Mr Hazare had pledged to go on hunger strike in the capital, Delhi, Tuesday despite police denying him permission to fast for more than three days.

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Keane believes Fergie's hunger to succeed is what has kept him at the United helm for so long, despite an aborted announcement that he intended to retire at the end of the 2001-02 season.

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Indeed, O'Driscoll insists the hunger and nerves he experienced as a 20-year-old in Brisbane have not diminished despite his 93 Irish caps and six outings for the British and Irish Lions.

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