├── CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md ├── CONTRIBUTING.md ├── LICENSE ├── README.md ├── SECURITY.md ├── SUPPORT.md ├── Synapse ├── config │ └── environment.yml └── notebooks │ ├── coalesce.ipynb │ ├── image_captioning │ ├── med_config.json │ └── standalone_image_captioning.ipynb │ ├── image_clustering │ └── standalone_image_clustering.ipynb │ ├── text_clustering │ ├── standalone_text_clustering.ipynb │ ├── standalone_text_clustering_BERT.ipynb │ ├── standalone_text_clustering_OpenAI.ipynb │ └── standalone_text_clustering_spaCy.ipynb │ └── text_summarisation │ └── standalone_text_summarisation.ipynb ├── data ├── images │ ├── animal_faces │ │ └── walkthrough │ │ │ ├── cat │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000002.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000003.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000004.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000005.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000006.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000007.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000009.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000010.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000012.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000013.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000014.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000015.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000017.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000018.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000019.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000020.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000021.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000022.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_cat_000023.jpg │ │ │ └── flickr_cat_000024.jpg │ │ │ ├── dog │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000002.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000003.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000004.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000005.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000006.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000007.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000008.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000009.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000010.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000011.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000012.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000013.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000014.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000015.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000016.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000017.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000018.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000019.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_dog_000020.jpg │ │ │ └── flickr_dog_000021.jpg │ │ │ └── wild │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000002.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000003.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000005.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000006.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000007.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000008.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000009.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000010.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000011.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000013.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000014.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000015.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000016.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000018.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000019.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000020.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000021.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000022.jpg │ │ │ ├── flickr_wild_000023.jpg │ │ │ └── flickr_wild_000024.jpg │ └── istanbul │ │ └── walkthrough │ │ ├── kagithane │ │ ├── kagithane-1_000.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_006.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_011.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_015.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_018.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_043.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_050.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_054.jpg │ │ ├── kagithane-1_057.jpg │ │ └── kagithane-1_059.jpg │ │ ├── medicidiyekoy │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_000.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_003.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_007.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_012.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_016.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_031.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_036.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_040.jpg │ │ ├── mecidiye-1_044.jpg │ │ └── mecidiye-1_047.jpg │ │ └── taksim │ │ ├── taksim-1_009.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_018.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_025.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_033.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_039.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_044.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_048.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_051.jpg │ │ ├── taksim-1_054.jpg │ │ └── taksim-1_059.jpg ├── sport_articles.csv └── text │ ├── bbcsports │ ├── atheletics001.txt │ ├── atheletics002.txt │ ├── atheletics003.txt │ ├── atheletics004.txt │ ├── atheletics005.txt │ ├── atheletics006.txt │ ├── atheletics007.txt │ ├── atheletics008.txt │ ├── atheletics009.txt │ ├── atheletics010.txt │ ├── atheletics011.txt │ ├── atheletics012.txt │ ├── atheletics013.txt │ ├── atheletics014.txt │ ├── atheletics015.txt │ ├── atheletics016.txt │ ├── atheletics017.txt │ ├── atheletics018.txt │ ├── atheletics019.txt │ ├── atheletics020.txt │ ├── atheletics021.txt │ ├── atheletics022.txt │ ├── atheletics023.txt │ ├── atheletics024.txt │ ├── atheletics025.txt │ ├── atheletics026.txt │ ├── atheletics027.txt │ ├── atheletics028.txt │ ├── atheletics029.txt │ ├── atheletics030.txt │ ├── atheletics031.txt │ ├── atheletics032.txt │ ├── atheletics033.txt │ ├── atheletics034.txt │ ├── atheletics035.txt │ ├── atheletics036.txt │ ├── atheletics037.txt │ ├── atheletics038.txt │ ├── atheletics039.txt │ ├── atheletics040.txt │ ├── atheletics041.txt │ ├── atheletics042.txt │ ├── atheletics043.txt │ ├── atheletics044.txt │ ├── atheletics045.txt │ ├── atheletics046.txt │ ├── atheletics047.txt │ ├── atheletics048.txt │ ├── atheletics049.txt │ ├── atheletics050.txt │ ├── atheletics051.txt │ ├── atheletics052.txt │ ├── atheletics053.txt │ ├── atheletics054.txt │ ├── atheletics055.txt │ ├── atheletics056.txt │ ├── atheletics057.txt │ ├── atheletics058.txt │ ├── atheletics059.txt │ ├── atheletics060.txt │ ├── atheletics061.txt │ ├── atheletics062.txt │ ├── atheletics063.txt │ ├── atheletics064.txt │ ├── atheletics065.txt │ ├── atheletics066.txt │ ├── atheletics067.txt │ ├── atheletics068.txt │ ├── atheletics069.txt │ ├── atheletics070.txt │ ├── atheletics071.txt │ ├── atheletics072.txt │ ├── atheletics073.txt │ ├── atheletics074.txt │ ├── atheletics075.txt │ ├── atheletics076.txt │ ├── atheletics077.txt │ ├── atheletics078.txt │ ├── atheletics079.txt │ ├── atheletics080.txt │ ├── atheletics081.txt │ ├── atheletics082.txt │ ├── atheletics083.txt │ ├── atheletics084.txt │ ├── atheletics085.txt │ ├── atheletics086.txt │ ├── atheletics087.txt │ ├── atheletics088.txt │ ├── atheletics089.txt │ ├── atheletics090.txt │ ├── atheletics091.txt │ ├── atheletics092.txt │ ├── atheletics093.txt │ ├── atheletics094.txt │ ├── atheletics095.txt │ ├── atheletics096.txt │ ├── atheletics097.txt │ ├── atheletics098.txt │ ├── atheletics099.txt │ ├── atheletics100.txt │ ├── atheletics101.txt │ ├── cricket001.txt │ ├── cricket002.txt │ ├── cricket003.txt │ ├── cricket004.txt │ ├── cricket005.txt │ ├── cricket006.txt │ ├── cricket007.txt │ ├── cricket008.txt │ ├── cricket009.txt │ ├── cricket010.txt │ ├── cricket011.txt │ ├── cricket012.txt │ ├── cricket013.txt │ ├── cricket014.txt │ ├── cricket015.txt │ ├── cricket016.txt │ ├── cricket017.txt │ ├── cricket018.txt │ ├── cricket019.txt │ ├── cricket020.txt │ ├── cricket021.txt │ ├── cricket022.txt │ ├── cricket023.txt │ ├── cricket024.txt │ ├── cricket025.txt │ ├── cricket026.txt │ ├── cricket027.txt │ ├── cricket028.txt │ ├── cricket029.txt │ ├── cricket030.txt │ ├── cricket031.txt │ ├── cricket032.txt │ ├── cricket033.txt │ ├── cricket034.txt │ ├── cricket035.txt │ ├── cricket036.txt │ ├── cricket037.txt │ ├── cricket038.txt │ ├── cricket039.txt │ ├── cricket040.txt │ ├── cricket041.txt │ ├── cricket042.txt │ ├── cricket043.txt │ ├── cricket044.txt │ ├── cricket045.txt │ ├── cricket046.txt │ ├── cricket047.txt │ ├── cricket048.txt │ ├── cricket049.txt │ ├── cricket050.txt │ ├── cricket051.txt │ ├── cricket052.txt │ ├── cricket053.txt │ ├── cricket054.txt │ ├── cricket055.txt │ ├── cricket056.txt │ ├── cricket057.txt │ ├── cricket058.txt │ ├── cricket059.txt │ ├── cricket060.txt │ ├── cricket061.txt │ ├── cricket062.txt │ ├── cricket063.txt │ ├── cricket064.txt │ ├── cricket065.txt │ ├── cricket066.txt │ ├── cricket067.txt │ ├── cricket068.txt │ ├── cricket069.txt │ ├── cricket070.txt │ ├── cricket071.txt │ ├── cricket072.txt │ ├── cricket073.txt │ ├── cricket074.txt │ ├── cricket075.txt │ ├── cricket076.txt │ ├── cricket077.txt │ ├── cricket078.txt │ ├── cricket079.txt │ ├── cricket080.txt │ ├── cricket081.txt │ ├── cricket082.txt │ ├── cricket083.txt │ ├── cricket084.txt │ ├── cricket085.txt │ ├── cricket086.txt │ ├── cricket087.txt │ ├── cricket088.txt │ ├── cricket089.txt │ ├── cricket090.txt │ ├── cricket091.txt │ ├── cricket092.txt │ ├── cricket093.txt │ ├── cricket094.txt │ ├── cricket095.txt │ ├── cricket096.txt │ ├── cricket097.txt │ ├── cricket098.txt │ ├── cricket099.txt │ ├── cricket100.txt │ ├── cricket101.txt │ ├── cricket102.txt │ ├── cricket103.txt │ ├── cricket104.txt │ ├── cricket105.txt │ ├── cricket106.txt │ ├── cricket107.txt │ ├── cricket108.txt │ ├── cricket109.txt │ ├── cricket110.txt │ ├── cricket111.txt │ ├── cricket112.txt │ ├── cricket113.txt │ ├── cricket114.txt │ ├── cricket115.txt │ ├── cricket116.txt │ ├── cricket117.txt │ ├── cricket118.txt │ ├── cricket119.txt │ ├── cricket120.txt │ ├── cricket121.txt │ ├── cricket122.txt │ ├── cricket123.txt │ ├── cricket124.txt │ ├── football001.txt │ ├── football002.txt │ ├── football003.txt │ ├── football004.txt │ ├── football005.txt │ ├── football006.txt │ ├── football007.txt │ ├── football008.txt │ ├── football009.txt │ ├── football010.txt │ ├── football011.txt │ ├── football012.txt │ ├── football013.txt │ ├── football014.txt │ ├── football015.txt │ ├── football016.txt │ ├── football017.txt │ ├── football018.txt │ ├── football019.txt │ ├── football020.txt │ ├── football021.txt │ ├── football022.txt │ ├── football023.txt │ ├── football024.txt │ ├── football025.txt │ ├── football026.txt │ ├── football027.txt │ ├── football028.txt │ ├── football029.txt │ ├── football030.txt │ ├── football031.txt │ ├── football032.txt │ ├── football033.txt │ ├── football034.txt │ ├── football035.txt │ ├── football036.txt │ ├── football037.txt │ ├── football038.txt │ ├── football039.txt │ ├── football040.txt │ ├── football041.txt │ ├── football042.txt │ ├── football043.txt │ ├── football044.txt │ ├── football045.txt │ ├── football046.txt │ ├── football047.txt │ ├── football048.txt │ ├── football049.txt │ ├── football050.txt │ ├── football051.txt │ ├── football052.txt │ ├── football053.txt │ ├── football054.txt │ ├── football055.txt │ ├── football056.txt │ ├── football057.txt │ ├── football058.txt │ ├── football059.txt │ ├── football060.txt │ ├── football061.txt │ ├── football062.txt │ ├── football063.txt │ ├── football064.txt │ ├── football065.txt │ ├── football066.txt │ ├── football067.txt │ ├── football068.txt │ ├── football069.txt │ ├── football070.txt │ ├── football071.txt │ ├── football072.txt │ ├── football073.txt │ ├── football074.txt │ ├── football075.txt │ ├── football076.txt │ ├── football077.txt │ ├── football078.txt │ ├── football079.txt │ ├── football080.txt │ ├── football081.txt │ ├── football082.txt │ ├── football083.txt │ ├── football084.txt │ ├── football085.txt │ ├── football086.txt │ ├── football087.txt │ ├── football088.txt │ ├── football089.txt │ ├── football090.txt │ ├── football091.txt │ ├── football092.txt │ ├── football093.txt │ ├── football094.txt │ ├── football095.txt │ ├── football096.txt │ ├── football097.txt │ ├── football098.txt │ ├── football099.txt │ ├── football100.txt │ ├── football101.txt │ ├── football102.txt │ ├── football103.txt │ ├── football104.txt │ ├── football105.txt │ ├── football106.txt │ ├── football107.txt │ ├── football108.txt │ ├── football109.txt │ ├── football110.txt │ ├── football111.txt │ ├── football112.txt │ ├── football113.txt │ ├── football114.txt │ ├── football115.txt │ ├── football116.txt │ ├── football117.txt │ ├── football118.txt │ ├── football119.txt │ ├── football120.txt │ ├── football121.txt │ ├── football122.txt │ ├── football123.txt │ ├── football124.txt │ ├── football125.txt │ ├── football126.txt │ ├── football127.txt │ ├── football128.txt │ ├── football129.txt │ ├── football130.txt │ ├── football131.txt │ ├── football132.txt │ ├── football133.txt │ ├── football134.txt │ ├── football135.txt │ ├── football136.txt │ ├── football137.txt │ ├── football138.txt │ ├── football139.txt │ ├── football140.txt │ ├── football141.txt │ ├── football142.txt │ ├── football143.txt │ ├── football144.txt │ ├── football145.txt │ ├── football146.txt │ ├── football147.txt │ ├── football148.txt │ ├── football149.txt │ ├── football150.txt │ ├── football151.txt │ ├── football152.txt │ ├── football153.txt │ ├── football154.txt │ ├── football155.txt │ ├── football156.txt │ ├── football157.txt │ ├── football158.txt │ ├── football159.txt │ ├── football160.txt │ ├── football161.txt │ ├── football162.txt │ ├── football163.txt │ ├── football164.txt │ ├── football165.txt │ ├── football166.txt │ ├── football167.txt │ ├── football168.txt │ ├── football169.txt │ ├── football170.txt │ ├── football171.txt │ ├── football172.txt │ ├── football173.txt │ ├── football174.txt │ ├── football175.txt │ ├── football176.txt │ ├── football177.txt │ ├── football178.txt │ ├── football179.txt │ ├── football180.txt │ ├── football181.txt │ ├── football182.txt │ ├── football183.txt │ ├── football184.txt │ ├── football185.txt │ ├── football186.txt │ ├── football187.txt │ ├── football188.txt │ ├── football189.txt │ ├── football190.txt │ ├── football191.txt │ ├── football192.txt │ ├── football193.txt │ ├── football194.txt │ ├── football195.txt │ ├── football196.txt │ ├── football197.txt │ ├── football198.txt │ ├── football199.txt │ ├── football200.txt │ ├── football201.txt │ ├── football202.txt │ ├── football203.txt │ ├── football204.txt │ ├── football205.txt │ ├── football206.txt │ ├── football207.txt │ ├── football208.txt │ ├── football209.txt │ ├── football210.txt │ ├── football211.txt │ ├── football212.txt │ ├── football213.txt │ ├── football214.txt │ ├── football215.txt │ ├── football216.txt │ ├── football217.txt │ ├── football218.txt │ ├── football219.txt │ ├── football220.txt │ ├── football221.txt │ ├── football222.txt │ ├── football223.txt │ ├── football224.txt │ ├── football225.txt │ ├── football226.txt │ ├── football227.txt │ ├── football228.txt │ ├── football229.txt │ ├── football230.txt │ ├── football231.txt │ ├── football232.txt │ ├── football233.txt │ ├── football234.txt │ ├── football235.txt │ ├── football236.txt │ ├── football237.txt │ ├── football238.txt │ ├── football239.txt │ ├── football240.txt │ ├── football241.txt │ ├── football242.txt │ ├── football243.txt │ ├── football244.txt │ ├── football245.txt │ ├── football246.txt │ ├── football247.txt │ ├── football248.txt │ ├── football249.txt │ ├── football250.txt │ ├── football251.txt │ ├── football252.txt │ ├── football253.txt │ ├── football254.txt │ ├── football255.txt │ ├── football256.txt │ ├── football257.txt │ ├── football258.txt │ ├── football259.txt │ ├── football260.txt │ ├── football261.txt │ ├── football262.txt │ ├── football263.txt │ ├── football264.txt │ ├── football265.txt │ ├── rugby001.txt │ ├── rugby002.txt │ ├── rugby003.txt │ ├── rugby004.txt │ ├── rugby005.txt │ ├── rugby006.txt │ ├── rugby007.txt │ ├── rugby008.txt │ ├── rugby009.txt │ ├── rugby010.txt │ ├── rugby011.txt │ ├── rugby012.txt │ ├── rugby013.txt │ ├── rugby014.txt │ ├── rugby015.txt │ ├── rugby016.txt │ ├── rugby017.txt │ ├── rugby018.txt │ ├── rugby019.txt │ ├── rugby020.txt │ ├── rugby021.txt │ ├── rugby022.txt │ ├── rugby023.txt │ ├── rugby024.txt │ ├── rugby025.txt │ ├── rugby026.txt │ ├── rugby027.txt │ ├── rugby028.txt │ ├── rugby029.txt │ ├── rugby030.txt │ ├── rugby031.txt │ ├── rugby032.txt │ ├── rugby033.txt │ ├── rugby034.txt │ ├── rugby035.txt │ ├── rugby036.txt │ ├── rugby037.txt │ ├── rugby038.txt │ ├── rugby039.txt │ ├── rugby040.txt │ ├── rugby041.txt │ ├── rugby042.txt │ ├── rugby043.txt │ ├── rugby044.txt │ ├── rugby045.txt │ ├── rugby046.txt │ ├── rugby047.txt │ ├── rugby048.txt │ ├── rugby049.txt │ ├── rugby050.txt │ ├── rugby051.txt │ ├── rugby052.txt │ ├── rugby053.txt │ ├── rugby054.txt │ ├── rugby055.txt │ ├── rugby056.txt │ ├── rugby057.txt │ ├── rugby058.txt │ ├── rugby059.txt │ ├── rugby060.txt │ ├── rugby061.txt │ ├── rugby062.txt │ ├── rugby063.txt │ ├── rugby064.txt │ ├── rugby065.txt │ ├── rugby066.txt │ ├── rugby067.txt │ ├── rugby068.txt │ ├── rugby069.txt │ ├── rugby070.txt │ ├── rugby071.txt │ ├── rugby072.txt │ ├── rugby073.txt │ ├── rugby074.txt │ ├── rugby075.txt │ ├── rugby076.txt │ ├── rugby077.txt │ ├── rugby078.txt │ ├── rugby079.txt │ ├── rugby080.txt │ ├── rugby081.txt │ ├── rugby082.txt │ ├── rugby083.txt │ ├── rugby084.txt │ ├── rugby085.txt │ ├── rugby086.txt │ ├── rugby087.txt │ ├── rugby088.txt │ ├── rugby089.txt │ ├── rugby090.txt │ ├── rugby091.txt │ ├── rugby092.txt │ ├── rugby093.txt │ ├── rugby094.txt │ ├── rugby095.txt │ ├── rugby096.txt │ ├── rugby097.txt │ ├── rugby098.txt │ ├── rugby099.txt │ ├── rugby100.txt │ ├── rugby101.txt │ ├── rugby102.txt │ ├── rugby103.txt │ ├── rugby104.txt │ ├── rugby105.txt │ ├── rugby106.txt │ ├── rugby107.txt │ ├── rugby108.txt │ ├── rugby109.txt │ ├── rugby110.txt │ ├── rugby111.txt │ ├── rugby112.txt │ ├── rugby113.txt │ ├── rugby114.txt │ ├── rugby115.txt │ ├── rugby116.txt │ ├── rugby117.txt │ ├── rugby118.txt │ ├── rugby119.txt │ ├── rugby120.txt │ ├── rugby121.txt │ ├── rugby122.txt │ ├── rugby123.txt │ ├── rugby124.txt │ ├── rugby125.txt │ ├── rugby126.txt │ ├── rugby127.txt │ ├── rugby128.txt │ ├── rugby129.txt │ ├── rugby130.txt │ ├── rugby131.txt │ ├── rugby132.txt │ ├── rugby133.txt │ ├── rugby134.txt │ ├── rugby135.txt │ ├── rugby136.txt │ ├── rugby137.txt │ ├── rugby138.txt │ ├── rugby139.txt │ ├── rugby140.txt │ ├── rugby141.txt │ ├── rugby142.txt │ ├── rugby143.txt │ ├── rugby144.txt │ ├── rugby145.txt │ ├── rugby146.txt │ ├── rugby147.txt │ ├── tennis001.txt │ ├── tennis002.txt │ ├── tennis003.txt │ ├── tennis004.txt │ ├── tennis005.txt │ ├── tennis006.txt │ ├── tennis007.txt │ ├── tennis008.txt │ ├── tennis009.txt │ ├── tennis010.txt │ ├── tennis011.txt │ ├── tennis012.txt │ ├── tennis013.txt │ ├── tennis014.txt │ ├── tennis015.txt │ ├── tennis016.txt │ ├── tennis017.txt │ ├── tennis018.txt │ ├── tennis019.txt │ ├── tennis020.txt │ ├── tennis021.txt │ ├── tennis022.txt │ ├── tennis023.txt │ ├── tennis024.txt │ ├── tennis025.txt │ ├── tennis026.txt │ ├── tennis027.txt │ ├── tennis028.txt │ ├── tennis029.txt │ ├── tennis030.txt │ ├── tennis031.txt │ ├── tennis032.txt │ ├── tennis033.txt │ ├── tennis034.txt │ ├── tennis035.txt │ ├── tennis036.txt │ ├── tennis037.txt │ ├── tennis038.txt │ ├── tennis039.txt │ ├── tennis040.txt │ ├── tennis041.txt │ ├── tennis042.txt │ ├── tennis043.txt │ ├── tennis044.txt │ ├── tennis045.txt │ ├── tennis046.txt │ ├── tennis047.txt │ ├── tennis048.txt │ ├── tennis049.txt │ ├── tennis050.txt │ ├── tennis051.txt │ ├── tennis052.txt │ ├── tennis053.txt │ ├── tennis054.txt │ ├── tennis055.txt │ ├── tennis056.txt │ ├── tennis057.txt │ ├── tennis058.txt │ ├── tennis059.txt │ ├── tennis060.txt │ ├── tennis061.txt │ ├── tennis062.txt │ ├── tennis063.txt │ ├── tennis064.txt │ ├── tennis065.txt │ ├── tennis066.txt │ ├── tennis067.txt │ ├── tennis068.txt │ ├── tennis069.txt │ ├── tennis070.txt │ ├── tennis071.txt │ ├── tennis072.txt │ ├── tennis073.txt │ ├── tennis074.txt │ ├── tennis075.txt │ ├── tennis076.txt │ ├── tennis077.txt │ ├── tennis078.txt │ ├── tennis079.txt │ ├── tennis080.txt │ ├── tennis081.txt │ ├── tennis082.txt │ ├── tennis083.txt │ ├── tennis084.txt │ ├── tennis085.txt │ ├── tennis086.txt │ ├── tennis087.txt │ ├── tennis088.txt │ ├── tennis089.txt │ ├── tennis090.txt │ ├── tennis091.txt │ ├── tennis092.txt │ ├── tennis093.txt │ ├── tennis094.txt │ ├── tennis095.txt │ ├── tennis096.txt │ ├── tennis097.txt │ ├── tennis098.txt │ ├── tennis099.txt │ └── tennis100.txt │ └── bbcsports_openai_vectors │ └── bbcVectors.json.zip ├── environment_preparation ├── deployment │ ├── .gitignore │ ├── deploy.sh │ ├── graphframes-0.8.2-spark3.2-s_2.12.jar │ ├── log_model_allowlist.txt │ └── vars.sample └── synapse │ └── README.md ├── images ├── animal_face_captioning_output.png ├── animal_face_clustering_file_per_partition.png ├── animal_face_clustering_output.png ├── animal_face_file_per_partition.png ├── animal_faces.png ├── captioning_complete.png ├── captioning_dataframe_display.png ├── clustering_complete.png ├── clustering_dataframe_display.png ├── compute_exceeded.png ├── concept_graph.gif ├── dashboard.gif ├── data_discovery_process.png ├── dd_deploy.gif ├── deduplicated_captions.png ├── environmentfile.png ├── get_more_visuals.png ├── image_grid.png ├── imageviewer.png ├── import_notebooks.png ├── insights.png ├── istabnul_dashboard.png ├── istanbul_create_dashboard.png ├── nodesize.png ├── packages.png ├── pixplot_by_category_small.png ├── pixplot_detail_small.png ├── pixplot_small.png ├── red_ribbon_of_death.png ├── scaleblade.png ├── scatter.png ├── shell.png ├── simple_pipeline.png ├── stagesandroles.png ├── synapsescale.png ├── text_clustering_complete.png └── use_notebook_compute.png └── walkthroughs ├── OpenAI-EDA └── BBC_OpenAI_EDA.ipynb ├── OpenAI-SearchEvaluator └── Search_Evaluator.ipynb ├── OpenAi-classification └── OpenAI-Classification.ipynb ├── animal_faces ├── captioning_and_clustering │ └── README.md └── feature_extraction_and_clustering │ └── README.md ├── bbc └── graph_similarity.ipynb ├── heuristics └── standalone_text_heuristics.ipynb ├── imsitu ├── README.md ├── create_sample.ipynb └── imSitu.ipynb ├── istanbul └── captioning_and_clustering │ └── README.md ├── powerBI └── README.md └── text_clustering.md /CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct 2 | 3 | This project has adopted the [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/). 4 | 5 | Resources: 6 | 7 | - [Microsoft Open Source Code of Conduct](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/) 8 | - [Microsoft Code of Conduct FAQ](https://opensource.microsoft.com/codeofconduct/faq/) 9 | - Contact [opencode@microsoft.com](mailto:opencode@microsoft.com) with questions or concerns 10 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /SUPPORT.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Support 2 | 3 | ## How to file issues and get help 4 | 5 | This project uses GitHub Issues to track bugs and feature requests. Please search the existing 6 | issues before filing new issues to avoid duplicates. For new issues, file your bug or 7 | feature request as a new Issue. 8 | 9 | For help and questions about using this project, please **REPO MAINTAINER: INSERT INSTRUCTIONS HERE 10 | FOR HOW TO ENGAGE REPO OWNERS OR COMMUNITY FOR HELP. COULD BE A STACK OVERFLOW TAG OR OTHER 11 | CHANNEL. WHERE WILL YOU HELP PEOPLE?**. 12 | 13 | ## Microsoft Support Policy 14 | 15 | Support for this **PROJECT or PRODUCT** is limited to the resources listed above. 16 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Synapse/config/environment.yml: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | name: development 2 | channels: 3 | - conda-forge 4 | - defaults 5 | dependencies: 6 | - pip: 7 | - pip 8 | - numpy==1.23.4 #1.18.5 9 | - sentencepiece==0.1.97 10 | - timm==0.6.12 11 | - fairscale==0.4.13 12 | - opencv-python==4.7.0.68 13 | - flashtext==2.7 14 | - openai==0.26.5 15 | - torchvision==0.12.0 16 | - torchaudio==0.11.0 17 | - azure-storage-file-datalake==12.7.0 18 | - transformers==4.26.1 19 | - pyarrow==11.0.0 20 | - graphframes==0.6 21 | - spacy==3.2.4 22 | - azure-search-documents==11.4.0b3 23 | - fuzzywuzzy==0.18.0 24 | - python-Levenshtein==0.21.0 25 | - tenacity==8.2.2 26 | - evaluate==0.4.0 27 | - 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Provincial teams were selected after last Saturday's Nationals in Santry and will be officially announced this week. O'Sullivan is at present preparing for the London marathon on 17 April. The participation of O'Sullivan, currentily training at her base in Australia, would boost the Ireland team who won the bronze three years agio. The first three at Santry last Saturday, Jolene Byrne, Maria McCambridge and Fionnualla Britton, are automatic selections and will most likely form part of the long-course team. O'Sullivan will also take part in the Bupa Great Ireland Run on 9 April in Dublin. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics004.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | IAAF launches fight against drugs 2 | 3 | The IAAF - athletics' world governing body - has met anti-doping officials, coaches and athletes to co-ordinate the fight against drugs in sport. 4 | 5 | Two task forces have been set up to examine doping and nutrition issues. It was also agreed that a programme to "de-mystify" the issue to athletes, the public and the media was a priority. "Nothing was decided to change things - it was more to have a forum of the stakeholders allowing them to express themselves," said an IAAF spokesman. "Getting everyone together gave us a lot of food for thought." About 60 people attended Sunday's meeting in Monaco, including IAAF chief Lamine Diack and Namibian athlete Frankie Fredericks, now a member of the Athletes' Commission. "I am very happy to see you all, members of the athletics family, respond positively to the IAAF call to sit together and discuss what more we can do in the fight against doping," said Diack. "We are the leading Federation in this field and it is our duty to keep our sport clean." The two task forces will report back to the IAAF Council, at its April meeting in Qatar. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics005.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Dibaba breaks 5,000m world record 2 | 3 | Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba set a new world record in winning the women's 5,000m at the Boston Indoor Games. 4 | 5 | Dibaba won in 14 minutes 32.93 seconds to erase the previous world indoor mark of 14:39.29 set by another Ethiopian, Berhane Adera, in Stuttgart last year. But compatriot Kenenisa Bekele's record hopes were dashed when he miscounted his laps in the men's 3,000m and staged his sprint finish a lap too soon. Ireland's Alistair Cragg won in 7:39.89 as Bekele battled to second in 7:41.42. "I didn't want to sit back and get out-kicked," said Cragg. "So I kept on the pace. The plan was to go with 500m to go no matter what, but when Bekele made the mistake that was it. The race was mine." Sweden's Carolina Kluft, the Olympic heptathlon champion, and Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak had winning performances, too. Kluft took the long jump at 6.63m, while Ceplak easily won the women's 800m in 2:01.52. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics006.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Isinbayeva claims new world best 2 | 3 | Pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva broke her own indoor world record by clearing 4.89 metres in Lievin on Saturday. 4 | 5 | It was the Russian's 12th world record of her career and came just a few days after she cleared 4.88m at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham. The Olympic champion went on to attempt 5.05m at the meeting on France but failed to clear that height. In the men's 60m, former Olympic 100m champion Maurice Greene could only finish second to Leonard Scott. It was Greene's second consecutive defeat at the hands of his fellow American, who also won in Birmingham last week. "I ran my race perfectly," said Scott, who won in 6.46secs, his best time indoors. "I am happy even if I know that Maurice is a long way from being at his peak at the start of the season." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics007.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | O'Sullivan commits to Dublin race 2 | 3 | Sonia O'Sullivan will seek to regain her title at the Bupa Great Ireland Run on 9 April in Dublin. 4 | 5 | The 35-year-old was beaten into fourth at last year's event, having won it a year earlier. "I understand she's had a solid winter's training down in Australia after recovering from a minor injury," said race director Matthew Turnbull. Mark Carroll, Irish record holder at 3km, 5km and 10km, will make his debut in the mass participation 10km race. Carroll has stepped up his form in recent weeks and in late January scored an impressive 3,000m victory over leading American Alan Webb in Boston. Carroll will be facing stiff competition from Australian Craig Mottram, winner in Dublin for the last two years. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics011.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Radcliffe yet to answer GB call 2 | 3 | Paula Radcliffe has been granted extra time to decide whether to compete in the World Cross-Country Championships. 4 | 5 | The 31-year-old is concerned the event, which starts on 19 March in France, could upset her preparations for the London Marathon on 17 April. "There is no question that Paula would be a huge asset to the GB team," said Zara Hyde Peters of UK Athletics. "But she is working out whether she can accommodate the worlds without too much compromise in her marathon training." Radcliffe must make a decision by Tuesday - the deadline for team nominations. British team member Hayley Yelling said the team would understand if Radcliffe opted out of the event. "It would be fantastic to have Paula in the team," said the European cross-country champion. "But you have to remember that athletics is basically an individual sport and anything achieved for the team is a bonus. "She is not messing us around. We all understand the problem." Radcliffe was world cross-country champion in 2001 and 2002 but missed last year's event because of injury. In her absence, the GB team won bronze in Brussels. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics015.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | UK Athletics agrees new kit deal 2 | 3 | UK Athletics has agreed a new deal with adidas to supply Great Britain squads of all ages with their kit for the next four years. 4 | 5 | The German-based firm kitted out Team GB at the 2004 Olympics and has deals with 20 other national Olympic bodies. UK Athletics chief David Moorcroft said: "The Athens experience can now be extended to more major championships. "In the year ahead these include the European indoor and World outdoor championships. We are delighted." Moorcroft added: "It is hugely beneficial to the sport that the adidas commitment will also provide for officials and other personnel at our world-class series of live televised events." This week, UK Athletics also agreed a four-year deal with energy drink company, Red Bull, who will be supplying the product to athletics at major domestic meetings and in high performance centres. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics019.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | London hope over Chepkemei 2 | 3 | London Marathon organisers are hoping that banned athlete Susan Chepkemei will still take part in this year's race on 17 April. 4 | 5 | Chepkemei was suspended from all competition until the end of the year by Athletics Kenya after failing to report to a national training camp. "We are watching it closely," said London race director David Bedford. "There is a long way to go before the race and we are hoping the situation will be satisfactorily resolved." The camp in Embu was to prepare for the IAAF World Cross Country Championships later this month. Chepkemei however took part and finished third in last Sunday's world best 10K race in Puerto Rico. The 29-year-old has finished second to Paula Radcliffe in the 2002 and 2003 London races as well as in November's New York City marathon. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics024.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Chepkemei joins Edinburgh line-up 2 | 3 | Susan Chepkemei has decided she is fit enough to run in next month's Great Edinburgh International Cross Country. 4 | 5 | The Kenyan was initially unsure if she would have recovered from her gruelling tussle with Paula Radcliffe in the New York Marathon in time to compete. But she has declared herself up to the task and joins a field headed by World cross country champion Benita Johnson. Race director Matthew Turnbull said: "Susan will add even more strength in depth to the world-class line up." Chepkemei, who won the six kilometre event three years ago when it was staged in Newcastle, endured an epic battle with Radcliffe in the Big Apple until the Briton outsprinted her in the final 400m. Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia will defend the title she won last year in Tyneside - before the race was moved north of the border. Recently-crowned European cross country champion Briton Hayley Yelling also competes in Edinburgh on 15 January, as does in-form Scot Kathy Butler. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics026.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Collins appeals against drugs ban 2 | 3 | Sprinter Michelle Collins has lodged an appeal against her eight-year doping ban with the North American Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). 4 | 5 | The 33-year-old received the ban last month as a result of her connection to the federal inquiry into the Balco doping scandal. She is the first athlete to be banned without a positive drugs test or an admission of drugs use. CAS has said that a ruling is normally given within four months of an appeal. Collins was suspended by the US Anti-Doping Agency based on patterns observed in her blood and urine tests as well as evidence in the Balco investigation. As well as being hit with the ban, Collins was stripped of her 2003 world and US indoor 200m titles. The San Francisco-based Balco laboratory is at the centre of the scandal which has rocked the sport. The company has been accused of distributing illegal performance-enhancing drugs to elite athletes. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics027.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Holmes feted with further honour 2 | 3 | Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes has been voted European Athletics (EAA) woman athlete of 2004 in the governing body's annual poll. 4 | 5 | The Briton, made a dame in the New Year Honours List for taking 800m and 1,500m gold, won vital votes from the public, press and EAA member federations. She is only the second British woman to land the title after- Sally Gunnell won for her world 400m hurdles win in 1993. Swedish triple jumper Christian Olsson was voted male athlete of the year. The accolade is the latest in a long list of awards that Holmes has received since her success in Athens. In addition to becoming a dame, she was also named the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December. Her gutsy victory in the 800m also earned her the International Association of Athletics Federations' award for the best women's performance in the world for 2004. And she scooped two awards at the British Athletics Writers' Association annual dinner in October. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics029.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Isinbayeva heads for Birmingham 2 | 3 | Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has confirmed she will take part in the 2005 Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham on 18 February. 4 | 5 | "Everybody knows how much I enjoy competing in Britain. I always seem to break records there," said Isinbayeva. "As Olympic champion there will be more attention on me this year, but hopefully I can respond with another record in Birmingham." Kelly Holmes and Carolina Kluft are among other Athens winners competing. The organisers are hoping that Isinbayeva's main rival, fellow Russian Svetlana Feofanova, will also take part in the event. The pair had a thrilling battle in Athens which ended with Isinbayeva finally jumping a world record of 4.91m to claim the gold medal. Isinbayeva, 22, has set 10 world records in the pole vault, three of which have come on British soil. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics031.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Sprinter Walker quits athletics 2 | 3 | Former European 200m champion Dougie Walker is to retire from athletics after a series of six operations left him struggling for fitness. 4 | 5 | Walker had hoped to compete in the New Year Sprint which is staged at Musselburgh Racecourse near Edinburgh on Tuesday and Wednesday. The 31-year-old Scot was suspended for two years in 1998 after testing positive for nandrolone. "I had intended to race but I'm running like a goon," said Walker. He told the Herald newspaper: "I'm not in great shape, after missing about a month of training. "I missed a big chunk of speed work over about three weeks, and then another week working in America. "If I'd had a half-decent mark it might have motivated me more, but I won't be racing. "I still enjoy training, but feel it's time to move on, and concentrate on a career." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics039.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Jones medals 'must go if guilty' 2 | 3 | World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chief Dick Pound says Marion Jones should be stripped of all her medals if found guilty of taking banned substances. 4 | 5 | Victor Conte, of Balco Laboratories, claims the American sprinter regularly used drugs to enhance her performance. "If she is found guilty she should be stripped of all her medals and banned for two years," said Pound. Asked if there was a timescale as to what medals could be taken, Pound said: "That is not an issue at all." However, under International Olympic Committee (IOC) rules, athletes can only be stripped of their medals if caught within three years of the event. Jones, who won five medals at the 2000 Olympics, denies using drugs and says she will take legal action over Conte's allegations. Balco Laboratories is the firm at the centre of a wide-reaching investigation into doping in the US. Pound continued: "If she has indeed taken drugs it is going to be a big disappointment for a lot of people." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics052.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Holmes starts 2005 with GB events 2 | 3 | Kelly Holmes will start 2005 with a series of races in Britain. 4 | 5 | Holmes will make her first track appearance on home soil since winning double Olympic gold in January's Norwich Union International in Glasgow. She will also run in the Grand Prix in Birmingham in February and may defend her indoor AAA 800m title in Sheffield earlier that month. "I am still competitive and still want to win," she said. "I'm an athlete and I can't wait to get back on the track." She added: "These events are also a great opportunity to thank the British public for the enormous levels of support they have given me from the moment I stepped off that plane from Greece." The Glasgow meeting will see Holmes compete over 1500m in a five-way match against Sweden, France, Russia and Italy. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics053.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Gebrselassie in London triple bid 2 | 3 | Double Olympic 10,000m champion Haile Gebrselassie will race in the London Marathon for the next three years. 4 | 5 | The Ethiopian legend won Sunday's Almeria half-marathon in Spain on his return from an operation on his Achilles tendon. He was third in London in 2002 in his first serious attempt at the marathon. "It is a coup for us to secure Haile's presence for the next three years and it guarantees a quality race," said race director David Bedford. Gebrselassie will face Olympic champion Stefano Baldini, world champion Jaouad Gharib, and arch-rival Paul Tergat, the current world record holder. "If I didn't think I could win I would not be here," said Gebrselassie, who has set world records on 18 occasions in his illustrious career and is keen to add the marathon record to his collection. "There are a lot of fantastic runners in the race but I shall be doing my utmost to upset them." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics056.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Kluft impressed by Sotherton form 2 | 3 | Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft was full of admiration for Britain's Kelly Sotherton as the pair prepared to clash in Birmingham. 4 | 5 | Both will be in action on Friday in the 60m hurdles and long jump ahead of the European Indoor Championships later this month in Madrid. Sotherton finished third behind the Swede in Athens, and Kluft said: "I knew about her, she's a great girl. "She looked very good early in the season and was competing really well." Kluft showed impressive early-season form on Tuesday in Stockholm's GE Galan meeting, winning the sprint hurdles, the long jump and the 400m. Sotherton has also displayed promise, with a new high jump personal best in Sheffield at the combined Norwich Union European trials and AAA Championships, and a second place in the long jump behind Jade Johnson. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics067.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Lewis-Francis eyeing world gold 2 | 3 | Mark Lewis-Francis says his Olympic success has made him determined to bag World Championship 100m gold in 2005. 4 | 5 | The 22-year-old pipped Maurice Greene on the last leg of the 4x100m relay in Athens to take top honours for Team GB. But individually, the Birchfield Harrier has yet to build on his World Junior Championship win four years ago. "The gold medal in Athens has made me realise that I can get to the top level and I want to get there again. It can happen, I don't see why not," he said. Lewis-Francis has still to decided what events will feature in his build-up to the worlds - with one exception. He has confirmed his participation in the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham on 18 February, where he will take on another member of Britain's victorious men's relay team - Jason Gardener - over 60m. He added: "It's a bit too early to make any predictions for Helsinki, but I have my eyes open and I know I can be the best in the world." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics073.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Johnson uncertain about Euro bid 2 | 3 | Jade Johnson is undecided about whether to contest next month's European Indoor Championships in Madrid despite winning the AAAs long jump title on Saturday. 4 | 5 | The 24-year-old delivered a personal best of 6.50m to win the European trials but had to wait until her final jump after four failures. "I don't want to go if I am not going to get a medal," said Johnson. "I will have to see how I am jumping in the next competition and I'll have to have a conversation with my coach." Johnson, who finished seventh in last year's Olympic Games, has not competed indoors since 2000. And the Commonwealth and European silver medallist believes her lack of experience in the early part of the season has knocked her confidence. "It's the stress," said Johnson. "I am not used to feeling this, this early. I am just used to training. "But if I'm doing this kind of thing, then I will have to see how it goes." Johnson next competes in the high-class Birmingham Grand Prix on 18 February. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics074.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Pavey focuses on indoor success 2 | 3 | Jo Pavey will miss January's View From Great Edinburgh International Cross Country to focus on preparing for the European Indoor Championships in March. 4 | 5 | The 31-year-old was third behind Hayley Yelling and Justyna Bak in last week's European Cross Country Championships but she prefers to race on the track. "It was great winning bronze but I'm wary of injuries and must concentrate on the indoor season," she said. "Because of previous injuries I don't even run up hills in training." Pavey, who came fifth in the 5,000m at the Athens Olympics, helped the British cross country team win the team silver medal in Heringsdorf last week. She is likely to start her 3,000m season with a race in either Boston or Stuttgart at the end of January. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics077.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Yelling takes Cardiff hat-trick 2 | 3 | European cross-country champion Hayley Yelling completed a hat-trick of wins in the Reebok Cardiff Cross Challenge in Bute Park on Sunday afternoon. 4 | 5 | The part-time maths teacher beat Irish international Jolene Byrne by 40 metres in the six-kilometre race. Another Great Britain international, Louise Damen, finished third as part of the contingent representing England. Peter Riley, who secured bronze for the GB men's team at last month's European Championships, won the men's 9km race. Riley, representing England, moved away over the last two kilometres to win by 25 metres from Ireland's Gary Murray. Glynn Tromans - the reigning UK Inter-Countries and England Cross-Country champion - came in third place as he continues his comeback from a five-month injury lay-off. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics078.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Butler strikes gold in Spain 2 | 3 | Britain's Kathy Butler continued her impressive year with victory in Sunday's 25th Cross Internacional de Venta de Banos in Spain. 4 | 5 | The Scot, who led GB to World Cross Country bronze earlier this year, moved away from the field with Ines Monteiro halfway into the 6.6km race. She then shrugged off her Portuguese rival to win in 20 minutes 38 seconds. Meanwhile, Briton Karl Keska battled bravely to finish seventh in the men's 10.6km race in a time of 31:41. Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia - the reigning world long and short course champion - was never troubled by any of the opposition, winning leisurely in 30.26. Butler said of her success: "I felt great throughout the race and hope this is a good beginning for a marvellous 2005 season for me." Elsewhere, Abebe Dinkessa of Ethiopia won the Brussels IAAF cross-country race on Sunday, completing the 10,500m course in 33.22. Gelete Burka then crowned a great day for Ethiopia by claiming victory in the women's race. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics083.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Johnson too strong for GB runners 2 | 3 | Britain's Kathy Butler and Hayley Yelling were no match for Benita Johnson in the 51st Cross International Zornotza in Amorebieta, Spain. 4 | 5 | Butler and Yelling finished fourth and fifth as Australian world champion Johnson romped to a five-second victory in the 6km race ahead of Edith Masai. Masai's fellow Kenyan Alice Timbilil finished third. Johnson said: "I ran comfortably for the first 3km and then I tried to leave the others but it wasn't an easy task." Butler clocked a time of 22 minutes 45 seconds - 22secs behind the winner but four ahead of Yelling, who last month succeeded Paula Radcliffe as European champion. Johnson, will be one of the star attractions at the Great EdinburghInternational Cross Country on 15 January. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics084.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Holmes starts 2005 with GB events 2 | 3 | Kelly Holmes will start 2005 with a series of races in Britain. 4 | 5 | Holmes will make her first track appearance on home soil since winning double Olympic gold in January's Norwich Union International in Glasgow. She will also run in the Grand Prix in Birmingham in February and may defend her indoor AAA 800m title in Sheffield earlier that month. "I am still competitive and still want to win," she said. "I'm an athlete and I can't wait to get back on the track." She added: "These events are also a great opportunity to thank the British public for the enormous levels of support they have given me from the moment I stepped off that plane from Greece." The Glasgow meeting will see Holmes compete over 1500m in a five-way match against Sweden, France, Russia and Italy. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics085.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Tulu to appear at Caledonian run 2 | 3 | Two-time Olympic 10,000 metres champion Derartu Tulu has confirmed she will take part in the BUPA Great Caledonian Run in Edinburgh on 8 May. 4 | 5 | The 32-year-old Ethiopian is the first star name to enter the event. Tulu has won the Boston, London and Tokyo Marathons, as well as the world 10,000m title in 2001. "We are delighted to have secured the services of one the most decorated competitors the sport has ever seen," said race director Matthew Turnbull. "Her record speaks for herself and there are few other women distance runners who would dare compare their pedigree with Tulu's," he added. "She might be 33 next month, but that didn't stop her winning the Olympic 10,000m bronze medal last summer. She's an ultra-consistent championships racer." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics086.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Disappointed Scott in solid start 2 | 3 | Allan Scott is confident of winning a medal at next week's European Indoor Championships after a solid debut on the international circuit. 4 | 5 | The 22-year-old Scot finished fourth in the 60m hurdles at the Jose M Cagigal Memorial meeting in Madrid. "It was definitely a learning curve and I certainly haven't ruled out challenging for a medal next week," said the East Kilbride athlete. The race was won by Felipe Vivancos, who equalled the Spanish record. 6 | 7 | Sweden's Robert Kronberg was second, with Haiti's Dudley Dorival in third. Scott was slightly disappointed with his run in the final. He won his heat in 7.64secs but ran 0.04secs slower in his first IAAF Indoor Grand Prix circuit final. "I should have done better than that," he said. "I felt I could have won it. I got a poor start - but I still felt I should have ran faster." Vivancos slashed his personal best to equal the Spanish record with a time of 7.60secs while Kronberg and Dorival clocked 7.62secs and 7.63secs respectively. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics087.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | GB quartet get cross country call 2 | 3 | Four British athletes have been pre-selected to compete at the World Cross Country Championships in March after impressive starts to the season. 4 | 5 | Hayley Yelling, Jo Pavey, Karl Keska and Adam Hickey will represent Team GB at the event in France. Yelling clinched the women's European cross country title last month and Pavey followed up with bronze. Keska helped the men's team to overall third place while Hickey finished in 10th place on his junior debut. "Winning the European cross country title meant so much to me," said Yelling. "And being pre-selected for the Worlds means that I can focus on preparing in the best way possible." The 32-year-old will race alongside Olympic 5,000m finalist Pavey in the women's 8km race on 19 March. Keska, who has made a successful return from a long-term injury lay-off, contests the men's 12km race on 20 March, while 16-year-old Hickey goes in the junior men's 8km on the same day. The rest of the team will be named after the trials at Wollaton Park in Nottingham, which take place on 5 March. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics092.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Collins calls for Chambers return 2 | 3 | World 100m champion Kim Collins says suspended sprinter Dwain Chambers should be allowed to compete in the Olympics again. 4 | 5 | Chambers was banned for two years after testing positive for the anabolic steroid THG and his suspension runs out in November this year. But Collins says the British Olympic Association should reverse the decision to ban him from the Olympics for life. "It was too harsh," Collins told Radio Five Live. "They should reconsider." Chambers has been in America learning American football but has not ruled out a return to the track. Collins added: "He is a great guy and I have never had any problems with him. We are friends. "I would like to see Dwain come back and compete again. He is a good person. "Even though he made a mistake he understands what he did and should be given a chance once more." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics095.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Greene to compete in Birmingham 2 | 3 | Maurice Greene will go head-to-head with Britain's Olympic gold medallists Mark Lewis-Francis and Jason Gardener over 60m in Birmingham next month. 4 | 5 | The race at the National Indoor Arena on 18 February will give Greene the chance to avenge America's 4x100m relay defeat by the British team. Greene, who set the 60m world record of 6.39 seconds in 1998, won bronze in the 100m in Athens. But he was beaten to the line on the relay anchor leg by Lewis-Francis. "I'm really looking forward to competing in Birmingham again," said Greene. "The support from the crowd at the NIA is always fantastic and I'm sure I can rise to the occasion and produce a great performance." 6 | 7 | Double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes has also signed up to race in Birmingham. Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft, pole vault world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva and Kenenisa Bekele, the 5,000m and 10,000m world record holder, will also compete. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics096.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Kluft playing down record chance 2 | 3 | Sweden's Carolina Kluft fears Jackie Joyner-Kersee's world record heptathlon points total of 7291 set at the 1988 Olympics may never be surpassed. 4 | 5 | The Olympic champion, who set her best of 7001 to win the 2003 world title, begins her 2005 season at the Reebok Indoor Games in Boston on Saturday. "Her record is probably unbeatable," said Kluft. "I will try to do my best to be as good as I can. "How far I can go? I have no idea. But she's got a great record." Kluft, American Joyner-Kersee and Russia's Larisa Nikitina are the only woman to have broken the 7000 points barrier. Meanwhile, last year's world indoor champion is determined to add gold at the European Indoor Championships to her collection, with the meeting held in Madrid in March. "It's a good experience to compete outside of Sweden and outside of Europe," said Kluft. "It's going to be a great competition here in Boston, a great preparation for the European Indoors Championships." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics098.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Lewis-Francis shakes off injury 2 | 3 | Sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis is determined to get his indoor campaign back on track after a hamstring problem affected his season opener on Saturday. 4 | 5 | The Olympic relay gold medallist pulled out of the 60m final with bad cramp at the Birmingham Games. "I hope to be fully fit for the European Indoor Trials at the end of next week," said Lewis-Francis. "I'm back jogging and with more treatment I will be able to resume full training in the next couple of days." The 22-year-old goes head-to-head with relay team-mate Jason Gardener for a place in Great Britain's European Championships squad at the trials in Sheffield. 6 | 7 | Then Lewis-Francis is set for a re-match with American Maurice Greene, who he edged out in the Olympic 4x100m final, at the Norwich Union Grand Prix in Birmingham on 18 February. And the Birchfield Harrier is confident he can replicate his form on the boards. "I'm really looking forward to competing against Jason and Maurice," added Lewis-Francis. "My winter training has gone very well and I want to improve my 60m personal best in the next few weeks." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/atheletics101.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Event devised to nurture athletes 2 | 3 | UK Athletics has launched a new outdoor series aimed at creating extra competitive events for athletes just below Great Britain standard. 4 | 5 | The UK Challenge will consist of 10 high standard meetings from May until the series final on 3 September. Athletes must compete in at least three events to gain a series ranking with the top eight athletes in each discipline contesting the final. The scheme also coincides with plans to introduce a new UK ranking system. A list of the top 100 athletes in each event will be compiled and updated every two weeks throughout the outdoor season. UK Athletics chief executive David Moorcroft said he hoped the initiatives would stimulate the sport at all levels. "We are building on the development of domestic competition started in the indoor season and will be looking to affect the careers of thousands of British athletes," said Moorcroft. "This is an athlete driven programme and identifies a strata of competitors who will provide depth to our club profile." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket006.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | England A roll to second victory 2 | 3 | One-day tour match, Sharjah: England A v UAE 4 | 5 | Prior top-scored with 84 as a stand of 100 helped England A to 280 for eight in Sharjah with Solanki making 55 and Michael Powell 42. Glamorgan's David Harrison struck early to leave UAE reeling on 22 for two. Usman Saleem restored some respectability with 50 but UAE ran out of steam to close on 219 for nine. The tourists won Saturday's first game by 42 runs. 6 | 7 | Rashid Khan, Amjad Javed, Usman Saleem Naeemuddin Aslam, Khuram Khan (Capt), Ahmed Nadeem, Fahad Usman Sameer Zia, Mohammad Taskeen (Wkt), Ali Asad, Rizwan Latif. 8 | 9 | V S Solanki, M J Prior (Wkt), I R Bell (Capt), O A Shah M J Powell, A P R Gidman, G P Swann, P J Franks, R K J Dawson D S Harrison, J Lewis. 10 | 11 | Iftikhar Ali and Tariq Butt 12 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket011.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Tendulkar eyes Test return 2 | 3 | Star batsman Sachin Tendulkar is hopeful he will be fit for India's home series against Pakistan next month. 4 | 5 | The 31-year-old is poised to make his return from a long-term elbow injury on Tuesday in a domestic four-day match. "I'm here to prepare myself in a particular way," said Tendulkar, who has not played competitively since the Bangladesh tour in December. "I have to see how I go in the match. Nobody knows what's going to happen but right now I feel fully fit." Tendulkar will captain West Zone against South Zone in the Duleep Trophy in Hyderabad. India paceman Irfan Pathan, who missed several domestic games this month due to a side strain, is also set to make his comeback in the same game. Tendulkar's injury problems has been attributed mainly to wear and tear caused by non-stop cricket since he emerged on the international scene in 1989 as a 16-year-old. Pakistan arrive in Delhi on 28 February for their first tour to India in six years, which includes three Tests and six one-day games. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket017.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Jayasuriya set to join Somerset 2 | 3 | Somerset are expected to announce later on Thursday that Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya will join the county for the start of the 2005 season. 4 | 5 | Chief executive Peter Anderson told BBC Sport that the club would release a statement on the matter at 1600 GMT. Jayasuriya will probably fill the place of Graeme Smith on a temporary basis as the South African is due to arrive in late May to captain the team. Jayasuriya, 35, had rejected an offer to play for the Scottish Saltires. Jayasuriya has played in 94 Tests, averaging 43.45 with the bat and taking 89 wickets with his left-arm spin. He has also played in more one-day internationals than all but three players in world cricket with 334 appearances. But the attack-minded left-hander has never played county cricket before. It is shaping up to be a golden summer for Sri Lankans in English domestic cricket, with Upul Chandana (Gloucestershire), Chaminda Vaas (Worcestershire) and Muttiah Muralitharan (Lancashire) all contracted. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are also reported to be looking for opportunities. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket021.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Jayasuriya set to join Somerset 2 | 3 | Somerset are expected to announce later on Thursday that Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya will join the county for the start of the 2005 season. 4 | 5 | Chief executive Peter Anderson told BBC Sport that the club would release a statement on the matter at 1600 GMT. Jayasuriya will probably fill the place of Graeme Smith on a temporary basis as the South African is due to arrive in late May to captain the team. Jayasuriya, 35, had rejected an offer to play for the Scottish Saltires. Jayasuriya has played in 94 Tests, averaging 43.45 with the bat and taking 89 wickets with his left-arm spin. He has also played in more one-day internationals than all but three players in world cricket with 334 appearances. But the attack-minded left-hander has never played county cricket before. It is shaping up to be a golden summer for Sri Lankans in English domestic cricket, with Upul Chandana (Gloucestershire), Chaminda Vaas (Worcestershire) and Muttiah Muralitharan (Lancashire) all contracted. Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are also reported to be looking for opportunities. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket039.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Bashar delighted after series win 2 | 3 | Bangladesh skipper Habibul Bashar was thrilled after the win in the decider against Zimbabwe gave his country their first-ever one-day series triumph. 4 | 5 | "Yes, our morale was down after losing the first two matches," he said, after the eight-wicket victory in Dhaka. "But we knew we could come back and win the series. "We worked hard and tried to rectify our mistakes and I am happy to have won the match chasing a target, which was not easy." Taibu's counterpart, Tatenda Taibu, was left to reflect on what might have been after losing the early initiative in the five-match series. 6 | 7 | "It was so near and yet so far for us," said the Zimbabwe captain. "I think we did not play spin well enough and lost wickets at crucial stages. They played well, but I think our boys did a good job. We worked hard and fought it out." Bangladesh have won only nine of their 106 matches since making their one-day debut in 1986 and clinched their maiden Test series against Zimbabwe earlier in January. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket052.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | South Africa recall Boje 2 | 3 | South Africa have recalled spinner Nicky Boje for the first Test against England, which begins on 17 December. 4 | 5 | Boje missed the recent tour of India because of fears he would be called in for questioning by Indian police over match-fixing allegations. Pace bowler Dale Steyn and opening batsmen AB de Villiers are new faces in a 13-man squad. Despite suffering poor form in India, new wicket-keeper Thami Tsolekile has been preferred to Mark Boucher. There is no place for opener Herschelle Gibbs, who has been struggling with a finger injury after missing the India trip, and spin all-rounder Justin Ontong has been dropped. Nicky Boje, who underwent minor surgery to remove a growth in his neck, will have to pass a fitness test before the match. Port Elizabeth, where the first Test is being held, is South Africa's most spin-friendly venue. 6 | 7 | Graeme Smith (Capt), Nicky Boje, Hashim Amla, Zander de Bruyn, AB de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Jacques Rudolph, Dale Steyn, Thami Tsolekile (Wkt). 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket053.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | South Africa recall spinner Boje 2 | 3 | South Africa have recalled spinner Nicky Boje for the first Test against England, which begins on 17 December. 4 | 5 | Boje missed the recent tour of India because of fears he would be called in for questioning by Indian police over match-fixing allegations. Pace bowler Dale Steyn and opening batsmen AB de Villiers are new faces in a 13-man squad. Despite suffering poor form in India, new wicket-keeper Thami Tsolekile has been preferred to Mark Boucher. There is no place for opener Herschelle Gibbs, who has been struggling with a finger injury after missing the India trip, and spin all-rounder Justin Ontong has been dropped. Nicky Boje, who underwent minor surgery to remove a growth in his neck, will have to pass a fitness test before the match. Port Elizabeth, where the first Test is being held, is South Africa's most spin-friendly venue. 6 | 7 | Graeme Smith (Capt), Nicky Boje, Hashim Amla, Zander de Bruyn, AB de Villiers, Boeta Dippenaar, Andrew Hall, Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini, Shaun Pollock, Jacques Rudolph, Dale Steyn, Thami Tsolekile (Wkt). 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket055.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Murali to miss one-dayers in NZ 2 | 3 | Sri Lanka have put back plans to take spinner Muttiah Muralitharan on the one-day leg of their New Zealand tour. 4 | 5 | Muralitharan was to have travelled with the team as part of his rehabilitation from shoulder surgery but now needs to prove his fitness before joining them. He will aim to play in a practice match in Sri Lanka on 27 December, two weeks before the first Test in Auckland. The off spinner resumed bowling last week and is currently bowling 24 balls every other day in the nets. Sri Lanka begin their tour of New Zealand on 21 December, playing two Tests and five one-day internationals. Surgeon David Young operated on Muralitharan in August to treat a lesion which had caused a build-up of fluid around the nerves in his right shoulder. At the time of his injury, Muralitharan held the world record of 532 Test wickets, which has since been surpassed by Australia's Shane Warne. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket062.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Australia unchanged for Pakistan 2 | 3 | Australia have named an unchanged squad for the first Test against Pakistan in Perth next Friday. 4 | 5 | Matthew Hayden missed the third one-day international against New Zealand with a hamstring strain but selectors decided not to name a standby player. Paceman Brett Lee is the 12th man but could be brought into the first team for next week's contest. Lee has been 12th man in the last three Tests but has impressed in the New Zealand one-day series. Australia will enter the Pakistan game full of confidence after beating New Zealand 2-0 in their recent Test series. 6 | 7 | Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Michael Clarke, Shane Warne, Jason Gillespie, Michael Kasprowicz, Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket072.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Kiwis recall Tuffey for Sri Lanka 2 | 3 | New Zealand have recalled seam bowler Daryl Tuffey to their squad for their one-day series with Sri Lanka. 4 | 5 | Tuffey, who missed the recent tours of Bangladesh and Australia with a leg injury, is fully fit according to Kiwis' coach John Bracewell. Middle-order batsman Craig McMillan has been dropped, along with change bowlers Andre Adams and Tama Canning. The first match of the series is on December 26, and the teams also play a two-match test series in January. The squad has been reduced to 12 for the first three games of the one-day series to allow as many players as possible to play in domestic first class competition. 6 | 7 | All-rounder Chris Harris will not feature after having an operation to repair the shoulder he injured in the second match against Australia. 8 | 9 | Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Mathew Sinclair, Hamish Marshall, Scott Styris, Chris Cairns, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Kyle Mills, Ian Butler, Daryl Tuffey. 10 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket078.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Windies Australia tour to proceed 2 | 3 | West Indies are set to tour Australia after a row over sponsorship deals for individual players neared resolution. 4 | 5 | The dispute began because of conflicts between West Indies Cricket Board sponsor Digicel and Cable & Wireless, who endorse a number of the players. Both sides have accepted a ruling on whether players can have their own deals, but that has not been disclosed. "We are convinced we will have a resolution that allows the tour to proceed," arbiter Keith Mitchell said. Mitchell, the Prime Minister of Grenada, appointed judge Adrian Saunders to make a binding ruling on the issue, but he refused to reveal what the ruling was. The impasse has delayed the announcement of West Indies' 14-man squad to play in the limited-overs tournament with Australia and Pakistan. It will be the first competition they have taken part in since winning the ICC Champions Trophy in England three months ago. They are due to play their first warm-up match against Victoria on 5 January. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket091.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Kenya cricket boss fights sacking 2 | 3 | Kenya Cricket Association president Sharad Ghai has obtained a court order preventing his dismissal by the government over financial allegations. 4 | 5 | Ghai was accused of failing to account for sponsorship money, resolve player disputes or hold regular elections. Sports Minister Ochillo Ayacko has appointed a caretaker committee, headed by Issac Kalua, to serve for three months before new elections take place. But the order prevents Kalua moving in for 21 days, pending a judicial review. Ghai insisted his committee had always submitted receipts and audited accounts of its expenditure. 6 | 7 | He has refused to hand over the office keys to Kalua and was angered when the interim committee broke into the building under police supervision. "What we are saying is that this should have been done ina dignified manner," he protested. "There was supposed to be a date and time set for office handover, and this is what is expected to happen in any civil society." It is not the first time the government has made accusations of financial mismanagement against the board. In 2002 they disbanded the committee, but a court reinstated the officials. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket094.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Sri Lankans cleared of misconduct 2 | 3 | Two Sri Lanka cricketers have been cleared of misconduct dating back to the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004. 4 | 5 | Avishka Gunawardene and Kaushal Lokuarachchi were both the subject of an official disciplinary inquiry after allegations of drunken misconduct. A Colombo newspaper had made the claims after a defeat against England in Southampton which led to Sri Lanka exiting the tournament early. But the disciplinary panel could find no evidence against the players. Sri Lanka Cricket chief executive Duleep Mendis said: "Nobody was prepared to give evidence and there was absolutely no evidence to substantiate the article's allegations." Gunawardene, 27, a hard-hitting opener, and Lokuarachchi, a 22-year-old leg-spinning all-rounder, were both dropped from the national squad after Sri Lanka's tour of Pakistan in October. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket097.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ashes defeat 'won't hurt Aussies' 2 | 3 | Australia great Rodney Marsh says it would do his country no harm if they were to return from England in September having lost the Ashes. 4 | 5 | "In the big picture, England need to be strong," said Marsh, who steps down as director of England's national academy in September. "So, it won't do Australia or the game any harm if they lose the Ashes. "If people back home cannot understand that, that's tough," he told the Daily Telegraph newspaper. Marsh flew out on Wednesday to Dubai as coach of the England A team for their tour of the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka. He has been employed by the England and Wales Cricket Board as academy director since 2001, and subsequently as a selector. "By the time I leave the ECB, I would like to think I had played a small part in making England more competitive, though the players are the ones who have done the work," he said. Australia have won the past eight Ashes series and are the world's top-ranked team. The five-Test Ashes series begins at Lord's on 21 July. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket101.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | ICC ponders one-day alterations 2 | 3 | The rules of one-day cricket could be changed to allow the fielding side to take two wickets off a single ball. 4 | 5 | A striking batsman could be dismissed lbw or caught and his partner run out. The International Cricket Council is also considering an idea to modify the 15-over period of fielding restrictions normally set for an innings start. Instead, the batting side would choose three different slots of five overs when only two fielders would be permitted to cover the boundaries. Sunil Gavaskar heads the ICC committee which has recommended the proposal in a bid to inject interest into the one-day game which the former India captain says has become "predictable". "We've looked at a double play situation," he explained in an interview with the Melbourne Age. "If a batsman's been given out lbw and the ball ricochets off to gully and the fielder picks it up and throws at the non-striker's end, so you have two dismissals off one ball. "Same if the ball's gone up in the air." The ICC is discussing the proposals at a meeting in Melbourne. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket104.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Pakistan 'to host next Asia Cup' 2 | 3 | Pakistan are to host their first Asia Cup one-day tournament next March, according to Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan. 4 | 5 | Khan told the Reuters agency a decision had been made at Monday's meeting of the Asian Cricket Council in Dubai. He said India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have all confirmed their participation, and that qualifiers would also feature. Six teams, including Hong Kong, played in the eighth Asia Cup, in Sri Lanka last year, the hosts triumphing. Pakistan has not hosted any of the previous tournaments, dating back to 1984 because of poor diplomatic relations with neighbours India. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket105.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Windies women in optimistic mood 2 | 3 | West Indies are hopeful of making an impression at the Women's World Cup in South Africa despite financial problems which are overshadowing their build-up. 4 | 5 | "Our major strength is our bowling, which tends to be very, very tight," said coach Ann Browne-John. "The batting is sound and the team spirit and togetherness the girls have been developing all go together to make them into a very strong unit." They will play holders New Zealand in their first game on 22 March. 6 | 7 | All eight teams will face each other under a league format, with the top four then progressing to the semi-finals. Bad weather forced the West Indies indoors at last weekend's training camp, but they have another lasting two weeks, which will begin on 19 February. They last played international cricket in India and Pakistan last year, winning the latter series 5-2 after being outplayed in all five games in India. "These matches exposed us to what women's cricket is all about and how we should go about playing the game. "I think, with that experience behind us, we should do very well," captain Stephanie Power commented. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket112.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | ICC to press on with Dubai switch 2 | 3 | The International Cricket Council is expected to confirm its move from London to Dubai with an announcement to be made later in January. 4 | 5 | British Sports Minister Richard Caborn met ICC president Ehsan Mani on Monday in an attempt to persuade cricket's governing body against making the move. But the ICC remains keen to move to the United Arab Emirates to take advantage of tax breaks not on offer in Britain. Last December, the UK Treasury ruled out tax breaks for sports federations. The ICC is not impressed that it has taken so long for the British government to seek a meeting with Mani, especially as it had first mooted a move from Lord's in June last year. Mani told Caborn that if circumstances had changed he would be prepared to consider asking his members to remain in London. But whatever the Department of Culture, Media and Sport can offer, the biggest factor for the ICC - tax breaks - remains something that only the Treasury can rule on. The ICC recently voted 11-1 with one abstention to move to Dubai, and now only the final details need to be arranged before everything is in place for the switch. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket116.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Scotland closing in on new coach 2 | 3 | Scotland cricket officials have announced that the team's new coach will be named later this month. 4 | 5 | Recent press reports indicated that an original short-list of four had been reduced to two. Andy Moles, currently the Kenya coach, and South African Peter Kirsten are thought to be still in the running. But Cricket Scotland spokesman Roddy Smith declined to name names. "It's unfair as people are under contract to other people," he said. Moles is thought to have been the preferred choice all along after it was decided the coach's role should be full-time. Previous incumbent Tony Judd chose not to apply for the permanent post because of a club commitment. Smith confirmed that interviews would take place in Edinburgh but would not confirm how many candidates there would be. Commenting on the Scottish newspaper reports he said: "Press speculation has not helped." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/cricket118.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Batsman Law gains UK citizenship 2 | 3 | Australian-born batsman Stuart Law has been granted British citizenship and will be able to play for Lancashire as a non-overseas player in 2005. 4 | 5 | He has played domestic cricket in England for the past nine seasons - six with Essex and three with Lancashire. Law said: "I'm glad that it's happened quickly and with no problems. Hopefully it will benefit Lancashire." Law could in theory play for England's Test side but he is now 36 and his selection could be a backward step. That said, his record of 23,000 first-class runs, with 68 centuries and at an average of 51.21, could make him a Test candidate if there is an injury crisis. 6 | 7 | And last April England's chairman of selectors David Graveney said: "We deal in runs and wickets and he is doing nothing wrong in that respect." Law played just one Test for Australia, against Sri Lanka, when he scored an unbeaten half century in his only innings. He also appeared in 54 one-day internationals. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football004.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ronaldo considering new contract 2 | 3 | Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo said he is close to agreeing to a new contract at Old Trafford. 4 | 5 | The Portugal star, who joined in August 2003 on a five-year-deal, is a regular in the United first-team. "The United board have already made an offer to renew the contract but I'm trying not to think about it," he told the News of the World. "My agent has spoken with the club and it will be resolved soon. I think we'll reach a good agreement for both sides." Ronaldo refused to commit his long-term future to the club. 6 | 7 | "Nobody knows what will come tomorrow. I like being here, but who knows," he added. "There aren't many bigger and better clubs than this one. It's my ambition to be at a big club. I'm happy but nobody knows the future." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football009.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Duff ruled out of Barcelona clash 2 | 3 | Chelsea's Damien Duff has been ruled out of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Barcelona at the Nou Camp. 4 | 5 | Duff sustained a knee injury in the FA Cup defeat at Newcastle and manager Jose Mourinho said: "He cannot run. His injury is very painful, so he is out." But Mourinho has revealed defender Willian Gallas and striker Didier Drogba will be in the starting line-up. The Blues boss took the unusual step of naming his side a day before the match, with Jole Cole named in midfield. Mourinho said: "We have one more session but I think Drogba will play, and Gallas will play. "Drogba trained on Monday with no problems and will do the same on Tuesday. Gallas feels he can play and wants to play. We are protecting him still but he will be okay to play." Drogba, Chelsea's £24m striker, has missed the last three weeks through injury. 6 | 7 | Cech, Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry, Gallas, Tiago, Makelele, Lampard, Cole, Drogba, Gudjohnsen. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football022.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Bosvelt optimistic over new deal 2 | 3 | Manchester City's Paul Bosvelt will find out "within a month" whether he is to be offered a new one-year deal. 4 | 5 | The 34-year-old Dutch midfielder is out of contract in the summer and, although his age may count against him, he feels he can play on for another season. "I told the club I would like to stay for one more year. They promised me an answer within the next month so I am waiting to see," he said. "The main concern is my age but I think I have proved I am fit enough. Bosvelt joined City from Feyenoord in 2003 and at first he struggled to adapt to life in England. But his professionalism and dedication impressed manager Kevin Keegan. "He realised the pace of the game was faster than anything he was used to but he drove himself back into the team. He is an unsung hero," said Keegan. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football026.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Barcelona title hopes hit by loss 2 | 3 | Barcelona's pursuit of the Spanish title took a blow on Sunday as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Atletico Madrid. 4 | 5 | Fernando Torres gave Athletico an ideal start with a goal in the first minute. Ronaldino wasted a second-half chance to equalise for Barca when he put a penalty wide, but Torres made no such mistake with a last-minute spot-kick. The defeat, coupled with Real Madrid's 4-0 win over Espanyol on Saturday, reduces Barca's lead to four points. Former Everton midfielder Thomas Gravesen scored his first goal for Real in the comfortable victory at the Bernabeu. Zinedine Zidane had opened the scoring before Raul bagged a brace. Gravesen, who replaced Zidane, completed the scoring in the 84th minute with a low shot. David Beckham, watched by Sven-Goran Eriksson, came off in the 67th minute with a shoulder injury but should be fit for England's game against Holland. England team-mate Michael Owen came on for Raul after 76 minutes with the game already won. Real have now won six consecutive Primera Liga games since coach Wanderley Luxemburgo took charge. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football033.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Kewell waits as injury drags on 2 | 3 | Liverpool winger Harry Kewell is struggling to recover from his Achilles tendinitis problem and may not recover until March, claims his agent. 4 | 5 | Kewell, 26, had hoped to play against Fulham last weekend and to be ready for the Champions League tie against Bayer Leverkusen on 22 February. But Bernie Mandic said: "He's had scans which don't show anything substantial. "But despite his best efforts at the moment he simply can't shake off the discomfort and get back on the park." 6 | 7 | Mandic continued in the Sydney Morning Herald: "Harry's struggling a bit but the club are doing everything they can to get him right. "Harry was desperate to be fit for the Fulham game as part of his plan to play himself in for the Leverkusen match." Kewell has not played since December 19 and misses out on international duty this week, with Australia facing South Africa in Durban on Wednesday. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football036.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Weir poised for Sunderland move 2 | 3 | Larne's teenage star Robbie Weir is poised to join Sunderland after turning down a move to Stoke City. 4 | 5 | The 17-year-old Irish League midfielder was also being chased by Rangers and Fulham, but Mick McCarthy's side appear to have won the race. But Larne boss Jimmy McGeough has yet to confirm that Weir is on his way from Inver Park. "I heard on Sunday that he has joined Sunderland, but not from the lad himself," he said. ''Robbie has an agreement with Larne that he can negotiate with interested clubs. 6 | 7 | ''Personally, I would rather see him making an impact at local level to build up his physique before moving into the full-time game. ''He has been on trial with a number of clubs. But it would be great to see him making it at Sunderland.'' 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football041.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Israeli club look to Africa 2 | 3 | Four African players, including Zimbabwe goalkeeper Energy Murambadoro, are all ready to play for Israeli club Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin in the Uefa Cup. 4 | 5 | Bnei Sakhnin are the first Arab side ever to play in European competition and will play English Premiership side Newcastle United in the first round. Warriors' goalkeeper Murambadoro, who made a name for himself at the African Nations Cup finals in Tunisia, helped Bnei Sakhnin overcome Albania's Partizani Tirana 6-1 in the previous round. Murambadoro moved to Israel recently after a brief stint with South African club Hellenic. The club won the Israeli Cup final last season and are based in Sakhnin, which is near Haifa. The club have a strong ethic and are high profile promoters of peace and co-operation within Israel. The three other Africans at the club are former Cameroon defender Ernest Etchi, DR Congo's Alain Masudi and Nigerian midfielder Edith Agoye, who had a stint with Tunisian side Esperance. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football042.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Iranian misses Israel match 2 | 3 | Iranian striker Vahid Hashemian will not travel to Israel for Bayern Munich's Champions League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday. 4 | 5 | The German club said the player had pulled out because of a back injury. Iran refuses to recognise Israel's right to exist and does not allow its citizens to travel to the country. A Bayern spokesman said on Monday that the decision not to take Hashemian to Israel had been motivated only by his physical condition. "He's got back pain and he couldn't train," the spokesman said. "It would have made no sense for him to go." Iran gave judo world champion Arash Miresmaeili a $125,000 reward when he refused to fight an Israeli at the Athens Olympics. The International Judo Federation considered taking action against Miresmaeili but concluded he had been overweight for the fight and could not have taken part. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football047.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Benitez issues warning to Gerrard 2 | 3 | Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has ordered captain Steven Gerrard not to play down their Champions League ambitions and be more positive. 4 | 5 | Gerrard told the BBC Liverpool were unlikely to win the trophy this year. Benitez responded: "I spoke to Steven and said to him that in future it's better to think we can win the Champions League. Why not?" He said: "We need winners here and everyone thinking only of winning. I always want to win." 6 | 7 | Benitez added: "When we lose I only think of solutions. If you only think about winning the next game, you don't know what the draw will be. "If we can win the next game, maybe we will draw a side that isn't so strong, or a side with injuries or suspensions." Benitez is hoping to win his first trophy since arriving at Liverpool from Valencia when they play Chelsea in the Carling Cup on Sunday in Cardiff. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football049.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Wenger handed summer war chest 2 | 3 | Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been guaranteed transfer funds to boost his squad the summer. 4 | 5 | The club's managing director, Keith Edelman, stressed that the development of their new £350m stadium had no affect on Wenger's spending power. "The money is there. Don't worry we've got it," Edelman told BBC Sport. "Hopefully, we'll spend it this summer and in the coming years. Arsene attends all our board meetings and he knows our finances are very strong." 6 | 7 | Edelman added that it was pointless having a brand new stadium if the team did not match the surroundings. "Its great to have nice, new surroundings, but if the team aren't performing on the pitch, then there isn't great respect in having a fabulous stadium," he said. "It's important that we had sufficient funds for our team in place, before we began on the stadium." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football050.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Souness delight at Euro progress 2 | 3 | Boss Graeme Souness felt Newcastle were never really in danger of going out of the Uefa Cup against Heerenveen. 4 | 5 | An early own goal followed by an Alan Shearer strike earned them a 2-1 win and a place in the Uefa Cup last 16. "Obviously with winning in the first leg it gave us a great advantage," he said after the 4-2 aggregate victory. "We got our goals early and in the minds of some players the job was done but then they got a goal and perhaps made us a bit nervous." Shearer's goal moved him within 12 of Jackie Milburn's club scoring record of 200 for the Magpies. But Souness said he did not think beating the record would have any bearing on his decision to retire at the end of the season. "I think if he got it this year he would want to stay next year anyway," he added. 6 | 7 | "He struck the ball very well - he always has done - and I think it was the power and pace that beat the goalkeeper." Souness also paid tribute to Laurent Robert, who was at the heart of much of United's attacking play. "In the first half he did really well and did everything you want from a wide player. More of the same in future please," he said. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football054.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Palace threat over Cantona masks 2 | 3 | Manchester United fans wearing Eric Cantona masks will not be allowed in Selhurst Park on Saturday. 4 | 5 | United fans are planning to mark the 10th anniversary of Cantona's infamous kung-fu kick on Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons by wearing the masks. But Palace stadium manager Kevin Corner has warned: "If they wear them inside Selhurst Park they will be immediately rejected on safety grounds. "And no fans wearing Cantona masks will be allowed entry to the stadium." United fans had declared Saturday as 'Cantona Day' and had planned to wear masks, that were popular during the Frenchman's time as a player at the Old Trafford club. Cantona received a nine-month ban following the incident and Palace are keen to avoid an incident that would stir up ill feeling between the two sets of supporters. Four months after the Cantona incident a Palace fan, Paul Nixon, was killed prior to an FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football067.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Coach Ranieri sacked by Valencia 2 | 3 | Claudio Ranieri has been sacked as Valencia coach just eight months after taking charge at the Primera Liga club for the second time in his career. 4 | 5 | The decision was taken at a board meeting following the side's surprise elimination from the Uefa Cup. "We understand, and he understands, that the results in the last few weeks have not been the most appropriate," said club president Juan Bautista. Former assistant Antonio Lopez will take over as the new coach. Italian Ranieri took over the Valencia job in June 2004 having been replaced at Chelsea by Jose Mourinho. 6 | 7 | Things began well but the Spanish champions extended their winless streak to six after losing to Racing Santander last weekend. That defeat was then followed by a Uefa Cup exit at the hands of Steaua Bucharest. Ranieri first took charge of Valencia in 1997, guiding them to the King's Cup and helping them to qualify for the Champions League. The 54-year-old then moved to Atletico Madrid in 1999, before joining Chelsea the following year. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football068.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Cole faces lengthy injury lay-off 2 | 3 | Aston Villa's Carlton Cole could be out for six weeks with a knee injury. 4 | 5 | The striker, who is on a season-long loan from Chelsea, picked up the knock in an England Under-21 match against Holland earlier this month. "Carlton will be out of action for four to six weeks after a bad challenge," said Villa boss David O'Leary. "I won't be able to tell you whether he will need an operation until maybe next week. Whether he has an operation has got to be left to Chelsea." Cole, who also struggled with an ankle problem earlier in the season, was unable to rest because O'Leary had a shortage of strikers. The return to fitness of Darius Vassell after four months out with a broken ankle and the emergence of Luke Moore has alleviated some of the Villa's manager's problems in that department. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football071.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Unclear future for striker Baros 2 | 3 | Liverpool forward Milan Baros is uncertain whether he remains part of boss Rafa Benitez's plans after being dropped for the Carling Cup final. 4 | 5 | Baros, who is Liverpool's leading scorer this season, denied reports of a row with Benitez but claims he is mystified at being left on the bench. He told Czech newspaper Daily Sport: "I don't know why I didn't play on Sunday. I didn't argue with anybody. "I was disappointed but I am not thinking of leaving right now." The Czech international came on as a substitute after 74 minutes but could not prevent his side losing 3-2 to Chelsea after extra-time. 6 | 7 | Baros denied suggestions he wanted to leave the Millennium Stadium before the match upon learning of his omission from the starting line-up. But his admission that he "guessed something like this was going to happen on Saturday", will do little to quell claims of a falling-out with Benitez. And although Baros insisted thoughts of quitting Anfield are "not in my mind right now", he admitted "everything is possible". 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football073.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Robben plays down European return 2 | 3 | Injured Chelsea winger Arjen Robben has insisted that he only has a 10% chance of making a return against Barcelona in the Champions League. 4 | 5 | The 21-year-old has been sidelined since breaking a foot against Blackburn last month. Chelsea face Barcelona at home on 8 March having lost 2-1 in the first leg. And Robben told the Daily Star: "It is not impossible that I will play against Barcelona but it is just a very, very small chance - about 10%." 6 | 7 | Robben has been an inspirational player for Chelsea this season following a switch from PSV Einhoven last summer. He added: "My recovery is going better than we expected a few weeks ago but I think the Barcelona game will come too soon. "I won't take any risks and come back too soon." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football077.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Boro suffer Morrison injury blow 2 | 3 | Middlesbrough midfielder James Morrison has been ruled out for up to eight weeks after an operation on Tuesday. 4 | 5 | The 18-year-old, who has played in 13 of the club's last 14 games, had surgery to repair a double hernia. A club spokesman confirmed: "It is a bilateral sportsman's hernia, which was operated on yesterday." Morrison was sent for scans after being substituted at half-time during Boro's 2-1 UEFA Cup win over Graz AK in which he scored the equaliser. His injury is the latest blow for the Teessiders, who have been without Gaizka Mendieta, George Boateng and Mark Viduka for extended periods. Meanwhile, the kick-off time for Boro's Uefa Cup match at Sporting Lisbon on 17 March has been brought forward from 2115 GMT to 1945 GMT. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football079.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | QPR keeper Day heads for Preston 2 | 3 | Queens Park Rangers keeper Chris Day is set to join Preston on a month's loan. 4 | 5 | Day has been displaced by the arrival of Simon Royce, who is in his second month on loan from Charlton. QPR have also signed Italian Generoso Rossi. R's manager Ian Holloway said: "Some might say it's a risk as he can't be recalled during that month and Simon Royce can now be recalled by Charlton. "But I have other irons in the fire. I have had a 'yes' from a couple of others should I need them." 6 | 7 | Day's Rangers contract expires in the summer. Meanwhile, Holloway is hoping to complete the signing of Middlesbrough defender Andy Davies - either permanently or again on loan - before Saturday's match at Ipswich. Davies impressed during a recent loan spell at Loftus Road. Holloway is also chasing Bristol City midfielder Tom Doherty. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football080.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Cudicini misses Carling Cup final 2 | 3 | Chelsea goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini will miss Sunday's Carling Cup final after the club dropped their appeal against his red card against Newcastle. 4 | 5 | The Italian was sent off for bringing down Shola Ameobi in the final minute of Sunday's match. Blues boss Jose Mourinho had promised to pick Cudicini for the final instead of first-choice keeper Petr Cech. The 31-year-old will now serve a one-match suspension commencing with immediate effect. 6 | 7 | Cudicini kept a club record 24 clean sheets last season for Chelsea, but Petr Cech has established himself as first choice for Mourinho since moving to Stamford Bridge in summer 2004. The 22-year-old Czech Republic international has set a new Premiership record of 961 consecutive minutes without conceding a goal, a mark which is still running. But Mourinho has used Cudicini regularly in the Carling Cup, and the Italian has only let in one goal in his four appearances during Chelsea's run to the final. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football081.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Beattie return calms attack fears 2 | 3 | Everton striker James Beattie has been declared fit for training on Tuesday, despite suffering an alleged assault last Saturday. 4 | 5 | Beattie, 27, is not believed to be as seriously hurt as some reports have suggested after being "the victim of an unprovoked assault" in Birmingham. He was on a night out with his girlfriend and two friends following Everton's 3-1 win over Aston Villa. "He was shaken but not badly injured," said Everton spokesman Ian Ross. He added: "He did speak to the police but will not be pressing charges. "He has spoken to manager David Moyes about what happened." Beattie was suspended for the win at Aston Villa after his red card against Chelsea and he will be available again for the Merseyside derby at Liverpool on 20 March. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football097.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Tottenham bid £8m for Forest duo 2 | 3 | Nottingham Forest have confirmed they have received an £8m bid from Tottenham for Andy Reid and Michael Dawson. 4 | 5 | Reid rejected a move to Southampton after Forest accepted a cash-plus-players offer while Spurs had made previous bids for the 22-year-old. Spurs had also made an undisclosed offer for 21-year-old defender Dawson. Forest chief executive Mark Arthur said: "We've received an £8m bid from Spurs for the two players and we're considering the offer." Southampton's offer for Republic of Ireland international Reid comprised £3m-plus and two players - Brett Ormerod and Darren Kenton. 6 | 7 | Spurs had seen previous bids of £3m, £4m and £5m for Reid rejected by the Championship club. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football100.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Klinsmann issues Lehmann warning 2 | 3 | Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann has warned goalkeeper Jens Lehmann he may have to quit Arsenal to keep his World Cup dreams alive. 4 | 5 | Lehmann is understudy to Oliver Kahn in the German squad, but has lost his place to Manuel Alumnia at Highbury. Klinsmann said: "It will be difficult for any of our players if he is not a first-choice at his club. "If Jens is not Arsenal's number one keeper, that is a problem for me. He must be playing regularly." Lehmann is desperate to keep his place in the Germany squad when the country hosts the World Cup in 2006. Klinsmann added: "If he is not playing regularly he cannot be Germany's number one keeper, or even number two keeper. "The situation for Jens is that he is currently the number two keeper at Arsenal. This could be critical if it remains the same during next season." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football109.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Mutu to hold talks with Juventus 2 | 3 | Disgraced former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu is to begin talks with Juventus as he looks for a new club. 4 | 5 | "Mutu will be in our club's main stand to watch the match between Juventus and Fiorentina," said a Juventus official, who declined to be named. "Then he will meet some important people of the club," he added. Mutu, 25, sacked by Chelsea and banned for seven months for taking cocaine, is now represented by Alessandro Moggi, son of Juve manager Luciano Moggi. Mutu, banned by the English FA, can resume playing next May. He is to undergo a drug education and rehabilitation programme. Mutu wants to train with Romanian side Dinamo Bucharest whilst serving his ban, say the Bucharest side. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football119.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Jansen suffers a further setback 2 | 3 | Blackburn striker Matt Jansen faces three weeks out after surgery to treat a cartilage problem. 4 | 5 | But central defender Lorenzo Amoruso is moving closer to fitness following a knee operation. Rovers' assistant manager Mark Bowen said: "Matt had a small operation to trim knee cartilage. "It's a tiny piece of work, which should be a fairly quick recovery. Lorenzo is also jogging for the first time, along with kicking a ball." Jansen's career has been dogged by injury since a freak scooter accident two years ago. 6 | 7 | He returned to first-team action soon after Mark Hughes' appointment as Blackburn boss and marked it with a goal against Portsmouth in his first appearance of the season. Bowen added: "I'm guessing, but I reckon maybe two to three weeks before he is back in action completely." The Rovers assistant boss forecast a longer time spell for Amoruso's availability for first-team duties. Bowen said: "There's still some scar tissue present so it will be some weeks. "It's a case of see how he goes. You can't put a real time on a comeback, we'll see how he progresses." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football120.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Mansfield 0-1 Leyton Orient 2 | 3 | An second-half goal from Andy Scott condemned Mansfield to a ninth successive game without a win. 4 | 5 | Early in the second half Wayne Carlisle's cross was met by Scott and he blasted the ball home from just outside the penalty area. As Orient chased a second, Mansfield had to clear Alan White's header off the line and Kevin Pilkington saved well from Michael Simpson. By the end Mansfield fans were chanting for the head of chairman Keith Haslam. 6 | 7 | Pilkington, Talbot, Buxton, Dimech, Artell, Corden, Murray, Curtis, Neil, Warne, Barker. Subs Not Used: White, McIntosh, Wood, Lloyd, Herron. 8 | 9 | Harrison, Lockwood, Donny Barnard, White,Mackie, Scott, Saah, Simpson, Carlisle, Lee Barnard, Ibehre. Subs Not Used: Morris, Wardley, Newey, Zakuani, McMahon. 10 | 11 | Scott 51. 12 | 13 | 3,803 14 | 15 | S Mathieson (Cheshire). 16 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football126.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Curbishley delight for Johansson 2 | 3 | Charlton manager Alan Curbishley paid tribute to two-goal striker Jonatan Johansson after beating Norwich. 4 | 5 | Curbishley said after the 4-0 win: "There was talk about Norwich being interested in the summer but I have a lot of faith in Jonatan. "When there was talk of other clubs I just told him he was going nowhere. "He's part of our squad and he got us a couple of important goals early on. I'm sure he's happy here, but I was delighted with all the players." Curbishley was subjected to criticism from Charlton fans recently, and he said: "The thing about this club is that we have got where we are by all pulling in the same direction. "That's happened for however long I've been here and we don't want people taking sides." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football127.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Lennon brands Rangers favourites 2 | 3 | Celtic's Neil Lennon admits Rangers could be considered "slight favourites" for the Old Firm CIS Cup clash, but insists his side can still win. 4 | 5 | Lennon concedes Rangers are in good form at the moment, but they have failed to beat Celtic in their last seven meetings. "Rangers are on the up and have been on a good run in recent weeks," he said. "But it's a game we believe we're capable of winning if we play our best," he told the Evening Times. "All the boys are looking forward to it because they are brilliant games to be involved in. "Without playing at the top of our game, we have still been winning matches. "At the minute, we are at the top of the league and still in with a chance of staying in Europe, so I don't think it is the crisis people have been trying to make out. "Of course, it is a concern when you are losing goals, because we have been notorious for being a team that is hard to beat and keeping clean sheets, but hopefully we are over that wee run. "Considering we lost Henrik Larsson at the end of last season, we have still been scoring a lot of goals, which is pleasing." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football130.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Bristol City 2-1 Milton Keynes 2 | 3 | Leroy Lita took his goal tally to 13 for the season as his double earned City an LDV Vans Trophy win. 4 | 5 | The striker finished off Scott Murray cross from close range just seconds before half-time. Lita then made it 2-0 on 52 minutes, but Dons' substitute Serge Makofo then netted a great volley to make it 2-1. The visitors almost took the tie to extra time with a late 30-yard bullet from Richard Johnson which was well held by Steve Phillips. 6 | 7 | Phillips, Amankwaah, Coles, Hill, Fortune, Murray (Anyinsah 59), Doherty (Harley 45), Dinning, Bell, Lita (Cotterill 72), Gillespie. Subs Not Used: Orr, Brown. 8 | 9 | Hill. 10 | 11 | Lita 45, 52. 12 | 13 | Bevan, Oyedele, Ntimban-Zeh, Crooks, Puncheon, Kamara (Makofo 64), Chorley, Herve (McKoy 45), Tapp (Johnson 45), Mackie, Pacquette. Subs Not Used: Martin, Palmer. 14 | 15 | Pacquette, Chorley, Johnson, McKoy. 16 | 17 | Makofo 66. 18 | 19 | 3,367 20 | 21 | J Ross (Essex). 22 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football131.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Hereford 1-1 Doncaster 2 | 3 | Hereford win 3-1 on penalties. 4 | 5 | Rovers took the lead on 59 minutes as Michael McIndoe's corner found Adriano Rigoglioso, whose stunning volley soared into the top right of the net. Danny Williams equalised for the hosts after 72 minutes with a crisp finish from just insist the penalty box. McIndoe saw an extra-time penalty saved, giving Mills the chance to net the winning penalty. 6 | 7 | Mawson, Travis, Mkandawire, James, Robinson, Daniel Williams, Stanley, Hyde (Pitman 105), Purdie (Mills 83), Brown, Stansfield (Green 102). Subs Not Used: Smith, Scott. 8 | 9 | James. 10 | 11 | Daniel Williams 72. 12 | 13 | Ingham, Mulligan, Fenton, Morley, Priet (Ryan 79), McIndoe, Ravenhill (Price 90), Rigoglioso, Tierney (Jackson 79), Beardsley, Coppinger. Subs Not Used: Warrington, Maloney. 14 | 15 | Rigoglioso 59. 16 | 17 | 1,375 18 | 19 | T Parkes (W Midlands). 20 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football135.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | McClaren targets Champions League 2 | 3 | Middlesbrough boss Steve McClaren believes his side can clinch a top-four spot in the Premiership and secure qualification for the Champions League. 4 | 5 | After their 3-2 win over Manchester City, McClaren said: "We are playing exciting football, it's a magnificent result to keep us in the top five. "But how well we do depends how often we can get our best team out. "Once we got the third goal it should have been four or five but we nearly paid for it in the end." McClaren also praised winger Stewart Downing and strikers Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Mark Viduka, who both ended barren runs in front of goal. He added: "If Stewart keeps playing like this Sven-Goran Eriksson has got to pick him. "And the strikers scored great goals, the combination play between them shows they want to play with each other and they are trying." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football136.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Hitzlsperger waiting on O'Leary 2 | 3 | Aston Villa's Thomas Hitzlsperger is waiting to learn the future of manager David O'Leary before committing himself to a new contract with the club. 4 | 5 | O'Leary has been in talks over a new deal and he said: "I had a message from Thomas' agent asking me what the news was on myself. "He wants to find out before he goes into discussions over Thomas. "The reason Thomas is not speaking to the club is because the agent wants to see the outcome of what happens to me." Hitzlsperger's current deal expires in the summer and he has been offered a new deal by the Midlands club. The German international is understood to be keen to remain at Villa, despite interest in his native country from Hamburg. But he wants assurances that O'Leary will also be committing himself long-term because negotiations over a new three-and-a-half-year contract appear to have stalled. 6 | 7 | O'Leary wants his backroom staff - assistant manager Roy Aitken and fitness coach Steve McGregor - to also be given satisfactory deals, which will tie them to Villa until the summer of 2008. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football145.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Beckham relief as Real go through 2 | 3 | David Beckham expressed his relief at Real Madrid's passage to the Champions League knockout phase. 4 | 5 | After Real's 3-0 win at Roma, the England skipper admitted another season of under-achievement would not be tolerated at the Bernabeu stadium. Beckham said: "It's expected of Madrid to get through, but it's a relief for the club and players to have won. "We lost momentum last season but we cannot afford to to go another season without winning anything." Real's finish as runners-up in their Champions League group means they cannot face his old club Manchester United in the next round. But Real could be drawn against other Premiership hopefuls, Arsenal or Chelsea, who won their respective groups. "It's going to be great whoever we play, even if we don't get either of the two English teams." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football147.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Hamm bows out for US 2 | 3 | Women's football legend Mia Hamm has played her final game. 4 | 5 | Hamm, 32, who officially retired after this year's Athens Olympics, took to the field for the last time to help the US claim a 5-0 win over Mexico. Hamm ends her career as the most prolific scorer - male or female - in international football, with 158 goals in 276 games for the US. She was twice Fifa women's player of the year and won the World Cup in 1991 and 1999 and two Olympic golds. On her retirement, Hamm said: "There are mixed emotions. There are things in your life that you have had to put on the back-burner and you can focus more time and energy on that now. "I have to see what is out there and not commit to everything at the beginning." The friendly also saw the end of Julie Foudy and Joy Fawcett's US careers. Hamm will now embark on a new life with husband, Chicago Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, who was in the stands to watch her final game. He has just agreed a new deal with the Cubs after joining them in July. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football155.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Solskjaer raises hopes of return 2 | 3 | Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he hoped to return next season following a career-threatening injury to his right knee. 4 | 5 | The 31-year-old Norway international had surgery in Sweden in August to transplant cartilage into the joint. "I'm in no doubt that I'll play again," Solskjaer told Aftenposten Daily. "The problem will be the speed but we're talking about eight months' time. It's going as it should with the knee. I'm slavishly following a programme." Solskjaer last played for United as a late substitute in May's FA Cup final win over Millwall. His contract with United runs out in 2006, by which time he will have been at the Premier League club for 10 years. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football158.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ferguson rues failure to cut gap 2 | 3 | Boss Sir Alex Ferguson was left ruing Manchester United's failure to close the gap on Chelsea, Everton and Arsenal after his side's 1-1 draw with Fulham. 4 | 5 | Premiership leaders Chelsea and the Gunners endured a 2-2 stalemate on Sunday, giving United the chance to make up some ground in the league. But Ferguson said: "I think what makes it so bad is that both our rivals dropped points at the weekend. "It was a great opportunity - and we haven't delivered." United went ahead through Alan Smith in the 33rd minute before Bouba Diop's superb 25-yard strike cancelled out the visitors' lead in the 87th minute. Ferguson described the result as an "absolute giveaway" after United had earlier missed a host of opportunities to finish off the encounter. He said: "It was a good performance - some of the football was fantastic - but we just didn't finish them off. "In fairness, it's a fantastic strike from the Fulham player." The result leaves Ferguson's side fourth in the league on 31 points - four points behind Arsenal and a further five back from Chelsea. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football161.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ferguson rues failure to cut gap 2 | 3 | Boss Sir Alex Ferguson was left ruing Manchester United's failure to close the gap on Chelsea, Everton and Arsenal after his side's 1-1 draw with Fulham. 4 | 5 | Premiership leaders Chelsea and the Gunners endured a 2-2 stalemate on Sunday, giving United the chance to make up some ground in the league. But Ferguson said: "I think what makes it so bad is that both our rivals dropped points at the weekend. "It was a great opportunity - and we haven't delivered." United went ahead through Alan Smith in the 33rd minute before Bouba Diop's superb 25-yard strike cancelled out the visitors' lead in the 87th minute. Ferguson described the result as an "absolute giveaway" after United had earlier missed a host of opportunities to finish off the encounter. He said: "It was a good performance - some of the football was fantastic - but we just didn't finish them off. "In fairness, it's a fantastic strike from the Fulham player." The result leaves Ferguson's side fourth in the league on 31 points - four points behind Arsenal and a further five back from Chelsea. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football162.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Everton's Weir cools Euro hopes 2 | 3 | Everton defender David Weir has played down talk of European football, despite his team lying in second place in the Premiership after beating Liverpool. 4 | 5 | Weir told BBC Radio Five Live: "We don't want to rest on our laurels and say we have achieved anything yet. "I think you start taking your eye off the ball if you make statements and look too far into the future. "If you start making predictions you soon fall back into trouble. The only thing that matters is the next game." He said: "We are looking after each other and hard work goes a long way in this league. We have definitely shown that. "Also injuries and suspensions haven't cost us too badly and we have a lot of self-belief around the place." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football165.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Benitez deflects blame from Dudek 2 | 3 | Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has refused to point the finger of blame at goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek after Portsmouth claimed a draw at Anfield. 4 | 5 | Dudek fumbled a cross before Lomana LuaLua headed home an injury-time equaliser, levelling after Steven Gerrard put Liverpool ahead. Benitez said: "It was difficult for Jerzy. It was an unlucky moment. "He was expecting a cross from Matthew Taylor and it ended up like a shot, so I don't blame him for what happened." Benitez admitted it was a costly loss of two points by Liverpool, who followed up their derby defeat against Everton with a disappointing draw. He said: "We had many opportunities but didn't score and, in the end, a 1-0 lead was not enough. "If you don't have any chances you have to think of other things, but when you are creating so many chances as we are there is nothing you can say to the players. It was a pity. "We lost two points, but we have one more point in the table. Now we have another difficult game against Newcastle and we have to recover quickly from that." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football167.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | McClaren eyes Uefa Cup top spot 2 | 3 | Steve McClaren wants his Middlesbrough team to win their Uefa Cup group by beating Partizan Belgrade. 4 | 5 | Boro have already qualified for the knockout stages alongside Partizan and Villareal, at the expense of Lazio. But boss McClaren is looking for a victory which would mean they avoid a team that has played in the Champions League in Friday's third-round draw. "To need a win to finish top is fantastic, but it is going to be a tough one," McClaren said. "When the draw was made, I thought it was the toughest group of them all - and so it has proved. "Lazio were favourites, Villarreal have been semi-finalists, and Partizan have fantastic experience in Europe. "The pleasing thing is we did the business in the first two games. "Winning those two has put us in a great position and it has been a fantastic experience playing these teams." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football168.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Spurs to sign Iceland U21 star 2 | 3 | Tottenham are primed to snap up Iceland Under-21 international Emil Hallfredsson after he impressed on trial at White Hart Lane. 4 | 5 | The 20-year-old midfielder, who plays for FH Hafnarfjordur, also starred in the Uefa Cup match against Scottish side Dunfermline earlier this season. Spurs have agreed a fee for the player, who has yet to agree personal terms. "He had offers from two other clubs but he decided to come to Tottenham," said Spurs sporting director Frank Arnesen. "He is a left-sided player, a position we have been looking at and he showed so much talent in his time here that we decided to take him. "It's down the road of bringing in talent, good prospects and giving them a place at Tottenham where they can improve." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football169.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | McLeish ready for criticism 2 | 3 | Rangers manager Alex McLeish accepts he is going to be criticised after their disastrous Uefa Cup exit at the hands of Auxerre at Ibrox on Wednesday. 4 | 5 | McLeish told BBC Radio Five Live: "We were in pole position to get through to the next stage but we blew it, we absolutely blew it. "There's no use burying your head in the sand, we know we are going to get a lot of criticism. "We have to take it as we have done in the past and we must now bounce back." McLeish admitted his team's defending was amateurish after watching them lose 2-0 to Guy Roux's French side. 6 | 7 | "I'm very disappointed because we didn't give ourselves a chance, losing the first goal from our own corner. It was amateur," he added. "The early goal in the second half gave us a mountain to climb and we never created the same kind of chances as we did in the first half. "It's difficult to take positives from the game. We've let the fans down." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football172.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Benitez 'to launch Morientes bid' 2 | 3 | Liverpool may launch an £8m January bid for long-time target Fernando Morientes, according to reports. 4 | 5 | The Real Madrid striker has been linked with a move to Anfield since the summer and is currently behind Raul, Ronaldo and Michael Owen at the Bernabeu. Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez is keen to bolster his forward options with Djibril Cisse out until next season. "If there is an attractive propostition it could be I would be keen to leave," admitted the 28-year-old Morientes. He added: "Unfortunately, I'm not in control of the situation. I'm under contract to Real and they will make any decisions." The fee could put Liverpool off a prospective deal but Real are keen to net the cash as they are reported to be preparing a massive summer bid for Inter Milan striker Adriano. The Reds are currently sixth in the Premiership, 15 points behind leaders Chelsea. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football177.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Henry tipped for Fifa award 2 | 3 | Fifa president Sepp Blatter hopes Arsenal's Thierry Henry will be named World Player of the Year on Monday. 4 | 5 | Henry is on the Fifa shortlist with Barcelona's Ronaldinho and newly-crowned European Footballer of the Year, AC Milan's Andriy Shevchenko. Blatter said: "Henry, for me, is the personality on the field. He is the man who can run and organise the game." The winner of the accolade will be named at a glittering ceremony at Zurich's Opera house. The three shortlisted candidates for the women's award are Mia Hamm of the United States, Germany's Birgit Prinz and Brazilian youngster Marta. 6 | 7 | Hamm, who recently retired - is looking to regain the women's award, which she lost last year to striker Prinz. Fifa has changed the panel of voters for this year's awards. Male and female captains of every national team will be able to vote, as well as their coaches and Fipro - the global organisation for professional players. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football183.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Celtic unhappy over Bulgaria date 2 | 3 | Martin O'Neill hopes to block Stilian Petrov's call-up by Bulgaria during Celtic's busy festive programme. 4 | 5 | The Celtic manager does not view the friendly against Valenciana - a region of Spain - on 28 December as important. "I can't say I was overly pleased at the fixture being played just after Christmas," said O'Neill. "We will have to speak with the Bulgarian FA. It's their prerogative for them to arrange a fixture and our prerogative how we handle it." Bulgaria's game comes between Celtic's Boxing Day meeting with Hearts and their 2 January fixture against Livingston. O'Neill believes the extra game will not help a midfielder whose season has already been affected by injury. "They have organised a game at a rather awkward time," he added. "When we were out playing Barcelona, I spoke with the Bulgarian manager, Hristo Stoichkov, and he mentioned this game to me. "We pay his wages, we are the ones that if an awkward fixture is going to be played at some stage or another it should be to our benefit, rather than anyone else. "I have said this before, but Bulgaria are the one nation who seem to organise a lot of friendly games." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football185.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Newcastle line up Babayaro 2 | 3 | Newcastle manager Graeme Souness is closing in on signing Chelsea defender Celestine Babayaro when the transfer window reopens. 4 | 5 | Souness is bidding to bolster his defence and, according to reports, contract negotiations are at an advanced stage with the player. Babayaro has been in the Premiership since 1997 when he moved to Chelsea for £2.25m from Anderlecht. But the 26-year-old has been surplus to requirements this season. Souness would not be drawn on specifics over individual players. 6 | 7 | But he said: "All I can tell you is that the chairman has worked really hard in the last couple of months to try to do deals. "We have said from day one we want to strengthen, and that is what we are hoping to do in the coming weeks." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football186.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Mourinho takes swipe at Arsenal 2 | 3 | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has attempted to pile the pressure on title rivals Arsenal ahead of the Gunners facing Newcastle on Wednesday. 4 | 5 | Arsenal will play the Magpies a day after Chelsea beat Portsmouth during a busy festive programme. And Mourinho said: "They always seem to have two or three days' rest in which to recover. Perhaps it's something to do with the television schedule. "All my players are tired, especially John Terry." 6 | 7 | Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho admitted his side were "lucky" to win at Fratton Park but is still unhappy with the amount of games in such a short space of time during this time of year. He added: "We have had to play two matches in three days which is foreign to many of my players and, although I understand the traditions of football here at this time of year, it is not good for your health to do it. 8 | 9 | "You can sit back and smoke cigars, one after another, and it is a good life, but it is not actually good for you. "Playing so many games is certainly not healthy, especially for teams who still have European commitment." 10 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football188.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ferguson hails Man Utd's resolve 2 | 3 | Manchester United's Alex Ferguson has praised his players' gutsy performance in the 1-0 win at Aston Villa. 4 | 5 | "That was our hardest away game of the season and it was a fantastic game of football, end-to-end with lots of good passing," said the Old Trafford boss. "We showed lots of character and guts and we weren't going to lose. "I look at that fixture and think we've been there and won, while Arsenal and Chelsea have yet to come and Villa may have some players back when they do." Ferguson also hailed senior stars Ryan Giggs and Roy Keane, who came off the bench for the injured John O'Shea. "Roy came on and brought a bit of composure to the midfield which we needed and which no other player has got. "Giggs was a tremendous threat and he brings tremendous penetration. "All we can do is maintain our form, play as we are and we'll get our rewards." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football190.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | FA charges Mourinho 2 | 3 | Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association. 4 | 5 | The move follows comments on Chelsea TV after the Carling Cup semi-final first leg draw against Manchester United. Mourinho suggested United boss Sir Alex Ferguson had put pressure on referee Neale Barry at half-time. The Chelsea boss, who has until 14 February to respond, said: "In the second half it was whistle and whistle, fault and fault, cheat and cheat." However, the FA will not take action over comments on the same issue by Chelsea defender John Terry after the match. Terry said: "With most refs and being captain, you can maybe have a word, but he just wasn't willing to listen which was disappointing." In a statement, the FA said it had "reviewed the content and context of these comments, (and) decided that it is not appropriate to take formal disciplinary action." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football193.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Henchoz prefers England to Gers 2 | 3 | Rangers could miss out on Liverpool defender Stephane Henchoz because he wants to continue playing in England. 4 | 5 | The Ibrox club have offered a deal to the Swiss international, 30, who is out of contract at the end of the season and has been linked with Southampton. More talks are planned between Rangers and the player's agent on Wednesday, but Henchoz said: "Actually I would like to stay in the Premiership. "Rangers' offer is not the only one and I will have to consider each of them." Henchoz seems certain to leave Liverpool after recently criticising manager Rafael Benitez. Rangers want him as a replacement for Jean-Alain Boumsong, who has moved to Newcastle for £8m. However, the former Blackburn defender is reported to have rejected an initial six-month contract offer as he wants at least an 18-month deal. Henchoz has played just four times for Liverpool this season and has yet to play in the league under Benitez. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football195.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Newcastle move in for Boa Morte 2 | 3 | Newcastle manager Graeme Souness has confirmed Fulham striker Luis Boa Morte is his latest transfer target. 4 | 5 | Souness wants to add the £3m-rated Portugal international to his revamped squad during the transfer window. He said: "We have declared an interest in him. The chairman is working hard to bring at least one more body in before this window goes past." Souness may offer Olivier Bernard, Titus Bramble or Lee Bowyer as bait in a deal for the 27-year-old. The Newcastle boss also unveiled Jean-Alain Boumsong, his £8m buy from Ranger, and defender Celestine Babayaro, a £1m capture from Chelsea, as he revamps his squad. Fulham have insisted Boa Morte is not for sale and hope he will agree a new contract - but Souness is determined to land his man. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football217.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Bitter Santini hits out at Spurs 2 | 3 | Former Tottenham coach Jacques Santini said he quit partly because he felt agreements with the club were broken. 4 | 5 | Santini, 52, left in November after just 13 games in charge amid tensions with sporting director Frank Arnesen. "They promised me a big apartment on the beach and I found myself 200m from the sea with a view of my neighbours," he told France's Journal di Dimanche. But the ex-France coach admitted he "dug his own grave" by agreeing to join the club before the end of Euro 2004. "My only regret is having signed too early (for Tottenham). I should have waited until after Euro 2004 even if that means I might have missed my chance," he said. Santini also said he was not given enough information about Spurs' transfer policy. "I learned on the day of our team photo that our captain (Stephen Carr) was leaving the club," he said. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football230.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ronaldinho denies Blues interest 2 | 3 | Fifa World Player of the Year Ronaldinho says he has no intention of leaving Barcelona to join Chelsea. 4 | 5 | "I never said I wanted to play for Chelsea. I'm very happy where I am and want to carry on where I am," he said. "I want to be part of the history of Barcelona as a winning player. Barcelona has given more to me than I have to them." The Brazilian added: "From the first day I have had lovely surprises. Barcelona, for me, is perfect." Ronaldinho's words will reassure Barca after the Brazilian previously said he was interested in moving to England. He was quoted as saying: "What Chelsea are doing is absolutely amazing. I respect them a lot and can see maybe see myself living in London one day." 6 | 7 | Barca meet Chelsea in the last 16 of the Champions League and Ronaldinho is expecting a tough time against the London outfit. "I hope we can reach the final of the Champions League, but it is a very strong competition," he said. "Chelsea are one of the highest-ranking teams." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football233.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Man Utd urged to seal Giggs deal 2 | 3 | Ryan Giggs' agent has told Manchester United to end the deadlock surrounding the Welsh winger's contract. 4 | 5 | Giggs is signed up until 2006 and the 31-year-old is looking for a new two-year deal as he bids to end his playing days at Old Trafford. However, United have only offered a one-year extension in line with their policy of contract negotiations with players over 30. "I don't think he is asking for the world," said agent Harry Swales. He added: "We are not banging on desks and slamming doors. We are just waiting for the gentlemen in grey suits to get back in touch with us. "Ryan isn't asking for any more money and he certainly doesn't want to leave Manchester United. "If he had his way, he would stay with them for the rest of his career. "We have got on well with the board at United and long may that continue. But just at the moment, the ball is in their court." Newcastle and Bolton are reportedly interested in signing the midfielder, who has been one of the main influences behind United's success over the last decade. However, Giggs has always insisted that he is keen to end his career at Old Trafford. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football234.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Rivals back anti-racism campaign 2 | 3 | Manchester United and Arsenal players will wear black and white wristbands when they face each other on Tuesday as part of a new anti-racism initiative. 4 | 5 | Launching the 'Stand Up, Speak Up' scheme with Thierry Henry, United's Rio Ferdinand said football's ruling bodies should do more to tackle racist abuse. "If an offence is committed, they should make a stand against it before the players do," Ferdinand said. "It should be up to the authorities to come forward." Ferdinand added: "It is a massive issue that needs to be jumped on and addressed. "It is a bit sad that it has taken the initiative of a player to push this issue forward." Henry became involved with the campaign following comments directed at him last year by Luis Aragones. 6 | 7 | Ferdinand claimed he was surprised by the lack of action taken against the Spain coach, saying: "I think if it had been the England manager who had said something like that, he wouldn't be in a job now." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football235.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | City tie on as weather hits games 2 | 3 | Oldham Athletic's FA Cup tie against Manchester City will go ahead despite severe weather conditons, which have hit several games across Britain. 4 | 5 | Fans had to wait until noon for the match to be given the green light after high winds caused structural damage to two of the stands at Boundary Park. On Friday, Burnley's tie against Liverpool was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. Bad weather has also forced several Scottish Cup matches to be postponed. Gretna's tie against Dundee United, Morton's match at Livingston and Airdrie United at Ross County were all called off. Elsewhere in Scotland, Third Division matches between Albion Rovers and Queen's Park and Elgin and Peterhead were also postponed. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football244.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Faye plans to stay at Portsmouth 2 | 3 | Portsmouth midfielder Amdy Faye is keen to stay at Fratton Park and help keep the club in the Premiership. 4 | 5 | The Senegalese international has been linked with moves to Middlesbrough, Aston Villa and Bolton after hinting at his desire to play European football. But Faye told the Portsmouth Evening News: "Every week there's a new club I'm linked with - but I'm staying here. "I'm getting tired of hearing all this talk and I'm clear in my mind now that I'm staying at Portsmouth." Faye could well stay after fellow midfielder Nigel Quashie completed his move to re-join former Pompey boss Harry Redknapp at rivals Southampton on Monday. 6 | 7 | And Redknapp may continue to plunder Portsmouth's midfield, with claims from Fratton Park chairman Milan Mandaric that two top flight clubs are interested in Patrik Berger. Although Mandaric has refused to name the clubs, Southampton are thought to be involved. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football245.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Cech sets clean-sheet benchmark 2 | 3 | Chelsea's Petr Cech set a Premiership goalkeeping benchmark with the aid of a penalty save at Blackburn. 4 | 5 | Cech's save of Paul Dickov's spot-kick in Chelsea's 1-0 win means the 22-year-old has now gone 781 minutes without conceding a Premiershp goal. That surpasses the previous mark of 694 minutes, set by Manchester United's Peter Schmeichel in 1997. The Czech Republic international said: "The team has been fantastic and I wanted to do my bit to help them win." Cech joined Chelsea last summer for £7m from French club Rennes, and on first arriving at Stamford Bridge, was thought to be an understudy to the established Carlo Cudicini. 6 | 7 | But Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho had confidence to name the Czech international as his starting goalkeeper and Cech began as he intended to continue with a clean sheet in the Blues' opening day win over Manchester United. Cech has kept a clean-sheet in 19 of Chelsea's 25 Premiership games, and only Bolton and Arsenal have managed to put more than one goal past him in a match. The last player to score past Cech in the Premiership was Arsenal's Thierry Henry in the 2-2 draw on 12 December. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football254.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Worthington praises classy Villa 2 | 3 | Norwich boss Nigel Worthington said his side's defeat to Aston Villa emphasised the gap in quality between the Premiership and the Championship. 4 | 5 | "I thought the Villa performance today was very good. I think it comes down to the quality," he said. "The jump from the first division into this level is a hefty leap. We're learning all the time. "Villa's second goal summed it up. We are on the attack, then Robert Green's picking it out at the other end." Worthington said he was happy with the performance of England Under-21 striker Dean Ashton on his Premiership debut after his £3m move from Crewe. "It was very difficult for him but I thought he did exceptionally well," he said. "He got hold of the ball and got shots in, which we've been shy on, so that's a big plus. It's his first Premiership game and he will find it a big step. "We've got to give him time and be patient with him because I know, and he knows, there is a quality footballer in there. "Once he gets attuned to the Premiership he will be one to watch." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football257.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Man Utd women's team to be axed 2 | 3 | Manchester United will scrap their women's team once the current season ends, just three months before the North West hosts the Women's Euro 2005. 4 | 5 | From next season, the club's commitment to women's football will only stretch as far as coaching up to the age of 16. "Our aim is best served concentrating on youngsters," said club director of communications Philip Townsend. "Our resources are better deployed at the level of school-age children rather than adults." Football Association vice-chairman Ray Kiddell, who heads the FA women's football committee, greeted the news with dismay. "It is very disappointing," he said. "The progress of women's football can be really helped by professional clubs taking women's teams under their umbrella. "It is a blow to the game that a great club like Manchester United will no longer be doing this." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football263.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Keane defiant over Vieira bust-up 2 | 3 | Manchester United captain Roy Keane has insisted that he does not regret his tunnel bust-up with Arsenal's Patrick Vieira - and would do the same again. 4 | 5 | Keane clashed with midfield rival Vieira before United's 4-2 win in the fiery match at Highbury on 1 February. The Irishman stepped in to protect United defender Gary Neville, who rowed with Vieira before the match. "I'd had enough of Vieira's behaviour and I would do what I did again tomorrow if I had to," said Keane. Keane admitted that Neville may also have been at fault over the incident, which added further ill-feeling to an already-tense atmosphere. "It takes two to tango. Maybe Gary deserves to be chased up a tunnel every now and then - there would be a queue for him, probably," he added. "But you have to draw a line eventually." Keane said the trouble between Vieira and Neville was more serious than mere name-calling. "I'm usually first out in the tunnel but I had a problem with my shorts and I was maybe fourth or fifth out and by the time I got down I saw Vieira getting right into Gary Neville again," he said. "I mean physically as well now. I don't mean verbally." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football264.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Tartan Army given safety pledge 2 | 3 | Scotland fans will be able to watch the World Cup qualifier with Italy in a safe section of the San Siro - thanks to well-behaved Celtic supporters. 4 | 5 | The Scots will sit above the home fans to avoid the shower of missiles which greeted Welsh supporters two years ago. SFA security boss Willie McDougall said the good conduct of Celtic fans earlier this season was a contributing factor. "That night, plus the record of the Tartan Army, meant they (Italy chiefs) were willing to accommodate," he said. "Our fans will be in the second and third tiers but not beneath the Italians, which caused so much trouble in that Wales match. "We will have 10,000 tickets which may extend to 13,000. They will be section two and three in the stadium behind the goals." McDougall told the Daily Record: "We had a meeting on Friday and the local police were there along with the national police and members of the Italian FA. "And they all said how impressed they were with the Celtic fans' behaviour during the Champions League game against AC Milan." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/football265.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Morocco 5-1 Kenya 2 | 3 | Morocco thrashed Kenya 5-1 in a 2006 World Cup qualifier on Wednesday in Rabat. 4 | 5 | The victory sees the Atlas Lions move to the top of Group Five with nine points from their five matches so far. Jaouad Zairi was the hero for Morocco as he scored hat-trick with his first goal coming after just 12 minutes. He then doubled the lead six minutes before half-time. Mounir Diane made it 3-0 with a goal just a minute into the second half. Youssouf Hadji put the result beyond doubt when he found the target nine minutes before the final whistle. Zairi completed his hat-trick with a goal in the last minute of the match. The Harambee Stars captain Musa Otieno grabbed a consolation goal for Kenya deep into injury time. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby013.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Fear will help France - Laporte 2 | 3 | France coach Bernard Laporte believes his team will be scared going into their game with England on Sunday, but claims it will work in their favour. 4 | 5 | The French turned in a stuttering performance as they limped to a 16-9 win against Scotland in the opening match of the Six Nations on Saturday. "We will go to Twickenham with a little fear and it'll give us a boost," said the French coach. He added: "We are never good enough when we are favourites." Meanwhile, Perpignan centre Jean-Philippe Granclaude is delighted to have received his first call-up to the France squad. "It's incredible," the youngster said. "I was not expecting it at all. "Playing with the France team has always been a dream and now it has come true and I am about to face England at Twickenham in the Six Nations." Laporte will announce his starting line-up on Wednesday at the French team's training centre in Marcoussis, near Paris. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby014.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Davies favours Gloucester future 2 | 3 | Wales hooker Mefin Davies is likely to stay with English side Gloucester despite reported interest from the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. 4 | 5 | BBC Wales understands the Ospreys are interested in the 32-year-old, but that he would prefer to stay where he is. Davies, one of the stars of Saturday's RBS Six Nations win over England, is only on a year contract at Kingsholm. But the hooker has proved his worth to the Zurich Premiership side and is likely to get a new deal next season. The summer demise of the Celtic Warriors region left Davies in the cold and forced him to take a semi-professional contract with Neath RFC. Although he got match time with the Ospreys at the request of the Wales management, he admitted before his move to Gloucester that he was angry with the way he was treated. "The WRU didn't give me any help off the field, it was very disappointing," Davies said at the time. "It was a hard time throughout the summer, then deciding whether to accept an offer from Stade Francais which would have ended my Wales career." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby015.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ref stands by Scotland decisions 2 | 3 | The referee from Saturday's France v Scotland Six Nations match has defended the officials' handling of the game after criticism by Matt Williams. 4 | 5 | The Scotland coach said his side were robbed of victory by poor decisions made by the officials. But Nigel Williams said: "I'm satisfied the game was handled correctly." Meanwhile, Matt Williams will not be punished by the Scottish Rugby Union for allegedly using bad language in his comments about the officials. He denies having done so. Nonetheless, he was furious about several decisions that he felt denied his side a famous victory. But Nigel Williams told the Scottish Daily Mail: "I spoke to Matt Williams at the post-match dinner. "He made no mention of the disallowed try or any other refereeing decisions whatsoever. "If Matt has issues with the match officials, then he is very welcome to phone me and discuss them. "Ultimately there is a match assessor at every international game to give an impartial and objective view of the performance of the officials. "That is the beginning and end of it." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby022.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Kirwan demands Italy consistency 2 | 3 | Italy coach John Kirwan has challenged his side to match the performance they produced in pushing Ireland close when they meet Wales on Saturday. 4 | 5 | Despite losing 28-17 in Sunday's Six Nations encounter, the Italians confirmed their continuing improvement. "Our goal is to match every side we face and against Ireland we showed we could do that," said Kirwan. "But the most important thing is that we build on that performance when we play Wales on Saturday." Italy's half-backs had a mixed afternoon, with recalled scrum-half Alessandro Troncon impressing but fly-half Luciano Orquera having an off-day with the boot. Kirwan said: "I was very happy with Troncon. He had an incredible game - he was very good in attack and defence. "Orquera's kicking was off but he showed great courage in defence. "He also followed the game plan. We have to give him confidence because he has the capability to do well." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby034.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Munster Cup tie switched to Spain 2 | 3 | Munster's Heineken Cup quarter-final tie against Biarritz on 3 April has been switched to Real Sociedad's Paseo de Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian. 4 | 5 | Real's ground holds 32,000 whereas the Parc des Sports Aguilera in Biarritz has a capacity of just 12,667. The Irish province will be given at least 8,000 tickets. "The decision to move was a difficult one, but as we considered the fans as one of our primary objectives," said Biarritz chairman Marcel Martin. "We hope we will be rewarded as a huge crowd behaving in the best rugby tradition." The match will be the first Heineken Cup fixture to be played in Spain, and is expected to attract the biggest-ever attendance for a rugby match in the country. Ulster were the last Irish team to play at the Paseo de Anoeta stadium where they faced a Euskarians side during a pre-season tour in 1998. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby036.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Pountney handed ban and fine 2 | 3 | Northampton coach Budge Pountney has been fined £2,000 and banned from match-day coaching for six weeks for calling a referee "a disgrace". 4 | 5 | Pountney was found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing in London on Thursday night. Pountney criticised referee Steve Lander's performance in Northampton's defeat by Saracens on 5 February. The last two weeks of the six-week ban are suspended. Pountney pleaded guilty to the offence before a panel consisting of chairman Robert Horner, Nigel Gillingham and Jeff Probyn. The ban means former Scotland international Pountney cannot enter the playing enclosure, technical areas or go near the touchline, tunnel or players and officials' areas on the day of a game. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby041.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Leeds v Saracens (Fri) 2 | 3 | Headingley 4 | 5 | Friday, 25 February 6 | 7 | 2000 GMT 8 | 9 | The Tykes have brought in Newcastle prop Ed Kalman and Tom McGee from the Borders on loan while fly-half Craig McMullen has joined from Narbonne. Raphael Ibanez is named at hooker for Saracens in one of four changes. Simon Raiwalui and Ben Russell are also selected in the pack while Kevin Sorrell comes in at outside centre. 10 | 11 | - Friday's game at Headingley got the go-ahead on Friday after passing an early pitch inspection. Leeds: Balshaw; Rees, Christophers, Bell, Doherty; McMullen, Dickens; McGee, Rawlinson, Gerber; Murphy, Palmer (capt), Morgan, Parks, Popham. Replacements: Kalman, Regan, Hyde, Rigney, McMillan, Rock, Vickerman. Saracens: Bartholomeusz; Castaignede, Sorrell, Harris, Vaikona; Jackson, Bracken; Yates, Ibanez, Visagie; Raiwalui, Fullarton; Randell, Russell, Vyvyan (capt). Replacements: Cairns, Lloyd, Broster, Chesney, Johnston, Rauluni, Little. 12 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby042.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Worcester v Sale (Fri) 2 | 3 | Sixways 4 | 5 | Friday, 25 February 6 | 7 | 2000 GMT 8 | 9 | They make just one change, with Tim Collier replacing Phil Murphy in the second row. In contrast, Sale are missing 14 players due to a combination of international call-ups and injuries. John Payne and Chris Rhys Jones come into the centres while scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth looks set to play on the wing. 10 | 11 | Delport; Pieters, Rasmussen, Lombard, O'Leary; Brown, Powell; Windo, Van Niekerk, Horsman; Collier, Gillies; Hickey, Sanderson, MacLeod- Henderson. 12 | 13 | Replacements: Fortey, Murphy, Daly, Vaili, Cole, Hayes, Trueman. 14 | 15 | Hanley; Mayor, Payne, Rhys Jones, Wigglesworth; Hercus, Redpath (capt); Turner, Roddam, Stewart; Day, Schofield; Caillet, Carter, Chabal. 16 | 17 | Replacements (from): Bozzi, Coutts, Anglesea, Lund, Martens, Riley, Duffy, C Jones. 18 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby073.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Dawson joins England injury list 2 | 3 | Scrum-half Matt Dawson is an injury doubt for England's Six Nations opener against Wales next weekend. 4 | 5 | The World Cup winner missed Wasps' 12-9 loss to Bath on Saturday after injuring his right calf. Wasps coach Warren Gatland said: "He's got a fitness test in the week but he's got a good chance of playing." Gloucester's Andy Hazell and Leicester star Lewis Moody also received knocks during their respective league matches, but should be fit for Wales next week. If Dawson is not fit to face Wales, Robinson will have to choose from Gloucester's Andy Gomarsall or Leicester youngster Harry Ellis. 6 | 7 | Jamie Noon is another player on the sidelines after he limped off in the first half against Saracens on Friday with a dead leg. The centre, who is in line for a first Six Nations start against Wales, will have to wait 48 hours before knowing the state of his injury. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby105.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Wilkinson fit to face Edinburgh 2 | 3 | England captain Jonny Wilkinson will make his long-awaited return from injury against Edinburgh on Saturday. 4 | 5 | Wilkinson, who has not played since injuring his bicep on 17 October, took part in full-contact training with Newcastle Falcons on Wednesday. And the 25-year-old fly-half will start Saturday's Heineken Cup match at Murrayfield on the bench. But Newcastle director of rugby Rob Andrew said: "He's fine and we hope to get him into the game at some stage." The 25-year-old missed England's autumn internationals after aggravating the haematoma in his upper right arm against Saracens. He was subsequently replaced as England captain by full-back Jason Robinson. Sale's Charlie Hodgson took over the number 10 shirt in the internationals against Canada, South Africa and Australia. Wilkinson's year has been disrupted by injury as his muscle problem followed eight months on the sidelines with a shoulder injury sustained in the World Cup final. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby107.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Dawson set for new Wasps contract 2 | 3 | European champions Wasps are set to offer Matt Dawson a new deal. 4 | 5 | The 31-year-old World Cup winning scrum-half has impressed since joining the London side from Northampton this summer on a one-year contract. Wasps coach Warren Gatland told the Daily Mirror: "We have not yet offered Matt a new contract but we will be doing so. "I'm very happy with his contribution and I think he's good enough to play for another couple of years." Dawson played a vital part in England's World Cup win last year but has fallen out of favour with new coach Andy Robinson after missing a training session in September. However he hopes the new deal will help him regain his England place. 6 | 7 | "Rugby is still my priority and there's still a burning desire within me to play the best rugby I possibly can," he said. "I know within myself, if I was given the chance I could play for England again. "I know I'm fit enough, I'm strong enough, I'm skilful enough." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby115.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | O'Shea to head up RFU Academies 2 | 3 | London Irish managing director Conor O'Shea is to leave the Exiles to take up a post as the Rugby Football Union's Director of Regional Academies. 4 | 5 | O'Shea will start his new role in the spring, monitoring players capable of developing into England internationals. "I look on this move to Twickenham as a huge challenge and one I simply could not turn down," O'Shea said. "I can see so much potential for moving the academy network onto another level and that excites me enormously." O'Shea, who won 35 caps for Ireland at full-back, was forced to retire as player in 2001 after a series of ankle operations. He then became the Exiles' director of rugby before taking up the managing director role in 2003. O'Shea will manage the network of 14 England regional rugby academies, working closely with David Shaw, who has been instrumental in establishing the system, and Brian Ashton, who runs the National Academy in Bath. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby119.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Scrum-half Williams rejoins Bath 2 | 3 | Bath have signed their former scrum-half Andy Williams on a short-term deal from the Neath-Swansea Ospreys. 4 | 5 | Wales international Williams, whose contract with the Welsh region was due to expire in June, has agreed a contract until the end of the season. With Martyn Wood's injury likely to keep him out until February, Bath need experienced back-up to Nick Walshe. Said Williams: "When this opportunity presented itself, I did not really have to think twice about it." Williams, capped by Wales against Romania in 2003, should figure in the match squad for Monday's Zurich Premiership match at Sale Sharks. He lost his Ospreys starting place to New Zealander Jason Spice and has fallen further behind in the pecking order. The Welsh region has two outstanding young No 9 prospects in Richie Rees and Rhodri Wells. Bath director of rugby Jack Rowell, though, believes Williams fits the bill perfectly. "He has been playing regular Heineken Cup and Celtic League rugby and he has a great affection for Bath," Rowell told Bath's official website. "We are delighted to be able to welcome him back to the club." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby120.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Bath faced with Tindall ultimatum 2 | 3 | Mike Tindall's agent has warned Bath they have until next week to improve their contract offer to the England man or risk losing him to a rival club. 4 | 5 | Dipo Alli says he has received an offer for Tindall which dwarfs Bath's deal and that two other clubs want to talk. "Mike does not want to go into the Six Nations worrying about where he will be playing his club rugby next season," Alli told the Guardian newspaper. "It is up to (Bath owner) Andrew Brownsword. He has to make it happen." Tindall is out of contract at the end of the season but it is understood that Brownsword is unwilling to break the club's salary structure to accommodate the 26-year-old's demands. But Alli insists the player is worth more than Bath have put on the table. "Mike has been at Bath for eight years and wants to remain with the club and his demands are anything but excessive," the agent added. "But Brownsword has to recognise Mike's value and we want to resolve things by the end of next week." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby121.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Tindall wants second opinion 2 | 3 | England centre Mike Tindall is to seek a second opinion before having surgery on a foot injury that could force him to miss the entire Six Nations. 4 | 5 | The Bath player was already out of the opener against Wales on 5 February because of a hand problem. "Mike had a specialist review on a fracture in his right mid foot," said England doctor Simon Kemp. "Before a final decision is made on surgery... medical teams have decided he should see a second specialist." 6 | 7 | England coach Andy Robinson is already without centre Will Greenwood and flanker Richard Hill while fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is certain to miss at least the first two games. Robinson is expected to announce his new-look England line-up on Monday for the match at the Millennium Stadium. And Newcastle's 18-year-old centre Mathew Tait is set to stand in for Tindall alongside club team-mate Jamie Noon. 8 | 9 | Meanwhile, Tindall is targeting a return to action before the end of the regular Zurich Premiership season on 30 April. He will also aim to be back to full fitness before the Lions tour to New Zealand this summer. 10 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/rugby145.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | O'Driscoll out of Scotland game 2 | 3 | Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll has been ruled out of Saturday's RBS Six Nations clash against Scotland. 4 | 5 | O'Driscoll was originally named in the starting line-up but has failed to recover from the hamstring injury he picked up in the win over Italy. His replacement will be named after training on Friday morning. Fellow centre Gordon D'Arcy is also struggling with a hamstring injury and he will undergo a fitness test on Friday to see if he can play. 6 | 7 | Kevin Maggs would be an obvious replacement at centre while Shane Horgan could also be moved from wing. Ulster wing Tommy Bowe could also be asked to travel with the squad to Scotland as a precautionary measure. The only other change to the Ireland side sees Wasps flanker Johnny O'Connor replacing Denis Leamy. O'Connor will be winning his third cap after making his debut in the victory over South Africa last November. 8 | 9 | : Murphy, Horgan, TBC, D'Arcy, Hickie, O'Gara, Stringer, Corrigan, Byrne, Hayes, O'Kelly, O'Connell, S Easterby, O'Connor, Foley. 10 | 11 | : Sheahan, Horan, O'Callaghan, Miller, G Easterby, Humphreys, Dempsey. 12 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis002.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Safin slumps to shock Dubai loss 2 | 3 | Marat Safin suffered a shock loss to unseeded Nicolas Kiefer in round one of the Dubai Tennis Championships. 4 | 5 | Playing his first match since winning the Australian Open, Safin showed some good touches but was beaten 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 by the in-form Kiefer. The German got on top in the first-set tie-break, striking a sweet forehand to win the first point against serve. And he maintained the momentum early in the second set, breaking the Russian with the help of an inspired volley. Spain's Feliciano Lopez lined up a second round clash with Andre Agassi by beating Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan. Lopez, who lost in three sets to Roger Federer in last year's final, won 6-2 3-6 6-3. Former champion Fabrice Santoro of France was beaten 6-3 6-0 by sixth seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko. There were also wins for two other Russians, Igor Andreev and seventh seed Mikhail Youzhny. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis007.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Melzer shocks Agassi 2 | 3 | Second seed Andre Agassi suffered a comprehensive defeat by Jurgen Melzer in the quarter-finals of the SAP Open. 4 | 5 | Agassi was often bamboozled by the Austrian's drop shots in San Jose, losing 6-3 6-1. Defending champion and top seed Andy Roddick rallied to beat Sweden's Thomas Enqvist 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-5. But unseeded Cyril Saulnier beat the fourth seed Vincent Spadea 6-2 6-4 and Tommy Haas overcame eighth seed Max Mirnyi 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Melzer has now beaten Agassi in two of their three meetings. 6 | 7 | "I had a good game plan and I executed it perfectly," he said. "It's always tough to come out to play Andre. "I didn't want him to play his game. He makes you run like a dog all over the court." And Agassi, who was more than matched for power by his opponent's two-handed backhand, said Melzer was an example of several players on the tour willing to take their chances against him. "A lot more guys are capable of it now," said the American. "He played much better than me. That's what he did both times. "I had opportunities to loosen myself up," Agassi added. "But I didn't convert on the big points." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis008.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Federer forced to dig deep 2 | 3 | Top seed Roger Federer had to save two match points before squeezing past Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Dubai Open. 4 | 5 | The world number one took two hours 15 minutes to earn his 4-6 6-3 7-6 victory, saving match points at 6-4 in the tiebreak before claiming it 8-6. Federer made a number of unforced errors early on, allowing Ferrero to take advantage and claim the first set. But the Swiss star hit back to reach the quarter-finals, where he will face seventh seed Russian Mikhail Youzhny. The Russian beat Germany's Rainer Schuettler 7-5 6-4. Federer was not unduly worried despite being taken to three sets for the third consecutive match. The world number one was forced to go the distance against Ivan Ljubicic in the Rotterdam final and against Ivo Minar in the first round in Dubai. "I definitely had a slow start again and to come back every time is quite an effort," he said. "I haven't been playing well, but I've been coming through. I'm winning the crucial points and that shows I'm on top of my game when I have to be." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis014.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Henman hopes ended in Dubai 2 | 3 | Third seed Tim Henman slumped to a straight sets defeat in his rain-interrupted Dubai Open quarter-final against Ivan Ljubicic. 4 | 5 | The Croatian eighth seed booked his place in the last four with a 7-5 6-4 victory over the British number one. Henman had looked on course to level the match after going 2-0 up in the second set, but his progress was halted as the rain intervened again. Ljubicic hit back after the break to seal a fourth straight win over Henman. Earlier in the day, Spanish fifth seed Tommy Robredo secured his semi-final place when he beat Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-4 6-4. Afterwards, Henman was left cursing the weather and the umpire after seven breaks for rain during the match. "It was incredibly frustrating," Henman said. "It's raining and the umpire doesn't take control. "He kept telling us to play till the end of the game. But if it's raining, you come off - the score's irrelevant. "It couldn't be more frustrating as I was very happy with my form until now. You don't expect this in the desert." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis020.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Martinez sees off Vinci challenge 2 | 3 | Veteran Spaniard Conchita Martinez came from a set down to beat Italian Roberta Vinci at the Qatar Open in Doha. 4 | 5 | The 1994 Wimbledon champion won 5-7 6-0 6-2 to earn a second round meeting with French Open champion Anastasia Myskina. Fifth seed Patty Schnyder also had a battle as she needed three sets to beat China's Na Li 7-5 3-6 7-5. Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova beat Bulgarian Magdaleena Maleeva 4-6 6-4 6-3 to set up a second round clash with Russian Elena Bovina. The veteran Martinez found herself in trouble early on against Vinci with the Italian clinching the set thanks to breaks in the third and 11th games. But Vinci's game fell to pieces after that and Martinez swept her aside with some crisp cross-court returns and deft volleys. In the day's other matches, Japan's Ai Sugiyama defeated Australian Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-3 while Australian Nicole Pratt beat Tunisian Selima Sfar 7-5 6-2 and will next face compatriot Alicia Molik. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis021.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Serena becomes world number two 2 | 3 | Serena Williams has moved up five places to second in the world rankings after her Australian Open win. 4 | 5 | Williams won her first Grand Slam title since 2003 with victory over Lindsay Davenport, the world number one. Men's champion Marat Safin remains fourth in the ATP rankings while beaten finalist Lleyton Hewitt replaces Andy Roddick as world number two. Roger Federer retains top spot, but Safin has overtaken Hewitt to become the new leader of the Champions Race. Alicia Molik, who lost a three-set thriller against Davenport in the quarter-finals, is in the women's top 10 for the first time in her career. Her rise means Australia have a player in the top 10 of the men's and women's rankings for the first time in 21 years. And Britain's Elena Baltacha, who qualified and then reached the third round, has risen to 120 in the world - a leap of 65 places and her highest ranking yet. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis022.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Hingis to make unexpected return 2 | 3 | Martina Hingis makes her return to competitve tennis after two years out of the game at the Volvo Women's Open in Pattaya, Thailand, on Tuesday. 4 | 5 | She faces German Marlene Weingartner in the first round. "As a competitor and athlete, I always want to win. I hope my body will hold up," said Hingis. "You miss being out there in a Grand Slam final and not competing. It's a big difference between playing and commenting for TV. I miss it a lot." The former world number one was 22 when she retired after having surgery on both ankles, and her last WTA event was in Filderstadt, Germany, in October 2002, when she lost to Elena Dementieva. Only last year she insisted that a comeback was unlikely, but speaking in Thaliand Hingis admitted: "I said that because I didn't know what would happen with my body." Her appearance will also benefit charities in the region and the Swiss star will donate her prize money. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis023.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Clijsters set for February return 2 | 3 | Tennis star Kim Clijsters will make her return from a career-threatening injury at the Antwerp WTA event in February. 4 | 5 | "Kim had considered returning to action in Paris on 7 February," a statement on her website said. "She's decided against this so that she does not risk the final phase of her recovery. If all goes well, Kim will make her return on February 15." The 21-year-old has not played since last October after aggravating a wrist injury at the Belgian Open. Back then, a doctor treating the Belgian feared that her career may be over, with the player having already endured an operation earlier in the season to cure her wrist problem. "I hope she comes back, but I'm pessimistic," said Bruno Willems. Clijsters was also due to marry fellow tennis star Lleyton Hewitt in February but the pair split "for private reasons" back in October. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis024.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Hewitt falls to Dent 2 | 3 | Lleyton Hewitt suffered a shock defeat to Taylor Dent in the quarter-finals of the Australian Hardcourt Championships in Adelaide on Friday. 4 | 5 | The top seed was a strong favourite for the title but went down 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 to the American. Dent will face Juan Ignacio Chela next after the fourth seed was too strong for Jurgen Melzer. Olivier Rochus beat third seed Nicolas Kiefer 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 and will take on second seed Joachim Johansson. The Swede reached the last four by beating compatriot Thomas Enqvist 6-3 4-6 6-1. "I felt like I was striking the ball much better," said Johansson. "I felt like I had a lot of break chances, I didn't take care of them all, but I broke him four times and he only broke me once. "I felt that was the key to get up in the set early." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis032.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Rochus shocks Coria in Auckland 2 | 3 | Top seed Guillermo Coria went out of the Heineken Open in Auckland on Thursday with a surprise loss to Olivier Rochus of Belgium. 4 | 5 | Coria lost the semi-final 6-4 6-4 to Rochus, who goes on to face Czech Jan Hernych, a 6-4 7-5 winner over Jose Acasuso of Argentina. Fifth seed Fernando Gonzalez eased past American Robby Ginepri 6-3 6-4. The Chilean will meet sixth seed Juan Ignacio Chela next after the Argentine beat Potito Starace 6-1 7-6 (7-5). Rochus made the semi-finals at the Australian hardcourt championships in Adelaide last week and is naturally delighted with his form. "It's been two unbelievable weeks for me," he said. "Today I knew I had nothing to lose. If I beat him great, if I lost, I would be losing to a top-10 player." Coria conceded that Rochus "played just too good," and added: "When you give your best out there you can't be too sad." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis033.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Johansson takes Adelaide victory 2 | 3 | Second seed Joachim Johansson won his second career title with a 7-5 6-3 win over Taylor Dent at the Australian hardcourt championships in Adelaide. 4 | 5 | The Swede was made to graft, American Dent surviving three break points in the fifth game of the match. But Johansson got the breakthrough with a sublime backhand return winner and won the second set with more ease. His first tournament win was at Memphis in 2004, helping him leap from 113th in the world rankings to number 11. Afterwards, Dent said he rated US Open semi-finalist Johansson as a top contender at the Australian Open, which starts on 17 January. "I believe men's tennis is all about holding serve and if he's playing like that on his own serve I don't see how guys are going to break him," said Dent. Johansson was more restrained in his assessment: "I have to improve my serve if I'm going to go all the way in Melbourne." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis034.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Hingis hints at playing comeback 2 | 3 | Martina Hingis has admitted that she might consider a competitive return to tennis if an appearance in Thailand later this month goes well. 4 | 5 | The former world number one will play at the Volvo Women's Open in Pattaya, which starts on 31 January, as part of her charity work in the region. "The tournament is a test," she said. "I don't know how my body will react. "I support several charities in Thailand. I'm also playing to see where I am." Speaking to Le Matin, the 24-year-old Swiss added: "At Pattaya there will not be as many people and the players are ranked between the 30th and 95th in the world." Hingis was 22 when she retired after having surgery on both ankles, and her last WTA event was in Filderstadt, Germany, in October 2002, when she lost to Elena Dementieva. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis036.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Dementieva prevails in Hong Kong 2 | 3 | Elena Dementieva swept aside defending champion Venus Williams 6-3 6-2 to win Hong Kong's Champions Challenge event. 4 | 5 | The Russian, ranked sixth in the world, broke Williams three times in the first set, while losing her service once. Williams saved three championship points before losing the match at the Victoria Park tennis court. "It's really a great start to the year no matter whether it's an exhibition or not. I was trying to play my best and I really did it," said Dementieva. "This will give me all the confidence before the Grand Slams. I was trying so hard to win this tournament." Williams, 24, was disappointed with her display. "She played some nice points, but it was mostly me committing unforced errors - four or five errors in each game," she said. Before the match, organizers auctioned off rackets belonging to the players, raising £115,000 for victims of the tsunami disaster. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis037.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Injury sidelines Philippoussis 2 | 3 | Mark Philippoussis withdrew from the Sydney International tennis tournament as expected on Sunday after suffering a groin injury during the Hopman Cup. 4 | 5 | His participation in the Australian Open, which begins on 17 January in Melbourne, also remains in doubt. Defending women's champion Justine Henin-Hardenne is also out of the Sydney event because of a knee injury. In the only main draw men's or women's singles match on Sunday, Nathalie Dechy beat American Lisa Raymond 7-5 6-3. Number one men's seed Lleyton Hewitt begins his quest for a fourth Sydney title on Tuesday when he plays Karol Beck. Lindsay Davenport, top seed in the women's draw, has been handed a first-round bye and plays France's Dechy in the second round on Tuesday. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis039.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Federer breezes into semi-finals 2 | 3 | Roger Federer reached the last four of the Qatar Open with an easy 6-1 6-2 win over seventh seed Feliciano Lopez. 4 | 5 | The Swiss world number one reeled off a series winners to outclass the Spaniard and set up a semi-final match against Russian Nikolay Davydenko. Federer, who lost in the quarter-final in his last Qatar appearance in 2003, was happy with his form. "I think I played better than against Greg Rusedski and I am happy I am playing so well," said the top seed. Lopez showed glimpses of resolve early in the second set when he held his first service game and came close to breaking Federer. But the Swiss saved a break point and promptly broke serve in the following game to seize control. Davydenko, meanwhile, upset French third seed Sebastien Grosjean 2-6 6-3 6-2. Fabrice Santoro completed a miserable day for France when he was forced to retire when 6-2 3-0 down to Albert Costa. Spaniard Costa will next face Croatian Ivan Ljubicic after the sixth seed beat Rafael Nadal 6-2 6-7 (3/7) 6-3. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis040.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Davenport puts retirement on hold 2 | 3 | Lindsay Davenport has put any talk of retirement on hold after having a largely injury-free 2004 campaign. 4 | 5 | The 28-year-old world number one had said that she would quit at the end of last year, but after a successful season she has had a change of heart. "Finally I felt I put myself in a position to try and win Grand Slams again," said Davenport. "It would be tough to walk away when I feel like I can contend so there's no point in hanging it up quite yet." Davenport has won three Grand Slams, the 2000 Australian Open, Wimbledon in 1999 and the 1998 US Open. Her career has been hit by a series of injuries but last year she started hitting top form and won seven titles. She was due to take part in this week's Hopman Cup in Perth but decided she wanted to rest her knee. "I just really wanted to make sure my right knee was going to be able to really withstand all the rigours of the whole year coming up," she said. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis042.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Navratilova hits out at critics 2 | 3 | Martina Navratilova has defended her decision to prolong her tennis career at the age of 48. 4 | 5 | Navratilova, who made a comeback after retiring in 1994, will play doubles and mixed doubles events in 2005. "Women's tennis is really strong," she said, dismissing suggestions that the fact she could still win reflected badly on the women's game. "All I can say is I'm that damn good. I'm sorry but I really have to blow my own horn here. I'm still that good." Navratilova has won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles since she came out of retirement. And she was so encouraged by her form that she decided to resume playing singles, winning two of her seven matches. She was knocked out in the first round of the French Open but reached the second round at Wimbledon. Navratilova will partner Nathalie Dechy in the doubles event at the Uncle Toby's Hardcourts tournament on Australia's Gold Coast, which begins on Sunday. She will then link up with Daniela Hantuchova for the Australian Open doubles, and play in the mixed doubles with Leander Paes. "I might be playing some singles events this season, depending on the surface," she added. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis043.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Prodigy Monfils blows away Gaudio 2 | 3 | French prodigy Gael Monfils underlined his huge promise by beating French Open champion Gaston Gaudio 6-4 7-6 (7-4) in the first round of the Qatar Open. 4 | 5 | The 18-year-old wild card won three of the four junior Grand Slam events last year, including Wimbledon. Fabrice Santoro, the 2000 champion, beat Sweden's Thomas Johansson 6-4 6-2 but fourth seed Mikhail Youzhny lost 6-3 7-6 (7-3) to Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer plays Greg Rusedski in the second round on Wednesday. Monfils, who was given a wildcard into the tournament, said: "This is my first win over a top 10 player and I am delighted. "I play my best tennis when I am fired up on the court and the reason I won today was because I was able to play my natural, attacking game," he said. "Of course I was a bit tired in the second set. But I was confident I could survive had there been a third set." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis047.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Capriati to miss Melbourne 2 | 3 | Jennifer Capriati has become the third leading lady to withdraw from the Australian Open because of injury. 4 | 5 | The organisers of the first grand slam of 2005, which begins on 17 January, said the American has a problem with her right shoulder. It comes as a blow to the women's draw as last year's champion, Justin Henin-Hardenne, and runner-up, Kim Clijsters, will also be absent. Capriati is a two-time champion in Melbourne with wins in 2001 and 2002. She is believed to have picked up the injury at the Advanta Championships at Philadelphia in November and had to pull out of an exhibition match with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova on 17 December. Capriati also decided against competing in the Australian Open warm-up event, the Sydney International. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis051.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Capriati out of Australian Open 2 | 3 | Jennifer Capriati has become the third leading lady to withdraw from the Australian Open because of injury. 4 | 5 | The organisers of the first grand slam of 2005, which begins on 17 January, said the American has a problem with her right shoulder. It comes as a blow to the women's draw as last year's champion, Justin Henin-Hardenne, and runner-up, Kim Clijsters, will also be absent. Capriati is a two-time champion in Melbourne with wins in 2001 and 2002. She is believed to have picked up the injury at the Advanta Championships at Philadelphia in November and had to pull out of an exhibition match with Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova on 17 December. Capriati also decided against competing in the Australian Open warm-up event, the Sydney International. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis062.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Roddick in talks over new coach 2 | 3 | Andy Roddick is reportedly close to confirming US Davis Cup assistant Dean Goldfine as his new coach. 4 | 5 | Roddick ended his 18-month partnership with Brad Gilbert on Monday, and Goldfine admits talks have taken place. "We had a really good conversation and we're on the same page in terms of what I expect from a player in commitment and what he wants," said Goldfine. "The reading I got from him is that I would have a lot of the qualities he's looking for in a coach." Speaking to told South Florida's Sun-Sentinel newspaper, Goldfine added: "That being said, from his standpoint, which is smart, he wants to cover all his bases. "I think Andy wants a long-term relationship and wants to make sure it's the right fit... the best fit." Goldfine, 39, has worked with Todd Martin and Roddick's close friend Mardy Fish, and was an assistant coach with the US Olympic team. Martin is the other name to have been linked to the vacant post alongside Roddick. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis064.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Sydney return for Henin-Hardenne 2 | 3 | Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne will return to action in January's Sydney International tournament. 4 | 5 | The Belgian has not competed since losing her top world ranking at the US Open in September, where she was beaten in the fourth round by Nadia Petrova. She took time out to shake off a virus but will defend her titles in Sydney and at the Australian Open. Women's world number one Lindsay Davenport and French Open champion Anastasia Myskina will also compete. 6 | 7 | In the men's event, world number three Lleyton Hewitt returns to defend his title, along with runner-up Carlos Moya. Moya, Spain's Davis Cup final hero in their recent win over the US, had to retire with an ankle injury in the first set of the final. 8 | 9 | Tournament director Craig Watson said: "I had a message relayed to me from him after Spain's Davis Cup victory, saying he was looking forward to trying to make up for his disappointment in the (2004) final. The tournament will take place from 9-15 January. 10 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis065.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Koubek suspended after drugs test 2 | 3 | Stefan Koubek says he has been banned for three months by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after testing positive for a banned substance. 4 | 5 | The world number 60 failed a routine drugs test at this year's French Open but now plans to lodge an appeal. Koubek believes an injection given to him by an Austrian doctor to treat a wrist injury is to blame for producing traces of the substance in his system. "I have acted correctly," the 27-year-old Austrian said in a statement. Koubek, who defeated Britain's Greg Rusedski in the decisive rubber of the Davis Cup in September, is now set to miss the start of the season. He said, "A three-month ban would mean that I not only will miss the Australian Open, but also the Davis Cup in Australia." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis074.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Roche 'turns down Federer offer' 2 | 3 | Australian tennis coach Tony Roche has turned down an approach from Roger Federer to be the world number one's new full-time coach, say reports. 4 | 5 | Melbourne's Herald-Sun said Roche, troubled by a hip complaint, did not want to travel full-time again. However, Roche is happy to work with the Swiss star on a casual basis and is helping him prepare for next month's defence of his Australian Open crown. Federer has been without a coach since splitting with Peter Lundgren in 2003. Roche, a former Davis Cup player for Australia, won the French Open, reached the Wimbledon and US Open finals and won five Wimbledon doubles titles with John Newcombe. 6 | 7 | He also coached former number one Ivan Lendl and Pat Rafter to Grand Slam victories and has worked with Australia's Lleyton Hewitt. Some reports claim Federer initially wanted Andre Agassi's Australian coach Darren Cahill, before Agassi confirmed he would play on in 2005. Federer was named Swiss sportsman of the year on Saturday, to add to the BBC overseas sportsman and European Sports Journalists Association awards he has already won. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis078.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Dent continues Adelaide progress 2 | 3 | American Taylor Dent reached the final of the Australian hardcourt event in Adelaide with a crushing 6-1 6-1 win over Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela. 4 | 5 | Dent will meet Swede Joachim Johansson on Sunday after the second seed survived a tense tie-break to defeat Belgium's Olivier Rochus 6-1 7-6 (7/5). Johansson, the boyfriend of Lleyton Hewitt's sister Jaslyn, received strong crowd support on Saturday. "It feels like home for me, because Jaslyn lives here," said Johansson. Rochus was leading 5-4 in the second set tiebreak but his concentration was ruffled by a disputed line call and the match slipped away. "It was so close - one mistake like this and the match is over, it's tough. For me, it was clearly out," Rochus said. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis079.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Moya sidesteps Davis Cup in 2005 2 | 3 | Carlos Moya has chosen not to help Spain try and defend the Davis Cup crown they won in Seville in November. 4 | 5 | Moya led Spain to victory over the USA but wants to focus on the Grand Slams in 2005, although insists he will return to the Davis Cup in 2006. "After two years of total commitment with the Davis Cup team... I have taken this difficult decision to concentrate on the regular circuit," said Moya. "They know that after this season they can count on me again if they so wish." The 1998 French Open champion is determined to make an impact in the major events after spending much of the last eight years in the top 10. "At the age of 29 I have set some tough goals in my professional career and this season I need to fix my objectives on specific dates and tournaments," he said. "Since the Davis Cup in Seville I have been working on my condition as well as technical and medical aspects of my game which will allow me to come into the big events of the year in top form." 6 | 7 | Moya began 2005 with victory in the Chennai Open on Sunday. 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis081.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Ivanovic seals Canberra victory 2 | 3 | Serbia's Ana Ivanovic captured her first WTA title with a straight-sets victory over Hungarian Melinda Czink in the final of the Canberra Classic. 4 | 5 | The 17-year-old took 83 minutes to take the match 7-5 6-1. Ivanovic beat Czink in the last round of qualifying but the Hungarian made the main draw as a lucky loser after Katarina Srebotnik withdrew injured. Ivanovic said: "I was really nervous in the beginning, but I pulled through and didn't do too much wrong." A junior Wimbledon finalist last year, she added: "It's my first WTA title, and to win it has really given me more energy to practice and improve." Ivanovic will play 32nd seed Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic in the first round.said of the Australian Open in Melbourne. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis084.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Veteran Martinez wins Thai title 2 | 3 | Conchita Martinez won her first title in almost five years with victory over Anna-Lena Groenefeld at the Volvo Women's Open in Pattaya, Thailand. 4 | 5 | The 32-year-old Spaniard came through 6-3 3-6 6-3 for her first title since Berlin in 2000. "It feels really good," said Martinez, who is playing her last season on the Tour. "To come through like that in an important match feels good. "It's been nearly five years and I didn't think I could do it." Groenefeld was the more powerful player but could not match her opponent's relentless accuracy. "It was my first final, a new experience," said the German. "I think she played a good match, a tough match, but I tried to stay in there. I think the whole week was good for me." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis085.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Soderling wins tense Milan final 2 | 3 | Fifth seed Robin Soderling took the Milan Indoors title with a dramatic win over Radek Stepanek in Sunday's final. 4 | 5 | The 20-year-old Swede edged the final set tie-break for a 6-3 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-5) victory and his second tour title after winning in Lyon last year. "I'm delighted to have won against such a good opponent in a tournament of this importance," said Soderling. "I was really on form, my service was good and I really liked playing on the synthetic surface." Soderling, the world number 37, shrugged off a nervous start to take the opening set on his first set point. A change in approach from fourth seed Stepanek in the second set paid dividends as he took it on a tie-break, but Soderling's superior power proved too much in the third. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis086.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Rusedski forced out in Marseille 2 | 3 | Greg Rusedski was forced to withdraw from the Open 13 in Marseille on Thursday with a rib injury. 4 | 5 | The British number two had been scheduled to play qualifier Sebastien de Chaunac, who beat world number five Guillermo Coria 6-4 7-5 in round one. But Rusedski was unable to take to the court because of a problem with the left-hand side of his rib-cage. American Taylor Dent caused a shock with a 7-6 6-2 victory over second seed David Nalbandian. But third seed Joachim Johansson made it through after beating Frenchman Gilles Simon 7-6 6-3 while in the first match of the day, sixth seed Feliciano Lopez defeated Ivo Karlovic. There were also wins for Slovakia's Karol Beck and Croatian duo Ivan Ljubicic and Mario Ancic. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis088.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Almagro continues Spanish surge 2 | 3 | Unseeded Nicolas Almagro became the fifth Spaniard to reach the last eight at the Buenos Aires Open, ousting eighth seed Mariano Zabaleta. 4 | 5 | He showed admirable resolve to win a rain-affected match 6-7 6-4 6-4. Compatriot and seventh seed Rafael Nadal also reached the last eight, beating Italian Potito Starace 6-1 6-3. Nadal, playing in the outdoor clay event for the first time, hit some powerful forehands to oust Starace in a match delayed over an hour by rain. "It's always a problem to have to stop for rain but one gets used to it," said Spanish teenager Nadal. "Luckily, I was able to keep my pace going throughout the match." He will now play Gaston Gaudio, who beat unseeded Brazilian Flavio Saretta 6-3 6-2 in the day's late match. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis089.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Melzer shocks Agassi in San Jose 2 | 3 | Second seed Andre Agassi suffered a comprehensive defeat by Jurgen Melzer in the quarter-finals of the SAP Open. 4 | 5 | Agassi was often bamboozled by the Austrian's drop shots in San Jose, losing 6-3 6-1. Defending champion and top seed Andy Roddick rallied to beat Sweden's Thomas Enqvist 3-6 7-6 (8-6) 7-5. But unseeded Cyril Saulnier beat the fourth seed Vincent Spadea 6-2 6-4 and Tommy Haas overcame eighth seed Max Mirnyi 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2. Melzer has now beaten Agassi in two of their three meetings. 6 | 7 | "I had a good game plan and I executed it perfectly," he said. "It's always tough to come out to play Andre. "I didn't want him to play his game. He makes you run like a dog all over the court." And Agassi, who was more than matched for power by his opponent's two-handed backhand, said Melzer was an example of several players on the tour willing to take their chances against him. "A lot more guys are capable of it now," said the American. "He played much better than me. That's what he did both times. "I had opportunities to loosen myself up," Agassi added. "But I didn't convert on the big points." 8 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis091.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Roddick to face Saulnier in final 2 | 3 | Andy Roddick will play Cyril Saulnier in the final of the SAP Open in San Jose on Sunday. 4 | 5 | The American top seed and defending champion overcame Germany's Tommy Haas, the third seed, 7-6 (7-3) 6-3. "I was feeling horrible earlier in the week," Roddick said. "I thought tonight was a step in the right direction." Saulnier battled to a 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 6-3 win over seventh seed Jurgen Melzer, who twisted his ankle early in the second set. Roddick won the last four points of the first-set tie-break before being broken at the start of the second set. But he broke straight back and then broke Haas again to lead 4-2. "It's extremely frustrating when you have chances against a top-five player and don't do anything with them," admitted Haas. "I rushed a few backhands and he took advantage." Saulnier will move into the world's top 50 for the first time after his passage through to the final. "It's taken a lot of work and a lot of fighting in my mind," he revealed. "Sometimes I didn't believe I could get to a final and now I am here. I've stayed mentally strong. "I'm on the way. I'll keep fighting and work a lot and I'll be up there." 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis092.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Australia miss Molik for Fed Cup 2 | 3 | Australia will be without their leading player Alicia Molik for the Fed Cup round robin matches in India in April. 4 | 5 | The world number 10 was not included in new captain John Alexander's squad as she is focusing on her singles career. "Alicia has a real opportunity to achieve a number one world ranking and has a particular schedule designed to achieve that," Alexander explained. World number 46 Samantha Stosur, plus Nicole Pratt, Evie Dominikovic and Bryanne Stewart form the squad. Alexander insisted that the team was fully behind Molik's request not to play. "The Fed Cup is an awkward date and the geographical location for these first events and really would have stuffed up the first part of her year," he said. "When all things are considered Tennis Australia has to consider looking after our players holistically and when someone has a great opportunity like this, we have to be behind them." China, Taiwan, India, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and Kazakhstan are the other nations competing in New Delhi from 18-24 April. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis094.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Injured Roddick quits in Memphis 2 | 3 | Andy Roddick has pulled out of his semi-final at the RMK Championships in Memphis after spraining his left ankle. 4 | 5 | The American top seed was was supposed to face Dane Kenneth Carlsen, who now advances to the final against eighth seed Max Mirnyi of Belarus. He came through his semi-final against German second seed Tommy Haas 7-5 6-3. Roddick, the 2003 US Open champion, was hurt during his quarter-final win on Friday and had intensive treatment on his ankle to no avail. He attempted to loosen up his foot by jogging on Saturday, then tried to hit a couple of balls. "The first really kind of significant move I made I just knew that it wasn't going to happen for me," Roddick said. He decided to pass on a chance to win his second tour title in two weeks in part because he wants to be healthy for the US team's Davis Cup match against Croatia in a fortnight. "The repercussions of this injury wouldn't just affect me. It would affect my team-mates and playing for my country as well," Roddick said. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis097.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Mauresmo fights back to win title 2 | 3 | World number two Amelie Mauresmo came from a set down to beat Venus Williams and win the Diamond Games in Antwerp. 4 | 5 | Mauresmo, who lost to Dinara Safina in the final of the Paris Indoor Open last week, beat the third seed 4-6 7-5 6-4 for her first title of the season. The Frenchwoman produced some superb volleys in the final set and claimed victory on her fifth match point after two hours and 18 minutes. "This was a great final for a great tournament," she said. "I am so happy because the quality of my game went up and up during the whole week until the final, this is the result of all the work I have done with my coach." Williams was seeking her third title in Antwerp having won it on her two previous visits in 2002 and 2003. The defeat means she has now gone 11 tournaments without a title, the longest drought of her career. "Amelie deserves her win, she played so well," she said. 6 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /data/text/bbcsports/tennis098.txt: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | Federer wins title in Rotterdam 2 | 3 | World number one Roger Federer won the World Indoor Tournament in Rotterdam with a battling 5-7 7-5 7-6 victory over Ivan Ljubicic on Sunday. 4 | 5 | The Swiss star was made to work hard by Ljubicic, who also lost to Federer in last month's final in Doha. The Croatian broke his serve for the first time in the tournament to take the first set, but Federer hit back and took the decider on a tie-break. He has now won his last 15 finals after triumphing in two hours and 42 minutes. 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