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Lorenzo poised to miss final test Jorge Lorenzo admits he is likely to miss the final MotoGP pre-season test because of his hand injury.
Bendtner response delights Wenger Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises the resolve of Nicklas Bendtner, who put recent media criticism behind him by scoring a hat-trick in the 5-0 Champions League win over Porto.
Onions ruled out of opening Test England bowler Graham Onions is ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh with a back injury, while Stuart Broad faces a fitness test.
McIlroy buoyed by Nicklaus advice Rory McIlroy has spoken of a 90-minute one-to-one talk with Jack Nicklaus which he hopes will help him achieve his golfing dreams.
Baltacha qualifies for California British number one Elena Baltacha defeats Russia's Ekaterina Bychkova to qualify for the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
The 3 Valleys, traditionally the chalet destination par excellence could lose its grip as two of the biggest catered chalet operators in the area are rumoured ot have dropped upto half of thier chalets. Indeed if the rumours are true, then upto 800beds could be lost, meaning much less availablity and higher prices for next winter. It seems that worst hit wil be Meribel, where for many years increasingly high rents have meant that it no longer makes economic sense to run chalets. A number of small operators have already gone bust this year due to the credit crunch, a lot of owners are going to be left with chalets unrented this winter, and this could herald a return to the traditional ski holiday in a hotel, with customers making the most of cheap flghts into the majority of the ski destinations and the increasing options of short stay and flexible arrivals days on offer at a growing number of ski hotels.
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