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West Ham go for Wally Downes after sacking assistant boss Zeljko Petrovic

West Ham go for Wally Downes after sacking assistant boss Zeljko Petrovic
Wally Downes is set to be named as Avram Grant’s No 2 at West Ham in the next few days. The 49-year-old’s appointment follows the sacking of Zeljko Petrovic earlier this week after just four months in the job.

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Federer will now in Monte Carlo

The World top ranked Roger Roger Federer has received and accepted a wildcard to play in upcoming week’s Monte Carlo Masters.

The 27 year old, Federer a three time finalist, initially selected to skip the event for scheduling reasons but has had a alteration of heart as he attempts to discover some form.

Federer has not succeeded to win a tournament since October and played badly in his most recent defeat to Novak Djokovic in Miami. The Swiss has ended runner up three times in Monte Carlo, missing 7-5 7-5 to Rafael Nadal in last year’s final.

The tournaments director Zeljko Franulovic said, “A few months before I declared that Roger had not intended to participate as he had customized his clay court training. But, recognizing his connectivity to the tournament, we never misplaced hope that he would nevertheless be there this year; we have been confirmed true and are very proud.”

On the other hand World’s number one Nadal will be going for a record fifth straight title this year. American Andy Roddick will be the only member of the world’s top 10 losing at the clay-court tournament, which starts next week.