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China is to field 639 athletes
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China unveils biggest-ever Olympic team
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China on Friday announced it would field 639 athletes to compete at the Beijing Games, its biggest-ever Olympic team and over 40 more than the United States.
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MLS All-Stars beat West Ham 3-2
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David Beckham was a winner in his first Major League Soccer All-Star Game here, the English midfielder helping the MLS All-Stars defeat England's West Ham 3-2.
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NBA Warriors ink Ellis to multi-year deal
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Golden State signed guard Monta Ellis to a multi-year National Basketball Association contract here Thursday after a breakout season for the Warriors by the 22-year-old speedster.
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Khan predicts eight medals for British boxers
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Amir Khan believes Britain' s boxers can win eight medals at the Beijing Olympics.
Britain will have eight fighters in China, their highest number fielded since Barcelona in 1992.
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Ferguson will advise on United successor: Gill
David Gill, Manchester United's chief executive, has admitted the club will seek the opinion of Sir Alex Ferguson before naming his successor when the Old Trafford manager finally retires.
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Top receiver Smith retires from NFL Broncos
Denver Broncos receiver Rod Smith announced his retirement Thursday, fighting back tears as he ended a 12-year National Football League career spent entirely with the Broncos.
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Recalled Koech joins Kenya's Olympic squad
Olympic 3,000m steeplechase bronze medallist Paul Kipsiele Koech on Thursday joined the Kenyan squad in training for the Beijing Games after being called up as one of the reserves.
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Cunego out of Tour following crash
Italian Damiano Cunego on Thursday pulled out of the Tour de France having earlier battled manfully through the 18th stage after sustaining potentially serious injuries in a crash, team sources said.
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Duenas denies taking banned substances
Spanish cyclist Moises Duenas, who was kicked out of the Tour de France after failing a drugs test, Thursday denied knowingly taking any banned substance during the race.
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