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    <updated>2011-12-19T10:44:55Z</updated>
    <subtitle>Coventry Telegraph sportsdesk staff take a wry look at the funnier side of sport</subtitle>
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    <title>Jimmy Hill - emergency ref</title>
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    <published>2011-12-23T10:42:07Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-19T10:44:55Z</updated>

    <summary> The great man dons his tracksuit to save the day! Happy Christmas everyone!...</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>The great man dons his tracksuit to save the day!</p>

<p>Happy Christmas everyone!</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Chauncey Billups 75-foot heave</title>
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    <published>2011-12-22T10:45:51Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-19T10:48:37Z</updated>

    <summary> Fantasic shot!...</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>Fantasic shot!</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Missing sitters can be a team sport</title>
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    <published>2011-12-21T10:40:24Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-19T10:41:40Z</updated>

    <summary> Unbelievable!...</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>Unbelievable!</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Epic swim that didn&apos;t count</title>
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    <published>2011-12-20T10:37:59Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-19T10:39:19Z</updated>

    <summary> Hill Taylor swims the entire 50m backstroke underwater - but it appears that is just cheating!...</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>Hill Taylor swims the entire 50m backstroke underwater - but it appears that is just cheating!</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Extreme skateboarding</title>
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    <published>2011-12-19T10:33:09Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-19T10:35:14Z</updated>

    <summary> New Zealanders love their extreme sports. Just check out this longboarding clip....</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>New Zealanders love their extreme sports. Just check out this longboarding clip.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>She&apos;s not all that</title>
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    <published>2011-12-16T10:39:39Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-12T10:43:11Z</updated>

    <summary> We won&apos;t be all sexist over here in Oddball Towers as we&apos;d still pick this lass over Rafael Nuzzo!...</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>We won't be all sexist over here in Oddball Towers as we'd still pick this lass over Rafael Nuzzo!</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>The worst penalty ever</title>
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    <published>2011-12-15T10:36:40Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-12T10:38:21Z</updated>

    <summary> Alessandro Del Piero tries to be clever and ends up looking stupid....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>Alessandro Del Piero tries to be clever and ends up looking stupid.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Boxer KO&apos;d with first punch</title>
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    <published>2011-12-14T10:34:56Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-12T10:36:19Z</updated>

    <summary> All those long hours training, and for what?...</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>All those long hours training, and for what?</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>A flying man</title>
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    <id>tag:blogs.coventrytelegraph.net,2011:/oddballs//1232.384118</id>

    <published>2011-12-13T10:29:36Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-12T10:34:36Z</updated>

    <summary> A broken spring board spells trouble for this gymnast......</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>A broken spring board spells trouble for this gymnast...</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Tour de France - ouch!</title>
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    <published>2011-12-12T10:27:11Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-12T10:28:31Z</updated>

    <summary> The best crashes from over the Channel....</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>The best crashes from over the Channel.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Get up ya big pair of...</title>
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    <published>2011-12-09T10:54:55Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-05T10:56:37Z</updated>

    <summary> Everyone got their lederhosen in a twist in this Bundesliga game following an absurd over-reaction to a hilariously half-hearted head-butt....</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>Everyone got their lederhosen in a twist in this Bundesliga game following an absurd over-reaction to a hilariously half-hearted head-butt.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Trophy fail!</title>
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    <published>2011-12-08T10:00:54Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-05T10:54:15Z</updated>

    <summary> When the Spokane Chiefs won the Canadian Hockey League&apos;s Memorial Cup, there was plenty of hollering and whooping and, then, stunned silence......</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>When the Spokane Chiefs won the Canadian Hockey League's Memorial Cup, there was plenty of hollering and whooping and, then, stunned silence...</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Ref hammers a fan</title>
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    <published>2011-12-07T10:43:45Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-05T10:50:09Z</updated>

    <summary> Here&apos;s a tip for you: If you&apos;re going to be a pitch invader do not do it at an ice hockey match....</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>Here's a tip for you: If you're going to be a pitch invader do not do it at an ice hockey match.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Vincent Price explains the rules of cricket</title>
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    <published>2011-12-06T10:39:33Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-05T10:42:26Z</updated>

    <summary> The master of horror explains cricket using two bottles of poison and a length of cord!...</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>The master of horror explains cricket using two bottles of poison and a length of cord!</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Cycle Ball!</title>
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    <published>2011-12-05T10:36:37Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-05T10:37:51Z</updated>

    <summary> Those crazy Germans have mixed football and cycling......</summary>
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        <name>Daniel Smith</name>
        
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<p>Those crazy Germans have mixed football and cycling...</p>]]>
        
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