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CUP CORNER

Reuters, Seoul
Hosts South Korea can expect warm and cloudy weather for the opening day of the World Cup finals on Friday, weather forecasters said.
But with the opening match between world champions France and Senegal kicking off in the South Korean capital Seoul in the evening, the higher-than-usual temperatures are not expected to have much impact on the teams or fans.
Yoon Seog-hwan, spokesman at Korea Meteorological Administration, said the temperature was expected to move in a range of 17 to 27 degrees Celsius (62.6 to 80.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
He forecast light rain for Thursday, the day before the opening of the tournament, which is co-hosted by Japan.
He said the seasonal monsoon, which hits South Korea every year in late June and July, would start a few days earlier than last year.
Cloud would thicken up to mid-June, with heavy rain starting in late June, he added.
BABAYARO BEATS DEADLINE
AFP, Lagos
Injury-hit Chelsea defender Celestine Babayaro trained with the Nigeria World Cup squad Tuesday after he arrived in Japan to beat an arrival deadline.
"Celestine has joined the team. He even trained with them today (Tuesday)," said Sani Lulu, an official with the Nigeria Football Association (NFA).
Nigeria coach Adegboye Onigbinde had given Babayaro a Monday deadline to join the team or lose his place in the World Cup squad.
The 23-year-old player, who featured at the 1998 World Cup in France, has been battling to be fit after sustaining a thigh injury which sidelined him towards the end of the English Premiership season.
Officials told AFP that Nigeria will leave for Ibaraki, Japan where they play their opening Group F match against Argentina, on Friday. The team have been training in Hiratsuka.
BECKHAM ODDS
Reuters, London
English bookmakers William Hill are confident David Beckham will complete the full 90 minutes of England's World Cup opener against Sweden.
They are offering odds of 1/3 that he will start and stay on the pitch until the final whistle. He is 9/4 to start but not go the full distance.
A red card, however, for the England captain is an outside bet at 50/1. He is quoted at 100/30 to score and 5/1 to be booked.
Beckham was sent off in England's last World Cup finals match at France '98 after kicking out at Diego Simeone after the Argentinian fouled him. The match finished 2-2 but the South Americans went through to the quarter-finals on penalties.
England are favoured to win the game on June 2 at 11/10 with the draw 9/5 and Sweden 12/5.