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It is appropriate that one of the richest cities in the world should host a poker tournament with largest (guaranteed) prize pool in Asia.

Macau, the first and last European colony in China, is home to the Galaxy StarWorld Casino, an establishment that is ‘thirty-eight storeys tall as an emblem of Asian wit and experience’.

Both of the latter qualities, if not the ethnicity, were evident as seasoned pro and emblem of Texas, Doyle Brunson, cut the ribbon to begin the event on the Asian Poker Tour.

257 players took part in an historic handover as they watched their $5300 buy in disappear into the clutches of the StarWorld. For some, the three day affair was bitter, for others it …

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Okay we may have flogged the Andy Murray dead horse more times than we reckon is good for us, but we just can’t help seeing where our boy is going? But this is the US Open what else can we do but root for homegrown talent? We’re sure as hell sick to the back teeth of Nadal’s muscles and continuous victories. Not that he doesn’t deserve them but we often wonder if Murray is doing a Tim Henman on us.

The fiery Scot certainly does his fair share of teeth-baring and he must have been flying by the seat of his pants on saturday when he did his comeback kid routine against Jurgen Melzer. This is how it looked at …

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Arsenal served timely notice to those of us who considered the 2008/9 Premier League title a two horse race at the weekend.

The Gunners´ 3-0 spanking of improving Newcastle United was without question the performance of the season from any of the "Big Four" sides.

Dutch ace Robin van Persie bagged a brace as the north Londoners produced some sublime football to fire the Gunners into the top three in the table.

It would seem that many bookies have written off Arsenal´s title chances because of a perceived lack of transfer funds available at the Emirates Stadium.

But Arsenal director Danny Fizsman publicly stated at the end of last week that "if Arsene comes to me and says he wants a guy and …

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