Defoe makes sudden impact
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ENGLAND coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is sparing with his surprises, but the injection of fresh blood against Poland in Katowice proved stunningly effective.
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The first Test in Port Elizabeth was turned on its head during a remarkable fourth afternoon in which Simon Jones produced a devastating spell from nowhere.
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Jermain Defoe grabbed a hat-trick as Tottenham crushed Southampton 5-1 at White Hart Lane to register their fourth successive league win.
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The gale that engulfed England&#39;s footballers against Azerbaijan in Baku on Wednesday night would have had ominous significance in the times of Samuel Pepys, when a superstitious populace believed
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Choosing my words carefully, I think it can be said that Arjen Robben, on his performance against Everton, can emerge as the most devastating goal-scoring winger in English
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Juande Ramos was eager to play down suggestions that he is ready to sell Jermain Defoe after unexpectedly awarding him the captaincy for Tottenham's Premier League victory against Sunderland.
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Football lost a maverick soul yesterday, an extraordinary man whose unique style of management would give a modern-day club chairman apoplexy.
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New Tottenham manager Martin Jol has refused to blame his expensive shot-shy strike force for the club&#39;s recent plight. Despite the presence of Frederic Kanoute, Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe in a stellar
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The former England captain makes a brief appearance as his new club loses 0-1 to Chelsea.
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Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren was blown away by the Riverside club&#39;s dominating performance Thursday evening against Lazio.
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There was a bizarre feeling to events yesterday, hearing two Wales coaches talking about New Zealand looking for a victory, but then, it is an unprecedented situation.
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CHELSEA&#39;S drive to claim the club&#39;s first English title in half a century gathered pace yesterday as Newcastle were blown away by a late four-goal blitz at Stamford Bridge.
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Sport: Carling Cup:  Liverpool striker gives Rafael BenÃ­tez reason to question his rotation policy by scoring a sublime hat-trick to sink Reading.
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You could be forgiven for thinking a military coup has just taken place on the south coast of England. Sven Goran Eriksson, Rupert Lowe and some other bloke.
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England&#39;s David Beckham, after scoring against Wales. He was later booked, prompting a suspension. Photo: Getty Images. Painkillers dulled the throb of his damaged ribs but a sense of
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England v Azerbaijan - another game for the national side totally overshadowed by David Beckham. This is, of course, a not uncommon phenomena.
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JUSTIN Langer felt as if Pakistani tornado Shoaib Akhtar was trying to rip the fingers off his hands during the fastest spell he has ever faced yesterday.