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| Phil Brown criticises FA charge against Hull Phil Brown has described as "scandalous" the decision to charge Hull City with misconduct over last weekend's fracas at Arsenal. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Arsene Wenger considers making Gallas an exception When William Gallas was stripped of the captaincy after an outspoken attack on his team-mates last season, his days at Arsenal looked numbered. But such has been his professionalism since that Arsène Wenger is ready to offer him a new contract. feeds.timesonline.co.uk |
Athletic Republic franchise drafts football players Native Houstonian and former National Football League running back Derrick Blaylock is teaming up with New York Jets player James Dearth to open a performance sports training center in Humble. bizjournals.com |
State of Downtown speaker pushes for strong mayor John Hickenlooper, who went from a small brew pub owner to mayor of Denver and is now running for Colorado governor, on Tuesday urged the passage of a strong-mayor system for Sacramento. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Klitschko confirms bout with Chambers • Ukrainian to defend triple title against American on 20 March• Fight to be staged at Dusseldorf's 51,000-seater Esprit ArenaThe world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is to face the American Eddie Chambers in Dusseldorf's 51,000-seater Esprit Arena on 20 March, the Ukrainian confirmed today.Klitschko, who holds the World Boxing Organisation (WBO), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and International Boxing Organisation (IBO) heavyweight belts, last fought in June when he beat Ruslan Chagaev with a technical knockout in the ninth round."Chambers is clearly the best heavyweight boxer in the United States and is for good reason ranked top," said Klitschko of the 27-year-old. "The fight will take place in a gigantic stadium and I am already looking forward to it."This will not be the first time the 33-year-old, whose brother Vitali holds the World Boxing Council (WBC) belt, will be fighting in a football stadium, with his previous bout held at Schalke 04's ground in front of 61,000 fans."Klitschko may be the favourite but I know what I am capable of and I will take a belt collection back home," said Chambers.Boxingguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |