Lewis: I won't fight this year

Lewis: I won't fight this year

Lennox Lewis has announced he will not fight again this year, but remains undecided about whether to retire.
[bbc.co.uk]

Valentine Fauviau is a sporting prodigy - now her career could be over at 13 because her father is accused of drugging her brother's rivals. Paul Webster reports on the fierce ambition that drives parents to the edge.
[guardian.co.uk]

Manchester United reserve forward Jimmy Davis has been killed in a car accident.
[bbc.co.uk]

Joe Cole has pleaded with the West Ham fans to try and understand his reasons for leaving Upton Park to join big-spending Chelsea.
[teamtalk.com]

Manchester United's manager Sir Alex Ferguson has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the Premiership by announcing that he would like to stay at Old Trafford for as long as the club will have him.
[independent.co.uk]

A welcome only Thais can provide

The David Beckham bandwagon thundered into Bangkok on Saturday afternoon - and almost left him suffocated in a mass of orchids.
[straitstimes.asia1.com.sg]

Thousands of euphoric fans watched and cheered Real Madrid ahead of a preseason match against Thailand's national squad.
[sportsillustrated.cnn.com]

The former Blackburn Rovers manager Ray Harford died yesterday, aged 58, following a long battle against cancer.
[independent.co.uk]

British number one Tim Henman is confident his build-up to the US Open will not be affected by the knee problem he suffered in the Montreal Masters.
[bbc.co.uk]

Orlando Pirates top striker Lesley Manyathela, affectionately known as "Slow Poison" died in a car accident on Saturday night on N1 outside Musina, Limpopo police said.
[iol.co.za]

Manchester United and Arsenal are preparing to go head-to-head in the Community Shield.
[itv.com]

Chelsea have confirmed they have agreed a fee with Italian club Parma for Romania striker Adrian Mutu.
[itv.com]

Kevin Mitchell looks at the sorry world that once offered the biggest prize in sport.
[guardian.co.uk]

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