Kevin Pietersen's international exile is coming to an end.

The England and Wales Cricket Board says an agreement has been reached with
the player concerning his return into the national team this year.

Pietersen has apologised to former England captain, Andrew Strauss, and to
supporters for the recent controversy.

He was dropped after a number of issues which included sending provocative
text messages to the touring South African squad.

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In football, Celtic have given themselves a fighting chance of reaching the
Champions League knock-out stages.

A 2-1 win at Spartak Moscow was their first ever away victory in the Group
format

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has played down the need Wayne
Rooney and Robin van Persie to gel as strike partners.

The Dutchman scored twice after being set up by the Englishman during the 2-1
win in Romania against Cluj (pron: CLUESH) last night.

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Wigan manager Roberto Martinez has been fined 10-thousand pounds by the
Football Association.

It's after comments he made following his side's defeat to Manchester United
last month.

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England have fallen two places to 5th in the latest FIFA world rankings.

Scotland drop 9 places to 56, Wales fall 12 places to 57, the Republic of
Ireland drop 2 to 28.

Northern Ireland are the big risers up they're up 12 to 117 which puts them
one behind the United Arab Emirates.

Spain are still the top ranked team in the world.

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And in tennis, US Open champion Andy Murray has maintained his impressive form
in the defence of his Japan Open title.

He's beaten Lukas Lacko in under an hour 6-1, 6-2, and will face Stanislas
Wawrinka in the third round.

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