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Manchester City face SV Hamburg in UEFA Cup

Manchester City face SV Hamburg in UEFA Cup Nyon, Switzerland - The only Premier League club remaining in the UEFA Cup, Manchester City, were on Friday drawn into a quarter-final clash against Bundesliga side SV Hamburg.

The draw conducted in Nyon saw the other remaining German team in the competition, Werder Bremen, having to take on Serie A's only remaining club, Udinese.

The two remaining French sides were both given Ukrainian opposition, with Paris Saint-Germain facing Dynamo Kiev, while Shakhtar Donetsk face Olympique Marseille.

Capello asks ManU, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal to beware of Barcelona, Messi

Capello asks ManU, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal to beware of Barcelona, MessiLondon, Mar 20 : England coach Fabio Capello has asked Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal to beware of Barcelona and Lionel Messi during the Champions League quarter-final.

Capello feels Barcelona is the team to avoid with Messi in the ranks. "Messi makes the difference. He does things that others can't even think of. Every era has its own crack player like Pele or Maradona and Messi can be the crack player of the next decade," he said.

I am eagerly waiting to see Beckham play for LA Galaxy: MLS chief

I am eagerly waiting to see Beckham play for LA Galaxy: MLS chiefLondon, Mar. 20 : Major League Soccer (MLS) Commissioner Don Garber is eagerly waiting to see star footballer David Beckham return to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy team.

Garber said it is better to see Beckham don the LA Galaxy jersey for even a half season than not to see him playing for the team at all.

United get Porto as Barcelona draw Bayern Munich

United get Porto as Barcelona draw Bayern Munich Nyon, Switzerland - Holders Manchester United and FC Porto were drawn against each other in the Champions League quarter-finals in Friday's draw made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

German champions Bayern Munich face a much sterner task in the form of Spanish Liga leaders Barcelona while last year's finalists Chelsea take on English Premier League rivals Liverpool in a European competition for the fifth season in succession.

Armstrong's European come-back starts on Saturday

Armstrong's European come-back starts on SaturdayMilan - The Milan-San Remo cycling race that starts on Saturday is being held for the 100th time and for the anniversary a special guest will be competing: Lance Armstrong.

The seven-time Tour de France winner, who last year announced that he would be staging a comeback after retiring at the end of the 2005 season, has so far this year participated in the Tour Down Under in Australia and the Tour of California.

Lewis Hamilton’s waxwork unveiled at Madame Tussauds

Lewis Hamilton’s waxwork unveiled at Madame TussaudsLondon, Mar 20 : British Formula One racing driver Lewis Hamilton's wax figure has been unveiled by Madame Tussauds, as he gears up for the Australian Grand Prix.

Hamilton's 150,000 pounds figure was launched in front of young fans from the karting club in Kent, where he had started out, and they also got to try their hand at a race simulation game installed next to the wax model.

"We always knew he would be a champion," the Daily Star quoted club operations director Chris Pullman as saying.

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