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Wild beasts ENGLAND NEW boy, Theo Walcott, was given an unexpected opportunity to show off his speed (11.4 seconds over 100 metres) when threatened by a Doberman in a German

Group A – The hosts: Germany v Costa Rica THE THREE-time world champions began their current campaign very much in the mould of their manager, Jürgen Klinsmann. Philipp Lahm produced

AS WIDELY anticipated, the two currently leading exponents of the sport, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, reached the final for another mouth-watering showdown in Paris. The Swiss world number one

Big moves ENGLAND MIDFIELDER, Michael Carrick, is the latest 20 million euro target for Old Trafford manager Sir Alex Ferguson. An initial bid of 14 million euros was rejected out

AHEAD OF Sunday’s British Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher retained his position as president of the driver’s council, despite the negative publicity generated by the Monte Carlo cheat row. Back on

CRYSTAL PALACE and England striker, Andrew Johnson, has joined Everton for a club record of 12 million euros, but that was dwarfed by Chelsea’s Premiership frontier-busting Andrei Shevchenko’s transfer. The

Final rehearsals ENGLAND’S PENULTIMATE warm-up match against Hungary saw a return to form for David Beckham. The captain provided the pinpoint crosses, and deadly free kicks that enabled Steven Gerrard

La dolce vita LAST WEEKEND, Portimão played host to the first European stage of the Formula One world powerboat championships, which began in Doha two weeks earlier. An estimated 30,000

French hat-trick PORTUGAL STARTED the prestigious annual event with a satisfactory 0-0 draw against Argentina, the same score line achieved by Group A rivals China and the Czech Republic. The

Portuguese demise TWO YEARS after the senior event, Uefa has awarded Portugal the ‘junior’ continental championships disputed by eight nations, divided into two groups of four. The venues, Porto, Braga,