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“I’m just happy to get a win.” Boykins’ coach heard the chants – and pointed them out during his postgame news conference. “The fans are chanting MVP for Earl,” Flip Saunders chuckled “He’s been like that. If you look at the games we’ve won, he’s finished games for us.” With Arenas still working to find his old game and not getting the calls from officials he once did and Randy Foye struggling on the comeback from an ankle injury, Boykins originally signed 3 weeks ago as temporary insurance for a team with only one healthy point guard has stepped to the front during crunch time. Boykins is averaging 6.8 points in the 4th quarter, 3rd in the entire NBA behind only Brandon Jennings 7.1 and Dwyane Wade 6.9. In the last 10 minutes of a 104-102 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, Boykins scored 11 points, including the final two from the free throw line to seal the game. The Wizards are 5-4 since signing Boykins and, winners of 4 of their last 5, the team seems seems to have brought and end to the disastrous and disappointing opening to their NBA season.

Arenas and Antawn Jamison played with Boykins for one season in Golden State and say they are not surprised by his productivity. Boykins put up some pretty good numbers with Denver, but he’s never been really what you want in a starting guard. Coming off the bench, though, Boykins has found his role.Read it all at His name is Earl. The first IRB Sevens tournament of the season is underway, and for the United States, things could not have gotten off to a worse start.The American team had high expectations for the 2009-2010 season, and they came out the box with a tough task taking on England.The English took the Eagles to the woodshed, thrashing them 40-12.The day did not get any easier when the Eagles faced perennial sevens powerhouse Kenya.The Eagles would bounce back from their early morning thrashing, but the Kenyans once again provedto be too strong and they beat the Americans 26-21.The final game of the day saw the Russians and USA Eagles matching up for third place in the pool.This game could prove to be a preview of many great games between these countries with a spot in the Olympics on the line.The Russian team is a great group and they played a great game against the Eagles, knocking them off 14-12 thanks to a last-minute score from Igor Galinovskiy.Three losses, and no wins, is not what Al Caravelli or the Eagles had in mind.There is no doubt the Americans will have to regroup and come out with a different game plan if they want to improve their rankings and secure a spot in the 2016 Olympics.There's enough talent in the current player pool to turn things around, now it's just a matter of putting it all together.On a lighter note, take a look at the highlight of the day from Day One at the Dubai Sevens . LONDON(Business Wire)KEYDATA AIM VCT 2 PLCNAV announcementAs at close of business on 31 December 2008, the unaudited Net Asset Value (NAV)for Keydata AIM VCT 2 plc was as follows: NAV per Ordinary share of 1p92.50 pence.The number of ordinary shares in issue remains unchanged at 4,590,340. 7 January 2009 For further information please contact: Craig McNeilCompany SecretaryKeydata AIM VCT 2 plc0141 228 6310 Keydata AIM VCT 2 plc Copyright Business Wire 2009.

The World Cup draw has produced not one but two "Groups of Death", as well as handing England and Italy the best possible routes to the knockout phases.Over 190 countries tuned in to watch the World Cup draw as Charlize Theron and FIFA General Secretary Jerome Valcke drew the eight groups for next year's finals. The duo barely got through the process without throwing the balls at each other, with Valcke in particular making some very strange insulting comments towards the Hollywood star.But who really cares, let's look at the draw.As ever with FIFA, no draw is without controversy. The strange seeding system chosen this time was based on continents rather than ranking, and as such France and Portugal found themselves facing the very real possibility of finding themselves in an unwanted group. Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, FranceSouth Africa were the first team drawn, as hosts they were awarded a first seed ranking and will play their opening match in the 95,000 Soccer City stadium.As one of the lowest seeds in the tournament, 74th, Bafana Bafana were hoping for an easy draw. Even before the draw, bookmakers had made South Africa favourites to be eliminated.Initially the draw was kind, Mexico and Uruguay are there for the taking, but with France coming out of the bowl last, the group has taken on a very stiff task for the hosts.Carlos Alberto Parreira has the unenviable task of getting South Africa through the group.

The Brazilian will have to use every trick in his wide repatoire to achieve this unlikely task.Javier Aguirre was the man who picked up the pieces in Mexico following Sven Goran-Erikkson'sdisastrous reign. And they may have found the right group, some of their matches will be played in high altitude, something that favours the Mexicans.Uruguay were the last team to qualify from South America after a tight play-off victory over Costa Rica. Gone are the stars of yesteryear, and the over-reliance on the Ajax star Luis Suarez makes them very onedimensional.Having qualified through the most controversial way possible, France will be thanking their lucky stars for such a favourable draw, especially when you consider that they were unseeded.Raymond Domenech will continue to scupper his team's chances, and it will be interesting to see if he ever gets around to playing his best team, one that could conceivably win the tournament. The least amount of travelling, and one fixed hotel throughout the first stage makes it a much coveted placing.Diego Maradona will lead Argentina into battle in his first World Cup as a manager. But how they stumbled to get there reveals many cracks in the great player's managerial skills.Whilst they may appear to be as weak as at any time in living memory, you can never write off a side that contains attacking talent such as Barcelona's 2009 Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero, and Angel di Maria of Benfica.But that all depends on if Diego plays them...Under Guus Hiddink, South Korea built a very steady reputation for themselves.