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Andy Goode, the British Olympic manager, is preparing to take the controversial step of advising certain leading English players not to play for their country during the build-up to next year’s Olympic Games in Atlanta. Sponsors have increased the prize fund by 20 per cent to around pounds 120,000 for the four-date Ricoh tour, in which six new disciplines – 200m, 1,000m, 60m hurdles and high jump for men, and 1,000m and triple jump for women – have been added.. The circuit has been extended by two meetings to 18, with Tokyo, Atlanta, Eugene and Moscow added and New York and San Jose dropping out. Lewis has been troubled by scar tissue on her right knee.
Great Britain will stage their 1996 Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on 12 July.

Athletics

Denise Lewis, Britain’s Commonwealth Games heptathlon champion, is to undergo knee surgery in a bid to ensure an injury-free build-up to next year’s Olympics in Atlanta. He will learn more from playing us than he will with some of the games England have taken part in We are not a second-class nation We are a very good football side and we will prove it.”. I think he’s afraid of playing us.”I’m going to keep knocking on the door because I know the match would be good for English football. “He’s got dates available why doesn’t he pick up the offer? It’s a great game for the country.

This time it will be to continue pestering for a match between Wales and England, something he suggested to Venables within days of his appointment 10 weeks ago.”I’ve heard nothing since,” Gould said. It’s a disgrace.”Gould contacted the BBC on Wednesday and yesterday to express his anger and he will be on the phone again over the next few days to Lancaster Gate. If I’ve stood up to anything in my career it’s about being cheated That national radio station needs to get its act together. I feel cheated for the players, cheated for the supporters and I feel cheated for the staff.

The Welsh had lost 2-1 but gained enough confidence for Gould to attack from strength.Radio Five Live was his particular target and its attention on Wednesday night to reports on England’s friendly at the expense of Wales, who, after all, were playing in a European Championship qualifying match.”There’s more countries than England,” he said, “and we deserve more recognition. Yesterday, the morning after a good performance against Germany, the man from across the Bristol Channel sounded like he had been born and bred sharpening his claws in Tiger Bay.
The Wales manager’s targets were the BBC (mainly) and Terry Venables (partially) which was tub-thumping stuff following a rousing display from his players against the team ranked third in the world. GUY HODGSON

It has not taken Bobby Gould long to learn an essential part of Welshness is to hold a grievance against the English. Yet he was carried off after nearly an hour.”As far as international football is concerned, in all my years as a manager I have always co-operated 100 per cent but this makes me rethink my policy, not only concerning Scotland but in general.”But Brown said: “I’m desperately disappointed that this has happened and sincerely hope it it will not impair our relationship with Leeds or mine with Howard Wilkinson.”Russia’s European victory over Greece means Scotland will be second in Group Eight and almost certain of qualifying for the European Championship.. “I had an agreement with Craig Brown and the player that, if Gary wasn’t fit he wouldn’t play, and if he was fit he would only turn out for part of the game. The Scotland captain was taken off on a stretcher after suffering ligament damage in the 57th minute of the 2-0 defeat and will miss the Premiership match with Arsenal tomorrow and theUefa Cup second round, first leg match against PSV Eindhoven at Elland Road on Tuesday.
It left the Leeds manager, Howard Wilkinson, angry over the release of internationals.