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When the draw for the later stages of the Champions League opened the way for Barcelona and Real Madrid to meet in the final in Munich, not many people would have placed their bets on one featuring Bayern Munich and Chelsea.
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The three-Test series against the West Indies, which began at Lord's on Thursday, will give England's cricketers a chance to expunge the memories of a disappointing and chastening winter campaign.
Chinese Olympic medallist Li Ning expressed his eagerness to participate as one of the last torchbearers in the Olympic Flame Handover ceremony.
The Olympic Flame for the London Games was welcomed with great enthusiasm in Athens, as it reached the Acropolis hill on Wednesday, finishing its long trip across Greece. 
Beckham to collect flame
David Beckham will help bring the Olympic flame back to Britain on a golden plane on Friday after he takes part in a formal handover ceremony in Athens, London 2012 organisers said.
Guangzhou Evergrande boss Xu Jiayin firmly believes tough rules will build a strong team, and those rules apply to all and sundry.
Lee Jang-soo, head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande, is set to be replaced by Italian coach Marcello Lippi and a press conference will be held by the club on Thursday to announce Lee's departure.
Japan international Shinji Kagawa revealed on Wednesday he had met Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, as rumors swirl that the Borussia Dortmund star is eyeing a move to the Premier League.
Soccer's world governing body FIFA believes that of 12 Brazilian stadiums that are to host the 2014 World Cup may not be ready in time, the daily Folha de Sao Paulo reported on Tuesday.
Olympic champion overcomes dark period of self-doubt to earn a chance to defend his title in London
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