The Independent

Saturday, November 22 2008

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Cats planning tea but no sympathy for sorry Spurs

By DION FANNING

As Sunderland continued their summer grab of players who appeared among the disenfranchised and discarded of the elite, Roy Keane had one purpose in mind. It manifested itself in the 10 minutes between Tottenham's equaliser and Djibril Cisse's 83rd minute winner for his new club.

Born-again England captain has parked previous indiscretions

By DION FANNING

Rio Ferdinand is just one parking offence away from the England captaincy. The Great Debate ended last week when John Terry was re-appointed as England captain, despite some concerns from members of the English FA hierarchy that Terry was not a suitable candidate for the captaincy.

Gerrard to rescue for Reds again

Rafael Benitez said he was prepared to win ugly if it made Liverpool genuine title contenders. He said nothing about winning in a manner straight out of fantasy land.

Garcia's equaliser keeps Hull flying high

By Stuart Barnes

Over the years, there has been no shortage of promoted teams breathing new life into the Premier League before being worn down and swallowed up by the demands of life among the elite. Will Hull experience the same fate after surprising everyone by opening in productive fashion?

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