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Improved England top World Cup Group Six

October 13, 2005

England finished their World Cup qualifying campaign as group winners after victory against Poland at Old Trafford. Goals in each half from Michael Owen and Frank Lampard were enough to ensure they overtook the Poles at the top of Group Six. Coach Sven Goran Eriksson said: “I think on Saturday [against Austria] we did a [...]
Steady jog at Adidas

October 13, 2005

German sporting goods company Adidas-Salomon said it was on course to meet its full year targets, despite its proposed €3.1bn (£2.1bn) acquisition of rival Reebok. Adidas chairman and chief executive Herbert Hainer told investors yesterday that the group remains on course to produce a 20 per cent increase in net income, operating margins of 11 [...]