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Juventus set on not putting up with racist fans

Juventus set on not putting up with racist fans Rome - Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri has said he'll ask his team to leave the pitch in case of racist chants from the stands, the la Repubblica daily reported on Wednesday.

Juve were on Monday sentenced to play a home game behind closed doors because of racist slurs and chants that their fans aimed at Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli during the teams' Serie A game on the weekend.

"I'll call (Alessandro) Del Piero, our captain, then the other side's captain, then the fourth official and of course the referee," Ranieri said.

Emerson leaves AC Milan

 Emerson leaves AC Milan Rome  - Brazilian midfielder Emers

Vaughan says he''s as hungry as ever to play top-level cricket

Vaughan says he''s as hungry as ever to play top-level cricketLondon, Apr. 22 : Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has said that he is as hungry as ever to return to top flight cricket.

Anyone who thought Vaughan would be consumed by regret and self-doubt since tearfully resigning from the England captaincy last summer, needs to think again.

New retractable roof for Wimbledon to beat rain, bad light blues

http://www.topnews.in/files/Australian-open-logo.jpgLondon, Apr. 22 : Unlike last season’s Australian Open, when a match at Melbourne Park was stopped due to bad light, this year’s Wimbledon will not face problem of poor lighting thanks to retractable roof over Centre Court.

The All England Club have said that the retractable roof will allow matches at this summer''''s Championships to be played after dark and into the night under the artificial lights.

Ronaldo vows to watch ‘Coronation Street’

Ronaldo vows to watch ‘Coronation Street’London, Apr 22 : Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for the Manchester United club, has vowed to watch Britain's most loved TV sitcom `Coronation Street'.

Ronaldo revealed that he did not know what is Coronation Street until he was told that the Brit population is absolutely obsessed with it.

Thus, he has vowed to watch it in a bid to know what is so dazing about it.

Strauss will be an outstanding England skipper: Vaughan

Strauss will be an outstanding England skipper: VaughanLondon, Apr. 22 : Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan is convinced that current incumbent Andrew Strauss will become an outstanding England captain, but has warned him not to read too much into or about Ashes fever.

"Andrew Strauss will be a great captain, with stability, consistency and maturity," The Sun quoted Vaughan, as saying.

He also said that people should not expect England to beat the Australians this summer as they did under him in 2005.

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