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Ruby thrilled at festival haul

Author: Rose Young
Date: 14/03/2009

Jockey Ruby Walsh had spoken of his amazement after ending the Cheltenham Festival with seven winners.

The Irishman had already won six races before riding the betting favourite Kauto Star to victory in Friday's Gold Cup.

The 29-year-old is now just one career winner behind Pat Taaffe, who guided 25 horses to victory between 1954 and 1970.

"It's unbelievable, I hope I don't wake up and it's Tuesday morning," he said.

Interim Chelsea coach Guus Hiddink has dismissed renewed rumours that skipper John Terry could leave the club to join Manchester City next summer.

The Citizens made an enquiry about the 28-year-old England captain earlier this season, but Hiddink is adamant that Terry is fully committed to his one and only professional club.

Meanwhile, Hiddink is still planning to walk away from Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.

Hiddink agreed to take the managerial reins on a temporary basis following the Blues' decision to sack former coach Luiz Felipe Scolari last month.

But despite his impressive start to life in the Premier League, the Dutchman insists he will still be leaving the London club to concentrate on his other job as the head coach of the Russia national team when the domestic season ends.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists he is unconcerned by stories that defensive duo Kolo Toure and William Gallas do not get on.

Toure, who has taken over the armband from injured captain Cesc Fabregas, recently suggested he and Gallas will never be close off the field.

But Wenger doesn't believe the off-field relationship between the pair is not an issue as long as they remain professional during games.

In rugby union, Saracens have confirmed that director of rugby Eddie Jones has left the Guinness Premiership club with immediate effect.

Jones was to be replaced by South African Brendan Venter at the end of the season, but Sarries have now sent the Australian packing.

Jones has already lined up a new job in Japan with Suntory, a club he worked for before the turn of the century, having been angry at Sarries axing 15 players in preparation for a possible influx of players from South Africa.

Andy Murray believes his latest injury lay-off has not affected his previous good form after returning to competitive action following a break with a virus with a doubles victory alongside Ross Hutchins at Indian Wells.

The British number one will return to singles action against Albert Montanes on Saturday evening.

Elsewhere, Paul Collingwood is doubt for England's Twenty20 international against West Indies in Trinidad on Sunday after contracting a bacterial infection.

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