland’s opening 6 Nations match against Italy, it was very noticeable that there were quite a few tickets floating around.

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• Healy: Rooney has made United fans forget Ronaldo

Ronaldo has been forgotten because of the sensational form of one man.

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• Capello must axe John Terry

Maybe it is true Fabio Capello is biting the bullet, in this case the antique item known as principle, before granting another reprieve to his serially yob captain John Terry.

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• Capello must take a stand over John Terry’s arrogance

First things first — John Terry is a fantastic footballer.

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• We must have the young at heart

There's an old adage — ‘start as you mean to go on’. I have no doubt that it has particular resonance in several elements of life — but I certainly have no great desire to see it applied to one aspect of the new GAA season.

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• Fab Arsenal no longer a soft touch

Sadly, progress in the FA Cup is becoming an increasing irrelevance.

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• Rafa still has a way to go in sack race

Rafa Benitez is taking a lot of flak and there is no let-up in demands for his sacking at Liverpool.

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• Cliftonville are genuine contenders

When Cliftonville last clinched the league title in 1998, it was one of the most exciting things to happen to the local game in decades.

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• Timing of Ferris absence a disgrace

While his colleagues prepared yesterday for what is Ulster’s biggest European Cup fixture since they won the trophy 11 years ago, Stephen Ferris was a notable absentee.