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need Becks: Toshack London: Former Real Madrid coach
John Toshack believes Manchester United midfielder David Beckham should join the
Spanish first division club — should the opportunity arise. However
Toshack, who played nearly 250 games for Liverpool before embarking on a successful
coaching career that included two stints in charge at the Bernabeu, told BBC radio
on Sunday he doubted the move would come off. “If there is truth in the rumour
that Real Madrid want him then I would advise him, if he has a say in the matter,
to say yes,” said Toshack, who resigned as coach of Italian Serie B club Catania
in January. “There are so many positive things, so many positive
experiences that he could take from a move to Madrid. He still has probably five
years left and, if the opportunity does come up, then I think he should take it.
If we are speaking from a purely football point of view, however, Madrid need
players more in other positions. I don’t think they need Beckham, but these days
in football you are never surprised.” How
to lose a fortune London: Bolton Wanderers’ comeback
from 0-2 down to draw 2-2 with Arsenal on Saturday cost one English gambler £3,000
($4,773) — in a bet that would have won him only a hundredth of that amount. When
Arsenal were leading 2-0 midway through the second half the punter from Newcastle
staked £3,000 with bookmaker William Hill at odds of 1-100 that they would go
on and win the game. He stood to win just £30 but Youri Djorkaeff’s
neat chip and a late own goal by Martin Keown cost him dear. Another punter, however,
remains confident in Arsenal’s ability to come back from the defeat and overhaul
Manchester United for the league championship. He staked £4,000
at odds of 7-4 that Arsenal will retain the title. Manchester United, two points
ahead with three games remaining, are 2-5 favourites. Gayle
hits form in three-dayer Bridgetown: Opening batsman
Chris Gayle celebrated his recall to the West Indies team with a13th first-class
century for the University of the West Indies’ Vice Chancellor’s XI in Saturday’s
opening day of a three-dayer against Australia. Gayle hit 129
to help the Vice Chancellor’s XI to a first innings total of 290. However,
he shared the spotlight with Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill, who captured
five wickets for 40 runs. Safety
issues Welkom: Moto GP riders have agreed to hold
regular meetings with the organisers of the world championship to discuss safety
issues following the death of Japan’s Daijiro Kato after a crash earlier this
month. Carmelo Ezpeleta, the chief executive of Dorna Sports,
the managing company of the MotoGP world championship, announced the decision
after meeting all the riders on Saturday at the Phakisa Freeway Circuit, which
hosts South Africa’s Grand Prix this weekend. “It is clear that
we all have a common goal of making MotoGP as safe as possible,” said Ezpeleta. Teenage
hero Brisbane: A 13-year-old Perth student won the
100m freestyle in his age group at the Australian titles in Brisbane on the weekend,
three months after a car accident left him in a day-long coma and critically ill.
Bobby Jovanovich finished with a time of 54.34 seconds to take
0.02 seconds off the 10-year-old Australian record set by Peter Fisher. Sport
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