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Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez: I dream of playing for Barcelona and want to become the best player in the world (Goal.com)
Udinese attacker Alexis Sanchez has made it clear that he wants to join Barcelona in order to develop into the best player in the world. The 22-year-old is one of the most sought-after players of the summer transfer window and is widely believed to be on his way to the Catalan giants ahead of the 2011-12 campaign. Gino Pozzo, the son of Udinese owner Giampaolo Pozzo, recently revealed that Sanchez had no preference between a move to either Barcelona or Manchester City
Udinese’s Alexis Sanchez: I dream of playing for Barcelona and want to become the best player in the world (Goal.com)
Udinese attacker Alexis Sanchez has made it clear that he wants to join Barcelona in order to develop into the best player in the world. The 22-year-old is one of the most sought-after players of the summer transfer window and is widely believed to be on his way to the Catalan giants ahead of the 2011-12 campaign. Gino Pozzo, the son of Udinese owner Giampaolo Pozzo, recently revealed that Sanchez had no preference between a move to either Barcelona or Manchester City.
CNN sportscaster Nick Charles dies of cancer at 64 (AP)
ATLANTA – Nick Charles, the former taxi driver who became CNN’s first sports anchor and served in that role for nearly two decades, died Saturday after a two-year struggle with bladder cancer, the cable network reported.
Is it time to give baseball a makeover?
A big part of Ken Burns’ documentary “Baseball” deals with bygone years when the sport truly ranked as America’s favorite pastime. Baseball towered over rivals such as college football and boxing in that golden age, and had yet to feel a pinch from the upstart pro football and pro basketball leagues. That isn’t the case anymore.
Rugby: Mature Messam better for the bad experience
Among the barely intelligible postings on his Twitter site, Liam Messam has one profound offering. “Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions,” it says on his home page. It’s something Messam has borrowed from Sione Lauaki – he describes his former Chiefs team-mate, tongue in cheek, as something of a Dalai Lama figure – but also something he has experienced first-hand
Rugby: Mature Messam better for the bad experience
Among the barely intelligible postings on his Twitter site, Liam Messam has one profound offering. “Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions,” it says on his home page
Rugby: Mature Messam better for the bad experience
Among the barely intelligible postings on his Twitter site, Liam Messam has one profound offering. “Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions,” it says on his home page. It’s something Messam has borrowed from Sione Lauaki – he describes his former Chiefs team-mate, tongue in cheek, as something of a Dalai Lama figure – but also something he has experienced first-hand
Baseball was Rocky Marciano’s first love
He was a typical youngster during the 1930s, spending countless hours with friends playing baseball and football. Before Rocky Marciano embarked on a legendary boxing career, he was a well rounded athlete who took full advantage of living on Dover Street, which is close to Edgar Playground. Being the undefeated heavyweight championship with a 49-0 record is what Marciano will always be remembered as, but his introduction to sports came on the baseball diamond
Mayweather to return against Ortiz in September (AP)
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. is returning to the ring.
Chris Rattue: Auckland rugby needs a revolution
Auckland rugby needs a giant shake-up and having the Blues perched near the top of the Super 15 tables presents an illusion about the city’s rugby strength.