US to favour &#39;hottest&#39; players
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Still smarting from their 18Â½-9Â½ drubbing by Europe in September&#39;s Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills, the Americans have decided to overhaul the way they pick their team for the next meeting, at the K Club in Ireland in 2006.
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Paul McGinley and Jose Maria Olazabal automatically qualified for Europe's Ryder Cup team Sunday, and Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood made the squad as captain's picks. The four joined eight others already on the defending championship team that will face the United States at Ireland's K Club on Sept. 22-24: Paul Casey, Luke Donald, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, David Howell, Robert Karlsson, Colin Montgomerie and Henrik Stenson.
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Spain&#39;s Davis Cup win over the United States has gifted New Zealand&#39;s top men&#39;s tournament its headline act. The eyes of the tennis world will now undoubtedly be on the Spanish trio of Rafael
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Sport: Top teams clash at home of English football as US game seeks a global audience.
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Britons Colin Montgomerie and Luke  Donald, as had been widely expected, were selected by European  Ryder Cup captain Bernhard Langer as his wildcard picks on  Sunday for next month's match against the United States.
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Hot favourites the US will seek to restore lost American pride when they take on Belarus in a Davis Cup semi-final starting on Friday.
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Today we&#39;ll find out just who the powerful Yanks will meet in the Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills in three weeks. As the golf world gears up for what is sure to be a great spectacle, the
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Brad Guzan has attracted interest from Celtic in Scotland, Aston Villa in England and other European clubs. What should the Chivas USA and United States keeper do?.
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Football: Although Malcolm Glazer has yet to make a formal offer for Manchester United, between the American and the Irish duo of JP McManus and John Magnier three men now own a controlling interest in the club - a fact that should should not be lost on
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America should be an overwhelming favorite in the Ryder Cup golf matches that begin Friday on Detroit&#39;s Oakland Hills course that Ben Hogan once called a monster.
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Top-seeded Spain plays at Slovakia, while No. 2 United States hosts Croatia in the opening round of next year&#39;s Davis Cup World Group.
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Fifa's World Player of the Year will be named on Monday from a shortlist of Fabio Cannavaro, Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho.
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Midfielders Clint Dempsey and Bobby Convey, defender Carlos Bocanegra and goalkeeper Tim Howard were picked Friday for the 20-man roster for the United States' exhibition game against Mexico next week.
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When the US women&#39;s national team won the gold medal at the Athens Olympic Games, it was the swan song for legends Mia Hamm, Joy Fawcett, and Julie Foudy.
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The USA have named an unchanged team for next month&#39;s Davis Cup final against Spain. World number two Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish are selected as likely singles players, while twins Bob and Mike Bryan are set to team up for the doubles rubber.
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PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Around 800 hopefuls, lured by the David Beckham factor, will bid to earn a place in the same team as the former England captain during open trials for the Los Angeles Galaxy this weekend.
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Seville, Spain - The United States, led by Andy Roddick, should be the favourite going into the Davis Cup final against Spain - except for a few small details.