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Barca's Puyol facing six weeks out with knee injury

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol faces four to six weeks on the sidelines after falling awkwardly and twisting ligaments in his left knee in their 4-1 La Liga win at Getafe on Saturday, the club said in a statement on Saturday. The 34-year-old tried to play on after having some treatment on the touchline following the incident, but lasted only a few more minutes before giving way to Javier Mascherano in the 57th. "Puyol is very important for us and we hope he recovers soon," Barca coach Tito Vilanova told a post-match news conference. "We always seem to have problems with injuries to the central defenders." Puyol had just returned to action after fracturing a cheekbone against Osasuna last month and had surgery on his right knee back in May which forced him to miss Spain's triumphant Euro 2012 campaign. If tests on Sunday confirm the initial assessment, Puyol will miss Barcelona's opening Champions League game at home to Spartak Moscow on Wednesday and the visit of Spanish champions Real Madrid in the league on Oct. 7.

Barca's Puyol facing six weeks out with knee injury

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol faces four to six weeks on the sidelines after falling awkwardly and twisting ligaments in his left knee in t...

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Van der Vaart return not enough for sleepy Hamburg

Rafael van der Vaart's return to Hamburg SV was not enough to save them from a third straight Bundesliga defeat on Sunday as they lost 3-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt. The Dutchman, starting a second stint at the club he played at from 2005 to 2008, set up one goal for Son Heung-min but it was too late as goals from Takashi Inui, Olivier Occean and Stefan Aigner gave Eintracht the points. Hamburg, the only ever-present side in the Bundesliga since it was founded in 1963, played the entire second half with 10 men after Czech midfielder Petr Jiracek was sent off. Promoted Eintracht joined Bayern Munich as the only team with maximum points from their opening three games. Hamburg, who narrowly escaped relegation last season, are one of two teams who have yet to get off the mark alongside Hoffenheim, who earlier on Sunday lost 5-3 at previously winless Freiburg. "We overslept for the first 20 minutes and that is not something which should happen," said Van der Vaart, who became a cult figure on his previous spell at the club. "After that, we saw a different Hamburg," added the Dutchman, who joined the club from Tottenham Hotspur. "There is still a long way to go." Inui pounced on a mistake by Jeffrey Bruma to open the scoring in the 13th minute and Occean added another five minutes later. Heiko Westermann pulled one back scored following a corner but Hamburg were reduced to 10 men on the stroke of halftime when Jiracek was sent off for a late tackle on Anderson, a decision which angered Hamburg's under-fire coach Thorsten Fink. Aigner restored Eintracht's two-goal lead early in the second half but Hamburg refused to lie down and Van der Vaart set up their second, dispossessing Carlos Zambrano to release Son who rounded goalkeeper Kevin Trapp to score into an empty goal. Both teams had chances to score again in a thrilling final quarter. Eight players shared the goals in the earlier game which saw Hoffenheim take an early lead, then twice come from behind to make it 3-3 before goals in the last 10 minutes from Cedrick Makiadi and Sebastian Freis won the game for Freiburg.

Van der Vaart return not enough for sleepy Hamburg

Rafael van der Vaart's return to Hamburg SV was not enough to save them from a third straight Bundesliga defeat on Sunday as they lost 3...

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Broad adamant England can succeed without Pietersen

England captain Stuart Broad may have thought travelling to Sri Lanka for the Twenty 20 World Cup would offer respite from the Kevin Pietersen saga but it dominated his first news conference. 
 
Pietersen has been frozen out of the England set-up since allegedly sending "provocative" text messages about his own team mates to players in the South Africa side last month. 
 
Even at a distance of 9,000 km from home the controversy surrounding the 32-year-old batsman continues to stalk Broad and his players as they prepare to defend their world title. 
 
The England skipper was bombarded with the words "Kevin Pietersen" as he faced his first question from the media on Friday and the topic is unlikely to go away anytime soon. 
 
Broad tried to bat away the issue diplomatically, reminding reporters that England had started planning for life after Pietersen several months ago. 
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The South African-born batsman had announced his retirement from limited overs cricket earlier this year before making himself available again in August. 
 
"I think it was the second of June when KP retired from the one-day and Twenty20 format so we have had a bit of time to plan without him," Broad said of the player who was named 'man of the tournament' when they won the Twenty20 World Cup two years ago. 
 
"We've been planning for a while, and the 15 guys who are here are really excited to be here and have the opportunity to represent England in a 'World Cup'. 
 
"That's what you want, and it's an extremely proud moment to lead those guys on to the field of play." 
 
Broad is confident his squad, including eight of the triumphant 2010 team, will produce the kind of performances that will make the fans back home forget about the Pietersen affair. 
 
"We have a bowling unit that can restrict the opposition well," all-rounder Broad said. 
 
"We've got some talented players here, we've played some really good Twenty20 cricket over the past year, we've got match-winners in the side. 
 
"We saw Jos Buttler completely change the game the other night in one over against South Africa at Edgbaston and that's the sort of thing you need in Twenty20 cricket. 
 
"It's hugely encouraging coming here. We've got to adapt to the conditions very quickly. It's a great challenge for us all - we're hugely excited to be here. 
 
"There are not many guys who have played in ICC World tournaments - they're amazing occasions, you have the best players in the world here. 
 
"I think eight of us were involved in the World Cup win in 2010 and hopefully we can share that experience and learn quickly." 
 
England begin their title defence in Colombo with Group C games against Afghanistan on Sept. 21 and India two days later.

Broad adamant England can succeed without Pietersen

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