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Footballer who rugby-tackled streaker in a Borat mankini is sent off for violent disorder

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Crowd's cheers turn to boos as strict ref gives player his marching orders in non-league game A footballer well and truly saw red when a streaker dressed in a Borat mankini invaded the pitch during the middle of a game. Because Dorchester Town's Ashley Vickers rugby-tackled the offender to the ground, he was stunned to be sent off by the referee - for violent distorder. In what must go down as one of the most amazing reasons for dismissal ever, the player was given his marching orders during the Blue Square Bet South clash at Havant and Waterlooville. The players of both teams had stood and watched bemused as the man ran around the pitch for 30 seconds in his curly black wig to the cheers of the crowd. But after a few laughable efforts to catch the streaker, Dorchester's player-manager decided he had seen enough and took it upon himself to stop him. Tackling the problem: Dorchester Town player-manager Ashley Vickers ran after the invader before grabbing him ...

Mum, I think I've got a splinter! Cyclist's leg skewered by shard of wood in crash... and he re-mounts and FINISHES race

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A top cyclist who crashed as he raced behind British champion Sir Chris Hoy was skewered with a 20cm splinter - but got back on his bike to finish an amazing THIRD. Azizulhasni Awang was in the final bend of a world title race yesterday, when four of the six riders crashed in a scene of carnage behind Sir Chris, the winner. The 23-year-old's calf was skewered by a shard of Siberian pine from the track, but he recovered to remount his bike and take third place, behind Sir Chris and Jason Niblett in the men's Keirin final at the Track World Cup. Agony: The splinter pierced Awang's calf, from back to front Injured: The Malaysian rider gets treated by a medic after the accident at the Manchester Velodrome But, once over the finish line, Awang collapsed in agony before he was taken away on a stretcher. The 23-year-old was unable to receive his bronze medal on the podium, and will have the wood from the Manchester Velodrome track removed from his leg today ...

Boy wonder Alex Chamberlain will sign for Arsenal: Arsene Wenger wins £10m chase for teenager

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will end the chase for the teenager rated the most talented in English football. Every major Premier League club, including Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle United, have been tracking Southampton boy wonder Alex Chamberlain. Rare talent: Alex Chamberlain But the 17-year-old midfielder visited Arsenal's training ground on Friday, met manager Wenger and will sign a £10million deal after talks with chief executive Ivan Gatzidis on Wednesday. Only a last-minute offer from City could disrupt the move but Chamberlain, the son of former England winger Mark Chamberlain, and his advisers will choose the club they believe will best help the teenager develop. Arsenal's record in furthering the careers of England's Theo Walcott - also signed from Southampton as a teenager - and Welsh star Aaron Ramsey is understood to have convinced him. They have yet to finalise a fee with Southampton but Saints will not stand in Chamberlain...

Boy wonder Alex Chamberlain will sign for Arsenal: Arsene Wenger wins £10m chase for teenager

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will end the chase for the teenager rated the most talented in English football. Every major Premier League club, including Manchester City, Liverpool and Newcastle United, have been tracking Southampton boy wonder Alex Chamberlain. Rare talent: Alex Chamberlain But the 17-year-old midfielder visited Arsenal's training ground on Friday, met manager Wenger and will sign a £10million deal after talks with chief executive Ivan Gatzidis on Wednesday. Only a last-minute offer from City could disrupt the move but Chamberlain, the son of former England winger Mark Chamberlain, and his advisers will choose the club they believe will best help the teenager develop. Arsenal's record in furthering the careers of England's Theo Walcott - also signed from Southampton as a teenager - and Welsh star Aaron Ramsey is understood to have convinced him. They have yet to finalise a fee with Southampton but Saints will not stand in Chamberlain...

I've been knocked out by the changes at Liverpool

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If I've appreciated anything in the past fortnight at Liverpool, it is the unbelievable facilities at the club's Melwood training ground. It is dominated by a state-of-the-art pavilion, complete with video-editing suites, a sport science department and fantastic medical facilities. I remember what used to be there; a supposed all-weather gravel pitch. They called it all-weather because we could use it when it snowed. In actual fact, the only time you could play on it was when it was covered by four inches of snow. The rest of the time, it was too hard. A whole new ball game: Fernando Torres is put through his paces More from Kenny Dalglish... Kenny Dalglish: Millionaire stars should be forever grateful to '61 heroes 15/01/11 Kenny Dalglish: Fernando Torres will relish his chance to give Nemanja ...

I've been knocked out by the changes at Liverpool

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If I've appreciated anything in the past fortnight at Liverpool, it is the unbelievable facilities at the club's Melwood training ground. It is dominated by a state-of-the-art pavilion, complete with video-editing suites, a sport science department and fantastic medical facilities. I remember what used to be there; a supposed all-weather gravel pitch. They called it all-weather because we could use it when it snowed. In actual fact, the only time you could play on it was when it was covered by four inches of snow. The rest of the time, it was too hard. A whole new ball game: Fernando Torres is put through his paces More from Kenny Dalglish... Kenny Dalglish: Millionaire stars should be forever grateful to '61 heroes 15/01/11 Kenny Dalglish: Fernando Torres will relish his chance to give Nemanja ...

Wolves 0 Liverpool 3: Torres turns it on as Dalglish celebrates first victory

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Just as Liverpool's season looked like it had gone to the dogs, they went to the Wolves and rediscovered their bite. At the fourth time of asking in his 'Second Coming' as manager, Kenny Dalglish oversaw the first win of his 21st century reign, and his first in charge of Liverpool for 20 years. Significantly, victory was secured thanks to two goals from Fernando Torres, indicating that the Spain striker and perhaps his club have turned a corner. Net result: Fernando Torres (right) finishes off a well-worked move to give Liverpool the lead Those strikes bookended the other goal, from the outstanding Raul Meireles, who demonstrated that Steven Gerrard's absence need not automatically guarantee a decline in team performance. Gerrard was suspended and is available for Wednesday's home game with Fulham, the first of back-to-back fixtures at Anfield. Yesterday's result lifted Liverpool into the top half of the table and a decent run would see them close i...

Wolves 0 Liverpool 3: Torres turns it on as Dalglish celebrates first victory

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Just as Liverpool's season looked like it had gone to the dogs, they went to the Wolves and rediscovered their bite. At the fourth time of asking in his 'Second Coming' as manager, Kenny Dalglish oversaw the first win of his 21st century reign, and his first in charge of Liverpool for 20 years. Significantly, victory was secured thanks to two goals from Fernando Torres, indicating that the Spain striker and perhaps his club have turned a corner. Net result: Fernando Torres (right) finishes off a well-worked move to give Liverpool the lead Those strikes bookended the other goal, from the outstanding Raul Meireles, who demonstrated that Steven Gerrard's absence need not automatically guarantee a decline in team performance. Gerrard was suspended and is available for Wednesday's home game with Fulham, the first of back-to-back fixtures at Anfield. Yesterday's result lifted Liverpool into the top half of the table and a decent run would see them close i...

Aston Villa 1 Manchester City 0: £24m man Darren Bent begins payback with debut winner

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Darren Bent has been called quite a few things in the wake of his controversial and dramatic transfer from Sunderland in the past week, and to the collection of brickbats and bouquets he can now add: The saviour of Aston Villa's season. For yesterday at Villa Park was not the time to hold back on the hype. If you leave a top-six team to join a club who have won just one Premier League match in 10 - perhaps even heading towards the Championship - for a sum as huge as £24million, then an immediate impact is required. Quick off the mark: Darren Bent took just 18 minutes to open his Aston Villa account And inspiring the defeat of billionaire title contenders Manchester City, who had lost one game in 17, is presumably what Villa manager Gerard Houllier had in mind when he suggested the move. As City's title ambitions took a heavy blow - one from which they may not recover - Villa's season seemed revived. True, they rode their luck. Indeed, twice in the last 10 minutes ...

Aston Villa 1 Manchester City 0: £24m man Darren Bent begins payback with debut winner

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Darren Bent has been called quite a few things in the wake of his controversial and dramatic transfer from Sunderland in the past week, and to the collection of brickbats and bouquets he can now add: The saviour of Aston Villa's season. For yesterday at Villa Park was not the time to hold back on the hype. If you leave a top-six team to join a club who have won just one Premier League match in 10 - perhaps even heading towards the Championship - for a sum as huge as £24million, then an immediate impact is required. Quick off the mark: Darren Bent took just 18 minutes to open his Aston Villa account And inspiring the defeat of billionaire title contenders Manchester City, who had lost one game in 17, is presumably what Villa manager Gerard Houllier had in mind when he suggested the move. As City's title ambitions took a heavy blow - one from which they may not recover - Villa's season seemed revived. True, they rode their luck. Indeed, twice in the last 10 minutes ...