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Japan claim fifth straight Asian rugby title

Saturday, May 19, 2012

TOKYO (AFP) – Anthony Haynes of Hong Kong (right) and Japan’s Yu Tamura play during their Asian Five Nations 2012 rugby union match in Tokyo on May 19. Japan beat Hong Kong by 67-0 to remain unbeaten in the five-year history of the competition. Japan claimed their fifth straight Asian Five Nations title on Saturday [...]

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Ireland boxer Taylor retains world title

Saturday, May 19, 2012

QINHUANGDAO, China (AFP) – Katie Taylor of Ireland prepares for her lightweight semifinal boxing match against Mavzuna Chorieva at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao on May 18, 2012. Taylor will battle for a historic Olympic gold as the world number one after she claimed her fourth consecutive lightweight title. Ireland’s boxing queen Katie [...]

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Williams withdraws from Rome Masters

Saturday, May 19, 2012

ROME (AFP) – US Serena Williams serves the ball to Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues during the Italian Open Tennis Tournament (ATP and WTA World Tour) in Rome on May 17. Williams has withdrawn prior to her semi-final with a lower back injury, the WTA said in a tweet. Serena Williams on Saturday withdrew prior to [...]

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SRK’s Facebook wall conversations

Saturday, May 19, 2012

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When the Match Day pundits ate a humble pie

Saturday, May 19, 2012

By Walter Broeckx At the start of the season we have all kind of specialists telling us who will win at the end of the season. One could compare this with the AAA who in August and September predicted we will fight relegation and then say it means noth…

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A letter to captain Vantastic

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Dear Robin, I have been following Arsenal for a few years now, and more so for the past 2 seasons. And to be frank, you have been the best player in the team during this period. Over 50 goals in  a season and a half is simply amazing and you have finally managed to stay [...]

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Money troubles raises corruption risk in football

Saturday, May 19, 2012

ZAGREB (AFP) – Former Croatia footballer Mario Cizmek, who has admitted involvement in fixing eight matches in 2010. Croatia’s centre-left government is drafting a new law on sports aimed at bringing more transparency in management and money flows. There are thousands of players like Mario Cizmek in football, professionals who never fulfilled their early promise [...]

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Owais Shah reprimanded

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Hyderabad – England cricketer Owais Shah, playing for the Rajasthan Royals, was reprimanded for his behaviour during the team’s five-wicket loss to Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier league (IPl) here Friday night. Shah was reprimand for breaching the IPl Code of Conduct. Shah admitted to the level 1 offence (Article 2.1.2) of abuse of [...]

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Ghana announce squad for 2014 World Cup qualifiers

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Accra (Ghana), May 19 (IANS) Ghana, quarter-finalists in 2010 FIFA World Cup, have replaced injured forward Albert Adomah with Solomon Asante in the 30-member squad for next month’s 2014 World Cup qualifiers against lesotho and Zambia. Black Stars coach James Akwasi Appiah Friday dropped Adomah, a Bristol City striker, as the player is still recuperating [...]

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Bowlers lacked consistency: WI Coach

Saturday, May 19, 2012

London – The West Indies bowlers failed to produce the disciplined effort required to limit England on the second day of the opening Test here at lord’s, assistant coach Toby Radford has said. The hosts finished the day on 259 for three Friday, with captain Andrew Strauss stroking a composed, unbeaten 121. They already lead [...]

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