Madeira trio cleared to play
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PORTUGUESE first division soccer side Nacional Madeira has lifted a suspension order against three of its South American players for allegedly assaulting police officers, allowing them to play in Thursday&#39;s UEFA Cup match against Spanish side Sevilla.
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LONDON - Three Chelsea players scored to give their team one foot in the next phase of the Champions League but Wednesday&#39;s 3-1 win over Porto was still all about Jose Mourinho.
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Team news ahead of Sunday's Premier League match.
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Arsenal&#39;s Brazilian midfielder Gilberto will be sidelined for at least a month with a back injury according to a club report. &quot;Gilberto is out.
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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will rest some of his star players for the final Champions League group game against Fenerbache on December 8. With qualification to the last 16 assured after Tuesday
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Guillermo Coria, Marat Safin and Tim Henman have clinched the last remaining spots in the field for the Tennis Masters Cup final in Houston.
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Portugal playmaker Deco and winger Simao Sabrosa will be fit for Wednesday&#39;s World Cup qualifier against Russia after recovering from knocks suffered against Liechtenstein last Saturday.
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Mark Delaney has joined Aston Villa&#39;s injury list after suffering a groin strain at Chelsea on Sunday. Liam Ridgewell and Mathieu Berson are set to keep their places, and the on-loan Carlton Cole is available after missing the game against Chelsea.
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A trio of title hopefuls can only hope they're playing as well at the end of the season as they are at the beginning of December.
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Raymond Felton vs. Chris Paul. Rashad McCants vs. Justin Gray. Sean May vs. Eric Williams.
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AKRON, Ohio  - Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia,  Darren Clarke, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Lee Westwood booked  their places on the European Ryder Cup team on Sunday.
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New Zealand batsmen Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum are free to play in Friday&#39;s third and deciding Chappell-Hadlee one-day series match after being cleared of charges from Wednesday&#39;s 17-run loss to Australia.
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Sport: Groin strain rules Fernando Torres out for three weeks, while Xabi Alonso fractures metatarsal.
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Paris: Late Paris Masters withdrawals by Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian meant good fortune for Marat Safin, Tim Henman and Guillermo Coria on Monday as the trio qualified for this month&#39;s Masters Cup without striking a ball.
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Juninho's transfer from Middlesbrough to Celtic has been completed and the Brazilian World Cup playmaker could be available for the Old Firm derby with Rangers on Sunday.
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Embattled England manager Steve McClaren suffered two injury blows on Tuesday ahead of Friday&#39;s friendly with Brazil and next week&#39;s crucial Euro 2008 qualifier with Estonia as both Rio Ferdinand and Michael Dawson withdrew because of groin injuries.
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There is everything to play for in Group B, with Steaua Bucharest the only team having qualified. Tonight, Parma (already out) host Besiktas (four points), while Standard Liege (four) entertain Athletic Bilbao (6).