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Sports Shorts Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed Chelsea coach Avram Grant's claim that the referee helped the Old Trafford club win the league by favoring them in their last-day victory over Wigan Athletic. "I don't think it's about last Sunday, it's about next Wednesday (Champions league final) and maybe next season," Ferguson told Sky Sports News. Meanwhile, the British media reported yesterday that the Football Association has written to Grant and asked him to explain his comments. The Chelsea manager could now be charged with misconduct after he questioned Bennett's integrity following his display in United's match at Wigan on Sunday. (Haaretz Sports Staff and Reuters) The fourth and possibly final game of the handball playoff between city rivals Hapoel and Maccabi will take place at the Neot Eshelim arena in Rishon Letzion at 6 P.M. today. Victory for Maccabi would seal the team's fourth consecutive championship, while a Hapoel win would send the series into a decisive fifth game. (Rami Hipsh) Advertisement Most of the Israelis competing in the European Canoe and Kayak Flatwater Racing Championship in Milan advanced to the semifinals yesterday. Michael Kolganov took 10th place with a time of 1:40.961 and is seeking to book his Olympic berth. Roi Yellin also advanced, placing 19th in the 100-meter event, while Barak Lufan and Tzur Miller took 25th place in the 500-meter doubles. In the women's bracket, Adi Gafni took 16th place in the 500-meter race. (Rami Hipsh) The Israeli men's volleyball national team starts the preliminary stage of the CEV European Volleyball Championship today. The first game will be against host Bulgaria, the second tomorrow against Portugal and the third game is on Sunday against Croatia. Next week the national team will play its second-round matches in Portugal, and the winner will advance to the European championship. (Rami Hipsh) Israeli tennis star Shahar Peer, in Israel recovering from a shoulder injury, has decided to sit out the Internationaux de Strasbourg tournament and enter directly into this month's French Open at Roland Garros. Peer will return to training today. (Rami Hipsh) Bookmark to del.icio.us   Animated massacre Animated Israeli film at Cannes explores Sabra and Shatila massacre. Kowtowing to funders When papers are sponsored, can their reporting be truly independent?

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