Exactly 39 miles down the pike, another first place team, the Washington Nationals, smashed the Chicago Cubs, 9-2, for their eighth win in nine games.
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The Scotland forward has previously expressed dissatisfaction at not being guaranteed a regular first-team place.
Ruddock fully expects Collins to be challenging for a more regular first-team place next season.
Both parties hope the delay will allow Marques to concentrate on winning back his first-team place after injury.
Real begin their La Liga campaign against Villarreal on 27 August but Beckham is not certain of a first-team place.
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Crouch scored 40 goals in 135 appearances for Liverpool but struggled to hold down a regular first-team place in recent times.
The 30-year-old, who is on World Cup qualifying duty with Australia, has struggled to command a regular first-team place under U's boss Paul Lambert.
But Chopra failed to hold down a first-team place under former Sunderland boss Roy Keane and re-joined Cardiff on a temporary basis in November.
The coach said the training camp, which will be held in Pampelune, will give younger players a chance to prove themselves worthy of a first-team place.
But he has struggled to hold down a regular first-team place racking up 35 appearances for the Liberty Stadium side, including three in the Championship this season.
He has now been rewarded for winning a regular first-team place having recovered from a broken leg suffered while playing for his country against the Netherlands in March.
Defoe had failed to hold down a regular first-team place at White Hart Lane and was told he was free to leave the club by manager Juande Ramos.
But Lyth, been unable to gain a regular first-team place in Yorkshire's Championship side, also hit four sixes of his own in a swashbuckling stand of 118 in 13 overs with his skipper Anthony McGrath (48).
The 23-year-old forward became the first Indian to play for an English club by joining Bury last year is vying for a regular place in the first team.
But Speed, 38, insisted he chose to resign to regain his form and his place in the first-team after he was dropped for the recent 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.
Now is the time for the England Under-20 captain - who starred for his country in this year's Toulon youth tournament - to move to the next stage and battle for a place in the first team.
Provided, of course, you bet on the right team in the first place.
Instead, focus on the process, which means using the techniques that got you on the team in the first place.
Capello was delighted that the likes of Downing and Agbonlahor put their hands up for a place in his first-choice team.
But at the same time I think MLB should be held accountable for even allowing McCourt to own the team in the first place.
They have to be taught and reinforced by league administrators, coaches and, of course, the parents who signed their kids up for a team in the first place.
There has not been one tactical change to the team throughout the week, which actually speaks volumes for the team selection in the first place.
He might have hopped on the bidding team under pressure in the first place.
He is keen for regular first-team football to help secure his place in the Netherlands squad for the World Cup in South Africa.
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There were no sniping remarks, no boos, just compliments from a fan base grateful that their unlikely team of nobodies is in first place halfway through May.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi thinks Granderson will provide a boost to a team that has overcome injuries and held first place in the AL East.
Meanwhile in the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, Belgium's Nicolas Colsaerts, who needs to finish first or second to clinch his automatic place in the European team, made a good start with a three-under-par 69 which left him tied for eighth.
Getting the Treasury team in place ought to have been his first priority.
But the FA wanted to get the full coaching team in place ahead of Capello's first match against Switzerland on 6 February.
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