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  • Tottenham Hotspur's Jermain Defoe (right) shakes hands with goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes at the end of their Premiership match against Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane in London on November 22. Harry Redknapp believes Defoe has made an unanswerable case for inclusion in England's World Cup squad by becoming only the third player to score five times in a Premier League match.

    Five-star Defoe 'on his way to South Africa'

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp believes Jermain Defoe has made an unanswerable case for inclusion in England's World Cup squad by becoming only the third player to score five times in a Premier League match.

  • Barcelona's French striker Thierry Henry readies for a Spanish league football match against Bilbao at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on November 21. Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.

    Henry 'considered quitting' after handball row

    AFP - Tuesday, November 24

    Thierry Henry considered ending his international career following the furore that surrounded his handball against Ireland in the World Cup playoff in Paris last Wednesday.

  • ICC anti-corruption unit to monitor U-19 World Cup

    AP - Tuesday, November 24

    The International Cricket Council will send its anti-corruption unit to next year's under-19 World Cup to help protect the integrity of the game's future stars.

  • Picture taken on November 20, in Paris shows a computer screen showing a web site focused on French international football player Thierry Henry. France's controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup has hit a sour note with the French public, with over eight out of 10 people disapproving according to a poll televised on France 2.

    Eight out of 10 French give thumbs down to France team

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    France's controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup has hit a sour note with the French public, with over eight out of 10 people disapproving according to a poll televised on France 2.

  • France does not deserve to be in World Cup - poll

    Reuters - Monday, November 23

    PARIS (Reuters) - Most people in France do not think their soccer team deserves to be in the 2010 World Cup and did not approve of Thierry Henry's handball that helped secure a finals place, according to an opinion poll published on Sunday.

  • A cameraman films the poster of French football player Thierry Henry outside FC Barcelona's Joan Gamper Sports Center near Barcelona on November 20. Manchester United's French international defender Patrice Evra has come out fighting in defence of teammate Thierry Henry, vilified for his handball in his country's World Cup qualifying win over Ireland.

    Evra fights Henry corner in handball row

    AFP - Monday, November 23

    Manchester United's French international defender Patrice Evra has come out fighting in defence of teammate Thierry Henry, vilified for his handball in his country's World Cup qualifying win over Ireland.

  • Meares wins 2 more golds at WCup

    AP - Monday, November 23

    Australia's Anna Meares claimed three gold medals at the Melbourne round of the cycling World Cup, adding the women's 500 meter time trial and keiran to her sprint gold of the first day.

  • So defeats Azerbaijan

    Manila Bulletin - Sunday, November 22

    KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia - GM Wesley So got off to an auspicious start by beating GM Gadir Guseinov of Azerbaijan but two other Filipinos fell by the wayside at the start of the 2009 World Chess Cup yesterday at the Khanty- Mansiysk Center of Arts here.

    So played almost flawlessly with the advantageous white pieces to beat Guseinov (ELO 2625).

    Antonio lost to defending champion and No. 27 seed GM Gata Kamsky of the United States.

  • Henry not a cheat, says Zidane

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    PARIS (Reuters) - Thierry Henry is not a cheat and will get over his handball in France's controversial World Cup playoff against Ireland, Zinedine Zidane was quoted as saying on Saturday.

  • American Napier wins gold in 2-man bobsled

    AP - Sunday, November 22

    American John Napier won a World Cup event in the two-man bobsled competition at Mount Van Hoevenberg, leading a 1-2 finish for the U.S. team.

  • Meares double as Australia dominate WCup leg

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    Anna Meares claimed a golden double as Australia finished the top nation at the UCI Melbourne track cycling World Cup leg on Saturday.

  • Irish fans protest at French embassy for replay

    Reuters - Sunday, November 22

    DUBLIN (Reuters) - Up to 200 Irish fans protested at the French embassy in Dublin on Saturday to demand a replay of Wednesday's controversial World Cup playoff.

  • Ireland gives up on replay over Henry's hand ball

    AP - Sunday, November 22

    Ireland has given up hope of a World Cup playoff replay against France because of Thierry Henry's hand ball.

  • Ireland admits defeat in World Cup replay bid

    AFP - Sunday, November 22

    Ireland on Saturday conceded defeat in its bid to have a controversial World Cup play-off against France replayed.

  • I want to play for England after World Cup, says Beckham

    Reuters - Saturday, November 21

    LONDON (Reuters) - David Beckham wants to continue playing for England even after next year's World Cup finals in South Africa, he was quoted as saying on Saturday.

  • Germany and Canada win WC skeleton races

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    The home-ice advantage for the U.S. skeleton team vanished for the second straight week in World Cup competition and Canada and Germany took advantage in the snowless Adirondack Mountains.

  • France rule out replay of controversial World Cup playoff

    Reuters - Saturday, November 21

    By Patrick Vignal

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