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"Kate Moss loses her panties", said the link as I was going through the week´s news items over a morning cuppa. I´ll have some of that I murmured as I clicked my mouse button.

"Fashion model Kate Moss has been dropped by underwear firm Agent Provocateur for a younger model," blah, blah, blah…

Bah. It´s a disgrace the way these links lure you in.

Some smart Alec will no doubt be grinning smuggishly to them self after coming up with that one.

Talking of being lured in. How about being one of the 15,000 Man City fans who bought a season ticket before the end of last season looking forward with optimism to another term with Sven Goran Eriksson at the helm.

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Four years ago is a long time in football – just ask Cristiano Ronaldo. It was then, at Euro 2004, that the snake-hipped winger found himself stuck on the sub’s bench for host team Portugal’s opening match of the tournament, against Greece. He came on later, scored, but Portugal still lost 2-1. A few weeks later, Portugal played the Greeks again, this time in the final – and lost again.

Fast forward four years to Euro 2008, and there is no way – no way – that Ronaldo will start Portugal’s first match this time on the bench. Not unless coach Luiz Felipe Scolari goes bonkers (which, to be fair, he has a habit of doing).

No, this time Ronaldo will be …

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OK folks, the wait is over.

After a whole month of tournaments across four countries in Eastern Europe, the Olympic Open Championship reached its dramatic climax at the Casino Sunrise, Warsaw Poland last night.

In the gaming establishment’s tropical setting, Danish pro Soren Kongsgaard gave the other 60 players a torrid time and was eventually crowned king of the jungle. However, unlike the king of the swingers, what this jungle VIP desired was not man’s red fire, but the first prize of €18,240 and its potential to burn a hole in his pocket.

After a highly successful series of tournaments, one could assume that the Olympic Poker Club would be tired of monkeyin’ around but they have no plans to leave a gap …

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Euro 2008 is an international tournament with a difference. Why? Because England aren’t in it (yeah, thanks for nothin’ Steve McClaren!). So, instead of a summer spent swilling lager, face-painted up and watching England stumble about with a mix of apprehension and bitter disappointment, it’s all about enjoying the football instead. And that might not be too bad.

Let’s face it, who enjoys watching England in tournaments? It’s never good – a few pretty rubbish group games later, we usually scrape into the knockout stages and then crash out on penalties, and then spend the rest of the tournament moping around, wondering why our players always stink the place out.

None of that this time. This time we can watch the matches …

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