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Tevez set for Chelsea return

Author: Rose Young
Date: 23/02/2010
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Carlos Tevez's advisor claims the absent striker is likely to be back in the Manchester City fold in time to play against Chelsea at the weekend.

Tevez has missed City's last three games after returning to Argentina following the premature birth of his second child.

Speaking after Sunday's goalless draw with Liverpool, manager Roberto Martinez admitted he had no idea when his club's 19-goal striker would be back at Eastlands.

However, advisor Kia Joorabchian claims the Argentina international is hoping to be back in advance of Saturday's trip to face the online betting title favourites at Stamford Bridge.

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Rangers pair Kris Boyd and Lee McCulloch have returned to the Scotland reckoning for next week's friendly with Czech Republic, but there is no place in Craig Levein's first squad for Barry Ferguson or Allan McGregor.

Boyd and McCulloch had both declared themselves unavailable for selection during former manager George's Burley's ill-fated reign.

Birmingham City midfielder Ferguson and Rangers goalkeeper McGregor were also expected to be recalled to the fold following Levein's appointment as manager.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has been fined by the Football Association following his critical comments concerning the performance of referee Andre Marriner.

Bruce labelled the referee's decision to send off defender Michael Turner during his side's 4-3 defeat at Manchester City in mid-December as 'a joke' and 'an outrage'.

In golf, Ian Poulter has moved up to fifth place in the world after the biggest win of his career at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Poulter defeated fellow Englishman Paul Casey 4&2 in the final in Arizona to win his first event on American soil.

"I've had an interesting ride from a lot of people's point of view of how I present myself on the golf course, as opposed to how well I can actually perform," Poulter said.

"This to me is very pleasing to be able to be in that position now. I guess five in the world stands for more than just what I wear on the golf course."

Rugby League side Wakefield Trinity Wildcats have cancelled Terry Newton's contract after the hooker was found guilty of taking a self-administered human growth hormone.

The 31-year-old said last week that he would accept his suspension, which is expected to be two years.

But a statement from the Super League side read: "Following a UK Anti-Doping investigation and Terry Newton's admission that he breached the RFL's Doping Control Regulations, his contract with the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats has been cancelled with immediate effect."

In cricket, Yorkshire have signed South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs as their second overseas player for this season's Twenty20 campaign.

The 35-year-old will miss the White Rose county's first two matches in the competition before joining up with the Yorkshire squad before the game against Durham Dynamos on June 10.

He will be available to play in all of Yorkshire's Twenty20 matches from then on.

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