July 29, 2010 -- Updated 0443 GMT (1243 HKT)

BP optimistic well will be sealed in coming days

One hundred days after an oil well operated by BP ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, the man overseeing the federal response is optimistic it will soon be permanently sealed. FULL STORY

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Maradona: I was lied to and betrayed

Diego Maradona has lashed out after his coaching contract was not renewed. "Grondona lied to me; Bilardo betrayed me," he said, referring to Argentine Football Association bosses Julio Grondona and Carlos Bilardo. FULL STORY

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