Bundesliga round-up

Claudio Pizarro: Notched brace against bottom side Freiburg

Bottom side Freiburg twice came from behind to draw with Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on Sunday, while Cologne secured a 1-0 victory at 10-man Kaiserslautern.
Claudio Pizarro notched a brace to give European contenders Werder Bremen the lead in each half at Freiburg.
But the hosts found a way back on each occasion, first through Cedrick Makiadi and then Jonathan Schmid in the 70th minute.
Despite the point, Freiburg remain bottom

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Capello - JT still skipper

John Terry has been backed by his manager Fabio Capello


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Fabio Capello has risked the wrath of his employers the Football Association after expressing his disapproval at their decision to strip John Terry of the England captaincy.
In candid interview with Italian state broadcaster Rai 1 Capello has openly backed the Chelsea man, who on Friday learnt he will not captain his country at the European Championship.
"I completely

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New Stuttgart deal for Bobic

Fredi Bobic: The Stuttgart general manager has been rewarded with a new deal at the club


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Stuttgart have extended the contracts of general manager Fredi Bobic and director Jochen Schneider until June 2017.
The German outfit have won just one of their last 10 Bundesliga games but pride themselves on their stability and are determined to show faith in the current set-up.
"Our club has been a real role model in terms of

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Simmons - Room to improve

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Coach Royce Simmons was a relieved man after watching his St Helens side battle to a 34-24 victory at London Broncos.
Saints got their Stobart Super League campaign off to a winning start at the Stoop thanks to a second-half comeback as they erased an 18-16 interval deficit.
Saints will have been pleased to begin with a victory but Simmons admits his side have plenty of improving to do.
He said: "My word that was a hard one.

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Venues to host amateur showpiece

Royal Portrush: Will host the British Amateur Championship in 2014


Royal Portrush and Carnoustie have been chosen to host the British Amateur championship in 2014 and 2015 respectively.
Portrush is the only course outside Scotland and England to stage The Open - Max Faulkner won in 1951 - and it was recently announced as the venue for this June's Irish Open.
Carnoustie saw Paul Lawrie win the 1999 Open after Jean Van de Velde triple-bogeyed the final hole, while Padraig Harrington triumphed

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