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07/03/2009 - London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Highly-rated Manchester City striker Daniel Sturridge has completed his transfer to FA Cup winners Chelsea.
The 19-year-old, who has penned a four-year contract at Stamford Bridge, will join up the rest of the Blues' first-team squad for preseason training next week.
He made his Premier League debut for City in February 2007 when he came on as a substitute in the 2-0 home defeat to Reading.
Sturridge has scored six goals in 12 starts and 20 substitute appearances for Mark Hughes' side, the last being the 4-2 win against West Bromwich in April.
However, Sturridge angered Hughes earlier this year when he demanded a massive price raise to put him in line with some of the club's higher earners.
After the teenager had rejected the offer of a new Eastlands contract in May, Hughes had said: "We put in another offer but that was declined so we won't be going back.
"We've not got much headroom to negotiate and I'm disappointed."
Sturridge had been at City since 2003 and represented England at the Under-17, 19 and 20 levels.
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
<< NL Central: Astros creating a buzz
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Houston Astros were one of the National League's
premier teams during the early part of this decade, capturing four division
titles during a five-year span from 1997-2001. A driving force behind that
impressive run was an
<< Gibbs commits future to Arsenal
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Arsenal's England Under-21 international
Kieran Gibbs has pledged his long-term future to the club by putting pen to
paper on a new contract.
The 19-year-old made his debut for the Gunners almost two
<< Bayern remains hopeful over Bosingwa
Munich, Germany (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Bayern Munich remains hopeful of being able
to sign Jose Bosingwa from Chelsea.
The German giants revealed their interest in the Portugal right-back last
month and chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge stil
<< O's Reimold selected as AL's top rookie for June
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Baltimore Orioles outfielder Nolan
Reimold has been selected as the American League Rookie of the Month for June.
The 25-year-old hit .320 for the month, leading all Junior Circuit rookies
with
Reds activate 3B Encarnacion from DL >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Cincinnati third baseman Edwin Encarnacion
was activated from the 60-day disabled list prior to Friday's game against the
St. Louis Cardinals.
Encarnacion had been on the DL since late April due to a chip
Turkoglu to join Blazers >>
Portland, OR (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sharp-shooting forward Hedo Turkoglu is
leaving Orlando for the Great Northwest, reportedly coming to terms on a five-
year, $50 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Oregonian newspap
Cano, A-Rod homer as Yankees top Toronto >>
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez each homered
as the New York Yankees doubled up Toronto, 4-2, in the opener of a four-game
set.
Mark Teixeira added a hit and an RBI for the Yankees, who have won eight of
D.C., Columbus clash for top spot in East >>
Columbus, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - D.C. United coach Tom Soehn was excited to have
last weekend off in MLS and thinks the Eastern Conference leaders are refreshed
for Saturday's trip to the Columbus Crew, even though they continued defense of
thei
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