But BBC Radio 5 Live's Mike Costello says the postponement is not just down to injury.

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Postponement is not a serious option.

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So although not yet daring to call for the postponement of the election that Mr Blair has not yet announced, on March 20th Mr Hague took a carefully disinfected step in that direction.

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The promoter stressed that it was "not a cancellation but a postponement" and told those who bought tickets to hold on to them for a rescheduled date.

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He said the postponement was necessary because Annan had not consulted with the Zimbabwean government regarding the timing and purpose of his visit.

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However, the stadiums were not ready in time, which led to an indefinite postponement and players left in limbo without their wages.

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The one certainty about mass modification is that it will benefit some who do not need help and others for whom assistance is just a postponement of the inevitable.

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But, in contrast to his Peruvian counterpart, Mr Chavez said he would back a postponement of the vote if, as seemed possible, the computerised counting system was not ready.

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