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Sir Bobby loses cancer battle

Author: Rose Young
Date: 01/08/2009

Former England and Newcastle United manager Sir Bobby Robson has died at the age of 76 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer.

Robson enjoyed a fine playing career as an inside forward with Fulham and West Bromwich Albion, also winning 20 England caps before embarking on an illustrious managerial career.

Following a brief stint in charge of the Cottagers, Robson made his name at Ipswich Town, guiding the club to FA Cup glory in 1978 and UEFA Cup success three years later.

His work with Town earned him the England job in 1982 and Robson spent eight years at the helm of the national team, taking them to the World Cup quarter-finals in 1986 and last four in 1990.

After leaving his England post, Robson took the opportunity to try his hand in Europe and enjoyed spells in charge of PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, FC Porto and Barcelona.

The son of the north-east finally came home in September 1999 to take charge of Newcastle and he spent five years in charge at St James' Park. He was awarded a knighthood in 2002.

Portsmouth have officially wrapped up the signings of right-back Steve Finnan and midfielder Aaron Mokoena.

Finnan moves to Fratton Park on a one-year contract from Spanish club Espanyol, while South Africa international Mokoena has penned a three-year deal to seal his switch from Blackburn Rovers.

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Tottenham Hotspur are set to investigate comments attributed to striker Darren Bent on his Twitter page.

The 25-year-old England international is thought to be close to sealing a transfer to Sunderland, but Bent is seemingly growing tired of delays in the deal.

In cricket, Sri Lanka spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has confirmed that he will call time on his record-breaking Test career in 2010.

The 37-year-old off-spinner will bow out after a two-match home series against West Indies next November, but will continue to feature in the shorter forms of the game.

Sri Lanka are the online favourites to win their current one-day series against Pakistan.

In rugby union, Wasps have been dealt a cruel blow in the build-up to the start of the new season after it was confirmed that new signing Jason Hobson will play no rugby this year.

The prop is set to be sidelined for up to six months after he ruptured his Achilles in training.

Hobson only arrived at Adams Park earlier in the summer from Bristol after signing a two-year deal.

However, he suffered the serious injury during pre-season and has been forced to have an operation to repair the damage.

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