(Fixes typo in Tomkins in para 6) By Mike Collett LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) – Soccer gatecrashed Britain’s summer sporting party scene on Thursday when West Ham United kicked off their season just 39 days after their last competitive match with a satisfactory 3-0 win over Andorran part-timers FC Lusitans in the Europa League. On the day former men’s singles champion Rafa Nadal crashed out on Centre Court at Wimbledon and six days before the first Ashes cricket test between England and Australia, …
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