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Sheffield Wednesday the beneficiary of Nicky Weaver's go-ahead surgeon [Jan 15, 2012] Former England Under-21 goalkeeper faces old club Charlton on Saturday, with a bit of help from an unknown benefactor It is late May 2000 and brilliant sunlight streams through the windows of a five-star hotel in Bratislava. Howard Wilkinson's England Under-21s are in a gloriously warm Slovakia to contest the European Championship, with Nicky Weaver widely hailed as the country's brightest ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Caroline Wozniacki loses to Cibulkova at Wimbledon [Jun 27, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WIMBLEDON, England Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki has lost in the fourth round at Wimbledon, beaten by 24th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 1-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5. Monday's loss extends Wozniacki's streak of never reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. She is still searching for her first Grand Slam title. The top-ranked Dane has played in only one ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Germany stride clear, England back on top [Mar 27, 2011] Germany made it five victories from five and England got back to winning ways, while Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland capitalised on a slip by Russia on a busy night of qualifying action. [via YahooNews] More >>

Luxembourg Vs. Slovakia: Vladimir Weiss Shows The True Meaning Of "Friendly" [Feb 09, 2011] Luxembourg Vs. Slovakia : not a match many have added to their "Must-See" queue, I'm assuming. Not with matches such as Denmark vs England , Netherlands vs Austria, and Germany vs Italy all on at more or less the same time. But while Slovakia might not be the match everyone's tuning into, thanks to the Twitter feed of Vladimir Weiss (the player, not the coach of the national team) we know how ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Medibank International Results [Jan 10, 2011] Monday At Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre Sydney, Australia Purse: Men, $424,250 (WT250); Women, $618,000 (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men First Round Sergiy Stakhovsky , Ukraine, def. Benjamin Becker , Germany, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (6). Florian Mayer , Germany, def. James Ward , England, 7-5, 6-0. Juan Martin del Potro , Argentina, def. Feliciano Lopez (6), Spain, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (9), 7-6 (3 ... [via YahooNews] More >>