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Mallorca reach agreement with Caparros on coaching job
© Reuters Real Mallorca have reached a preliminary agreement with Joaquin Caparros for the former Athletic Bilbao coach to take over from Michael Laudrup, who resigned last week, vice president Llorenc Serra Ferrer said on Monday. Former Denmark international Laudrup quit after clashing with the board over transfer policy. The cash-strapped Balearic Islands club are in [...]
NHL-Brief profiles of the Eastern Conference teams
© Reuters Following are brief profiles of the 15 teams in the Eastern Conference ahead of the 2011-12 National Hockey League (NHL) season. – - ATLANTIC DIVISION NEW JERSEY DEVILS Head coach: Peter DeBoer 2010-11 Record: 38-39-5 After missing the playoffs for the first time since 1996, the Devils will look forward to having high-scoring Zach [...]
Five players to watch for in the upcoming season
© Reuters Five players to watch out for during the upcoming National Hockey League (NHL) season. – - SIDNEY CROSBY, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS The hockey spotlight rarely strays from Sidney Crosby and is firmly focused on the Pittsburgh Penguins captain again as the 2011-12 season gets set to begin without him. Crosby may be the NHL’s most [...]
Barcelona’s Iniesta to return to action soon
© Reuters Barcelona finally had some positive news on the injury front on Monday when medical staff said midfielder Andres Iniesta was about to be declared fit after three weeks out with a muscle tear. The Spain playmaker’s return would be a welcome development for coach Pep Guardiola, who has lost midfielders Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) and [...]
France team to play England at World Cup
© Reuters France coach Marc Lievremont named the following team to play England in the World Cup quarter-final at Eden Park on Saturday. 15-Maxime Medard, 14-Vincent Clerc, 13-Aurelien Rougerie, 12-Maxime Mermoz, 11-Alexis Palisson, 10-Morgan Parra, 9-Dimitri Yachvili, 8-Imanol Harinordoquy, 7-Julien Bonnaire, 6-Thierry Dusautoir (captain), 5-Lionel Nallet, 4-Pascal Pape, 3-Nicolas Mas, 2-William Servat, 1-Jean-Baptiste Poux. Replacements: 16-Dimitri [...]
