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China's Xia completes Aston Villa takeover
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» BIRMINGHAM (UNITED KINGDOM) - China's Tony Xia completed his takeover of relegated former Premier League side Aston Villa on Tuesday after passing the English Football League's owners and directors test.
Wawrinka crashes out at Queen's Club tennis tournament
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» LONDON - Stan Wawrinka suffered more misery on grass despite the addition of new coach Richard Krajicek as the Swiss second seed crashed to a 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) first round defeat against Fernando Verdasco at Queen's Club on Tuesday.
Gareth Bale sticks by England jibe ahead of Euro 2016 clash
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» DINARD (FRANCE) - Wales star Gareth Bale does not care what the England camp think of his pre-match attacks and is only thinking about securing a famous victory over them Lens on Thursday.
Hundreds attend Orlando shooting vigil in Singapore amid tensions
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» SINGAPORE - Hundreds in Singapore joined a vigil Tuesday for victims gunned down in a US club amid growing tensions between conservatives and gays in the city-state.
Paris clashes between police, masked protesters leave 26 injured
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PARIS - Twenty-six people were hurt and authorities made 15 arrests Tuesday as protests in Paris over disputed labour reforms descended into violent clashes between riot police and masked troublemakers.
More than finals, fate will decide LeBron's legacy
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» OAKLAND (UNITED STATES) - LeBron James considers himself a success, whether or not his Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Finals -- a struggling inner-city kid who became a champion and rich enough to help others.
Five Euro 2016 stars in the shop window
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PARIS - The focus of the football world on Euro 2016 gives players from all over the continent the chance to earn themselves a big money move.
US appeals court upholds 'Open Internet' rules
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» WASHINGTON - A US appeals court panel on Tuesday upheld hotly contested "Open Internet" regulations that prohibit broadband carriers from playing favorites or blocking competing online services.
'Several hundred' protesters hurl objects at French demo
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PARIS - Several hundred masked protesters hurled objects at police in Paris on Tuesday as the latest demonstration against disputed labour reforms in France descended into violence.
Orlando gunman visited gay club many times: witnesses
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» ORLANDO - US investigators on Tuesday worked to untangle the complicated motive of the "radicalized" gunman behind the massacre at a gay club in Orlando, as reports emerged that he frequented the popular nightspot and used gay dating apps.