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QPR appoint Sousa

Queens Park RangersQPR have confirmed the appointment of Portugal legend Paulo Sousa as their new first-team coach.

Sousa has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Loftus Road and will be in charge for Saturday's Championship clash with Watford at Vicarage Road.

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FA punish Brown

Phil BrownHull manager Phil Brown has been fined £1,000 and warned over his future conduct by the Football Association after admitting a charge of improper conduct.

The charge relates to Brown's touchline behaviour during the Tigers' 5-0 Barclays Premier League defeat against Wigan at the KC Stadium on August 30.

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Gunners wait on Walcott news

Theo WalcottEngland's medical staff will assess Theo Walcott before deciding when the youngster can fly back to Arsenal.

Walcott dislocated his shoulder in training on Tuesday night, ruling him out of Wednesday's friendly with Germany in Berlin.

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Pompey stadium plans under scrutiny

Fratton ParkPortsmouth insist their dream of moving to a new waterfront stadium by 2011 is still alive despite new plans for the project looking certain to face a full public inquiry.

Bankers who have been approached to finance the £100million-scheme have told the club there must be a significant retail element alongside the 36,000-seater ground and housing in order to attract the necessary cash.

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Sugar critical of debt-ridden clubs

Sir Alan SugarFormer Tottenham chairman Sir Alan Sugar has called for stronger punishments for clubs who spend beyond their means.

Sugar cited the example of Leeds, who went into administration last year but were quickly sold to a newly-formed company, of which current chairman Ken Bates is one of the directors. The West Yorkshire side only missed out on promotion to the Coca-Cola Championship when they lost to Doncaster in the League One play-off final - despite being docked points last season.

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Sidebottom setback raises fears

Ryan SidebottomRyan Sidebottom has suffered another setback in his battle against injury problems to force his way back into England's one-day and Test side.

The Nottinghamshire left-arm seamer was on the verge of a recall to the one-day line-up for the third match in their seven match series with India, which begins at Green Park early on Thursday morning, when he suffered some untimely discomfort to his lower back.

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Dallaglio hails returning Haskell

James HaskellFormer captain Lawrence Dallaglio is not surprised James Haskell has been recalled to the England team for Saturday's clash with South Africa.

Haskell replaces Tom Croft at blindside flanker in manager Martin Johnson's only change to the team which lost to Australia on Saturday, and 2003 World Cup winner Dallaglio believes he will bolster England's defence.

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Graham is the best - Price

James GrahamEngland forward James Graham was hailed the best prop in the game by veteran Australia front rower Steve Price.

The St Helens favourite modestly played down his selection in the team of the year at the inaugural International Federation awards in Brisbane this week, insisting the vote should have gone to either Price or fellow Kangaroo front rower Petero Civoniceva.

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Hatton hoping to even Mayweather score

Ricky HattonRicky Hatton insists he would rather get knocked out again by Floyd Mayweather than grow old and bitter about failing to secure a rematch with his nemesis.

Hatton meets American Paulie Malignaggi to defend his Ring magazine light-welterweight title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, the same venue where he suffered the first defeat of his professional career against Mayweather last December.

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Faldo undaunted by Ryder Cup task

Nick FaldoNick Faldo is keen to once again captain at the Ryder Cup despite coming under heavy criticism after leading Europe to their first defeat to the USA in nine years in September.

But it is unlikely the 51-year-old will captain Europe at Celtic Manor in 2010 with the likes of Jose Maria Olazabal, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam emerging as favourites to take the role.

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