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Fabrice Muamba cardiac arrest used in British Heart Foundation advert

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Cardiac arrest: Muamba is treated on the pitch at White Hart Lane in March 2012

Cardiac arrest: Muamba is treated on the pitch at White Hart Lane in March 2012

Cardiac arrest victim Patrice Muamba helps to promote the Great…

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The 39-second ad is to be shown on ITV and Channel 4 from Saturday, and Sky Sports during the Tottenham and Manchester City match on Sunday.

Medics had to give Muamba 15 shocks to get his heart pumping again when he collapsed during an FA Cup clash with Tottenham last March.

The advert shows players – including Spurs' William Gallas and Benoit Assou-Ekotto – looking distressed as Muamba lies motionless on the pitch.

Speaking over the emotional scenes, BHF Research Professor Mark Kearney tells viewers: 'I hate my job. I hate the misery heart disease brings.

Tributes: Football fans around the world joined forces to wish Muamba well

Tributes: Football fans around the world joined forces to wish Muamba well

Tributes: Football fans around the world joined forces to wish Muamba well

'It lurks among the places you least expect – it takes the young and the fit and it does not discriminate. But we are fighting back.'

Bolton's club doctor Dr Jonathan Tobin revealed Muamba was 'effectively dead' for 78 minutes when he suffered the cardiac arrest.

He was taken to the London Chest Hospital, in Bethnal Green, East London, and spent a month in intensive care.

Muamba later announced his retirement from football on medical grounds, and thanked the doctors that saved him, adding: 'I thank God that I am alive.'

Emotional return: Muamba thanks fans at the Reebok Stadium in May 2012

Emotional return: Muamba thanks fans at the Reebok Stadium in May 2012

The match was abandoned at 1-1.

BHF Medical Director Professor Peter Weissberg today said: 'We are grateful to Fabrice for allowing us to share his story in a hard-hitting campaign that highlights the potential devastation of heart disease.

'With the support of researchers and heart patients like Fabrice, the Fight For Every Heartbeat campaign centres on the transformational research that will combat heart disease.'

Leo Fernandes, a painter and decorator who had a heart attack at 46 and also features in the ad, said: 'The truth is heart disease affects everyone.'

Muamba – a dad of one – joined the Arsenal academy in 2002 before moving to Birmingham, then Bolton in 2008.

Keeping busy: Muamba is unveiled as the honourary starter of the BUPA Great Manchester Run this week

Keeping busy: Muamba is unveiled as the honourary starter of the BUPA Great Manchester Run this week

This is not the first time the BHF have used a professional footballer in their adverts in a bid to widen their appeal.

Footballer-turned actor Vinnie Jones famously demonstrated how to do life-saving CPR to the Bee Gees' tune Stayin' Alive.

The BHF today released new research about heart disease to coincide with the launch of the latest advert.

Their figures show people living in poor areas of Britain are 2.87 times more likely to suffer heart disease than those from wealthier areas.

Experts say this is likely to be because people living in these areas are more likely to smoke.

Jack Rodwell: I was surprised Manchester City bid for me

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I was surprised City signed me, admits Rodwell as he reveals injury hell

through injury, but the youngster’s concerns were not limited
to his hamstrings after City made their move last summer.

Familiar face: Rodwell contests with future team-mate David Silva last season

Familiar face: Rodwell contests with future team-mate David Silva last season

Manager Roberto Mancini warned that
he had to improve while England boss Roy Hodgson expressed a fear that
he would spend much of the season on the bench at his new club. It did
not help when Rodwell’s misplaced passes led to City conceding goals
against Southampton and Borussia Dortmund in his first few games.

Asked if he was surprised at the
transfer, he said: ‘I was a little bit, yes, because of the injuries –
it was a good surprise though.

‘I’d seen the German doctor
Muller-Wohlfahrt a couple of months before City came in so I felt I was
fit at the time but I obviously wasn’t. I probably didn’t do enough work
after getting treated by him which I know now.

‘I don’t really think about the price
tag or anything like that. When you’re on the pitch you can’t think
about what the fans are thinking. It’s natural when you’ve spent that
much money and you’ve won the league last year, you do expect a little
bit of something in return.

‘I feel as though the fans saw a little bit more of me (against Chelsea) but there’s still a lot more to come in my opinion.’

Peter Crouch loses three teeth in collision with Fabricio Coloccini Stoke 2 Newcastle 1

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'He wanted to carry on': Brave Crouch loses three teeth in collision with Coloccini

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23:37 GMT, 28 November 2012

Peter Crouch is facing dental surgery after losing two teeth with another embedded in his jaw following a collision with Fabricio Coloccini in Stoke's 2-1 win over Newcastle.

The Argentina defender's stray arm caught the 31-year-old striker in the jaw at the Brittania Stadium, but Potters boss Tony Pulis saw no malice in the challenge.

Pain game: Peter Crouch winces after the collision with Fabricio Coloccini

Pain game: Peter Crouch winces after the collision with Fabricio Coloccini

Pain game: Peter Crouch winces following the collision with Fabricio Coloccini

'Peter wanted to carry on. But then he saw his teeth in the doctor’s hands. He almost fainted, I think.

'He has lost two and the third was stuck in his upper jaw. He’s going to need some work on it. But I don’t think there was any malice in it.

Harsh reality: The extent of Crouch's injury becomes apparent to the striker

Harsh reality: The extent of Crouch's injury becomes apparent to the striker

Crouch was tended to by club doctor Andrew Dent, with Kenwyne Jones replacing Crouch in the 40th minute.

Pulis saw his side come from behind after Papiss Cisse hit the opener for the visitors just after the break.

But Jon Walters and Cameron Jerome were both on target as Pulis saw his side claim their third win in four matches.

Usain Bolt nominated for 2012 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year but Mo Farah is snubbed

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What about, Mo Bolt in line for another gong but two-golds Farah is snubbed for IAAF athlete of the year prize

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Usain Bolt headlined the shortlist for the 2012 IAAF Male Athlete of the Year announced – but there was no place for double Olympic champion Mo Farah.

Bolt dismissed doubts over his form and fitness at London 2012 by sweeping to gold in both the 100 metres and 200m. He then played a key role as Jamaica smashed the world record in the 4x100m.

Bolt was one of three candidates still standing after the 10-man shortlist named last month was whittled down to three.

Gong: Usain Bolt (R) congratulates his coach Glen Mills after Mills received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of the West Indies at the weekend

Gong: Usain Bolt (R) congratulates his coach Glen Mills after Mills received the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of the West Indies at the weekend

Aries Merritt and David Rudisha are also in contention with both men having a fine 12 months.

American Merritt clinched gold in London in the 110m hurdles and then smashed the world record with a blistering run of 12.80 seconds in the second of two Samsung Diamond League finals in Brussels in September.

Rudisha also achieved an Olympic gold and world record double.

What about, Mo Farah has been overlooked from the IAAF shortlist for Male Athlete of the Year despite winning two gold medals in London

What about, Mo Farah has been overlooked from the IAAF shortlist for Male Athlete of the Year despite winning two gold medals in London

The Kenyan blitzed the field in the final of the 800m at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford to cruise to victory in a best-ever time of 1:40.91.

Farah was cut from the expanded list despite an emotional summer of success.

The Somali-born star first landed the 10,000m and then rode a tidal wave of support to clinch the 5000m title the following Saturday.

The winner of the 2012 award will be announced during the IAAF's Centenary Celebrations in Barcelona on November 24.

Up for grabs: Kenyan 800m Olympic champion David Rudisha is also in contention

Up for grabs: Kenyan 800m Olympic champion David Rudisha is also in contention

Lance Armstrong could face perjury charges

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Armstrong may face perjury charges after denying drug use in court

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10:36 GMT, 12 October 2012

Lance Armstrong could be subject to perjury charges after testifying in court that he had never taken banned performance-enhancing drugs, according to the US anti-doping agency.

The cyclist, named by USADA as being a central figure in a major doping scheme by the US Postal team, had told a court in Dallas under oath in 2005 he had never taken banned drugs.

Armstrong also told the court he had never violated the rules of the Tour de France, nor had the team doctor Michele Ferrari administered banned drugs to him.

Troubled times: Lance Armstrong (right) could face perjury charges

Troubled times: Lance Armstrong (right) could face perjury charges

The USADA report, however, claims Armstrong's statements in court were false.

The report states: 'As demonstrated by the testimony of numerous witnesses in this case, each of the above statements made under oath and subject to the penalties of perjury were materially false and misleading when made.'

Meanwhile, the report highlights how the US Postal team were able to avoid detection of use of the banned blood-boosting agent EPO by injecting cyclists with saline just before tests to lower their blood cell count.

The report says: 'The USPS team made regular use of saline infusions, a prohibited method, which permits a rider to quickly reduce his hematocrit level in order to beat the UCI's health check 50% hematocrit threshold and to fool the biological passport program.

Tricks: Armstrong is said to have got around drug tests sneakily

Tricks: Armstrong is said to have got around drug tests sneakily

'One of the bolder examples of the use
of saline to fool the testers was at the 1998 World Championships when
Armstrong's doctor literally smuggled past a UCI official a litre of
saline concealed under his rain coat and administered it to Armstrong to
lower his hematocrit right before a blood check.'

The USADA report also states that Armstrong was guilty of 'witness intimidation' when people testified against him or Ferrari.

At the 2004 Tour de France, the report says Armstrong told cyclist Filippo Simeoni, 'You made a mistake when you testified against Ferrari… I can destroy you.' and made a gesture of zipping his lips.

'Mr Armstrong's actions in connection with his threatening statement, constitute acts of attempted witness intimidation,' says the USADA report.

Five of Lance Armstrong's former team-mates have accepted six-month doping bans from USADA after their evidence helped strip Armstrong of his seven career Tour de France titles.

Going down: Several of Armstrong's team-mates have accepted doping bans

Going down: Several of Armstrong's team-mates have accepted doping bans

The USADA said the bans imposed on George Hincapie, Tom Danielson, Levi Leipheimer, Christian Vande Velde and David Zabriskie were reduced because of 'substantial assistance' supplied by the riders in relation to their investigation into Armstrong.

A sixth former Armstrong team-mate, Canadian Michael Barry, also accepted the sanction, although Barry announced his retirement from the sport last month.

Ordinarily, the riders would have faced bans of at least two years for admitting the offences.

Joe Ansbro suffers broken neck

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Ansbro suffers broken neck, but doctors say he could return to action in three months

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11:26 GMT, 27 August 2012

London Irish and Scotland centre Joe Ansbro is recovering in hospital after suffering a broken neck against Munster on Friday night.

Ansbro sustained the injury during a pre-season tour match and remains at University Hospital, Cork. He will return to the UK later this week.

'Joe broke a small bone at the top of his neck early in the game's second half,' read a statement released by London Irish.

On the mend: Ansbro is recovering in hospital

On the mend: Ansbro is recovering in hospital

'After An MRI scan, it was confirmed that immediate surgery was not required, and the injury would be managed by external fixation.'

While London Irish have yet to set a date for Ansbro's return, Scotland team doctor James Robson expects him to resume playing in around three months.

Robson's prognosis means the 26-year-old will miss the autumn internationals against New Zealand, South Africa and Tonga.

'The management of the injury Joe has sustained typically involves a period of between six and eight weeks' immobilisation,' Robson said.

'After that there will be a further four to six weeks of rehabilitation before he can look at a return to the game. We wish Joe well in his recovery.'

Ansbro has won 11 caps after making his debut against South Africa in 2010, scoring three tries, including one against Romania in last year's World Cup.

Born in Glasgow, he joined London Irish last summer after beginning his club career at Northampton.

Ansbro's father Paul revealed there was nothing malicious behind the injury and was relieved his son escaped more serious damage.

'He's got a triple fracture of the C1 vertebrae at the top of his spine,' he told BBC Scotland.

In the wars: Ansbro cut his head after colliding with a team-mate during the Rugby World Cup

In the wars: Ansbro cut his head after colliding with a team-mate during the Rugby World Cup

'They've put a metal halo on his head that's got to be in place 24/7 for three months. They did a CAT scan and an MRI scan and they've had a neurosurgeon looking after him.

'He was really lucky that it was what they call a stable fracture and there's no nerve damage. That was the thing they were most concerned about; Joe's still got movement in his hands and feet.

'Your blood runs cold when you hear about it and it's something that every parent worries about. It's a fantastic, rough game and these things, unfortunately, cannot be ruled out.'

Premiership to trial concussion bin and extend powers for TMO"s during live matches

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Premiership to trial 'concussion bin' and extend powers for TV refs during live matches

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10:34 GMT, 20 August 2012

The Aviva Premiership will trial the use of a so-called 'concussion bin' and extended powers for the television match official in the forthcoming season.

Players will be required to leave the field for five minutes to undergo cognitive tests if the team doctor or referee suspects they may have suffered concussion.

If that initial suspicion is confirmed in a pitch-side assessment, the concussed player will not be allowed to return and the temporary substitution will be made a permanent one.

Back in action: The Premiership returns on September 1

Back in action: The Premiership returns on September 1

The Premiership have also volunteered to trial a greater use of video technology, which extends the TMO's input to more than just the grounding of the ball.

In matches broadcast live on television this season, the referee can ask the TMO to rule on any incident in the lead-up to a try being scored, dating back to the last stoppage in play.

The TMO will also have the power to alert the referee on matters of foul play he may have missed. The trials have been developed by the International Rugby Board.

'We volunteered to be involved in both trials,' said Phil Winstanley, rugby director at Premiership Rugby.

'The TMO trial in live televised games allows us to maintain the integrity of our competition by ensuring that the match officials are given the utmost support in getting crucial decisions right.

'We are extremely mindful about ensuring that we achieve a balance between protecting the integrity of the game and impacting on the dynamic nature of our sport by creating too many stoppages in play.

'This will be closely managed, with a thorough research programme undertaken by Premiership Rugby and the RFU.

Extra input: The TMO's will have a larger remit when during live games

Extra input: The TMO's will have a larger remit when during live games

'The pitch-side concussion assessment trial allows medical teams more time and a better environment to assess head injuries and to make player-centred decisions.

'We have a reputation for innovation and this is another example of how both Premiership Rugby and the RFU is the forefront of the game's development.'

The concussion protocol was developed by an IRB working group, who were tasked with enhancing player safety without undermining the fabric of the game.

Rugby already operates a 'blood bin' system, allowing players to be temporarily replaced to have a cut dealt with.

But following the fake blood saga at Harlequins, the IRB wanted to ensure the concussion system was 'not open to tactical manipulation by coaches'.

Dr Simon Kemp, the RFU's head of sports medicine, said: 'Being able to temporarily remove the player from the field will allow medical practitioners to perform a more sophisticated assessment than presently and better decisions to be made.'

The TMO's extended powers will first come into force in the London double-header at Twickenham on Saturday September 1, with both games being broadcast live on ESPN.

Safeguards: The IRB wabnts to ensure that the concussion bin cannot be manipulate like the bood bin system was

Safeguards: The IRB wabnts to ensure that the concussion bin cannot be manipulate like the bood bin system was

The referee can ask the TMO, in addition to his previous powers, to adjudicate on any incident between the last restart and the scoring of a try.

Ed Morrison, the RFU's head of professional referee development, said: 'The modern game is fast-paced and action-packed and it is important that our officials are equipped with the best tools to ensure that sometimes critical incidents are observed and acted upon.

'The referee is in charge of the game but to be able to draw on the TMO in such circumstances will help us maintain the high standards of officiating that we have in the Aviva Premiership.'

The IRB have made five law amendments for this season, the most notable being the introduction of a five-second rule intended to force teams to play the ball quickly from the base of rucks.

There is also a new shortened scrum engagement process. The referee will now instruct the two packs to 'crouch, touch, set' – instead of 'crouch, touch, pause, engage'.

Emanuele Pesoli hunger strike: Protest ends

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Disgraced Verona star Pesoli ends hunger strike chained to Italian FA

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23:28 GMT, 15 August 2012

Fantasy football 2012

Emanuele Pesoli, the Italian footballer who went on hunger strike in response to his three-year ban in a match-fixing scandal, has ended his protest after being promised a meeting with the federation president.

Former Siena player Pesoli, now at Verona, chained himself to the gates of the Italian soccer federation (FIGC) headquarters in Rome on Saturday and went on hunger strike after being found guilty in the sporting courts last week.

He has vehemently denied any wrongdoing in a wide ranging probe into illegal betting in Italy which has led to Juventus coach Antonio Conte being banned for 10 months for not revealing match fixing while at Siena.

Hunger strike: Pesoli chained himself to the gates of the Italian FA

Hunger strike: Pesoli chained himself to the gates of the Italian FA

Pesoli, 31, told reporters on Wednesday that he has been promised a meeting with FIGC president Giancarlo Abete.

'I have interrupted my protest, a little because of the help of FIGC vice president Demetrio Albertini, a bit because of the interest of Abete who I will see on Friday at 10 at the federation and a bit on the advice of my doctor, who in the morning forced me to eat something,' he said.

Protest over: Pesoli has been promised a meeting with the Italian FA

Protest over: Pesoli has been promised a meeting with the Italian FA

London 2012 Olympics: Fabian Cancellara hopeful of defending time-trial title

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Cancellara hopeful of defending time-trial title despite crash during road race

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Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara is confident of lining up in defence of his Olympic time-trial title on Wednesday as he recovers from a crash during Saturday's road race.

The four-time world time-trial champion tumbled on a right-hand corner in the final stages of the road race while in the leading group, but avoided a broken bone.

Hopeful: Cancellara is confident of lining up in defence of his time-trial title

Hopeful: Cancellara is confident of lining up in defence of his time-trial title

The 31-year-old, who fractured a collarbone during the Tour of Flanders in April, said: 'I am an optimist and now I hope the training today will show if the position on the time-trial bike suits me and if I can go forward.

'I feel better with every hour passing. The pain is still there, but I am in good hands. I am a hard man. I've had a lot of things happen this year.

'I have to look ahead to the next few hours and days to come to try to get the maximum potential of a good feeling in my body. Now I have to see how I sit on the TT bike.

Agony: Cancellara crashed during Saturday's road race

Agony: Cancellara crashed during Saturday's road race

'Maybe everything turns out okay. The mental aspect is important. I have two legs and I can ride. I have been training many, many hours for the Olympics. We will just have to see how it goes.'

Swiss team doctor Andreas Goesele said: 'It's almost like he's had a car crash, with a whiplash injury.

'He will have to ride with a higher level of pain than you or I, because we have to follow very precisely the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) list (of prohibited substances). The WADA list is very strict and we have to stick to it absolutely.'

London 2012 Olympics: Cadel Evans pulls out of time trial

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Bradley Wiggins' chances of winning a fourth Olympic gold medal were handed a boost on Sunday, when former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans pulled out of Wednesday's time trial.

Evans has been withdrawn from the Games time trial due to fatigue, the Australian Olympic Committee announced.

The 2011 Tour de France champion finished 80th in the 250-kilometre Olympic road race on day one, but after a gruelling season will now not take to the start line for the 44km race against the clock.

Out: Cadel Evans (centre) will not be competing in Wednesday's time trial

Out: Cadel Evans (centre) will not be competing in Wednesday's time trial

A statement read: 'Cadel Evans will not compete in the men's individual time-trial event.

'He has been seen by the cycling doctor Dr Mark Fisher and Olympic team medical director, Dr Peter Baquie, and they have confirmed he is fatigued and will not recover in time for Wednesday.

'Cycling has advised he will not be replaced with another athlete in that event.

'Michael Rogers will be the only Australian athlete to compete in the men's individual time-trial.'

Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, the defending champion, crashed during the road race and rated his chances at 50-50 for the event, which Tour winner Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain will begin as favourite.

Boost: Bradley Wiggins (left) is hoping to win the time trial

Boost: Bradley Wiggins (left) is hoping to win the time trial