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Formula One has released details of the 2010 tracks. The season will contain 19 circuits, including a new South Korean one. Canada will also return after taking a year's break. 

The new South Korean track is 300km from the capital Seoul in the South Cholla province. 

Other highlights include the first day-to-night race in Abu Dhabi’s new billion dollar Yas Marina development. 

The British leg of the tour is the same day as the World Cup final on the 11th of July. 
 

England manager Fabio Capello has blamed the amount of money footballers are paid for the recent scandals regarding players’ private lives. 

“It is not only here. In Italy, in Germany, in Spain, in every country where football is so important it is the same problem," he said. 

Capello admitted that fame and riches at such a young age can be difficult to deal with. He added that he hoped his players would make sacrifices for the good of their careers. 

Irish hooker Jerry Flannery has received a six week ban for kicking France’s Alexis Palisson in last Saturday’s match.

The ban means the Munster player will miss the rest of the Six Nations tournament.

Flannery received the ban after attending an independent disciplinary hearing in Dublin on Wednesday.

During Saturday’s match, referee Wayne Barnes only awarded a penalty following the incident. Touch judge Stuart Terheege believed the challenge to be a shoulder charge, allowing the hooker to escape a red card.

Britain’s men’s curling team suffered defeat at the hands of Sweden in the opening match of the round robins. European Champions Sweden made the most of Britain’s lack of accuracy to claim the 6-4 victory.

The team still have nine round robin matches to play starting with France tonight. Captain David Murdoch said they must raise their game, but was not too concerned by the opening defeat.

Manchester United have claimed a vital 3-2 win in the Champions League clash against AC Milan at the San Siro.

The victory gives them the advantage ahead of the second leg of the last sixteen game next month.

Milan largely outplayed the visitors in the first half, but failed to build on Cristiano Ronaldinho's third-minute opener. Paul Scholes scored a lucky equaliser before Wayne Rooney produced two headers in the second half to secure victory.

Canadian Maelle Ricker has won a second gold medal for her host nation in the Winter Olympics women’s snowboard cross.

The 31-year old flew out of the gate to take an early lead in the final run and maintained her position to clinch the title.

The Vancouver resident, who finished fourth in Turin in 2006, came into the games at the top of the world cup standings.

It was an eventful final run with world champion Helen Olafsen of Norway and Olivia Nobs of Switzerland both crashing out half-way through.

Britain's winter Olympic hopefuls are aiming to bring home bobsleigh medals.

Nicola Minichiello and Gillian Cooke, Britain's world champion bobsleighers in Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, are determined to put in their best performances.

Minichiello and Cooke became Great Britain’s first female bobsleigh world champions in Lake Placid last year.

Both athletes have represented their country in other disciplines; Minichiello as a heptathlete and Cook in the pole vault and long jump.

Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has withdrawn his second appeal against match bans following charges of violent conduct.

Defender Ferdinand had received a three-match suspension following an incident where he appeared to swing an elbow in the face of Hull City Striker Craig Fagan in their clash at Old Trafford.

The charge was initially denied by 31-year-old Ferdinand and he was given an additional one-game ban for a "frivolous appeal". 

Truro City celebrated their first home win since August, after beating Hemel Hempstead Town by two goals.

This well-deserved 3-1 win leaves them with an outside chance of achieving the play-off places in the premier division of the Zamaretto Southern League. They face Helsowen away on Saturday.

The match started well. After 18 minutes a shot at goal by Marvin Brown was blocked by Will Viner, the Tudors' keeper. Brown's strike partner Andy Watkins then scored giving the White Tigers the lead.

Five players have agreed new contracts with the Cornish Pirates beyond the end of the season.

Fly-half Johnny Bentley has extended his contract by a year, keeping him with the Pirates until 31 May 2011.

Flanker Sam Betty, number eight Blair Cowan, scrum-half James Doherty and lock Chris Morgan have all signed deals until 31 May 2012.

A club spokesman said that it was good news for the club. He emphasised that it was a transition year for the club after the appointment of so many new coaches.

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