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Hlts Tunisia - Cape - Africa Cup of Nations <br />Hlts Tunisia - Cape - Africa Cup of Nations <br />Hlts Tunisia - Cape - Africa Cup of Nations <br />Hlts Tunisia - Cape - Africa Cup of Nations <br />Oldham Athletic have been accused of double standards by former player Cristian Montano, <br /> who was sacked by the club amid allegations of spot-fixing. <br />Montano was one of a number of players named by the National Crime Agency in November 2013, <br /> but he was never charged and the case was eventually dropped. <br /> <br />League One side Oldham courted controversy recently when they considered the prospect of signing <br />convicted rapist Ched Evans, before a largely negative response from sponsors, fans and the general public led <br />to them backing down. <br /> <br />And Montano believes it is unfair that Evans was almost given a chance, while he was dismissed. <br /> <br />"It has been a really tough time," the 23-year-old winger told BBC Sport. <br /> <br />"There were times when I couldn't stop crying, when I thought my life was over, when I thought there was no way back. <br /> <br />"Now the case has been dropped it feels like the clouds have been lifted from over my head. <br /> <br />"It feels like the nightmare I have lived through is over. <br /> <br />"I felt down, upset, because I haven't been convicted of anything. There were accusations, but I was innocent. <br /> <br />"But then Oldham attempt to sign Ched Evans. I was down - they treated me as they did and then <br /> they go and do what they did with Ched Evans." <br /> <br />Montano has spent the past six months playing for the America de Cali in his native Colombia but is hopeful <br />of a return to British football. <br /> <br />"I am giving my best for the team down here and hopefully, one day in the near future, <br /> I will get an opportunity back in the UK," he added. <br /> <br />"I would grab it with both hands. Start from where I left off." <br />Martin Brodeur's long and accomplished career is over, but his time as an executive is about to begin. <br /> <br />The NHL's all-time winningest goalie is retiring after 25 seasons and organization is being described as an <br />"executive role," per the report. <br /> <br />Brodeur is only expected to remain with the Blues until the end of the season, <br />at which point he will rejoin Devils, where he played for 24 years, according to Devils president and <br /> general manager Lou Lamoriello. <br /> <br />Brodeur is expected to make an announcement regarding his future later Tuesday. <br /> <br />"He could've come here if he wanted to," Lamoriello told nj.com. "I don't think it's a case of choosing. <br /> He's been (in St. Louis) with the players. The players and administration asked him to stay. <br /> I certainly understand. Marty and I have been in constant contact." <br /> <br />Lamoriello added, "I support this." <br /> <br />Brodeur, 42, signed with the Blues in December following an injury to Brian Elliott and went 3-3-0. <br /> They were the only NHL games he has ever played outside of the Devils organization. Elliott returned <br />earlier this month and the team's necessity for Brodeur's services diminished. <br /> <br />Brodeur holds the NHL's all-time goalie records for games played (1,266), wins (691) and shutouts (125). <br />Roma midfielder Daniele De Rossi is set for a short spell on the sidelines with a calf injury. <br /> <br />The Italy international has sustained a partial tear to his left calf and has already begun treatment on the issue. <br /> <br />Roma have not disclosed how long De Rossi will be out, but reports in the Italian media suggest <br /> he could be absent for two to three weeks. <br /> <br />"De Rossi has undergone tests that showed a first grade lesion to the left calf," read a statement on <br /> Roma's official website. <br /> <br />"[He] has already started therapy on the issue." <br /> <br />Head coach Rudi Garcia will now have to reshuffle his midfield ahead of Saturday's clash with Empoli, <br /> with Kevin Strootman also set to miss out with a knee injury. <br />After being sidelined with the flu and mumps, Devils right winger Jaromir Jagr will return to the ice <br />on Wednesday when the Devils host the Maple Leafs in both teams’ first game since the All-Star break. <br />Jagr sat out the Devils’ last three games. He last played on Jan. 9 in a 3-2 home loss to the Islanders. <br /> <br />Jagr, 42, has nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points in 43 games this season. He is averaging 18:23 of <br /> ice time per game. <br />Jermain Taylor, the champion middleweight boxer, has been ordered by an Arkansas judge to undergo a mental <br /> evaluation. <br /> <br />The judge granted a request on Tuesday from Taylor's attorneys that the fighter be moved to a hospital for <br /> his well-being. <br /> <br />He was arrested last year in the shooting of his cousin and this year for opening fire and threatening a <br /> family during an altercation after a Martin Luther King Jr parade. He was charged with aggravated <br /> assault and endangering the welfare of a minor. <br /> <br />"Everybody is saying this isn't the Jermain Taylor they know," Taylor's attorney Hubert Alexander <br />is quoted as telling Arkansas Online. "We're trying to figure out who in the heck it is." <br /> <br />Now 36, Taylor is a two-time world middleweight champion who unified the division with the first of <br />two 2005 wins of the great Bernard Hopkins. <br /> <br />He currently holds the