On the ball
How David Beckham became a byword for marketability David Beckham was not quite the outstanding British footballer of his generation. That his retirement is gathering such headlines across the world is a reflection not only of what he did on the pitch – which was an awful lot – but of what he became off it. [...]
Father, son, husband of a Spice Girl, fashion icon, role model, sporting ambassador. It is sometimes easy to forget that David Beckham was ever a midfielder of the highest caliber with more than 100 appearances for England. He wore a sarong, a headscarf, nail varnish, adorned his body with tattoos and changed his expertly coiffured [...]
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Rafael Benitez will be in demand after Chelsea’s Europa League win At the Amsterdam Arena Rafael Benitez walked up the steps of the Amsterdam Arena into the warm embrace of Chelsea’s high command. Chairman Bruce Buck beamed and mouthed his thanks to the interim manager. Once more the chaos that is a way of life [...]
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Quincy Pondexter brought Buckets, his adorable Husky puppy, to Grizzlies practice Cute dog alert: D’awwwwwwww. (Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated) That’s Buckets, a very cute puppy who belongs to Memphis Grizzlies swingman Quincy Pondexter, and who recently tagged to a Grizzlies practice that was documented by Sports Illustrated as part of NBA-feature-writing beast Lee Jenkins’ not-yet-online regional cover story on the Grizz. Buckets is [...]
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David Beckham to retire from football at end of season David Beckham is to retire from football at the end of this season after an illustrious 20-year career. The former England captain made 115 appearances for his country and 394 for Manchester United, winning six Premier League titles and the Champions League. Beckham, 38, signed a [...]
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David Moyes: Manchester United appoint Everton boss Comments (829) David Moyes will succeed Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager on a six-year deal starting on 1 July. Moyes, who leaves Everton after 11 years in charge at Goodison Park, was Ferguson’s recommendation to succeed him as manager at Old Trafford. The 50-year-old was [...]
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It’s always sunny: Sources say sunscreen trick is pitchers’ latest method to gain an edge 19 hours ago The secret trick that led to accusations of Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz throwing a spitball has an ancillary benefit: It prevents skin cancer, too. Two veteran pitchers and one source close to the Red Sox told Yahoo! [...]
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MADRID (AP) — Second-seeded Maria Sharapova beat Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-2, 7-5 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open. Sharapova used her big serve to take the first set with relative ease, but Lisicki put up stubborn resistance in the second. Both players traded early breaks in the second set before Sharapova finally converted a [...]
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David Moyes will be able to draw on footballing and financial riches that were beyond Everton’s reach as he prepares to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United - but this does not mean his “in tray” will be empty. The 50-year-old’s expected ascension to one of world’s football’s most prestigious and pressurised posts has been long in the [...]
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The Atlantic Wire – Dennis Rodman Will Return to North Korea on August 1 SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North. “I’m calling on the Supreme Leader of [...]
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