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Rugby union: Wales name team to play against South Africa

Posted by admin in Tuesday, November 4th 2008   under: news    Tags: , , , , , , , ,    

Gavin Henson has not played for Wales since the Six Nations. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
Gavin Henson has been recalled to the Wales team to play world champions South Africa on Saturday, but James Hook has been left out in favour of Stephen Jones. Cardiff Blues pair Leigh Halfpenny and Andy Powell have also been included [...]

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Football: Euro 2008: Uefa name Xavi player of the tournament

Posted by admin in Monday, June 30th 2008   under: news    Tags: , , , , , ,    

Top player: Xavi of Spain. Photograph: Empics/PA
The Spain midfielder Xavi has been named the best player at Euro 2008 by Uefa’s technical committee. The 28-year-old Barcelona midfielder, the heartbeat of his team’s midfield during the tournament, was voted the Castrol player of the tournament by a nine-strong panel of Uefa’s technical experts.
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