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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Russia angrily denied allegations Thursday that Russian forces had smuggled a cache of high explosives out of Iraq prior to the U.S. invasion in March 2003.
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Russian timber tycoon Boris Zingarevich&#39;s company denied reports that he or his 23-year-old son was bidding for English Premier League club Everton.
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The widow of poisoned former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko denies that he was working for British intelligence as the man charged with killing him has claimed.
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A spokesman for the Glazer family denies reports that they are considering selling Manchester United.
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Celtic star Stilian Petrov has urged the Parkhead board to hand a number of top players new contracts before they live to regret letting them go.
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Reports from Moscow claimed that the Russian tycoons linked with the club over the weekend were not planning to invest any of their own money into the trust fund
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Alexander Popov retires from swimming, according to French newspaper L'Equipe.
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Yesterday the authorities of Russia and Israel rejected rumors about a crisis in bilateral relations.
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The Original Stars Hockey League is denying it has suspended play, saying a statement released Wednesday with league letter-head was not legitimate.
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Penn State University, responding to a rumor started by a Pittsburgh radio station that Coach Joe Paterno had resigned, issued a statement yesterday denying the report.
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The union's chief Ted Saskin denies monitoring player's e-mails, pointing fingers at his predecessor Bob Goodenow, who also denied the spying allegations.  By the Associated Press.
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Exiled Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky denied any link Friday to the proposed transfer of Carlos Tevez to Manchester United after reports Brazil has issued a warrant for his arrest.
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ST.PETERSBURG. Aug 24 (Interfax-West) - The Ilim Pulp Enterprise, Russia&#39;s major pulp and paper producer, has denied reports that one of its shareholders Boris Zingarevich is planning to invest in British football club Everton.
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A Spaniard on trial for selling Islamists explosives to carry out the Madrid train bombings dismissed suggestions on Wednesday that he worked with Basque separatists ETA, describing such talk as "rumors."
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Alexander Popov denies that he has decided to retire from swimming.
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DAVID BECKHAM has dismissed rumours he will retire from the England side after the 2006 World Cup and insisted he wants to become his country&#39;s most-capped player.