Argentina take gold as heat saps life out of final
Argentina and Nigeria, two of the most entertaining teams in the Olympic Games soccer tournament, played out a lifeless gold medal match on Saturday as temperatures on the Bird's Nest pitch soared to 42 Celsius.
Berbatov's United move imminent after £25m bid
DIMITAR Berbatov will complete an acrimonious move from Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester United within days after the Premier League champions finally reopened formal negotiations over the weekend. United made a second formal bid in the region of £25m on Saturday and a deal appears imminent after Juande Ramos, the Tottenham head coach, declared that the saga must be resolved.
Fergie desperate to secure points in Pompey clash
ALEX Ferguson is too long in the tooth to start getting anxious in August, but the Manchester United manager has left his players under no illusions about the importance of their game away to Portsmouth this evening, WRITES JAMES DUCKER.
Ramos begins to feel heat
ROY KEANE is comfortable with long silences but intolerant of equivocation. Having taken advantage of the transfer turmoil at White Hart Lane to secure Sunderland's first victory in the Premier League away to Tottenham Hotspur, he spelt out where the North London club have gone wrong in the embarrassing saga over the future of Dimitar Berbatov.
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