Popov denies rumors of retirement
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MOSCOW, Russia -- Alexander Popov has denied he is retiring, refuting a French newspaper report that the four-time Olympic champion is calling it quits.
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English skipper David Beckham has denied he plans to retire from international football after the World Cup in 2006. The Daily Star had reported over the weekend that the Real Madrid star would no longer play
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Former Brazil striker Romario said on Wednesday he was considering a return to his first club Vasco da Gama and denied a report that he had decided to retire.
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Ivan Rodriguez denies using steroidsBC-BBO--Canseco-Rodriguez,0164
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov denied Friday that Russia was holding secret talks with Syria over a deal to provide the Middle Eastern country with high-precision missile systems.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates  on Sunday dismissed as the blunt talk of an old spy accusations  by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States  sought to force its will on the world.
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Frank Arnesen, the Tottenham sporting director, has refuted suggestions that Jacques Santini&#39;s surprise resignation was for anything other than the personal reasons already cited.
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Britain&#39;s top legal officer denied Friday that he concealed large payments made to a Saudi prince from an international anti-bribery watchdog probing a giant arms deal.
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MOSCOW - Vladimir Putin's nominee for prime minister said yesterday that he won't rule out a run for the presidency amid rising speculation his appointment could be part of Putin's plan to retain control over the government after stepping down next spring.
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Russia denied Friday it was withholding information from a panel investigating alleged corruption in the multibillion-dollar U.N. oil-for-food program in Iraq.
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Romario has denied he was quitting soccer -- one day after Brazilian media reported that he was retiring, local news agencies said.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday dismissed as the blunt talk of an old spy accusations by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States sought to force its will on the world.
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A top security agency official whose house was pinpointed by Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko as the probable site of his poisoning denied any involvement Saturday in an interview with a Kiev newspaper.
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The chairman of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada, Volodymyr Lytvyn, has denied allegations that he could be nominated as a candidate for president in case repeat elections are held.
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Tottenham sporting director Frank Arnesen has denied former head coach Jacques Santiniâs claim that there was a rift between them at White Hart Lane.
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Alexander Popov, twice a double sprint freestyle swimming gold medallist in the Olympics, said on Thursday it was unlikely he would compete again.
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Taiwan&#39;s foreign minister on Sunday denied allegations that the island sent money to former Costa Rican President Miguel Angel Rodriguez, who is being investigated for his role in a bribery scandal.