Wilkinson, himself no stranger to injury, said Farrell's strength of character would be missed.

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It is alleged Mr McCulloch was assaulted to his severe injury and that he was left on the floor unconscious or unable to help himself.

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Clark appeared to put himself in the frame for Cardiff after battling back from an elbow injury but has so far failed to feature in the series which Australia trail 1-0 after defeat at Lord's.

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The midfielder has not played this season because of a knee injury and will be given the start of next season to win himself a longer deal.

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History is also against Dustin Johnson -- no-one has ever won a U.S. Open after winning the week before -- but then again he's a man rested (after injury), on form after his Memphis triumph and with the length to leave himself more lofted clubs to those slick, well-guarded putting surfaces.

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Now with this new injury, the die-hard Madden gamer finds himself with a lot more time to play Xbox 360.

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Those injury niggles were the result of hours of training in the gym and on the water, pushing himself to the limit in search of that fourth gold -- in front of fanatical home support at the southern coastal resort of Weymouth, where the sailing events for London 2012 were held.

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He was scheduled to start at Winnipeg on Feb. 24 but shut himself down for almost three weeks because the injury was causing spasms and numbness in his shoulder and arm.

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Ganguly and Mohammad Kaif have not been picked for the opening one-dayers because of injury and fellow batsman VVS Laxman has been dropped, leaving room for Test opener Gautam Gambhir to try and prove himself in the shorter form of the game.

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