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Former world heavyweight champion WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO said on Monday that he had "suffered a calf injury in training for his upcoming World Boxing Association title fight" on Dec. 10 against an opponent yet to be confirmed, although it was expected he would meet Australia's LUCAS BROWNE. Britain's ANTHONY JOSHUA, the Int'l Boxing Federation champion, had also been "touted as a possible opponent for the veteran Ukrainian, but the two sides had been waiting for seven days for the WBA to sanction a contest" (London TELEGRAPH, 10/24). ... JAMIE MURRAY has been "awarded an OBE for his services to his sport and charity." Murray, 30, older brother of Wimbledon champion ANDY MURRAY, 29, has during the past 12 months won the U.S. and Australian Open men's doubles titles and "helped Great Britain clinch the Davis Cup." After receiving the OBE from the Queen during a Buckingham Palace investiture ceremony, he said, "I never expected this, and it's not something you think about" (PA, 10/25). ... Chinese jockey HOWARD CHENG YUE-TIN has been "hit with another six-month ban from riding after refusing to provide his financial statements to stewards and still faces a further adjournment of an inquiry into whether he breached the rules by providing information on his mounts to outside parties." Cheng is already serving a three-month running and handling suspension under rule 99 (2) and (5) which banned him from riding in races until Jan. 12, "but the latest penalty, to be served concurrently, is a more severe full suspension" (SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, 10/25). ... Real Madrid "brought back yet another ex-player as a club ambassador with DAVID BECKHAM set to be signed up having spent four years in the capital as a player." Signed in '03 having made his mark at ManU, the English midfielder lifted one La Liga and one Supercopa de Espana "before leaving Madrid" for LA Galaxy in '07 (MARCA, 10/24). ... One of the National Rugby League's "most prominent recruitment officers," PETER O'SULLIVAN, was deregistered by the NRL on Tuesday, but "he will still be able to ply his trade in rugby union or other sports." The action will have "an immediate effect on the Sydney Roosters, where O’Sullivan has been sourcing talent for the past decade, and relates to breaches of the NRL’s betting rules." O’Sullivan can "still put his case before the three-man NRL appeals tribunal" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 10/26).

THE CAPTAIN: FIFA announced that former Brazil int'l CARLOS ALBERTO, who scored on of the "greatest goals in World Cup history while captaining Brazil" to win the '70 final against Italy, has died aged 72 following a heart attack. The "classy defender" played for Fluminense, Santos, Flamengo and New York Cosmos and won the nickname "The Captain" for his leadership qualities. He was capped 53 times by Brazil (REUTERS, 10/25).

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